The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-04
POLICE INTELLIGENCE

POLICE INTELLIGENCE
A DRUGGIST CHANGED WITH ILLEGALLY eklnSd
Porsox-Joseph Delmonco Little, one Of the reputed
owners Of drug store located At $50 Ninth avenue, was
yesterday arrested by roundsman Croker OF NE Iemos
Police Court q warrant issued BY Justice Hogan 'ns
complainant bong Coroner William O. Cover, Of No. 4
Centre street. In bis adavt Coroner alleges that
on the 2eh ul. held inquest At III West Thirty
sixth street, the body Of August Honan, VINO oeo
from the effects Of dose Of iaudanum administered ~
hlmself which laudanum according 70 an admission ne
made to DR.. Elliott before his death, h. ne hsa
Ninth avenue It il further charged that the botts'
containing the laudanum sold TO deceased was NOS.
whom Il was sold and with the word "poison," IN red
ink, as required by law. Dr. Little was brought before
the T s rss &c aSa several
ago, and, therefore, could not DO heid responsaoe:
Counsellor Mackay behalf OF Coroner Cover ssaseo
that the defendants name appeared conspicucusy ~
the store the labels used medicines sold bore n
name which indicated that be Of the owners o.
proprietors place Judge Hogan, ON the evidence
adduced decided hold DIR. Little to bail In the sum o!
900 the result Of examination, which wa
set down for the 18th inst y
FKIoNIoUs ASSAULT WITH A CLuB-The Williamsl
burg Ferry Company and its employees seem deter
mined TO create sensation, 1t least 70 furnish
work for coroners The pilots failing in their design IN
the collision Monday, only boy being badly
brushed all the trouble taken by the pilot OF the
ferry boat Arizona to her bows under the bridge.
pugnacious ferry the Division avenue branch
of the same line undertook, last night little OF the
regular sanguinary business on his own hook. man
named VIM Link, residing al % South Seventh street,
Brooklyn, E. d. in paying his fare It is stated dropped
only ncke, instead Of the regular fare, on ths
quarrel was the consequence the Ierryman
John b. Coffee. insisting receiving the addltiona3
cent aud Link stoutly maintaining that, having already
paid his motto was, "Not cent for tribute" a.
Finally Coffee in great passion At not being able "a
draw forth o cont armed himself with club and pfo<
ceeded to knock the sense out Of Mr.. Link, whom he
Link, il is stated, was making no offensive demon.
sraiions when the pay suddenly seized the CLUB
aDo the bead face and body bringing the blood
every blow, and finally fracturing his skull OmosE
Corr. Of the Thirteenth precinct arrested conss AND
taken TO tho station house. where his wounds were ex$
amined by physician, who pronounced them q q
be sent to the Bellevue Hospital Coffee mean%
time remains in custody to await the result
What with the wretched rotten boats their rickettys
asthmac, wheezy old engines the careessness Of th(
S ana aas on ys
agreeable time. Workmen returning TO their home1
over these ferry routes seem compelled 70 run gauntlet
field" which in fair way to rival tho adventlre1
OF Indian fighting backwoodsmen.
ALLEGED HIGHWAY RoBBERy.-Two young men, appAs
rently we'll known to the police were both aragned
before Justice Dodge the Jefferson Market Police Court
y como
plant made by william l. Housemau, No. 60l West
Forty fourth street, who alleges that while he pass
ing through Broome street, Thompson, he was SEE
upon by the accused, who give their names Patrick
down severely beaten his property, consisng Of .
breaspin and pocketbook. containing some currency M
from him by johnson and Kenney. They pleaded not
guilty 10 the charge, but required TO ind bail In
the sum Of s6ooo In default of which they were CONF
mitted.
GOLD RoBBERY.-Patrick Houghlan, No. 200 West
Thirty street, appeared before Justce Dodge for
the purpose OF preferrng complaint against Michael
Houghlan, younger brother of bis whom he charged
with stealing $500 in gold from his trunk, in which
that the money, but that spent greater
portion OF It In buying horses, saddles and Watches In
named John OConnor he was committed for TRIAL il,
default Of 81 500 bail.
Tue ALLEGED CHILD STEALING CAsE.-The Examination
in this resumed yesterday afternoon before
Justice Dodge The witnesses who testified ElIxas
beth Moore, Mary MCGOWAN, Mary Gillespie, Caroline
Greene aud Rebecca Greene. Their evidence went to
show that the complainant Maria Smith Desmond viii.
lngy parted With her child and that she had received
$3.50 from tho uncle Of the child for such separation,
$500 OF whish money placedsn the Savings Bank 70
her credit the other $50 had been received by
plainant herself The case was then adjourned y
The Rrors 1s63.-An examination In the case Of
Thomas Kealy. who charged with The killing Of
Colonel Bricn during the draft riots Of 1898, COM
menced before Jmtice Kelly yesterday, ~ Yorkv NE
Police Court The only witness called upon 10 testify
was Edward Fitzpatrick which ~ follows ,-Rssidse
at the northeast Of avenue and Eighty
street; Tuesday, July H. 1893 tho northwest
Of Second avenue and Thirty fourth street ~.
tween the hours Of two and hail. two o'clock Cple
mel 0Bren entered the drug store the c6Sker andt
was closely followed BY Thomas Ksaly, who attcmps-
prevented BY The cispk shusane The
door. Kealey then went around the corner 70 door
leading 70 the store the Thkty-fourth sidsy
and 1t the same time man who Wa previously ID
his company broke the windows Of the drug siore
with tho butt end OF carbine; Colonel 0Drisn who.
had bsen sitting with his back to the window, then
went 10 the front door Second avenue and I'M look
Ing IL went out upon the pavement whore be was fols
lowed BY Thomas Keay, who had entered me sore
through the broken window. Thomas Koaiy then hsld
Colonel Brien In such manner 70 deprive HIM Of
the use Of his arms. and while In this position be vsc
struck BY the unknown man with he butt end OF tho
earbns two violent blows up6n the right side OF thS
head and face which caused him sink down ana the
accused having ooseneA his hold the Colonel fell dsod
the sidewalk The further hearing Of the cass h -
down for tomorrow afternoon