The New York herald., 1867-02-12
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

ARREST OF ALLEGED HOTEL THIEvEs-Twoo men named
William Brooks and John Martini alias VIM Gale, re-
puted hotel thieves brought before Justice Hogan
yesterday afternoon by detectives Dewey and Tley
sisted BY Mr. F. Earle of Earle HOTEL Canal street. On
Saturday night Joseph Levy young residing at
319 East Houston street. took in the Westcheser
House, Bowery, and before morning his room
tered BY OF false keys and robbed Of overcoa
valued at about $50 II appears that Mr. Earle, who
westchester House, and suspecting something wrong
notified the detectives Of his suspcona The result
that Mr.. Earle aud Dewey remained watch all
ing the house with Mr. Levys coat in his possession,
and which was identified by the owner 10 another
Mr. Earle found Brooks, who pretended to be asleep,
and In his possession were six neatly finished skeleton
sshover, used bY hotel thieves in pushing back the
bolts from the inside OF DOORS wire being inserted
through tho keyhoe Nearly year ago Brooks stopped
through the upper halls a the house In his stocking
feet. More recently Martin has been at Eare's
were entered robbed OF gold watches and money
considerable extent About ten days ago Martin took
room q the same hotel Which be eft at six o'clock IN
Bowery. intending 70 have him arrested but WINS not
sure he could substanaie charge against him. Mar
tin escaped. The detectives have Information which
they think will result In recovering q considerable
amount Of property stolen from various hotels of the
city. Mr. Levy made an afdavt against Martin, charg
ing him with having burgariousy entered his
stolen his overcoat Justice Hogan committed
Martin to the T0mbs for trial in default of bail Fer tho
present Brooks stands committed to ndict-
ment found against him by the Grand Jury breaking
into and robbing room at the Washington Hotel, No
Broadway. Martin is thry.lve years of age born in
Ireland lives New Jersey, is carpenter by trade
He pleads not guilty. Mr. Reuben Lowell, Of the
proprelors of the Wescheser House. states that when
ever the prisoners have stopped there (which has
been unfrequenty) there was always something missing
the next morning.
ALLEGED LARcESY.-Morrs Levy was arraigned yester-
day the Essex Market Police Court for the alleged lar
ceny of pocketbook containing SIT from Mary Hamil-
ton who had been in his employ Mary's trunk was il
seems broken open during her absence and the pocket
book removed and from the circumstance that nothing
else had been disturbed she suspected her employer.
Justice Mansfield held him in $500 to answer.
EscAPE PIcKPocKET Toms CouRr
RooM-Yesterday morning officer Mooney. OF the Fifth
precinct, caught young man, nineteen years of age,
who gave his VIM, Graham, in the of picking
the pocket Of lady she going board one Of
the California then about from the foot
OF Canal street, North river Graham, who secured no
booty, taken to the Tombs before Justice Hogan
where the officer made complaint charging the
prisoner with assault with intent steal as pick.
pocket from lady whose name was unknown. While
the officer was subscribing his name to the affidavit
Graham passed through the gate, which was temporarily
unguarded, and walked out of the room without being
observed by any OF the court officers When Moonev
turned 70 look for his prisoner hewas not TO be found
and In the court could tell how he escaped
or whittier he had gone Search made for the fug
tive, but he could not be found but he Is well known
doubtless the officer will speedily earrest him There
to be no blame chargeable to officer Mooney for
Graham's escape.
THE ALLEGED BoyD RoBRERy.-The examination in this
before Justice Connolly In which Alonzo Conkn
10 charged with the larceny Of United states bonds from
Grm in Barclay street, full particulars OF the progress
Of which have from time to time appeared in the
HERALD, was closed yesterday Four witnesses were
examined the part OF the defence their evidence be.
ing principally rebuttal of testimony adduced by the
prosecution respecting admissions said to have been
made by the accused Justice Connolly reserved his
decision
DARING AND REPEATED BrRoIARrEs The residents or
that portion Of the Sixteenth precinct included in the
neighborhood Of Twentieth street and Ninth and
Tenth avenues do not seem to enjoy much security
from the ncursons Of thieves and burglars into their
domcils at night These gentry are enjoying an mmu
nifty from any active interference on the part Of tbe
police in their midnight prowlings and depredations
that evnces great tact and their part or
most reprehensibe neglect of duty the part OF the
police AS case in point, Mt Joseph Thompson,
United States deputy marshal reports that his resi-
dence No. 30$ West Twentieth street, has been bur
garously entered at night -four occasions within the
penod OF year, and q large amount of valuable
properly carried away from him The visitation he
suffered from was during Saturday night when his house
again entered by the front door on weptetb street
the scoundrels cutting the glass door lights with rreat
skill and afterwards admitting themselves by uuboltina
ana unlocking the door After collecting some punder
consisting OF very fne bronze mante clock stauette
OF Powers Greek slave large and rare stasuette os
Jupiter and Hebe, and other similar srtcIes showing
that they combined little diettantesm In heir feon
ious appropriations they quietly retired 10 the Kitchen
where, after enjoying the warmth OF good Arc nre
pared by Themselves they withdrew without enconnter
Ing or being challenged by any Of guardians OF the
sleeping population Of the sixteenth precinct Mr.
thompson Set store upon the property thus
from him, and has offered reward for its recovery.