New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-16
MARINE CovRT-TRIAL TERM.
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CRIMINAL COCRTS.
THE TOMBs POLICE COURT.
lBeiore Justice H0.aa

before Justice H0,ah
SHOCKING YEIATIONS-ABANDONED FEMALES
DETAINED FOR MONTHS As PRISONERS ~ DHREru
TABLE Enthusiastically John Rogers, "A lowbrowed
specimen Of humanity keeper OF disrcpuabe house at
No "a Howardst was arraigned before Justice Hogan
t the Tonbs on the complaint ~ Nellie Smith Of the
inmates ~ his house Tho g states that sue Waa IN
dnced 10 enter the place In August Last and that from
that time until the arrest ~ Rogers she was not allowed
to leave the house, although abe had often expressed
wish TO do Frances Smith aud Emma Stanley made
complaints similar 10 the above. .,,,
officer Muligunof the Fourteenth Precinct tesliiiea
that the accused kept dsordcrly house the resort OF
the most abandoned characters and that the female IN
thaTe The asst1tc in dcfit Of 900 bail each OF
Inc above complaints, committed Rogers to tho Tombo
for trial The girls sent 10 the House OF Detention
HEAVY RoBnERns PROM A STEAMBOAT PIER-AR-
REST or TWO MEs, AND RECOVERY OF 4 Portion or
TIE STOLEN PnorERrI-For many months past cases OF
dry goods boxes and other portable properly have been
stolen from the pier OF the Stonngton steamboat COM
pany at the foot Of Courandt North River BY drec
ton Of the agent OF the company. Mr. N II. smonds,
close watch was kept uponsthc pier and surroundings
but without avail Goods stl missed, and at length
detective was called upon to try and ferret out the
thieves In spite of his utmost vigilance goods stil
stolen, until Mt length the amount taken Footed
Cant ." HART Of the Marbor Police was in
formed ofthe fact and he at detailed OFFICERS Gll-
bert Welsh and Irish OF hs force TO look mp the matter
After few days and nights watching the officers became
convinced that the PTo%rty was stolen Ny one john
tain In command OF the merchant ships City OF Now York
and Inyincibc Six elcphants' tusks valued nc $500,
which had been stolen from the steamboat pter the Off
GERS trnccd 10 the house Shannon in West Ffysecond
From thence they had been removed ny u carlnhn
named Jeremiah Harrington to tho store No $50 Broad
wayhere they were found IN the possession OF James
II. WAren, who had been employed by shannon 10 sen
them Shannon accordingly arrested IL was snbse-
qucntly learned by the officers that the most OF inc
property stolen had been sent by shannon and Hammond
to various points I'm the South aud West by the AMERICAN
Express Company. Hammond was arrested n Few days
ago. and the soors have since that time been Dus en-
Yesterday the prisoners were arragned at the Tombs
before Justice Hogan. Mr.. simonds, tho Company .
agent made affidavit that on or about the oth OF Dc
ceber last the prisoners stole from tho Copanys pier
half chest Of tea ard five balee OF fannel valued ~
s207s the property Of Parker, Wilder Co.. ana sutton,
Smith Co. jeremiah Harrington, carnan residing ny
No 70 Iaightst informed Mr.. Smond5 that on the Sd
eases Of goods from house in West Fi,y-secondst TO
the Office Of the American Express Company ana thht
shannon paid him So for his services Witness re-
celyed information from James IL. Warren OF No 81
Bloomfeldst.. Hoboken, that Shannon had informed
him that he had sent 100 yards of flannel
by the American Express Company. Witness also al
legged that shannon and Capt Hammond had stolen the
six elephants tusks already mentioned ana mat shal-
non had employed Warren sell tho tusks which shan
had previously concealed under bed at his residence
In West Fiftysecondst. The ivory was owned by r.
Grote dealer In ivory In tultost Several other Wit
examined, among them Harrington ana war
rem They oorroborated tho evidence OF Mr. smonds'
Owing TO The absence Of witnesses the further exanini
tion Of the case was postponed until to-day Inc prison.
Warren TO the House Of Detention as witnesses
shannon said by the police to be tho man who several
months since dangerously stabbed an acquaintance III
basement saloon In Mercerst The person stabbed was
witness IN felony on trial IN PhiladcphIa whsie
friend OF Hhannon's the defendant ana the inte
on to prevent the persons assaulted nom giving ~
evidence, rs IL would convict tho person on Tiv sth
non is now under indictment for that offonse,
| HAD NO FIRE EscAPE.-Yesterday ID. Duty, proprieto
OF the vestory tenement house No 400 Parst was al
rested the complaint Of James ~ M0dregor, supern
tendent OF Unsafe Buidngs who charges that the buo
ing owned by the prisoner has no sufficient nro
The complainant gave him ten day. notice. and ~ IN
expiration OF that time duffy hay ing giving no aenl9
to tho notification Mr. McGreRof caused MA arrest a
yas held 10 bail In tho sum Of yaOo By Justice Hogan