The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-27
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

afternoon Bridget Murphy residing at No. AIS Wash.
ngton street. locked her apartments and went out for
an hour or two, and upon returning she found q man
coming down stairs with quantity OF ready made
clothing valued $50 which she recognized as her pro-
perty. She gave alarm, when the man, giving his
name John Hughes, dropped the goods and fed into
the street. whittier she followed, crying stop thief -
the alarm joined in the chase and followed the fugitive
Canal strict into Sullivan whore he overaken
and secured Hughes was taken before Justice Hogan
and committcdsto the Tombs for trial. An examination
showed that the Of Mrs Murphy had been entered
with false keys and her wardrobe broken open and
robbed.
TAMrERNG WITH THrEvEa-Un Monday evening James
Roche, Of 9s William street, assaulted board of
city railroad by John Keefe with the alleged intent
TO pick his pocket Being caught at his little game
Kosfc left the and fed but pursued and arrested
locked up. and Mr.. Roche requested to be 10
court early yesterday morning to make complaint
on making il appeared he had been approached
by the prisoners friends and given 50 to appear and
make a complaint against him. Roche. however, was
taken to court, and made affidavit against Koefe,
whom Justice Hogan committed for examination.
AssAULrIsc AN OrrsoER WITH CART RuSG.-John
Williams. colored man, was yesterday committed to
tho Tombs by Justice Hogan the charge Of having
Saturday last committed felonious assault ofcer
John Daniels OF the Eighth precinct by striking him
on the head with cart rnng inicng severe injury.
AT the time Of the assault the officer attempting to
arrest Williams in Mercer street suspicion Of having
stolen silver watch from Gottlcb Dendi residing at
10 Elm street Tho accused is held to for the
larceny, as well as the assault on the officer
KEEPING DisoRDERLy House On Monday night an
officer OF the Fourth precinct police arrested seaman
named Lyman Johnson the charge OF keeping dis.
orderly house in the basement OF bis premises Water
street. the resort OF abandoned females reputed thieves
and other vile and dsreputable characters Six degraded
females inmates of the premises were also arrested,
and all the prisoners taken before Justice Hogan. John
lniH and F1~
ten days each
TUX BAcos FALSE pRErxscE CAss-The examination
in the Of Mr. John r. Bacon, arrested weeks
ago the charge OF falsely inducing Mr. George E. Bor-
land OF No Beaver street. purchase fifty shares OF
stock OF the Commercial Steamboat Company on the
representation that the stock good and commanded
premium Of seventeen per cent resumed before
Justice Hogan yesterday morning. Only one witness
gave .essony wncn wen, 70 SNOW Una. tue STOCK OF
premium OF seventeen per cent. After paving his
money Dir Borland did not receive the stock from the
defendant according to agreement and never succeeded
in obtaining before theompany became embarrassed
and eventually failed. The further investigation of the
case will be resumed on Friday next
ALLEGRp LARcgSy.-George W. Mclean, Street CON-
missioner, made a complaint before Justice Dodge
yesterday, which he charged Patrick Hayes with the
theft OF quantity OF jewery, valued at $780, Mr. Nc
Lean on the 25th inst left satchel containing the lew.
ery In one of the Harlem Railroad cars and when he
missed no applied at the Office and found that in the
master On examination he alleged be found that the
jewelry had been removed The baggage master de.
scrbed the person from whom n, the satchel had been
cnct police and he arrested Hayes OF the after.
noon trans Hayes was identified as the man who had
LEFT the bag al the Office, and committed for exami
nation.
DARING LARCENY FROM AN EXCHANGE OFFICE -on the
10th instant the exchange Office Of Edward Cote No
1913 Bowery, was robbed in midday OF over 5000 in
money BY daring young thief who stretched over the
counter and grabbed quantity Of bills and specie within
convenient reach Of his arm and rapidly skedaddled
On the 25th instant officer King arrested youth named
Lesser Jacobs upon suspicion OF being the individual
who had committed this robbery, and In wholesome
understanding OF the attached to an open confess
sion this hopeful youngster acknowledged the soft i'm
parchment and accounted for the funds he had thus &C.
quired by stating that he sold the bills TO broker
denominations from I've cents 70 one dollar %
his grandmother. Tho latter IL was afterwards
ascerained, this ancient matron had exchanged
with MRS Gumpel for greenbacks, dollar for dollar
Lesser Jacobs his distant progenor and her oblirng
friend, were Yesterday arraigned at the Essex Market
police court the former charged with larceny and the
two latter receivers Some coin found in the posses
sion Of Mrs Gumpcl put in evidence and identified,
and the accused we're severaly committed by Justice
PicxrocKEr CAUGHT John Newman was arragned
before Justice Lcdwith yesterday on charge OF having
Picked the pocket OF Mrs Susan Dennis while riding in
one OF the broadway and Twenty-third street stages
without bail
RECKLESS DRIVING Jacob Meyers, a butcher boy,
hold TO bail In $500 the charge of having driven
q butcher wagon over the leg OF James G. Wheeler.
DESPERATE DARKKY.-Thomss Bailey, q vilainous
looking coored man, brought manacled before JUS
tcc Ledwth yesterday by officer Tully. OF the Eighth
precinct police, who caught him in the act OF stealing
childs wagon, valued n e12 Bailey the third
Der OF the gang BY whom ofcsr Danies Of the Eighth
precinct was severely beaten some few days since
He vas committed for trial In default Of Seoo haA.