New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-17
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mURRAS-fifLL THIEVES ARRESTED-0WNERS WANTED.
Yesterday afternoon, Detective Officer John II.
McCarty, passing tho intersection Of Broadway and Nine
feminist, observed two welknoWn uptown thieves en-
tefng dry goods store and subsequently watched then
and at length took them into custody. Returning with
them TO the store they had visited, tho officer made
himself known TO the proprietor, informed that gem
tleman that they young thieves, and inquired
WHAT business they had transacted The tradesmtn
replied that they had sold him four dozen pairs OF
Jonvns Rad gloves for s2l, and that having suspected
them, he had after bank hours. given them check AID
sent Clerk 10 watch their movements Therenpon ON
GERS McCar Myers and McGOvern took prisoners ana
the gloves TO the Twenty ninth Precinct Police station.
ana neiu en through the night The gloves Tor Whlch
an owner wanted may be at the Twenty ninthst
fOlee b'auon, ana are marked thus JOuyln, Doy9n
names OF James Larln and James Freeman. The ser
gent IN command had hardly sent these fellows to he
VINO, Whle lebfiaed had been caught in attempting 10
west Thirty This new description Of burglar,
who calls himself Alexander McDouga, was detained IN.
wells Island to-day.
GRAND LARCENY.
newly enlisted soldier named Thomas Moore, was
arrested yesterday forenoon charged with stealing an
Oyercoat and pair Of boots worth s from Joseph Jones'
soldier stationed at the Recruiting Office IN Exchange
place Jersey City. The coat recovered, and accused
was locked up TO await examination.
ROW IN A SALOON.
On Tuesday night party of young men went Into
the saloon Of Mr. Bennett, at No. Al Motts and drank
Some OF the party became engaged in alteration with
the proprietor when'the latter took down loaded mus
ket and drove the party from the place. He followed
the party out TO the walk when OF them, named VIM
H. Peek, took the weapon from him and discharged It,
Another one Of the party of eughs, named MeMahus
then Enatcbed the weapon from Peck and with 1t dealt
bennett powerful blow the forehead, telling him to
the pavement and causing dangerous wound McAlans
then made his escape The wounded man was taken into
his residence, where his wound was dressed Yesterday
notified to attend and take his ante mortem
deposition.
GIN. FORESTS RESIDENCE IN MEMPHIS ROBBED
ASSASSINATION.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 16.-Last night the residence OF
Cen Forrest, Adamsst, entered by robbers, who
carried off two gold watches, pocketbook containing
nearly 5000 and other valuable articles including his pa
role II Il reported that Dr. Salmon Case state Senator
for Obon County shot dead from his horse nears
home last Friday, By an unknown assassin.
AN ExPREss-CAR ROBBED.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Jan. 1.-two cars Of the Ad-
and Merchants Union Expresses which left here Tor
found that they had been pindered OF their most yan
open and strewn about evidently In search Of money
There Is no clue to the robcrs nor IL the Ine
cannot be given at present.
PROBABLE MURDER IN BOSTON.
BosToN, Jan. 10---The body Of Fuller oShea, who
arrived At tbs port in from DC, ON Mon
wounds ON his head Il thought he may nave peeh ih
TORTURE AND ROBBERY.
CINCINSATI. Jan. l6.-On Friday night last three
robbers entered the house of Fletcher Wills, nt Union
Chapel IN clark Co, lnd, ana HtlIlg Nlls uthlIutu
his money Willis refusing they took off his shoes ana
stockings and held his feet to the fire until they We're
shockugly burned. Willis finally showed the robbers
where the was which they secured and then de-
camped The amount stolen was $3.50. Inc atrOelly
caused great excitement In the ncighborhood.
DESPERATE ATTliAY IN BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE. Jan. 1.-two men engaged at work III
n cooper shop last evening got into an alteration when
one named Garrison seized the other and drawing KNIFE
nearly severed his head from bis BODY, klhnS nm IN
stantly
A CONNECTICUT LIQUOR sTlLER FOUND GUILTY.
NEw-LONDON Jan. 16.-ln the ease of the state agt.
Morgan Tor selling liquor. the jury brought IN YER
diet OF guilty this afternoon In the superior Court
TRAGEDY ~ INDIANA.
CHICAGO Jan 1G--Wc have a report OF ter
ribe tragedy Valparaiso Ind. Last night man named
Chauncy Page, eWcler killed his wife and her mother
aud almost killed hired girl then set fire TO the Rouse,
and fled The bodies Of the two murdered persons were
consumed In the flames but the girl managed TO escape
There Il intense excitement In tho vionity