The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-08
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

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FnoN1ous AssAuIT.-Patrck Benson, Of los Barrow
street. appeared before Justice Ledwh and made am
dav at the Jefferson Market Police Court that while
standing, Friday evening" the corner OF Wasnins
ton and Christopher street he approached by TWO
men, James Crawford and Terrence OMEN, and upon
asking Crawford why he had set some men upon
him he Immediately, together with 0'Ne assaulted ana
knocked him down, aud while thus Frustrated Crawford
asked Neil for knife and tnen with the knlie
him lBenson) with il in tho neck, and also slaDoeu
him IN Two other places-in the back OF the neau
and on the right shoulder. Pairolman Macpherson
testified that while standing in Weehawken street ne
heard the cry Of murder, aud that hearing It ne
to The OF Christopher and Washington streets
and there Benson holding on to his assistant Crsw
ford, alias Field On approaching them. Benson IN
formed Macpherson that Crawford had stabbed him. ana
thereupon deponenI arrested Crawford and brought him
10 the Ninth precinct station house where Benson On.
tered formal complaint against the accused Crawford
in his examination asserted that what he did was done ID
self-delence. Crawford committed in default Of
$500 bail answer the 1plant ONeil was not ar
rested
LEAF TORN FROM Book OF LrPE.-We all know
that pathway Of life, in its peasantest phases
is rarely strewn with flowers gorgeous TO tempt
into the belief that poverty and crime imaginary
conditions about which philanthropsts dream and bore
the world Of patience and its pence Alas 10 the
real all things are real and In police court where the
dark side OF human Is turned toward the OBJ
server romance Is rarely thought of aud yet where, in
the thousand and stories which have proved the de-
real so overwhelming those which, in great city like
New York, daily painted in these minor halls OF
justice, where rich and poor alike res0rtas 70 80 many
metaphysical hosptals-to have those mental burdens
taken from their shoulders and which too often crush
the strong we'll as the weak of heart to the earth
Here is example OF one phase OF our social lie;
while the midst Of business at the Jefferson Market
Police Court yesterday afternoon Justice Ledwitns at
tention was called to the miserable condition in which
were woman, named Anne O'Rourke, and her Two
chdrenone babe at the breast, and the other about
eighteen months old. The woman was all but naked
hpaaQ that In fharnt a. "a
little nourishment for the emaciated,
scao-covered vermn-eaten little one she held
in her arms; and beside her stood mere
collection OF skin and bone, hoiow-eyed sunken-
checked and looking Older by months than really WAS
and IKE her baby sister covered with li.n and eaten
motherher flesh pulled up her eyes dull and bleared
body weak and limbs trembling from the excuses in
which she ndulgedwith those helpless little Ones who
had been taught thus early in life to know how fear
fui Is the road that leads prostitution TO drunken
ness reckessness Of appetite starvation-o have
word visited them the sins of the halfbrutiaed
woman, when the lips OF even her eldest could
hardly yet lisp that hottest Of names-mother. word
at which all good men bow their heads their hearts
filed with reverence and dear remembrance for that
one, "wheher In or out OF tue body' 70 whom their
souls cling from the cradle TO the grave. The sitting
magistrate immediately made out committai and the
taken out Of court together with her little
ones. They are now 1t ia TO be hoped, where, under
strict sanitary regulations, they will be taken u for
the fuure-at the Almshouse on Blackwell's Island
EaBEzzLEBNr. -OHoer Leaycrot Of the First District
Court arrested John Forse, Jr yesterday a charge
OF ENDORSEMENT preferred by bis employer, Thomas
McSpedon Of the Patent Buttonhole Collar Company.
It appears that the accused collected the OF $45
18th Of last March, in bill, from Christopher Gray,
Of No $40 Pearl street. and received q check for the
amount, giving receipt therefor. As he failed to mako
any return OF the money received, criminal CON-
paint was made against him. When arraigned before
Justice Bowling, at the ronos, the risoner held
trial and allowed to furnish bail Forge native
OF Ottawa, Canada, and denies the charge.
ASSAULT ON An OFFICER out Of the arrest Of
Adam Hess and oth-s for assaulting ofAcor John
McEnroe Friday last while attempting to prevent at
Mason Loebs dstlery in Thirtythird street. between
Tenth and Eleventh avenues certain unbranded barrels
Of whskey from being removed without the authority
of the United states Inspector las reported in the
HERALD Of Saturday,, add for which Hess ct al were
arrested and held TO bail officer Coles yesterday pre-
ferred a complaint additional the above against VIM
Primrose assault his Coes person, while
ing McEnroe in enforcing the laws IL appears at the
time of the arres, o. Hess McCon Falkner and Loeb
lery Many these threatened to punish the officers,
concevng that they we're stepping without the bounds
tent with words proceeded assault officer Coles for
which assault he was arrested yesterday and held to
bail in $780, pending fuller examination OF the case.
A CHILD Run OVER AND Possibly MORTALITY Husr.-
Ysterday afternoon, . German named John Hllgen-
berg was passing with . four-wheeed wagon through
East Eighteenth street. he drove little girl named
Eizaoeih Robinson seriously injurng her in the spinal
column and also believed that she Is in the
viscera Mrs. Emma Richards, Of 2l6 East Twenty
eighth street. made deposition above effect yes
teray afternoon at Second District Police Court and
upon 1t warrant was issued for the arrest OF Hilgen-
berg who will be- ned until the result OF the Injuries TO
the child are definitely determined.
ROBBERY OF TRUNK 1875 BRoADwAy.-Amsel
Abrams, who arrived in this city in June last from
Liverpool placed at 1875 Broadway q trunk containing.
among other property, . silver lever watch English
paten of the value OF fifty dollars and revolver worth
fourteen dollars, which watch and pistol In dep stion
red stolen by Henry johnson, porter ct the
above number Az the property aliesed to have been
taken was found on the person Of Johnson
he committed to prison TO await the action OF the
Grand Jury In default OF 81 900 bail.
DEADLY ASSAULT WITH AN AXE Officer Henry Bruce
yesterday arrested . man named James Nulligan for
striking in the back Of the head with axe, With
deadly intent the 3oth Of August, q person Of the
condition at Bellevue Hospital. The officer his depo.
stion states that he found the injured man lying in
part ally unconscious condition Of mind in the doorway
Of his residence and that when he had sufficiently
understand and questions he distinctly
Indicated the Mugan his assailant. The
cdsed sent TO the Tomos in default OF $1,000 bail
CAUGHT IN THE Acr-About hafp past eight O'Clock
last evening young who name John
Roberts entered the store OF VIM. Mckinley, 48 East
Fourteenth street, and finding one, apparently in
The place. succeeded, as 1t Is alleged, 70 empty the
money till OF its contents but caught In the by
The proprietor, who attempted TO arrest him.
struggle then ensued, when officer Watts, OF the FIJI
til precinct entered the place. in company with
officer OF the twenty -nnh precinct, and after much
difficulty succeeded in subdung the combatve propen-
sites OF the ALLEGED thief He locked up In the Fiji
eenth precinct station house.
WANTED TO RiDx.-A man named John Maher, a. 1t 10
alleged go, on a spree yesterday and attempted to
snter an Eighth car, and refused admission
when he seized bold OF the horses and managed pull
OF them down upon him, when officer OF Captain
Heddens precinct came along and arrest ID him and his
brother William, who attempted 70 rescue him from the
IN an in blue.
THuaLow WEEDS REPLY TO COLONEL HnlYeR.
Colonel Hillyer introduced himself TO me- during the