The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-20
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

Tss ROYAL ASSURANCE BOND RoEnERY ONCE NoRE.-Dan
Noble was arrested sunday by detective Barker OF
the Fifteenth precinct, on warrant issued by Justice
Hogan The prisoner was ovsrhaued At Emira, and he
ia accused Of having hard In the larceny Of 5000
worth Of bonds from the ONCE OF the Royal Insurance
Company in Wall street, in December 1895 previously
reported in these columns. The officer found Noble in
Possession OF splendid homestead, for which he paid
this sum OF So 600 about six months DE had also
stud OF fast rotng horses and was enjoying life IN
very comfortable manner He denied all knowledge OF
the robbery and expressed the gre!test willingness
to accompany the detective to this city. When
prisoner demanded time 10 prepare his defence, the
magistrate granted temporary commitment and the
case will probably come up again to-day. Noble had
$1,000 in cash in his possession.
Ponce RAIDS uPoy TsE PcoR.For the past three days
the officers of the Fifteenth Eighteenth Twenty second
snd Twenty ninth precincts have boon kept the
sues.ng numbers OF poor people who have the msfor
tupo appear in dlapda,ed habaments in the public
Their vigilance accounted for by an OF
snoher order nom the prolific superintendent OF Metro
po'itaa Police whose instructions that all parties
found begging aims shall be arrested Few. IL is pre-
sumed will offer any objection the intention OF tho
authorities in putting stop to this nuisance but in carry
ing the order effect little discrimination udg
ment Justice TO be pracsed by the officers who
empowered 10 act IN the matter Children Of tender
years scantly clothed with unkempt hair AMI perhaps
on an GRAND for sick mother are ''hauled up by
some numb scu Of q policeman rs being vaerans The
lame are compelled to tradge along and tina blind made
police court before whom they brought. Numbers
of FAIR Itaas children, dark skinned and ugtre eyed
arraiened charges of vagrancy, though inquiry
adduces the fact that they were only endeavoring 60
tnrn honest penny by performing Rally round
the flag. boys" or some other. patriotic air,
on violin or harp, 70 the intense disgust
Of the 'peeer" OH the beat, who siTaghtway
pterpres their performance into = misdemeanor.
rendering them liable TO arrest, only 10 be dts
charged the following morning by the presiding JUS
tice In many instances women absent from their
bands supper, have been gobbedup and had 10 lie all
night in the station house because OF those
sstc ~ officers ia his wisdom Judging from appearance,
considered her beggar The truth OF the matter in
aon to the present arrests OF these poor outcass this
that though the intention Of freeing the streets OF beg
gars is good one officers entrusted With the duty OF
arrestDg those parties should be guided by other evil
dences than that Of ragged exterior beneath which is
as likely throb honest and proud spirit that
which is possessed by those clothed in purple and fine
linen.
published account of the alleged robbery from the
amount Of property taken estimated 81 O0O
principally silver ware and gold coin. The story goes
that Mr. Halliday left his house and the property
Wood and Thomas Stewart On his return he found
that the property was missing, and he caused
tho arrest OF both on charge OF theft From
that time TO the present the prisoners have
been kept locked up. Stewart, il is said,
acting in the position of valet complainant pre-
vioas 10 his arrest From information obtained through
that the night OF tho robbery Stewart s said to have
into the house quito agtated and his hands all
stained with clay. This circumstance subsequently, led
to examination OF the grounds, when 5000 in gold
coin found secreed in the grass plot front of
tho house. The remainder or tho property is yet
recovered. Yesterday new complaint was preferred
to hold Wood he was discharged BY Justice Ledwlih
Stewart was committed for examination.