The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-05
Total published.
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
CITY CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
Assault and Battery-A Case of May
Firemen's ROw-ForcibIe Entry-House
RObbery-LaFceny of Watch-StOIe
Pig IrOn-Arrested at Last, Etc. Etc.

William Roberts is native of England, and
has been IN this country one week. Yesterday be-
tween twelve and one o'clock A. M. he assaulted
a Mr.. John Dreiss, ROC Woodbury., at Water and
Walnut streets. He knocked him down and re-
lieved him OF his pocket-book, containing a con-
siderable amount OF money. Officer Camac,
who has entirely recovered arrested William,
and Alderman Carpenter committed HIM.
Yesterday afternoon Robert Speilman and
Thomas Wallace engaged in a fight at Front and
Spruce streets. During the melee Robert man.
aged to get finger OF Thomas in his mouth and
bit it, severely lacerating the flesh and injuring
the bone. He was taken before Alderman Car.
penter, who committed him.
a ,""'hAr nf r. II m m,1s,t 1,hHr. nf the Phtladel
phia Engine and Warren Hose Company con-
gregated yesterday, about half-past O'Clock,
in the neghborhood OF Sixteenth and Market
streets, and after i'm bbng pretty freely, engaged
in row. Lieutenant Connolly arrested one OF
the party, but he was rescued by the crowd. He
then made second arrest securing man
Jones' office. where he was placed under 5000
bail for further hearing.
"A man named Adam Hit, believing this to
be free country to say aud do as they please,
yesterday demanded admittarce to lager beer
saloon, on Third street, below Girard avenue.
which being refused him, he procured paving
stone and smashed the panel out OF the door,
and forced his way in. He was forced out again,
and ldeIman EggleIou committed him.
William Paul Alexander was held In $500
bail for stealing a watch valued valued at S25
from Samuel Parry, at Eighth and Spring Gar
den streets.
-Jscob Sidel was committed by Alderman
Toland, for walking OFF with bar Of pig iron,
from Noble street wharf, said iron being the
property of another person.
Some time in July last, the house OF Mr..
Hall, No. 2ll5 Green street, was entered aud
robbed of a coat, valued at $35. The parties
were unknown. Officer Reider arrested John
Frasely and John Blink, colored, for the theft
They had sold the coat Tor So. They were both
held to answer.
The house Of Marin Orth at Lyceum avenue
and Manayunk avenue, in upper Manayunk,
entered the upper part of he house by climbing
| on the kitchen shed. They opened folding
| card table and took from 1t $500. They then
proceeded to rip open the beds and closets, and
obtained q watch and chain, a revolver, license
| for keeping a public house and one for a ten
| pin alley, and made their escape.
| Peter Harley was held by Alderman Rams
| dali in $500, for violating the Navigation Law
| in running his boat into the Manayunk locks,
| thereby njuring the sane.
John Sweeney was held in the same amount
| for cutting the tow-llne OF canal boat.
| 1t will be remem bt red that a few days since,
during the Democratic procession in Frankford,
| Officers McClintock and HoTrlcks were badly
beaten, tue former so seriously tnat MS lie Is
| dspaired of. Officer Jermyn, OF the Eleventh
| District, arrested Edward Early who had charge
| of the procession, as the party who cut OIL
| Ger McCintock in the head with his sword. He
was committed to await the result OF the inJu-
| ries done.
-John Butler, W. Ferris, Philip Pepper, Thes.
Prosser, and Joseph Reese were all held, by
| Alderman Jones' il $500 bail for creating O
disturbance at Eighth and Race streets yes
| terdav.
Hugh McCounaehey was arrested yesterday
for dsOrderly behavior, aGd not liking the
proceeding. Attended TO beat the pollcemsu
He wac taken before Alderman Toland, who
| held him i'll $500 bail 10 answer.
RUN OyER.-Charles Bartol, a lad OF sixteer
| years of age, while driving load of coal a
| Fifth street and Girard avenue, on Saturday
| fell from the cart aud was run over, receiving
severe irjuries. He was removed TO his home
No. 422 Moyd street.
WALKED 0vERBoA8D.-Jsmes Beatty, Will
under the influence Of liquor yesterday, walke
off of the dock AT Vine street wharf. Office
Bernard, of the Harbor Police, fshed him ou
and sent him to his home in Hamilton street.