The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-11

wouLDBB DISQUALIFICATION Mcmahon was
heard on Wednesday night fumbling at the back
door Of Dr. George w. Robinson's ONCE, at 1853 Grand
street, and the doctor saw him pass through the
yard two or three times before he could obtain the
assistance Of an of1cer and have him arrested.
When arraRned before Justice Downing ~ Inc
Tombs, yesterday, the prisoner was summary COM
mitted for trial at the General Sessions. Dudley p
tered complaint against Mcmahon for highway
robbery, he having been assaulted in Grand street
by the prisoner VINO TOOK from him savings pan. s
bank book was found in the possession OF the &C
cused when arrested. He was held for trial on this
charge also.
BOLD BURGLAR NEATLY CAuGHr.-whle officer
Bough, Of the Fifteenth precinct was patrollng his
post on Blocker street wednesday night wide
awake resident OF that thoroughfare informed him
that burglars at work In the factors OF Messrs
Smith q Morrison No. 161 Blocker street. Hasten
ing to the place it found that the building had
been entered by forcing open window, and. from
suspicious noises within, that the bold operators
were still engaged In their very nefari0us business.
With commendabe precautiOn against the unknown
parties escaping the officer entered the factory and
found young man qui srSsa enga efa IN Rng To-
found to be Of $500 in value, and that he
had already succeeded N ,, partly alax. opening the
The young man was evidently surprised at
the appearance Of the offcer, but surrendered at
once AT the station house he gave his name az
Henry c. Kane and said that he was twenty-three
years of age born in New York and q gardener by
occupation. Justice Dodge. before whom ne was
Court, committed him to answer at the Court Of
General Sessions In default Of $1,000 ball.
ALLEGED Neutrality-suspicious.. johnson,
Burns Co.. doing business in the fancy goods line,
have missed OF late many articles Of value from their
down town store on Broadway, which puzzled and
annoyed them considerably. After rejecting upon
the matter they decided to select OF their clerks
thav hod cliuhv ncv1ip
might know something OF the property ana send to
their up town store, No. SO East Fourteenth street.
s ana sa nese ds6 y practices had been
ferred with McDavitt and no longer at fault who
was robbng them, he was arrested in the early part
of this week, conveyed to the station house and
thence to the Jefferson Market Police Court. After
these particulars had been detailed to Judge Dodge
the prisoner was remanded, that the missing arti-
cles stolen might be found This officer Banta, OF
the Fifteenth precinct, succeeded In accomplishing,
finding three ana a half dozen KID gloves with
storekeeper on Broadway, who had bought them
from the prisoner for a nominal sum- and quantity
of silk velvet with another individual In the Bowery
With these and what was found In his possession
when apprehended the prisoner was again brought
10 the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday after
noon, when his late employers preferred complaint
against him, vauing the stolen property at 1925.
He was committed 10 answer In default VI $4,000
bail.
DARING SHoPLIFTING OPERATIoN.-John Stern,
burly, broad-shOuldered, well dressed German with
a face which an excellent physiognomist would term
"bad-decldedly pad ana repuisve," Win compan-
ion called John Jones'" in the absence OF any other
appeaion not yet arrested), called at the estab-
lshment of Messrs. Lawrence Brothers h Tweedy,
No. 81 Mercer street. Yesterday morning, ostensibly
to purchase goods They entered the place with
business air, and meeting an employe Edward L.
Elsdaie they quietly requested the privilege OF look
ing around; but before they entered upon their cx.
animation Stern wanted 10 write his name and
asked for paper to accomplish It. The clerk helped
him to paper and pencil, and while his attention
was being attracted by his customers chiro-
graphy Jones was busy, in truth he was
very busy, % he had appropriated hat bands
OF quantity valued at 800, and about the time that
mis- companion had succeeded In transferring his
name to paper he was moving rapidly out Of the
store. Stern caught the alarm and followed ex-
ample but Elsdaile had lost his time, that could not
be reclaimed, but he wouldn't see his employers
property th1s spirited away, and he gave merry
chasc' after the fugtves. Jones, having an excel
lent start succeeded In escaping with the property;
but stern, not quite Fortunate after taking refuge
in lager beer saloon was overhauled and COM
mitted TO the care OF officer Kaveny Of the Twenty
fifth precinct who introduced him to Justice Dodge at
the Jefferson Market Police Court Here the prisoner
informed the clerk that he was tnrty.e years OF
age, horn in Germany, hatmaker by occupation,
and resides in Springfield, Mass. He was committed
to answer at the Court Of General Sessions, In de-
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