The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-28
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
CITY CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
Young ThieVes-A Sneak-AccOmpllce"
Larceny of Turnips-RObbing Hsew
HOnnes- stole u WRtch-Eightera,


HOnses- stole u WatcR-Fighters,
william McManus and Thomas Mcr4uigan,
lads, yesterday visited a store on Columbia
avenue, above Seventh, and stole sev versi arti
cles of underclothing, which weresv. bsequently
found In their possession. Alderman Helms
sent them to prison.
1903 North Eleventh strees, Was yesterday en-
tered by William Brown (colored5 who lifted q
coat from peg. The lady saw the transaction,
and giving the alarm, tine chief dropped the coat
aid took 10 his heels; Re was soon captured,
Thomas Moore and Dennis Lanahsn, lads,
have been held by Alderman Msue, on the
charge of being implicated in the larceny or
fifty sheep mentioned in THE TELEGRAPH on
Yesterday, - farmer stopped on William
street, Richmond, for the purpose Of delivering
bag OF potatoes. While in the house, James
Kelly, aged eighteen years, stepped up 10 the
wagon, and carried off bag of Jurnips. He,
however, did not get fer before he was arrested.
Alderman Nell committed him.
-Nnmerous complaints have been received
at Police Headquarters of robberes that have
the southwestern section of the city. Tue
thieves would carry OF all the lead pipe that
was exposed in the buildings. Last night
Policeman Clark saw two boys trying to break
into house at Sixteenth and Montrose streets,
and he took them IN Q custody. They gave the
names of John Greiner and John Grimm, and
admitted having perpetrated the above rob-
berries. Alderman Dallas bound them over for
q further hearing.
Edward McMuliin was yesterday arrested by
Policeman Blee, oil the Fifth District, tor assault
ana battery. III Is alleged tnat he went into
store on Twentieth street, below Spruce, and
beat the proprietress and smashed the wiudo VS..
5000 bail was demanded by Alderman Patched,
Daniel Harvey was yesterday afternoon
caught in the act of robbng till of Mr.. Bucha-
nan, on Fifteenth street, oelow South. On being
searched, $3.50 and a gold watch.chain were
found on him. II was discovered that he had
stolen the chain and watch from the house of
Ii. Fitzpatrick, on Sixteenth street, above South
while attending a wake the night previ rus.
He admitted the fact, aud conducted the police.
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disgoreed the watch. He was held for trial by
Alderman Morrow,
John Hagan and John Williams yesterday
INDUCED in n street fight at Thirteenth and
Lombard streets. A policeman took charge of
them, and after heaiing before Alderman
been acertained that Hsgsn tapped the till of
the liquor store of Louis Vester at Twelith and
Lombard streets. Oa this charge he will have
hearing at the Central Station.
CoRoNER's INvEsrIG GArIoN.-This morning,
at ii O'Clock, Coroner Daniels resumed his ia
quest into the circumstances attending the
death of Henry W., .scattergood, who was
| about midnight on tho 9th instant. and died
| on Wednesday morning last, at his residence,
Samuel Wyatt. living No 81 Meyer street,
tesiihed-At O'Clock on sunday morning, the
| 9TH inst was knocked down in the neignbor-
hood OF Third and Beaver streets; when came
| TO myself man was standing by me; L asked
| House; l remember having some conversation
| with the man; was cut on the head; couldn't
|
the man either who wss standing by me when
| | came TO my senses; was In liquor; got
| home, but don't know how and the man got
| separated; l went home myself
Charles Bragley, living at No. 1913 Lawrence
| street, testihed-I was at the Independence
| Hose House; went out of the door and walked n
piece; met Conover and Hollinshead; Conover
| told me he Knocked a man down at Third and
| Beaver streets; 1 asked him why he had
| knock ed him down; he said because the other
| had grabbed him by the collar and called him O
| loa1er; while he was telling me this Wyatt came
| up Third street and Went down George street:
| he was bloody and muddy; Conover said. "TnIs
is the man 1 knocked down." we went to a
| saloon and had drinks, after which | went
home; didn't see Scattergood that night; didn't
| hear he was knocked down until Monday morn.
| ing; left ConoVer and Hollinshead near two
| O'Clock.
The verdict Of the jury was:-"That the said
| H. nry w. Scattergood came to his death fro ~
| violence (blows on the head) at the hands of
| some person to the jury unknown, November
| z, 1865, on Beaver street. between Third and
| Fourth"