The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-17
CITY CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
A Horse Stolen "A Man with MsAy
Charges GArrOted "A Wife, Bsater-
Served Him Right-Admittsd to Bail
Awaiting ah Owner AssRuItlMg q
POIIc9mAn-TO Have a Hearing.

On Thursday last a valuable horse was
stolen from the stable Of a Mr.. Myers, of Frank.
ford. Information was lodged at the Twenty
third Ward Station, and on Saturday, accom-
panied by policeman, Mr.. Myers repaired to
Harkness' Bazaar, and there found his animal
registered for sale. 1t was IN charge of Charles
Down, colored man, who stated that it had
been placed in his custody by a gentleman
whom he did not know. Charles was taken
before Recorder Given, and held for further
hearing tomorrow.
Email Cobentz, a Frenchman, was held
some time ago on the charge OF stealing hat,
coat and cane from q house on Walnut street,
above Tenth; shortly after he was again ar
rested, charged with swindling the Union
League out OF 5000; again he was charged with
going to New York and obtaining $50 on ac-
count of the German Union Club Of this city.
On Saturday night Policeman Thorp, of the
Fifth District, overhauled Email at Eighth and
South streets wIth pair OF cashmere pants in
his possession, which he is suspected of having
stolen. The cloth is at the Fifth District Station
Last evening William Weiss, German, on
leaving lager.beer saloon in the vicinity of
Second and Dock streets, was seized around his
throat by two men, one of whom took his
pocket.book, containing between three and four
dollars. Charles DeVinney, alleged to have been
one OF the perpetrators, was arrested and COM
mitteo by Alderman Carpenter.
Patrick Melon Is another name to be added
TO the already long list of wife beaters. Patrick
resides at Sixth and Lombard streets, aud has
been held by Alderman Carpenter in $l200 bail
W anohCl kCuC lSC Va CAuSllI DSuIAuB LIS
better-half.
Edward Dougherty, formerly a policeman
| under Mayor VauX, was arrested at Second and
Pine sire cts, on Saturday, in drunken state.
| Prior to the arrival of policeman he was
| roughly handled by a number OF citizens, whom
| he was harangulng, and to whom he had stated
| that the bones of Mr.. Lincoln and Mr.. Stevens
! were already being roasted in -. On Satur-
| day evening he appeared before Alderman Car
| penter, and after having paid the usual fine was
| released.
| John and ANNE Wood ward, who are charged
| with heecipg a "live Yankee out OF $1,000, have
been admitted to bail, The man signing the
bond is Tom Philips, who has himself been
| charged with many crime, and who has made
| many narrow escapes fTom death at the hands
| of those lower than himself
| The Harbor Police this morning found, on
Smiths Island. fifty iathoms of hauling line, and
| a cunning skif painted green. They await an
owner at the Station, Front and Noble streets.
John johnson, alias Thompson, was ar
| rested, yesterday at tTwenty'second and Chesnut
| etreets, for matreatiug cartman. While being
J conducted to the Station House he assaulted
| Policeman Haines. For this Alderman Beitler
| sent him below in default of $1,000 bail
| Michael Lyncn, one of three men who
| knocked down citizen at late hour last
| night, in the northern part of our city, and
| robbed him of fifty dollars, will have q hearing
| at the Central Station this afternoon.