The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-11
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE EXCISE LAw.-Au-
gust Menken, Of No. 6l3 Water street, and Thomas
Feran, OF No. lao avenue c. were yesterday brought
before Judge Mansfield at the Essex Market Police
Court charged with violation of the Excise law.
They gave bail in 500 each TO answer the accusation
at the Court of General Sessions
ARRESTS ON SUSPICION OF BURGLARY.-Last Friday
night the liquor store OF Michael Cody, 142 Liberty
street, was entered by burglars and robbed OF q
quantity Of liquors valued at $780, with which the per-
petrators escaped. Subsequently officer Hey OF the
Twenty-seventh precinct arrested George Kutcher
and Henry Schultz on suspicion Of being the guilty
parties and yesterday Alderman Moore committed
them for examination
ATTEMPTED RESCUE OF LUNATIC FROM THE LU-
NATIC AsYLUM.-Two men, giving their names as
George Bennett and James Stevens were yesterday
overhaued in the East river having in a boat an
escaped lunatic from the lunatc asylum. The luna
tic, who said he had promised to give them 500 II
they landed him III New York. was secured and taken
back to his old quarters and the two men were
locked up for examination by Judge Kelly, of the
YOrkville Police Court.
CHARGE OF STABBING AGAINST BoY.-John
Dunn, a boy thirteen years old, was yesterday ar
rested on charge of stabbing John Kelly, Of 42l
East Tenth street, in the with pen-knife. The
accused says that Kelly ran against him, he having
the knife open in his hand, and that the stabbng was
accidental Kelly swore, however, that II was inten-
tlona and Judge Mansfield, before whom the accused
taken locked him up to await trial the charge
OF felonous assault and battery.
PERsoNATING AN OFFICER AND ATTEMPTED BLACK
MAIL.-A man giving his name as Geo1rey Bell was
yesterday brought before Judge Mansfield, at the
Essex Market Police Court charged with represent
ing himself to be police detective, and on the
strength OF it trying to blackmail James G. Robin
son, OF 60 Clinton street. The complainant says that
the accused proposed TO arrest him for being drunk,
but offered to let him or II he would give him his
watch and S5 in money. AS he was not drunk at
the time and not believing the representations OF
the accused, he caused his arrest. The Judge CON-
United him for examination.
LARCENY BY 4 WHITEwAsHER.-OnS Saturday last
Franklin Curtis, coored man, was employed tC
whitewash some rooms in the house Of Mr.. VIM. II
Fowler No. 13 Charles street, and on being left alone
he seized upon coat valued at $50, belonging {,
Mr. Fowler, and left the house with 1t. He seel
by Ellen OKeefe 10 20 away with a bundle in hi
possession. Curtis was pursued and subsequent,
arrested by officer Cole OF the Fifth precinct. Yes
terday morning the prisoner was arraigned befor
Alderman Moore ana committed to the Tombs TO
trial. Curtis is twenty years OF age, a.native o
Georgia and q barber by occupation. The stOer
coat was not recovered.
AN ALLEGED HOTEL SwINpLER.-Yesterday mora.
ing Samuel Spero, man thirty-nve years Of age
pretending to live at No. 81 Warren street. was
brought before Alderman Moore at the Tombs by
Onicer Pigott, Of the Fourteenth precinct on the
charge OF violating the Hotel act by swndling the
Metropolitan Hotel out OF two days board. Having
remained long he thought IL safe to do, Spero
took his departure without paying his bill,
but subsequently returned with pair OF
green goggles or glasses OF immense pro-
portions and attempted to register under a
different name than that given at first. Contrary
to his expectations, however, Sper0 was recognized
and invited out by detective Porter attached to the
hotel and escorted to the Spring street police sta
ton The liver OF free board and lodging Is now
dieting on prime fare at the marble hall in Centre
street.