The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-23
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

ALLEGED HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-A man named
James Purcell was arrested last evening by officer
Randall Of the Fourteenth precinct, for the larceny
from the person of John Miller OF No. SO Green.
witch street. Of a pOckebOOk containing SIS so. The
money and pOcketbOOk were found I'm his possession
UNLAWFUL WEAPoNs.-BOnoves vineinsO, native
OF Italy, was arragned before Alderman Conan yes
terday on charge OF carrying a large dirk knife
concealed on his person. The prisoner was arrested
for intOxicatiOn, and the knife discovered after
wards. lie was renlanded for trial.
STABBING AFFRAY.-Gcorge Sewel was yesterday
brought before Justice Shandley. OF the Essex Mar
ket Police Court, on a charge of stabbing Charles
Smith. II appears that the two had quarrel on
Friday evening which ended IN Sewel stabbing
Smith with penkni.e. The accused gave bail In
$1,000 TO answer.
ALLEGED CASE or ROBBERY.-A young " an named
John Lappin was arrested last evening by officer
Jackson, OF the Eighteenth precinct, charged with
robbing WIN. b. Austin, of 226 East Twenty-seventh
street. Of s27 in money and knife The latter piece
OF property was found on his person. and he was
locked up all night W answer AT the court this
ing.
RECKLESS DRIvING.--Phip Schenck. driver OF o
lager beer wagon, was yesterday arrested and AIKEN
before Justice STANDBY, Of the Essex Market Police
Court, charged with reckless driving and running
Augusta Bennett girl SIX years old, on the
corner OF avenue q and Tenth street and INJECTING
upon her serious injuries. lie was committed 10
answer.
Cook, of the Seventeenth precinct, arrested girl
named semnagle, employed as servant with Mrs.
Louisa Nadle, of No. ilS West Thirty -hrst street,
charged with stealing a diamond ring valued ~ slU
and other property to the amount Of some 200:
The ring was found on the person OF tle accused
and she was locked up for the night ana VIII DE TINS
morning taken to the Police Court.
ARRESTED ON CHARGE or PERJURy.-Jacob
Marx OF No 142 West street, was brought up Oh
warrant yesterday before Justice Dodge, on COM
plant OF Bertha Ehbert, who made alhdavIt that IN
a civil suit recently brought before Judge Smith, OF
the District Civil Court by her for wages amounting
to sl4O the prisoner swore falsely, thereby perurng
himself and laying himself aneDable 10 the law.
Marx was committed for examination.
Brpct.Ry--on Friday night Edward Johnson,
aged twenty.one, OF No 10 Rose street. arrested
in the basement OF No. 20 Spruce street by officer
woraen of the Second ward, he having discovered
that the window shutter had been broken open.
quantity of burglars tools were also found In John
tbe nrpmises where he keeps q wine cellar appeared
before Alderman CONAN ana preferred charge OF
burglary. The prisoner mad drank bottle OF Ma
deria. He was fully coinmit'eu.
RoBBISg THE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD Con-
pASy OF A TxuSK.-Detective John Mccarthy, Of
the TWENTY unth precinct, arrested yesterday noon
a vounQ man named John Little, on complaint
of Patrick j. Connolly, baggage master tor the above
road at the corner OF Fourth avenue and Twenty
sixth street the prisoner having taken away q
Trunk containing $3.50 worth Of goods from the de-
pot The trunk was found on Little's premises No.
"a Eighth avenue, broken open lie was committed
by Justice Dodge for examination.
ARREST OF ALLEGED HIGHwAYMEN.-J Jeremiah
shaughnessy and George simms supposed to b,
two of the four men who shot and stabbed Mr.
Arthur st. George Cuf. Of No. 25s West Forty. thirc
street. on Wednesday night, on the corner Of Fiji
avenue 9nd Forteth street, az heretofore reported II
the HBsALD, were yesterday brought before Judg
Kelly, OF the Fourth District Police Court. Mr.. Cu