The New York herald., 1868-05-23
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

DODGE TO GET Our OF PRISON ON BAH--Drs. Pow
ers and Kennedy, Of 191 Stanton street, arrested
few days since for alleged swndlng, complaint Of
Jerseyman named William B. Clarke and who were
required by Judge Mansfield, Of the Essex Market
Police Court to give bail for their examination, made
an abortve attempt yesterday to their release
from custody under pretence OF bail. An Old man,
giving his name as Peter B. Walsh, appeared before
the Judge and offered to go their security claiming
to be the owner of the house and lot No. 19l Stanton
street. As Dr. Kennedy had previously stated that he
was the owner OF this property the magistrate exam
ined the offered bOndsnan and ascerained that since
the commitment OF the accused deed Of this pro-
perty had been made to him, which transfer under
the circumstances was illegal. besides being without
as also the deed ITSELF twas found concealed in the
cell occupied by the prisoners. In consideration OF
the age OF Mr.. Walsh and the fact that he had been
made the tool of others, he was let or with repr
mand Meantime the prisoners remain In custody,
their strategic movement TOWARD & procuring @ bail
movement has only been to get them in deeper diff
Guilty than they were before.
THE NEW SwINDLING DoDGE.-The young man,
william Myers, who as heretofore reported in the
HERALD, concocted a new swindling dodge, to wit,
claiming TO give intelligence Of parties for whom in.
formation was advertised and receiving money for
the same, has evidently from the increasing number
Of complaints made against him, been working on
this lay for some time. Three additional complaints
were Yesterday made against him before Judge Mans.
field at the Essex Market Police Court making some
dozen different complaints altogether that thus far
ton, original and brilliantly successful II was
eectuay closed for the present and probably will be
for good time 10 come.
ARREST OF REPUTED BROADWAY SPoRTs.-On the
complaint OF Mr.. Joseph c. Briscoe, patron OF the
Coleman House, oficer Barrett Of the Tombs Police
Court, yesterday arrested three reputed gamesters
named John Mccormick, william b. Gale and John
Fortune. In his affdavit against the prisoners be-
fore Justice Hogan Mr. Brlscoe charges that on the
18th inst the premises No. SIS Broadway were kept
and maintained a. q gambling house by Mccormick,
aud on the day named he tBrscoe lost at sitting
at the game OF faro. the sum OF s200 the game on
that occasion being dealt by Gale and Fortune. All
the parties were brought before the magistrate and
he'd 10 await the result Of an examination. Mr..
Briscoe, who Is comparative stranger In the CITY,
believes. he was foully dealt with in the game In
which he lost his money, and prays the prisoners
may be dealt with ~ the law directs
FELoNIoUs ASSAULT WITH A RAzoR.-A man
named John Francs was committed f0r trial yes.er-
day al Jefferson Market on complaint OF Catharine
Stewart, OF Thumpson street, who charges that the
prisoner entered the room where she and her hus-
band were sleeping and inflicted severe wounds on
the thigh aad face OF her husband who IL now in
hospital. Tae prisoner aud Henry Stewart--who re-
ceWed the wOunds-are black and the vile OF the
Hafs tsff.