The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-30
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

ALLEGED ASSAULT WITH RAZOR.-A negro
named Cornelius Hilton, residing at No. So Grand
street. yesterday at Jefferson Market charged Robert
Potter OF Forsyth street, with drawing razor and
attempting to cut his throat.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALs.-Denis Fitzpatrick, driver
OF coal cart owned bv Michael TObin, Of Thirtieth
street, was yesterday arrested by officer Hubbard,
Twenty-ffth precinct, on the charge Of driving
sore and lame horse Justice Dodge held the accused
to answer.
DE LUNATICO INQUIRENDO.-Edward COnn, who
recently stabbed his wife and william Reagan and
son, living in the same house, tenement house in
East Thirteenth street. as reported in the HERALD,
whose murder0us assaults were attributed to de-
lirium tremens Is now believed to be hopeless
lunatc. His conduct during his imprisonment since
the assaults were committed caused Judge Shand-
ley of the Essex Market Police Court to issue order
yesterday for his transfer from the Essex Market
Prison TO the T0mbs for medical examination as to
his mental condition and responsibility.
ARREST OF AN Observation-Disclosures morning
detectives Young and Hibberd Of the Eighteenth
precinct, arrested Rush Patterson, who for some
time has been boarding at the Bulls Head HOTEL
Third avenue. He was arraigned at Jefferson Mar
ket in the afternoon. when Wesley Bain proprietor
OF the hotel above mentioned, appeared and charged
that Mr. Patterson had obtained accommodations to
the amount of $3.50 at the hotel and refused to pay
for the same but instead gave Balm two drafts his
brother in Philadelphia. which he represented as
good whereas they were worthless. The accused
was formerly an extensive retail dealer on Broad
elusive; but Justice Dodge felt warranted In holding
him for examination which Is set down for Monday
next.
BOLD STREET ROBBERY BY FEMALEs.-At q late
hour on Monday night James T.. O'Shea, living at
No. 90 Monroe street. cOnversing with a friend
on the corner OF william and Chatham Streets when
two women giving their names as Mary Ann Brad
ley and Ann Brown came up behind them. Mary
Ann after few minutes delay thrust one OF her
hands into O'Shea's pantalOons pocket and stole
therefrOm $45 III United States Treasury notes, after
which she and Ann Brown ran of and made their
van OF the Eourth precinct pursued the femaie rob-
bers and arrested them. Yesterday morning the
prisoners we're arraigned before Justice bowling and
commltted8o the T0mbs for trial in default OF 1000
bail each.
FUTILE GENIUS AND ESCAPES BY A BoY.-Peter
Mclaughlin, boy fourteen years old, with two
other boys, was yesterday brought before Judge
Connolly, Of the Fourth District Police Court,
charged with having broken into the dwelling Of John
p. Victory, N& $50 Lexington avenue, and stealing
about 5000 worth OF jewelry, siverware and cloth
ing Owing to the responsibility Of the connec-
prosecute them, and they were accordingly dis
charged; but Mclaughlin the Judge refused
to let go, knowing him to be an old though
youthful offender. 1t seems that he mas shown q
genius rather remarkable In the way or escaping
from places where he has been confined. From q
charitable institution IN Thtrty-sxth street where
he had been placed by his widowed mother, he got
away through the sewer and afterwards from the
upper story VI the same institution by making o
rope Of his clothes and thus descending to the
ground. His third escape was from the Catholic
Pro.ectory In westchester county.