The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-28
CITY INTELLIGENCE
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CITY ORLMLMAL CALENDAR.

CITY CHIMINAL NAbHNNhRH
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A Raid ON the whisky DistiIIers- -DisOr-
.IerIv characterised violent Fellow
youthful ThieE-Caught I'm the Act
charged with Receiving stolen Goods
Murder MISUNDERSTANDING n whip
Negro Thieyes-A DisOrderly AOuse-
Smashing His Furniture.
About 2 O'Clock this morning Special Reve-
nue. officer james j. Brooks visited the Eigh-
teenth District Station, armed with requisi-
tion Tor uetail OF policemen TO accompany
him ON a visit to the various illicit whisky dis
tilleries IN Richmond. Sergeant Haus made the
detail, and the party started off on the detour.
Salmon, Edgemont, CLINTON, and other streets
were visited, and 30 noiselessly we're the opera
tions conuucted, that eleven men were captured
while engaged iu attending the stills. Tney
were all escorted 10 the station, where they
gave the names OF Matthew Mcnamara, Will
jam Gallagher John Boyce, Hugh McC therty,
Patr OK Kelley, John inner, William UROurke,
Mchael Gail, Edward Barron, joan Brown,
aud Frank Tomln' Alderman Nelll gave them
q hearing, aud committed them iu default of
$l50O bail for hearing before the U. s. Com
missioner.
Wade aud Michael Madison below to answer the
ohense OF being disorderly at Strawberry Man
sion. The same magistrate also committed
John Dillon aud John b. Grleves FOR hghCng at
the Falls on Sunday last.
"A valiant ello y, giving the name of Philip
Bell, was before Alderman Thomas yesterday
for committing an ouua9ebus attack ON James
the altepdOnt at tue NiCetown Toll-gate, on
Germantown avenue. On Saturday evening, the
18th inst, the accused attempted to pass through
the gate with team without paying foliage.
He was halted by Carr, when he jumped out Of
tue Wagon, and picking up brick, assaulted the
old gentleman over the head with the missile.
He managed 10 escape at the time, but was
overnauled yesterday, and being given hearing
be ore the above named magistrate, was held in
$500 ba for trial.
"A d,y or two since a negro hired horse
the stables .lOhn III.
Frankiord and proceeding far rs Eddmgton,
Bucks county, traded the vehicle aud harness
for arolher horse, with one David Megargee a
livery stable proprietor. Tue negro not return
ing the horse and wagon, MIR. Stevens instituted
a search and called on Megagee. Having
bench warrant, tue officer went through the
place and found the harness under some bed
ding The wagon was not recovered Mr.
MegargPe was arrested aDo taken before Alder
man Comfy, who committed him for trial.
While the van containing Mcgargee was on its
way to prison, one policeman Dreamer stopped
the vehicle at FranSord road aud Huntingdon
street, and removed the prisoner, wnom he took
back 10 Alderman Comty's office, but that func-
tionaIy refused to allow the police nan tine to
Obtain bail. The off ;tr was then compelled to
escort the accused 10 prison. Tie official hav
ing taken the prisoner from tAe van is believed
to nave exceeded his duty, and the matter was
laid be ore Mayor McM,chael this morning.
On Monday last the Germans had a picnic
at Harro Tgate. Michael Hatte and another of
the participants got into Il row, during which
Michael drew forth murlerous weapon in the
shape OF knhe, ana was ABOUT plunglng II INTO
the pouy oI his oppontnI When foiIceli IN
Grleyes stepped up auu arrested nun. tor tnls
uLuelouH III 81. alCuaei was sen' W piisoh ior
trial bV Alder4an holme.
-Wllllam MGLaug nlln was yesteI9ay saken
MGAu,ey Oh ,1a'Scoln silee', WIN S a Wn.p, wn'cu
IL rs aitEeu' he stoie' A'oeAnian O'iPeh'oA 0'ii-
"A man named Scott got into the precincts of
nllsI street; Seslciuay, Wnle laooring unler
lnG tnrGts Is % va" "n n " m'he h,t wa
IeIeIeu VI %'u %ood %aT LII; 1Atuvi h
man Ca'ptuteI' iast eHehlnE3 Cnalseu @ WIN @ nrv :
III uT5aIie va VI SlooE o"' rortt of ,,io s,p,,,ors
yesterday succeeded in carrying off two baskets
of fruit from the front OF the dlspensary on titlh
street, below Library. Wnlle taxing the last
ore he was captured aud taken eore Alderman
Mr. Epste H. OF the tIm of Epstein x lines
No I09 n Ninth strnnt pestprday noIlarnd m
lndlVIuual VINO was mdCculuS Oh WIN piece oL
alpaca, which he had abstraCted from pile OF
IJ N So ,,,inoI ~ 80 ~ h,, 1darn,oT, 1Iihhord 70 &c
lie was rcqured py Aloermah dlpoero 10 give
paii IN s4Oo. pn,,, ,o,,onoa, -. .,ou, oor,r
SI DIGMn 3oo'orer a. VIZ yTI tnS
of butter which he had removed from blse-
ment on Water street. Alderman Carpenter
held him in $1,000 bail for his appearance at
Court ,,,>
William Davis (colored) yesterday went
aboard the steamboat Twilight in search OF
amnIooo,ont He soon afrer loft whnn two
ehipioS heIs ~ ;,. 80 - ~; y;,y;,Ii mC w" IVY
subsequently arrested, arrayed in one of the
onitc Of SIyib and SOnth strpets He was sent
70 nrieon in default of SIO00 hail nv Alderman
Carpenter.
Eliza Saxon, the alleged proprietress of a