The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-01

ALLEGED BuRslARY.-John Divine ana Thomas
Porter were arraigned yesterday morning. and COM
mited for trial by the Justice at Jener con Market
the charge q entering the premies Of Adoiphe
Jantzen, AZ Tenth avenue
TROUBLES OF Observation-Disclosures Tiernsn, Of
2o5 Mercer street. complained at the Fourth ward
station house on Thursday that he drove party Of
roughs from the Southern Hotel to Catharine slip,
where in an alteration with them about MS fare,
they assaulted him with brass knuckles, INJECTING
severe scalp wound. He could give no Information
that would secure their arrest.
ALLEGED LARCENY OF A 81, 900 DIAMOND RING
On the 21st inst. Jennie L. Harris OF 100 West Thir
teenth street, made complaint at Jefferson Market
Police Court charging Frederick Wood, q boarder at
the same number, with the larceny OF q diamond
ring valued at $1,000. Her complaint represents
that Wood borrowed the ring on the representation
that he wished to have one made like it, He failed,
it is said, to return the ring, and she caused his
arrest by oicer Petit OF the Broadway squad, yes
terday. Wood was arraigned at Jefferson Market
yesterday and held in $500 to answer.
ATTEMPT TO KIDNAP A CHILD.-Mary Mccormick
residing in the Fourth ward, yesterday afternoon ap
preached the residence of j. Elder, No. 3s5 East
Twenty-hfth street, and seeing little girl attempted
to kidnap her, claiming the child as hers. The
mother Of the child at once sent for her husband
who is fireman. On his arrival he caused the ar
rest Of the woman by officer Churchill Of the
Eighteenth precinct; The woman was Yesterday
afternoon arraigned before the Jefferson Market
Court and committed for trial upon the charge.
THE CASE OF NAGLE.-Frederick NaGle the young
man lately employed as clerk in the jewelry estab
lishmen OF NJ j. Pollard Il Co., No. q Maiden lane
whose arrest by detective officer a charge OF
obtaining six silver watches from Gabriel Houseman
agent of the firm, under pretence Of being still in
their employ, was yesterday brought before Judge
Mansfield AT the Essex Market Police Court. He
fessed having pawned the watches and sold the
tickets, and through his information the watches
were recovered. He was fully committed to answer
at the Court OF General Sessions.
THIEF CAPTURED-Oficer Nevins, Of the Nine
teenth precinct police yesterday observed three well
known young thieves acting suspiclously on Third
avenue, near Fifty-seventh street. Finally one Of
them disappeared in the cigar store OF Robert Colel
No. $50 Third avenue, and on his coming out he ar
rested him, the others Immediately taking to their
heels and escaping. On the prisoner he found So 55,
which the former had managed to steal from the
money drawer and which Mr.. COle identified. The
prisoner was taken before Judge Kelly, OF the Fourth
District Police Court and committed for trial.
WATCH STOLEN AND RECovERED.-On Thursday
afternoon Mr.. Patrick Walsh living at 104 Bayard
street, was witnessing the military parade In Temp
kins square when he felt tug at his vest pocket.
Turning instantly around he missed his watch, and
at the same time seized james Kelly, who stood be-
side him and was acting in suspicious manner.
The accused was given in charge of officer Buckley
OF the Fourth precinct and searched, but nothing
could be found OF the missing tmepiece. After the
prisoner had been taken to the station house a
watch, which he said he had found where he tWash)
had been standing. Justice Hogan committed the
accused for trial in default Of $500 BAIL
JUVENILE BURGLARs.-Early on Thursday evening
two boys, fifteen years of age, named Alfred Williams
and Valentine Shaefer forced an entrance into the
office of Alfred Peters No. Broad street, by means
OF false keys, with intent to steal $50 worth of books
and other property then in the place. Before the
delnquents could Escape with any plumber officer
Hayes, OF the First precinct discovered and arrested
them. The prisoners were arragned before Justice
Hogan yesterday and committed for trial.
EXTENSIVE THEFT OF LErTERs.-Oflcer walllng,
detailed at the Post once yesterday brought before
Justice Hogan young man named Charles McCul-
Tough, recently in the employ of firm in Nassau
street, on the charge of larceny. 1t is alleged that
almost every morning for seven eight months
past the prisoner has received the mail
matter of his employers from the carrier
when he would pocket the letters, take them
To some private place, break them open
and appropriate the valuable contents to his own
use. For a long time the Post Once clerks were
suspected of dishonesty in the matter and 1t
was not till n thorough examination was
instituted that the real facts brought to light.
since he commenced these financial transactions 1t
Is believed that Charles has averaged about SIS per
day and the sum total distracted must reach several
hundred dollars. The accused pleaded guilty aud
the magistrate committed him for trial.