The New York herald., 1868-03-08
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

Of John II. Hincks, Acting superintendent OF Wards
Island were brought before Judge Kelly presiding at
the Fourth District Police Court, John Mcnamara,
Michael Moran and Thomas Tully as participators in
the riot on Thursday last and also for threatening
to renew the disturbances. Mcnamara, whom
HinckS charged with seizing fork and threatening
to plunge its prongs into the body OF some Of those
engaged in the riot, was sent to the General Sessions
for trial. while Tuy sentenced to the island for
two months for disOrdery conduct. Moran, having
assisted Hinck in quelling the riot was repr
manded and discharged 1t Is proper that we should
say in this place that the remarks In the HERALD
OF yesterday seeming to reflect on the action Of
Judge Kelly in disp0sng OF the twenty-seven per-
sons charged with rioting brought before him were
not intended to be read in the light OF censure.
The Judge showed no partialty. He decided accord
ing to the evidence presented. or the persons ar
raigned, charged with being engaged in the riot
four were Germans, all Of whom were sentenced to
Blackwel's Island, while OF the other classes two
(Irish), were dismissed from custody.
ALLEGED ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY AND THEFT
Martin Maher and Edward Lord were yesterday ar
rested and taken before Justice Shandley, charged
with attempting to burgariously enter, by means Of
false keys and steal therefom property to the value
Of fifty dollars from rooms In the house 445 East
Thirteenth street. Susan Sontag, the deponent in
this case, said that about three O'Clock In the
afternoon of Friday she heard, as II a child were
doing It, tapping ct the door OF the room in
which she was sitting. Wondering and not answer
ing the signal for admission, presently she saw
a Key inserted in the lock and an attempt made to
you out there ~ and .sWhat do you wantYn Receiv-
ing no answer she opened the door and there saw
standing in the passage, two men, who,
soH giving name) lived there On recev-
ing negative answer Maher passed down the
stairs, leaving Lord in conversation with her. SuS-
pectng the object of this diversion Of the burglars
Maher doubtless intended while deponent's attention
was taken up by Lord to enter her bedroom and
steal her cothingthe deponent called to her father
who at once took charge of the would-be thieves
until the arrival OF officers Clare and Ante OF the
held the accused in bonds Of $1,000 each, failing to
give which they were committed for trial.
ALLEGED GRAND LARCENY AND ARREST OF RE-
CEIvER OF STOLEN GooDs.-Yesterday Charles ].
Meyers, of 3l5 Rivngton street. went before Justice
Shandley, sitting at the Third District Police Court
and deposed that on the 25th Of last January, while
temporarily residing in the city Of Newark, N j.,
there were stolen from the hotel at which
he was stopping, packed In trunk, sword,
clothing regal books OF account, receipts, &C., to
the value Of $500 and upwards and that yesterday
Seymour, he found in the possession Of Lewis Plane
WELL OF Al Greenwich avenue portions OF the stolen
property, which, on @ being nterrogated, he stated
ty for $40 he had loaned him; and further,
that Planewell had taken the trunk and
them. Upon this explanation Meyers ordered
the arrest OF Planewel for having feloniously re-
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answer for receiving stolen property at the General
Sessions. Joseph Munich, charged IN the above as
together with its contents, was arrested, and on
being questioned, denied the allegations OF deponent
and the statement OF Pancwell. The accused was
held for grand larceny in default Of $1,000 BAH.
SURPRISE AND CAPTURE OF A BURGLAR.-Shortly
after daylight Friday officer Cole Of the Fifth pre-
cinct, while on duty, discovered q man driving
pedler's wagon, the corner Of North Moore street
and West Broadway, In such manner as to excite
his suspicious The officer followed the wagon to
the corner of Hudson and Beach streets, where the
driver quickened his pace and attempted to escape,
whereupon officer Cole commanded him to stop.
The person In the vehicle declined TO d9 So put tae
II the part Of the officer brought up the reckless
Jehu in double quick. He was taken from his wagon,
a piece OF cassimere, valued in all at
sl,272 70; The prisoner, who gave ave his name me
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the horse and wagon and cloth. Upon making in
quries it appeared that the store OF Messrs. Mott
Brothers, Nos. IL and IA Walker street, had been
entered by forcing open rear shutter and window
and the goods In question stolen therelrom In
soTs the he burglar had reaE through G S
hallway OF No. IL Lispenard street, the front
door Of which he had opened with false key. Yes
years OF age and a native OF Switzerland, was
ragned before Justice Bowling, and on the CON-
od ca mr on nf ~ Mo o @ 70 ne ro Sf
Madison street. lie told the old story OF having
been employed by unknown parties to cart away the
goods and when driving along the street was ar
rested when those who employed him ran away.
STEALING VALUABLE LETTERs.-Yesterday morn
ing Matthew Gibb lad sixteen years of age, in the
employ Of the Broadway Publishing Company $50
Broadway, OF which Mr.. Henry n. Morquand Is one
OF the proprietors, arrested by officer Sparrow,
OF the Broadway squad on the charge OF stealing ten
previously had been brought from the Post once by
the letter carrier and deposited In box In the office
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In some manner unknown the young delinquent had
obtained key to the letter box Tor the purpose or
piunderng II. The stolen letters were found in pos
session OF the prisoner, and the magistrate com
mitted him TO the Tombs for trial.
A PERsEvERIsG Young BURGLAR.-A day or two
since Captain J0urdan, OF the Sixth precinct, re-
ceived information that two three burgaries had
been committed in his ward and accordingly de.
tailed detectives Woodbridge and Ritter OF hs
force to make search for the guilty party and,
II possible, secure his arrest. Yesterday az
ternoon the officers succeeded In their efforts
IN the arrest Of Vim. ii. Clark, young New Yorker,
wen;yoneI years OF age who seems niio 70 nave no
appeared to the officer that on the night OF the lat
instant the prisoner had forced an entrance to the
printing Office Of Messrs Slater Riley, No l47 Fu
ton street. and distracted clock and various other
articles, worth not TO exceed 800 in value.
Inc i9owing mgr. SaS cnafyea n ,ofGe Har
vey Ford, in the building l4i Fulton street. and
stealing set Of billiard balls costly card cases and
inst. Clark broke into the Office OF william III.
Lewis II Chambers street, by cutting out panel In
the door and stealing quantity OF watch movements
worth $50, clock valued at $40 and $40 worth Of
broken silver ware. Last Thursday night the ac-
cused broke into the billiard saloon OF Edward Har
rs, No. % Chatham street. by forcing In panel OF
the front door and stealing quantity OF cigars tsx
hundred costly cigar case and S12 In money. The de-
iendant admitted his guilt In each case and gave
information to officers Woodbridge and Riker as led
10 the recovery Of portion Of the stolen goods from
VARIOUS ,a1o pawn shops and saloons where nc had
pledged and otherwise disposed OF them. Three
complaints were made against the accused, and Jus
tice Dowing committed him to the Tombs for trial,
no bail being allowed.
ROBBERY PROM TUE MERCHANTS UNION EXPRESS
CoMPASY.-fIenry Gibbons, late o clerk In the cm.
ploy OF the Merchants Union Express Company,
Nos. 1856 and se7 Broadway, was arrested yesterday
afternoon by detective Woodbridge Of the Sixth pre-
cinct, on warrant issued by Justice Bowling. Mr..
James ID. Andrews, an attache Of the express COM
pany Is tne complainant and In his aindavit sets
forth that on the "a inst the accused feoniously
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