The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-19
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

TIE bGss Republic RoBBERY-MuRRAg Dr.
,HAgGrp rRos CusTony.-In the case OF Mines Murray,
tho sporting gentleman charged WIKI having in ms
possession per,ion Of the $4,000 in bonds from
the Bank o. Republic the 18TH ult decision
was reached yesterday morning Justice bowling after
carefully ~eighng testimony introduced on both
s.des arrived At the CONCLUSION that Murray hal
stolen bonds yhich he had received from Weed
la,era security Tor loan in his possession wilaout
guilty. knowledge that ney mad been sLoen accord
IpgIy dismiss cd complaint 2ainst Tue Da bond
OF Murray accordingly Cancelled and the magistrate
led IN from custody The papers IN ne Gaze
OF Edwin A. ws,d, WHO had the stolen bonds IN his
POSSESSION, been sent bsore the Grand Jury
tnelr acsion.
ALLEGED CASK oB ARsos.-Yesterday morning al about
eight O'Clock Charles Sutton, who resides $50 East
Houston treet looking out OF window Of his apart
ments bscrved smoke gradually coming from tue win
aow Of cigar store kept by NoIsei Goodz< at $751; d.
recy opposite Sutton mmed lately across the street
and tried enter TIE store by opening tho door, bu.
finding il locked the door on wet, street.
and by prerking down part OF partition q room ad
lonng succeeded in getting into the store The smoke
however was 30 dark aud dense that it some mo-
enls and not then until he mad opened dour 80
cane bnfue ascertain sntpxs IN
The room Finally LIE found the sloye-iu which II was
subsequently ascertained the,e WAS 1reupset the
nine wing do IT, whine among cigar boxos ich
wsre distant about two ieet IRON the lire vas
burning On further nation state OF the
nren,es the deponcn disco, Gre under the cour,sr
the counter nssf peing ignited and rapidly burning
ON this counter sas package Of matches. paper aud
kindling wood, and on the shelves around coal
asher and compustbe materials. Sutton obtau Cd come
water succeeded IN extnguishng the nanes ore
any engines OF the Fire Department had on
the entrance Of The Assistant FIRE Marsna H. o. baker
stated ~ him tho condition In which the store was
when had forced his way into II, and before he
had mastered the IRE. IL further appeared that sutton
had seen Goodzki his place business ABOUT a
An hour previous 10 tho THESE and other facts
which subs, qlenty came 70 light induced the arsha
TO arrest Goodzk and upon full Investigator be ny
entered into, enough VI suspicious character
ing Goodzki Was brought forward TO warrant Justice
shandley holding him, 10 default OF S. 600 ball. unn
tne rznd Jury dispoes Of his by sending him 10
the General sessions for trial The grave charge Of
arson. Thc stock and fixtures he we're valued
at xlO0 These the prisoner had insured for 5000
PRrsxST DAT JACK sHErpARps -Four youugsters
who gave their names a. William Brown, James
McCabe, James English and Thomas Drugan were
brought before Justice Dodge, the Jefferson Marke.
Police Court yesterday on tho charge Of burglary.
These young rascais who are about twelve years OF
age, are charged With bursiariousy entering the
premises Of Gorge Epps No A6y Eleventh avenue oy
store, from which, u Is said, they stole ten papers OF
TOBACCO and sixty cents mopsy. The burglary is |
alleged 10 have been committed during the mpurary
absence OF tue proprietor Monday last deectve Brcs
succeeded IN arresuog one Of this juvens gang and
being interfogated IN relation to the burglary he
"squeeed on the others, who we're arrested short
{ after The magistrate committed them all Tor |
,rial In default OF $1,000 bail each.