The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-04
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

STEAMNG WEARING APPAREL AND MONEY. - officer
Reid, OF the Twenty precinct, arrested VIII
liam Gray, man twenty seven years Of age, on the
charge Of stealing wearing apparel worth $40 and
from Henry Jacobs Of No. 90 Greenwich street. The
stolen property was found in the prisoners possesI
sion, and Justice Hogan committed him TO the
Tombs for trial In default of 81, 200 bail.
ARREST OF FEMALE FUGITIvE-On Wednesday
night Margaret Grady, alias Moriaety, the chamber.
maid in q house in Hartford, Conn.,. where John
Grady boarded, broke open his trunk, and stealing
therefrom $40, fed with 1t aboard steamboat and
came to this city. The fugitive pursued by Mr..
W. P. Chamberlain, Chief of Police OF Hartford, and
arriving here called upon detective Muffin Of the
Fourth precinct, to whom he made known his bush
ness. Search was accordingly made for Margaret
and at length she was found at No. 40 Cherry street,
with all the money stolen In her possession eXcept
81. Yesterday the accused was arraigned before
On e OF s
berlain.
MIsFORrUNEs OF WESTERN DELEGATE.-A day
or two since Mr.. John N. Martin, claiming to be Q
delegate to the National Democratic Convention
from the State OF Indiana arrived in this city and
secured apartments at hotel in Chatham street.
During Thursday he was INDUCING to excess in the
OF the hotel, was placed in the sanfe room with an
innocent and unOfendng German. Before morning
mtted sn ssaau Tey SiS ~ S2
him out OF bed. The frightened Teuton fed fol-
safety aiter which Martin, being partially delf
ri0us, dressed himself and left the room IN
not the most orderly manner Martin was
subsequently arrested by oillcer Mcsaly, OF the
Sixth precinct and taken to the TOmbs. 1t being
evident to Justice Hogan that the prisoner was suis
fering from delirium tremens he committed him to
the care OF DR.. Neas, City Prison Physician Martin
resisted every effort made to remove him. There
being no other alternative left the unfortunate dele
gate was seized by several officers and f0rciby car.
red down stairs. Dr. Nealis sent Mr.. Martin to Belle
vue Hospital for treatment.
ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO BLACKMAIL.-James TOtlen,
alias Captain ]. E. Smith, alleged to be an ex-poce.
man Of one of the up town precincts and william
Johnson were brought before Justice Hogan yester.
day afternoon by Detective Hker of the Sixth pre-
cinct on the charge Of attempting TO extort money
from John LANCE Co.. keeping a saloon at No. 90
Bowery: MI. LANCE recently received letter nom
Totlen In which he stated that on Sunday last, ha
was IN his ange's) saloon and drank ten glasses Of
lager beer. and said that unless sent him $40 he
the Excise law and have his licence revoked Mr.
LANCE answered tho letter and received another le
ter from Totlen, IN which he said II he had not $40
to spare, $26 would do, but that amount must De
promptly forthcoming Johnson only delivered the
the contents. Andavts were taken AGAINST thc
prisoners and the magistrate required Totlen to rive
bail to answer the charge and johnson was held 20
CHARGE OF FALSE PRETRNCEs. YESTERDAY amer.
noon detectives Tfley and McGrine Of the Third
precinct, arrested Hendrick s. Conner on a CHARGE
of false pretences preferred against him by Mr.. John
7. cambridge, Of Freehold. N. J. The complainant
swears that on the Goth of February last Conner OBJ
tanned 1882 49, and gave as collateral security not
I n the amount purporting to have been drawn by
wealthy man, doing business at the corner Of
Twenty-second street and Tenth avenue. IL was
Iurther sented that the note would be paid al
maturity at the Eighth National bank OF this city, II
was subsequently ascertatned that the check was
worthless; that no such man as George p Miller
Kept an account In that bank, and that no man Of
tnat name did business at corner Of Tenth avenue
and Twentysecond street. Justice Hogan committed
the accused to the Tombs for examination II mar
been asserted that Conner has obtained money from
several gentlemen and gave them worthless checks.
Conner, who is man of sporting prOCliv.ties IN
also resident of Freehold N. j.