The New York herald., 1869-05-23
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

SERIOUS AFFRAY.-Last night lab0rer, Bernard
COmisky, Of No. 9 Bridge street. was severely In
jured on the head by q st0necutter's pick In the
hands Of one Cornelius Stvan. who avoided arrest.
The wounded man was sent W his residence, above
stalled.
NovKL AND SINGULAR CHARGR.-A very well
dressed and prepossessng looking young man, CIV
ing his name as John Moody, was yesterday arrested
ON q charge OF entlcing messenger boy belong.
ing TO Wholesale stofe In Worth street to steal
Judge Hogan at the Tombs, before whom he was
taken, fully committed him to answer the charge.
DISHONEST TAILoR--A young man named
Ephraim SimOns was arrested yesterday by officers
King and Lyons, OF the Tenth precinct, on COM
plant of Mr.. Maxwell McMaster q salesman In the
Fulton street, who charged him with stealing forty
eight coats, Of the value OF $20, at different times
during the month OF July last. The prisoner is
tailor and received the coats TO work upon from the
cOmplainants, but never returned them. Justice
Mansfield, before whom he was brought, held ST.
mons fOr examination.
AFPRAy IN THE FOURTH wARD.-About noon yes
terday an ARRAY occurred IN the leather store Of
COrse Il Thompson. No. so Gold street. between
Thomas O'Reid Of No. 90 Watts street. who is cart
man, and Michael Carrey, ofSherir street. Canrey.
II is said, was intoxicated, and while In
that condition inflicted . wound, that ls
0'Reid. The wounded man was taken TO the
Fourth precinct station house, where surgical at
The City Hospital. The ass assaiiant w VINO is I repre-
sented as man OF violent passions, was arrested
BY onicer Mcconnell, OF the Second precinct, VINO
has detained q number Of the witnesses 10 await
The result OF the mans injuries.
ALLEGED LARCENY FROM MONEY LENDER
James Donaldson was yesterday arrested ana
brought before Judge Hogan, at the Tombs Police
Court, on charge Of stealing sixty dollars belong
Ing to John Godfrey, broker, vt No. so Bleecker
street. The accused according to the statement
OF the complainant applied To hlm for loan OF
forty dollars, and AZ security offered receipt for
goods left for sale ut an auction store. Mr. Godfrey
having refused to make the solicited loan the
accused made himself known AZ a mason, and
the former took out sixty dollars, laid it
ON tine counter, and, on second renectlOn,
concluding that he would not make the loan,
was about TO take 1t up again. when Donaldson
snatched the money and ran away with 1t. The ac
cused, VINO gives his vocation as gambler, con-
feSsed taking the money, bnJ insisted that 1t was
loaned TO MIN. He was committed for examination
The ALLEGED HORsESTEALING CAsE.-The exam
inati0n in the case OF James Linden, charged with
the larceny OF horse from Mr. Lyons, OF New Jersey,
was resumed yesterday morning before Judge Led
with, at the Jefferson Market Police Court. The
evidence Of the clerk Of Johnston Van Tasses auc
tion sales stable, in East Thirteenth street. between
Third and Fourth avenues, showed that Linden
brought the horse TO the stable on the morning Of
the 2lst OI May and directed that the animal should
be sold ut $500; that at the sale the horse was
knocked down to Lyons for $l42. when Lyons paid
SlfO utpOslts l/luucu Iucu NltCIleTcu dnu bdO
that the horse should not be sold for that hgure
that he had placed limit OF $500 upon the property
and he was not going to be robbed In that
way, and took hold OF his horse to take him away
when the auctiOneer, Johnston, interfered, and in
lew minutes afterwards Lyons on the assurance
from Johnston that he should have The horse II 1t
cost hin $1,000, paid the balance, $lO2. Linden
was then arrested and taken before Justice Led.
with, and Lyons charged Linden with the larceny of
his horse. on the examination of Tie complainant
he III the main c0rrOborated the foregoing state
ments of witnesses, and when asked ii he believed
Mr.. Linden had any criminal mGent when- ne took
the horse, answered IN nesitating way, Ss," with
qualifications. The examination was adjourned
until wednesday next the accused in the meantime
being allowed 10 go on his parole, the Justice being
satisfied that he mad no crimin3Hyntent.