The New York herald., 1869-09-12
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

SHOOTING IN WEST TwENTY-sIXTH STREET.. -
william Higgins liquor dealer residing at No. 8
Clarke street, appeared before Judge Hogan at the
Tombs, yesterday charged with shooting at Michael
Brady, West Twenty-sXth street, IN August last,
with pistol the contents Of which were deposited
In his face. Bail was taken.
SRIzURB OF OBSCENE BOOKS IN LIBERTY STREET,
Detective Hudson, OF the Twenty-seventh precinct
police, brought before Judge Hogan, at the Tombs
Police Court yesterday, Gerith E. Evans, OF No. Al
Liberty street, WHO he charged with having in his
store for puoic sale some lndescribable filthy htera
ture, speclmens OF which had been seized by the
officer and were produced Evans was remanded
and the hearing Of the case adjourned.
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY AT THE ST. NICHOLAS
HOTEL BRoADwAY.-Lewis Saunders, who had been
committed on the previous day for an attempted
robbery at the Metropolitan Hotel, Broadway. was
again brought before Judge Hogan, charged with
attempting steal a quantity OF bed linen, valued
at thirty dollars from an unoccupied room, No. 49,
at the st. Nicholas Hotel, Broadway. Anne Reece,
the chambermaid said that she discovered Saunders
in the above room, and that on his seeing her he
jumped out Of the window and made his escape.
Prisoner was committed on this charge also.
The SHOOTING BY WOMAN IN BROADWAY
Mary Southwick, wife Of James Southwick, jeweler.
si21s Broadway, who had fred a pistol at Richard
Cody OF $50 West Seventeenth street. particulars Of
which were given In the HERALD OF Saturday, was
brought before Judge Hogan, at the Tombs Police
Court yesterday In her defence sne stated that she
fired the pistol because she saw that in the sculte
winch complainant and her husband were having
the latter was getting the worst Of It, In addl
ton to this the complainant had called her by very
offensive names. Richard McDouQan, who said he
was gasttter by trade but stated that he got his
living by "card playing. said that he heard the dls
charge OF Q pistol, and that he saw disturbance
OUTSIDE the store. Mrs. Southwick was committed
for trial. and In default OF $4,000 bail, was sent
down to the cells
ROBBERY AT A BoARDING HousE-Cardon Beck
man, colored man and seaman, was brought yes
terday afternoon before Judge Hogan at the Tombs,
charged with stealing property OF the value Of s425
from the boarding house OF Constantine Adams, Of
$40 Water street. Beekman went to board last Mon.
day ut Adams house, and on Wednesday evening
last found his way into the bedrooms, and search
ing tine boxes OF two seamen named Nicholson
and Jones, he carried away q gold watch,
two silver watches, two gold cnains and
bills amounting altogether IN value TO about
S425. On Adams discovering the loss he took
q photograph Of the prisoner, which had been
left IN the house, TO the police captain of the pre-
cinct. Information OF the ROBBERY was sent TO all
the stations and otticer Thomas, OF the Iwentysev
enth precinct, succeeded IN tracking Beck yestef
day IN Broadway and took hin To the station. In
bringing hln to the 10nibs about noon, yesterday,
Beeknian, who Is very powerful man, got away
from the officer, but he gave chase and came up
la2ain with hla, and with assistance he was safely
anded this time and committed for trial.