The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-22
POLICE NTELLl GEN uE.

BURGLARY IN BROADwAY.-A burglary was COM
mitted on Tuesday night in the hair stors No. 221
Broadway, and $500 worth Of human hair stolen.
There are no shutters to the store and the gas e
burning ut night but this did not prevent the bur
glars from forcing the door and stealing the prop
erty. Detectives have the case IN hand.
RIVER PIRATES AT WORk.-At two A. II. yester.
day roundsman Jeffray anil ofncer Eastwood OF tho
River police while IN a small boat, discovered Junk
boat heavily loaded putting into the foot OF Laghe
escaped. leaving their boat ana two large bales Of
cotton waste, marked 1913, S76 with tho name Dale
on each bale. The property ID worth Sl62.
GRAND LARCENY by DOMEsrIc.-Mr. Francis
Duke. OF 800 Eighth avenue, appeared at the Jerer.
son Market Police Court yesterday and complained
to Justice Dodge that Margaret Hutchinson, domes-
arrest had stolen from bureau drawer where
notes, Of the ynne Of sis5 The prisoner was com,
mitted TO answer at the General Sessions.
BURGLARY OF FIREARMs.-Orando d. McClain, OF
No. 1877 Spring street. appeared at the JEFFERSON Mar
ket Police Court yesterday morning and charged
that Joseph B. Lewis OF No. SO Blocker street, thea
quantity OF firearms and cutlery, which were taken
from the compiainanrs store by burglars on the 6t0
instant: None Of the burglars nave been arrested.
McClain happened TO go into Lewis store on Tues.
day, when he saw the stolen articles and Identified
them. The prisoner was committed for trial.
FOUND WITH BURGLARS TooLs.--About halfpast
one O'Clock yesterday morning ofncers willoughby
ana McGIvney OF the Third precinct, saw two young
men seated at the corner OF Warren aud West streets
talking and acting In q suspicious manner. AS the
young men could not give satisfactory reason tor
Them when they proved to have In their possession
q burglarious instrument known as "bulPs eye" Q
dark lantern and some skeleton keys. The prisoners
were taken before Judge Bowling at the Tonbs, and
each committed, in default Of $1,000 ball. for trial.
NEARLY TRAGEDY.-Two men named John
Mccarthy aud John Connolly were on Tuesday night
drinking together III Water street saloon, when.
from some cause, they got into quarrel. In the
course OF the difficulty Connolly, as alleged Grew
from his pocket o loaded revolver, and placing 10
close to MoCarthy's side pulled the trigger. For
tunnteiy the pistol missed fire, and before announcer
attempt could be made Connolly was taken away y
precinct was called In and arrested Connolly, and
yesterday he was taken before Justice Shanqoy, az
the Essex Market Police Court, and by MIN held IN
e. 600 to answer the charge OF fe0niOus assault 81
the Court Of General Sessions.
DISHONEST DoMgsTics. Two women, giving their
names as Mary Hasten and Catharino Walters were
yesterday taken before Alderman Coulter, at the
YorKviile Police Court charged by Mr.. Gaslee, OF
No. 1874 Second avenue, with having stolen from him
various valuable articles worth nearly $780, From
the statement Of MIR. Galaee 1t appears that during
his absence In the coultry Catharlne had charge
of the house and Mary came backward and for
ward thereto as washer and roner. On his return
yesterday Mr.. Gailaee missed articles to the above
value, ana In accusing Mary Hasten sue eomIttoo
having taken some Of the property. NO evidence
has as yet been brought forward TO criminate the
woman walters; but as the complainant thinks he
can procure evidence against her, both women were
Ocked up for examination.
A SHREwD DoDaE-Isaac Heynan, who keeps
tailors store NJ 3s5 Hudson street, yesterday ap.
pesrcd before Justice shandley at Essex Market
Police Court and accused Ludwig Levine and harrJ
Beck with obtaining money by false pretcnces under
the following ''sharp'' dodge:On the 29th Of June
Levine and another man twho h not arrested) en-.
tered Heymau's store and asked TO see man who
was not known on the premises. Mr.. Heyman In.
formed the men that the individual was not known
and the visitors then entered into conversation with
the stOrekeeper ana Levine told him that sister Of
nis had died on her passage rom Germany to New
York and that lie had quantity Of linen which she
was TO have brought, and for which
no was anxious To ind customer. Mr..
Heynan declined to purchase and during the
conversation the prisoner Beck entered and, pre-.
tending to be q stranger, commenced looking ut
some pantai0Ons but failed TO purchase any. After
who Beck came up TO the trio ana offered to pun
chase the linen, but Levine said he did not wish to
have any dealings with Jew, Soon after how
ever Beck proposed thet Mr.. Hcyman should pay
tl10 for the linen pr0misng to return In an hour on
Two and refund the money at the same time stating
that he owned . store near by. hcyman agreed,
paid tho 310 epd has not since seen any OF tho par
Il tea and upon examination he discovered that the
linen IVES only worth about twenty dollars, Gotta
/ men were locked up TO await examination.