The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-02
Police INTELLIGENCE.

THE EXCISE LAW Charles McGonigle liquor
saloon keeper, at No. Roosevelt street, Christopher
Rottenham. who keeps lager beer saloon at No. "a
North william street, and Mary Fisher, liquor saloon
brought before Judge Bowling, at the Tombs, on
charges Of violating the Excise law. They each gave
bah IN 500 to answer at the Court or General Ses
slOns.
ALLEGED LARCENY OF CLOrHING.-Francis Dau-
veny, Of No. $50 Broome street, appeared before
Justice Ledwth at the Jefferson Market Police Court
yesterday and charged man named Alfred San
ders, prisoner IN the custody OF the oficers with
forty dollars, the property OF Sarah Spllman, now
at Saratoga. The accused pleaded not guilty, and
was committed to answer.
BURGLARY IN THIRTIErH STREET.-THE clothing
store OF Abraham Marks. No. 1874 West Thirtieth
street. was entered by party Of burglars on
Tuesday night who Quilted. + Of SgantlE e cloth
lick subsequently arrested william Nelson and Felix
o. Murphy In Thlrteth street. with the stolen goods
IN their possession. The prisoners were arraigned
before Justice Ledwith yesterday and committed TO
answer. ,.se. !
The ROBBERY IN BROADWAY 'sAMrLr RooM"-
An examination took place yesterday before Judge
Bowling, at the Tombs, in the case OF Samuel E.
Briggs, accused Of taking 800 from the pantaoons
pocket OF VIM. T. Gilen while in sample room"
on Broadway. Both the complainant and accused
and other parties had been drinking freely together
AS Gillen charged Briggs with the robbery after
wards, the latter he stated, promised to return the
money, but failed to do so. An attempt was made
TO show that the money was loaned TO the accused
AT the conclusion Of the investigation the prisoner
was required to give bail In $4,000 to answer the
charge At his formal examination Briggs gave his
med the charge. He Is well known TO the police as
one OF the exhibitors OF ''BrOadwuy Statues" freely
given daily in front OF the Broadway hotels and on
street corners.
ALLEGED HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-Two Young men,
giving their names as Christian Scone and Thomas
Burns, were yesterday brought before Judge
Downing, ar the Tombs, on a charge of highway
robbery. John McKeon, the complainant, living at
No. 80 West Broadway stated that at ten clock on
one Of the accused accosted him and the other
grabbed him about the waist and held him tight
dollars. which for safe keeping he had
placed in an inside pocket OF his vest The
complainant Identified the prisoners as the persons
robblng, and on his making an affidavit setting
forth the above facts they committed to answer
the charge, In default OF $1,000 bail each. Score
claims to be a baggage master on the Hudson River
Railroad.
CHARGE or AssAULTING POLIcEMEN.-OGicer
woodward, OF the First precinct, yesterday before
Judge Bowling at the Tombs charged John Byrnes,
driver oil United States mail wagon, with knocking
him down and then attempting to choke him.
Byrnes. according to the officers statement was
forcing hts wagon against truck at the corner
OF Broadway and Liberty street also endeavOrng
TO run into passing omnibus. On demonstrating
with Byrnes the latter used very offensive language
upon which he reported him to the Post once De
partment when he was told to arrest Byrnea alter
he had unoaded his mail. He was endeavorng tc
make the arrest when the alleged assault was made
Byrnes claimed that he WAS acting In compliance
with q law giving preference to United States mai
IN the streets to every other class vehicle
| He was held to answer the charge. Michael Della
hunty, a sailor, was committed to answer charge
of pushing officer Grace Of the sixth precinct dowr
the steps Of q tenement house IN Mott street.