The New York herald., 1869-06-25
POLICE NTELLlGEVCE.


BOLD RoBBERY.-Ay young man giving his name as
John Williams was yesterday committed by Judge
bowling to the City Prison on charge Of breaking
a window OF the showcase OF VIM. Foggan No 20
Nassau street, and stealing thererOm two ''OrOden
watches. lie was caught III the act. confederate
VINO was with hlin had the good fortune TO escape.
AN Ex-PoILcEMAN IN TRoUBLE.-An ex-policc-
man named John Henry was yesterday arraigned be-
fore Alderman Coulter at the Yorkvle Police Court,
a charge Of grand larceny. The complainant was
Matthias Grimm, the keeper lager beer saloon at
No. 591 Third avenue, VINO charged Henry with
stealing a valuable meerschaum pipe The property
was found in the possession OF Mr.. Mahon, who also
keeps liquor store at the corner Of Forty sixth
bought the property OF Henry, but the prisoner
alleges he did not steal the pipe but bought IL OF
| pedler Henry was held for examination.
BURGLARY IN LAURENs STREET.-Michael Hall,
glider, twenty three years OF age, and John Burke,
| tinsmth twenty two years of age, were arrested
| by detective Casev and arraigned before Justice
Dodge, at Jefferson Market Court yesterday upon
complaint Of Adelheid Hilpert, OF No. 1891 Laurens
street, charged with 6urglarlously entering her
forcing open an outside window leading to the
dwelling. and stealing two watches, a chain set
OF curls and quantity OF clothing, valued In all at
ninety dollars Kate Grant, residing IN Hous-
ton street, testified that Hall gave the watch her
to pawn, and the curls to q woman named Webp.
They both pleaded not guilty to the charge, but were
committed In default OF 81, 800 bail each answer.
LARCENY by TRICK AND DEvICE.-Wiam T.
Bunden. Of No 702 Broadway, caused the arrest OF
Marks Michael by detective Blackwood OF the Ninth
precinct, charged with defrauding him out Of one
watch and chain the 1st Of September last valued
at $135. Bnnden states that on the above date the
prisoner came To HIM ana stated that he had q pur
chaser for the property, and If he would loan II to
sion. He delivered the watch to Marks since which
time he has been unable to either get the property
Dodge at the JelIerson Market Court yesterday he
admitted pawning the property to a man on Eighth
avenue and was committed. In default OF $1,000
ban, to answer.
DARING R0BBERY.-A young man named Herman
Conrad was yesterday arraigned before Justice
Shandley, at Essex Market Police Court, by officer
McKeever, OF the Eleventh precinct on charge OF
grand larceny. The complainant. Mr.. Joseph Stein,
keeps q taiOrs store at No. 107 avenue b, and he
deposed that the 10Th OF June the prisoner, Her.
man Conrad, IN company with two other men,
tered his store and asked TO see some coats. The
men were very difficult TO please anu having shown
all the coats ne had In the store Mr.. Stein went up
stairs to get some others. When he came down the
men were gone, and Sl20 had also disappeared from
the money drawer Mrs stein, VINO was also IN the
and tried TO stop him, but he aud hs companions
pushed her aside and escaped. Mr.. stein saw Con-
RAD IN Orchard street yesterday, and had him
rested. The prisoner denies the charge, but was
held for examination.
A FORCED CONFESS ssION.--Thomas Brown, col
ored waiter, twenty-;hree years OF age, native Of
Canada, was arraigned before Justice Dodge, at
JeHcrsOH tOuTt, yesteruay, upon COHlpalHt
of u coored woman named Catharine Ann Thomp-
son, residing at II sullivan street, charged with
stealing quantit ty Of clothing from her house on
the 1lth OF June, valued at eighiy-nve dollars.
Brown, who had been ooarder, on the above date
entered the room OF his fellow odgers aud carried
or what clothing he could place IN plllowcase and
cleared ou.. Onicer Hutchinson, OF the Eighth pre-
cinct, testified that the prisoner admitted to him
that he had stolen the goods and pawned them. lie
pleaded not guilty to the charge while ut court. al
leging that the party VINO had lost their property
told him II he did not make concession they would
cut MS throat. ana, fearing they would lea carry their
had stolen the property. lie was committed In de-
fault Of 81 900 bail TO answer.
BURGLARY IN THE Ninth WARD.-About five
O'Clock yesterday morning officer Walsh, Of the
Ninth precinct, while on post In Greenwich avenue
discovered burglar emerging from the second
story window OF Sherdan's jackson Hall, corner OF
Greenwich avenue aud West thirteenth street, by
means OF lowering himself to the pavement with a
rope which he had made fast to the window sill
securing the services OF officer Wiseburn 0f the
same precinct, the two proceeded 10 the spot
and found two accomplices waiting under
meath the window ON the sioop, whom they
arrested. Upon the arrival of the party wno
was discovered on the rope on terra frma, he was
also secured and the three taken the station house,
where they gave their names as George Raymond,
porter nneSeen years Of age; George Simms, alias
''Nosey simms," mouldcr, twenty-seven years Of
age and Felix Ferris, porter, nineteen years OF age.
Upon examining the premises II was ascertained
that Simns. the party found ON the rope IN company
with his accompIices had succeeded In forcing open
the window 0I tie second story, entered, ran |
sacked the entire contents OF the room, leav-
ing them strewn about promIscuouslv, and
had only succeeded IN finding 50 To- winch was
found on the person of Raymond. the other two
having large bunch OF skeleton keys in their pos
session. Later In the day they were arralgned be-
fore Justice Dodge. ut Jefferson Market where the
proprietor, Patrick H. sheridan, preferred COM
paint to which they pleaded not guilty, but were
committed without ban To answer. This is the last
OF dangerous gang which infests tins neighbor-
hood their associates nearly all being In state
Prison, owing TO the exertions OF ofcer Walsh who
has been instrumental In securing their conviction