The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-23
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

ROBBERY AT A BOARDING HoUsE.-Mrs. Bridget
Mccain Keeps boarding house at No. So Mulberry
street. and sne placed pocketbuok containing fifty
Sax dollars between tue beds IN her room. When she
went on sunday morning TO the Ded she missed her
property. man named Aiartin Waters boarded
with Bridget and She had suspicious that he had
stolen IL and therefore had nlin arrested and taken
10 the sixth precinct police station. On searching
him tweniy-one collars was found upon MN and
pockeiDooA. which Bridget iuentiled as hers. He
was brought before Judge Downing and committed
to answer.
AK ALLEGED FEMALE PIcKPocKEr.-Mrs. Fanny
o. Hinckey, residing at No. IL West Thirty-eighth
street, appeared before Justice Dodge at Jefferson
Market, yesterday afternoon and preferred a CON-
plant against female named Mary SiAlLh, charging
That wliie passing tae corner oi broadway and
Tenth street she picked her pocket OF wallet con-
tanning Sill 70. While beng conveyed to the Flf-
teenln precinct station nOuse by onlcer Bulls nc Is
claimed she dropped the wa Yet on the steps or the
station house, where II was touad. She denied the
charge but was committed Ia default Of s. 900 bau
to answer.
DISHONEST SEgvANT.-Saran Mahen, a chamber
maid as No. $40 East Fourteenth street, was charged
by Patrick keegan Doarder III tue house, with
stealing a pocketbook containing about 1fty-fve
Dollars yesterday, at Essex Market Police Couu, be-
fore Justice Shandley. Pdtr cH states that he put
his pocketbook MS bed ON FRIDAY ni1a, and that
when he got up on Saturday ne lett the room and
forgot his money. lie gave the key OF the room to
Saran as he went our. Alter about an hour he
missed his pocketDook and went BACK, but could
not md 1t. Sarah had In the meantime made the
bed and no one hut her had access to the room.
Committed to answer.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Charles Anderson, OF No. 10
Norfolk street, yesterday, at Essex Market Police
Court before Justice Shandey, charged Edward
Clairburn, sailor living Roosevelt street. with
highway robbery. Anderson states that he was IN
orchard street between nine and tea O'Clock on
Sunday night, going home. wnen three men, one OF
whom was Clalrburn came up 60 MIN. TWO OF them
held Andersons shoulders, and the third took MS
watch, valued at thirty dollars, out OF ms pocket.
The three ran away and deponeBt after them, and
after short ran he caught the prisoner and held
him till officer Herring, OF the tenth precinct came
up. Committed III default OF 5000 bail.
CAPTAIN JoURDAE ASSAULTED BY A CYPRIAN.-
Captain Jourdon appeared before Judge bowling
yesterday afternoon TO prefer complaint against
Lizzie Slater, a stylish, handsomely dressed young
lady, OF disorderly conQuct Tue Captain said that
he was passing up Wooster stTeet, on mis- way home,
when he was pushed or tue sidewalk 10y drunken
man. lie demonstrated VITA tae man, and, while
doing So Miss Slater came cut OF house Of prostl-
luton. and, While standing sn the stooD, used the
most indecent language towards MIN he had ever
heard woman use. lie waited some time for the
oiIcer on post, but as he did NOS make an appear
ance ne Went 10 The police station and Miss SAFER
was ultimately arrested. Judge Dswiing committed
her IN default OF Sl,0UU bali Tor her goo1 behavior.
BURGLARIEs IN THE CITY.-Sunday is the favorte
day, evidently for the burglarles Two OF serious
character were yesterday brought before Judge
bowling a. the Tombs One committed on the
store Of Henry Dawson, No. - Burning slip.
young fellow named Thomas IcCarty was found on
Sunday IN l6l Front street. where ne had got
the tops OF the houses through skyiight into Bur-
perry from the store but delay ed his departure so
as TO fan into the hands OF the dice. He was COM
mitteu to answer. The other burglary, also on sun
day, was at the store OF Edward a. Ralph Mead, Jr.
Il Co., wholesale grOcers, No. ID Coeatles slip and
was committed by three youths, who were seen
going into No. 81 Water street with Key and were
watched In there. They alter ARDS found their
way by that key to No. Is Coenttes slip, and 1t Is
supposed got clear away vita about $500 worth or
stamps the names OF these youths were James
Hemmingam, John Bell and VIM. Shorten. Judge
Downing ordered them TO be held for examination.
BOLD RESCUE FROM BLACKwELL's IsLAND.-on
Sunday morning about eleven o'clock, John E.
Hyatt, keeper attached to the Peuitentiary rs
Backwelrs Island was In charge OF the Charity
Hospital boat at the foot OF Fity-hrst street. East
river, and he noticed q signai from the New York
side. He believed 1t to be a signal from the phys-
clan and he proceeded to obtain q crew OF prisoners
and rowed across, and on arriving there, one OF
the crew, named Abraham Coakley, who had
been sentenced from the Special Sessions in
August to six months Imprisonment for misde-
meanor jumped out OF the boat and on to the dock.
Hyatt then raised hts carDine and about
to shoot at Coakley, when he saw four five men
with pistols pointed at him. and these men were
concealed behind brick kiln. They limited TO him
that II he fired they would blow his brains out.
Hyatt fearing the other prisoners would escape,
pushed on the boat ana proceeded to Blackwelp5
Island and reported the occurrence. Information
was forwarded TO the Central ONCE, and James
Cannon, whom Hyatt Identified as one OF the men
ley, with man known AZ Scotch Level, were
brought before Judge Bowling TINS morning, and
Coskley was ordered back again to serve the re-
mander OF his sentence. Az scotch Level could not
be identified he was discharged and Cannon CON-
mitted 10 answer.