The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-05-01
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

ALLEGED BURGLARY.-A Frenchman, giving his
name as George Dupont was yesterday arrested on
a charge Of burglary. Mr.. John p. Moore charged
him with going into the basement OF the unoccupied
dwelling, NO. q Lispenard street. through breaking
the glass Of the front door, which was fastened by
bolt and paddock, and stealing ten dollars worth
lead pipe. Oicer Dolby, OF the Fifth precinct found
him concealed and arrested HIM. The accused vas
taken before Judge bowling az the Tombs Police
Court and committed IN default OF 81, 900 to answer
the charge.
ANOTHER CHARGE AGAINST CoNNERs.-willam
Corners, the man who was charged on Thursday by
Mrs. Carroll with entering her room and attempting
to steal property of considerable value, further
charged yesterday, before Justice Shandley at the
Essex Market Police Court, with the crime Of bur-
giary. The complainant, Mrs. Ann McKeever, OF No.
50 Monroe street, deposed that on the 2Sth OF April
her house was entered by means Of false keys, and
lars stolen therefrom. When Corners was arrested
by officer Mckeever, OF the Eleventh precinct, some
OF the goods found in his possession were identified
Mrs. McKeever5 property. The complaint was
TAKEN and Corners will be examined at The Court Of
Sessions upon both charges.
CHARGE OF ARsoN.-A named William Gordon q
'longshoreman, thlrty-lve years Of age, yester
day arraigned before Justice shandley, at Essex
Market Police Court. charged with an attempt at
arson. Patrick Parker, Of 10 Hamilton street, de-
posed that about four O'Clock Thursday afternoon
he saw the prisoner in his room in the above men.
toned house. He was, al the time Parker saw him,
engaged in breaking things generally and not salts
fed with this, while Mr.. Parker was yet watching
him, the prisoner turned over kerosene lamp, spill
ing the oil over the floor, and wound up by throw
ing the bed upon the stove. The bed soon caught
IRE and filed the house with smoke, but the flames
were eXtingushed by officer Cairns, OF the Seventh
precinct, VINO also arrested the prisoner Gordon
The Justice held the wOuldbe incendiary for exam
nation.
NEW AND SINGULAR MODE OF ROBBERY.-At Jefrer
son Market yesterday, before Justice Dodge was ar
raigned by special officer Butcher, Of the Sixteenth
precinct William Wolf, glazier. Of No. So Chrystie
street, on the charge of stealing q pocketbe0K con-
tanning 500 Is from Barbara Eigner, of No. 2o7 West
Twenty-nipth street. The circumstances are rather
peculiar, and as sworn to by the girl are these
Some two weeks ago she became acquainted with
Wolf while he was making some repairs on the house
where she Ii at service On sunday he called for
her and Importuned her to accompany him to Gen.
tral Park, Notwithstanding he has wife and two
children. They repaired to the Park and after
strolng for some time through the arbors they sat
down upon seat where Wolf proposed marriage
While the billing and cooling was progressing she
alleges Wolf put his hand in her pocket and alb
stracted the above amount, and has refused to re-
turn Wolf denied all participation in the ROBBERY,
but was committed without bail for trial at the
General Sessions.