The New York herald., 1869-05-11
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

| ALLEGED BURGLARs.-George Ellis and Edward
| Healey, whose arrest on Saturday night at Pages
| Hotel, corner OF Spring and West streets. on The
charge OF having burglars tools in their possession
which II Is alleged they were taking to California.
! has already been announced In the HERALD, were
yesterday committed for trial on the charge OF mus.
demeanor.
TEE GREENE STREET ARSON CAsR.-Yesterdsy
Fire Marshal Bracket had lengthy interview with
Rosa Peter, who arrested, with her husband, on
Friday, the charge Of firing their house. at No. 1se
Greene street. The interview took place in the FIJI
teenth precinct station house. when Mrs. Peter made
voluntary confession, which was reduced to writ
ing by the Fire Marshal and his assistant Mr.. Renish,
and signed by the woman In the presence OF Ser.
geant Field. Mrs. Peter states that, having had
quarrel with her husband, she resolved to be
avenged and fired the premises In three places. She
exonerated her husband from any participation
the crime.
How SOME POLICE ARRESTS ARE MADE.-A peril
nent illustration Of how zealously stupid policemen
sometimes make arrests, was given in coming
yesterday before Judge Downing, at the Tombs. Two
young girls each about twelve years old, were
brought in by o1icer Stwagon, OF the Second pre-
cinct among the morning returns on q charge Of
robbery. The evidence Of the oficer arresting them
showed that they had robbed no one; that they had
attempted no robbery, and no one suspected them
OF Intended robbery. All he could say against them
for this Thing were arrested, taken to the station
house locked up al night and in the morning sent
reprimanded the officer. Many such cases he
said are Incorporated in the annual reports OF the
Police Commissioners, and marked as discharged BY
the police magistrates, rejecting on the latter.
ALLEGED FALSE BPRErEsCEs.-Oflcer Leaycraft, OF
the Jefferson Market Police Court squad yesterday
arrested simon Ingersoll, Of No. 5i4 Myrtle avenue
Brooklyn, on the complaint Of r. S. Bartram, agent
of sewing machine company doing business in
Broadway. The affdavit charged that Ingersoli
represented to the company that he was the sole
owner OF certain patent, which they purchased,
paying fifty dollars on account OF the purchase.
gerso sold the patent he had no interest," in 1t, hav-
ing previously assigned II to one John Ryer, DAILY
ana other parties The complaint therefore, charges
signature OF the ofncer Of the company to certain
papers binding the company TO pay him $oooimore,
STraiTned 9enIed ali Intention to Sefraad, and ex.
pressed his astonshment that the company should
the patent The most singular circumstance con-
nected with the case "a that person representing
the sewing machine company volunteered 10 go and
secure bail for the accused
NEGRO THIEVES ON THEIR RoUNDs.-Detective
Philip Reilly Of the Twentieth precinct, has Just
ceeded In securing the committal OF two Of the
most expert negro thieves In the city for trial at the
General Sessions with fair prospect that they will
have free ride up the river.
On Friday last John Butler. aged twenty years. Of
Thirty sixth street, and Joseph Miller, aged seven
teen years, Of the same Street, by some means
eeCted an eotraHCe unODserved 10 tne residence OF
Abraham II. Cardoza, No. 230 West Thirty.nIntn
street, and secured basket containing $3.50 worth
Of silverware, forks &C., which they were getting
out OF the house, when domestic named Fannie
Dewar courageously gave chase and overhaued them
upon the street, when they seyed some forks rom
the basket which they abandoned, and made their
escape description Of the negroes was furnished
Reilly, who on Sunday arrested the darkies, who
confessed the robbery and piioted the ocer TO the
pawnshop Of Solomon Sterns, NO. lis west twenty
seventh street. where Miller had pawned the goods.
ON the previous wednesday the house OF Elizabeth
Stowe No 22s west Thirty sixth street was entered
by Miller who succeeded IN getting away w4th
black silk dress worth fifty dollars. This he also
pawned at Sterns' for 81 So To Reilly he admitted
the robbery Of Mrs. stowell. and told where he had
dsposed OF the dress. On their arrangement before
Justice Dodge yesterday both the negroes made
full confession, and were sent 10 the General
sessions IN default OF 81 600 bail IL n understood
that for some time many OF the citizens OF the Twen-
tietn precinct have been robbed by persons answer
ing the description OF these coored citizens and the
arrest OF Miller and Butler will be gratincation TO
many. When asked by the ofcer for the stolen dress
Sterns refnsed TO give up. Justice Dodge sent him
. summons ordering It's production which was
promptly complied WITH lie asked sterns n ne had
purchased the Dress and on receiving a negative
answer, Informed him that II WAS fortunate for him
that u was 20, as had he purchased It, he would
have held him ~ Q receiver OF stolen Rooda