The New York herald., 1869-04-19
Police NTELLIGEyCE.

PoCKETB00K SNAICnER.-A lad twelve years OF
age, giving his name as Herman Robeich, was ar
raigned yesterday morning before Justice Shandley
ct Essex Market Police Court, charge OF steal.
ing pocketbook containing fifty cents. Mrs. Ellen
Grote OF No. 1lS Sheriff street. stated that she was
walking through Ridge street last night when Her.
man came up to her and suatched her pocketbook
out OF her hand He then ran away but officer Tuite
Oi tne Eleventh precinct, followed and captured
bim The boy was committed for examination at
the Court OF Special Sessions.
ALLEGED DISHONEST CLERK.-Mr. Max Ehrmaun
keeps grocery store at No. 2se East Fourth street
and has for some time employed one Andrew Mangen
as o clerk. On Saturday Mr.. Ehrmaun left his store
for while, and before going placed sixty dol.
ars in Treasury notes in tea box for safe keeping
During hls absence the money was removed and
missing 1t on Ills return, he accused the clerk
mitted the theft and tod his employer that he had
MD she stamps In the cellar. Mr.. Ehrmaun went to
70 the place indicated and recovered thirtyfour dol
lars. Yesterday the clerk was taken before Justice
6handley at Essex Market Police Court, by oliicer
Daly, OF the seventeenth precinct, and was COM
mitted to await examination.
THE Boy Who SHOT HIS FRIENp-Isaac Hatch.
the little boy who shot his friend James Madison.
also boy, living at 81 Thompson street. in the face
on Saturday evening was arragned at the Jefferson
Market Police Court, before Justice Dodge yesterday
morning to answer the charge OF feonious assault
Ofcer Hutchinson OF the Eighth precinct narrated
that ne saw crowd OF persons chasing the accused
through Laurens street, and upon ascertantnQ the
cause OF the excitement arrested him. He was sup.
sequenty confronted with the injured lad who re.
co2nzed MIN as the one who fired the pistol. Hatch
was born In south Carolina, and is q bootblack
he pieaded not guilty to tae charge, but was COM
mitted TO answer at tie Court General Sessions n
default OF $500 bail The wounded lad win soon
recover.
ALLEGED ATTEMPT AT HIGHWAY RoBBgRY-Wil-
liam H. Downing, residing at No. s64 Third avenue
appeared before Justice Dodge, at the Jefferson
Market Police Court. yesterday morning ana mar.
rated the particulars of daring attempt at high
way robbery BY one John Dunno. Downing alleges
that the accused came up to him or Saturday en-
ing on the Bowery ana, after accostinq him per
sisted In making his acquaintance. against his ex
pressed wishes. Not being able 70 rid himself of
his tpresence he jumped on a Third avenue car with
line intention OF proceeding TO his home; but the
accused followed him and sat beside him; that when
the conductor called for the fare Dunno quarrelled
with him because he would not pay his fare also
Which, added to his previous operations astonsned
um all the more; that when the car reached Eiph.
zenith street he left IT, hoping then to get rid OF the
ecnsed, but that impossible as he followed him
10 wards Fourth avenue he came up to him and
WI tbout explanation. demanded his money he hay-
ms al the time IN his pocket SIS. Being refused
~ pne thrust his hand IN the compainant's pocket
ne same time kissing In mis- ear that N he did NOT
IN over his money ne would 'sbeat the life ont of
N - This was the elimination OF the outrage az
N & In fear OF his life, Downing cried out Tor the
d q, when oiilcer William s. Reed on tne
n teenth precmct, came up and arrested the
cl we'd. In his informal examination Dnnne
ca ed not guilty, and said that he was nine,een
an OF age, born In New York, and lived az No 1Si
yer le charge at the Court OF General Sessions In
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