The New York herald., 1869-02-15
SUBURBAN INTELLIGENCE.
NEW JERSEY.


Jersey City.
ARRESTED FOR GAMBIING.-Two Young boys were
imprisoned yesterday for having been found .pitch-
ing pennes Provost street and thus proianing the
Sabbath.
ArRoCIous AssAULT-Michael McGoveSn was con-
veyed to the police station yesterday afternoon
charged by Charles Mooney with having violently
assaulted him, cutting his head and infictng other
serious wounds He Is held Tor trial
ANOTHER ALLEGED RoBBERY.-A man named
George Hays forty-two years OF age and native OF
England. was arrested yesterday afternoon suspi-
cion OF burglarousy entering house on the corner
Of South Fourth and Erie - streets and abstracting
mitted to prison TO await examination.
Hoboken.
ALLEGED THETA man named John Miller,
thirty years OF age, was arrested by Captain Dona
van and locked up last evening for having in mis-
possession the following articles for which he could
not satisfactorily account:-Two black frock coats,
one light dress coat, one handkerchief marked "a.
H..'' two pairs OF pantaloons razor and number
Of shirts. Miller states that he has been working
at Hackensack, where he rightfuliy obtained the
goods.
Row BETWEEN PAssENGERs.-Yesterday evening
two men named Mccormack and Michael Kennedy,
who had previously indulged in potations at place
known as the Rock Tavern, were passengers on
Hudson City Railroad car to Hoboken, when
Mccormack gave the conductor five dollar bill to
paw the fare. ON the conductor returning
the change Kennedy received and pocketed It,.
Shortly afterwards Mccormack demanded his change
OF the conductor who. OF course, refused IT, Here
upon Mccormack became upr0arlous and assaulted
the conductor, who in return thoroughly pounded
him. On arriving at the depot Kennedy was moving
homewards, but was pursued by MS ccmpanlon ana
near the FERRY. where they would have drowned had
not assistance been rendered. AS Mccormack
comrade and bawled ont in bubbling tone 'Where's
my five dolars?o Hereupon constable arrived,
and when they were taken out Of the water he con-
First street and Kennedy between Tenth and
Eleventh streets, Hoboken.
Newark.
SNEAK THIEvNG.-A valuable overcoat was
snatched from in front OF the clothing store OF A.
Kaufman, No. 124 Market street, on Saturday
night. About the same time two colored youths
who had been lettering in the vicinity disappeared
also.
The LAroN HOMICIDE CAsE.-A petition is in Cir
culaion for names OF leading citizens praying for
mcrciful disposition of young Lafon who stands
convicted OF the manslaughter OF Joseph Hebring.
1t is said that the congregation OF the First Presby
terian church, OF which the Lafon family are men,
bers have taken the initiative in the matter which
is materially strengthened by their pastor, Rev. Or.
Stearns. lt IL matter OF comment in connection
with the recent trial that while the clergy were ex
tremey solicitous about sne welfare OF the prisoner
at all, noticed.
DESCENT on A DIsoRDERLy HOUsE.-Late on Sat
urday night Sergeants Miller and Medrum, aided by
small posse OF men belonging to the police force,
made descent on the alleged dlsorderiy house No.
$50 Commerce street and captured the white pro.
prietor James O'Mahoney, and nine blacks, all OF
whom were more or less wild through deep
imblbations OF the vest kind of "Jersey
iIchtning.n The black brigade, including one
female, was marched before the police magis-
trate yesterday morning and discharged, with
a caution, while 0'Mahoney was held to bail TO
appear for trial before the Grand Jury on the
charge OF keeping disordery house. The police
say his place heretofore has nightly been the resort
OF thieves, vagabonds and rowdies, without regard
to sex color.