The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-20
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
0yTY CRIMINAL CALENDAR.


n breach OF OrdiDance-FIghter Dis
posed Of-An Unfortunate Mlstalxe--A
case of Counterfeit Monaghan Old
offender.
Yesterday afternoon two draymen were
~ me latter was SO close to the first dray that
no one could pass between them. Policeman
@9,-'' ~"''hed the driverR 10 obey the city
eotdinance requiring them to oboe
0IIea,.nnu feet but they needed not his advice.
1u ~. "a u 'cOnseouence was that both were marcned
hafore Alderman Delaney, who imposed lne
ps0H,, fns; TnSY anG games RSHe FIJI Fife names "
V.sle erdsy afternoon there was general
gn board OF srse some yn of n the Sae crowd
ronded when Policemen Lawrence ana Hlch.
ards nabbed two of them, who gave the names
- Erank Pierce and Jonn Nune5 Alderman
CTarnanier held them In $500 ball for trial
Ol ORt a late hour last night two OF the police OF
WIpe street yelling murder, thieves, ETC.. Inn
roedately ahead of tho noisy Individual was
sho1 me- Tst fellow was the burglar mid them
selves and awaited him. lie, before reaculng
them, crossed the street ana kepC on the ie ruu.
Ihey ran out, and notified him to halt or y tney
would shoot. He didn't halt. and they shot.
lie then came to, and on going up to MIN IL was
discoyered that he had lost thumo; An eA-
nianstion followed, and IL was found that there
had been mistake on both sides Tne Woundeu
ntSn was recognized as q resident of the vicinity,
and he stated that he imagined the policemen
10 he thieves, when he ana hls son started To
arouse the neigh6orhood' ne saw then ie2 ieaye
To be making an effort to escape;
EMaiColm Hood has been held for hnal
hearing At The Central station this afternoon.
MaicolTo with another Individual last evening
went into Il den on st. Mary street, aud passed
counterfeit SZC nP'e eate ahe pro pro
secured Policeman Yoder, who succeeded in
espturing the prisoner; his accompltce sue
cee ded in making bis escape. On MIN was
fonnd a iot of counterfeit currency.
ELLEN Driscoll is q female who is well known
10 the nolice OF the southwestern portion of the
ot,,, thtnf Ellel'S particular iOrt9 seems
IN he her ability to scale high fences and strip
ciotheslines. Last night she jumped fence at
Seventh and Fitzwater streets, and removed q
quantity OF clothes from the line: A police
man overhauled her with the articles in her
possession. She was sent TO prison.
THE MoRGUE QUEsTIoN.-The N. Y. World Of
this morning says:-The question of erecting
Morgue in Philadelphia has been under discus
sion In the Common Council Of that city for
year past. There has been no other place for
the reception of the w fortunate dead than
mCnts, Is far from conformable to modern
notions. Accordingly, at recent meeting
committee OF fourteen gentlemen should
visit New York and inspect the MOrgue esta
blished al Bellevue Hospital, for the purpose of
reporting the method OF construction sanitary
arrangements, aud other peculiarities of that
structure. The committee consisted OF the lol'
lowing gentlemen:-Messl William smith,
Chah man; John ]. Kersey, Charles II. Harlz-
ness, Alexander NJ. Fox, George w. Plumley,
Samuel q. King. F; Duffy, william S. Stokley
Joseph Hockey: John Stnhl; and Benjamin H
HaineslClerk Theylett Philadelphia Thursday
evening, at half past e, and arrived here little
af-er 10, proceeding at once to the metropolitan
Hotel. Yesterday morning the entire delega-
tion proceeded to the Bellevue Hospital; where
they we're received by Mr.. Bell, aud at.once
shown over the entire establishment. They
were, however. more particularly inte'
rested n the Morgue and examined all ats
details with considerable care. 1t happened
that there was no poor waif of humanity in the
Morgue awaiting recognition, for though the
body of found dr. roWned" had been received
a few hours previously, it was in the hands
Of the photographer, in order (accoralng 70
ments may be preserved, with such scraps
OF clothing as elung 10 IL H. tor oCTI CwS
sion OF their visit the delegations were unan1
NOUS in their expressions of approval TO Mr.
Bell of all they had seen In the establishment
and seemed Inclined to recommend the con
Btruction of something very similar In thei
own city. The delegation visited, informally
different parts of the city In the afternoon, AM
In the evening were present at the representa-
tion of the Forty ThieUeS, by invitation Of tn
lesses of Niblos.-