The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-10
POLICE IsTELLis CEN CE.

ERRAToM.-The HERALD OF yesterday, In publishing
the robbery Of the returned Californian, L. J. coie
OF 400 by the panel game stated II occurred at No.
81 Amlty street. IL should have read 10 instead OF
49, the latter house Is occupied by respec table
family.
BOARDING House RoBBERY.-Wnam Schultz, Of
No. "a Alien street. was charged before Justice Mans
field, ut Essex Market Police Court, win stealing
watch worth $l25 from Nathan Morris. who boarded
In the same house. Schultz when arrested, adj
mitted the robbery and was held for examination
AN ALLEGED DISHONEST DOMEsTIc.-Mrs. Mary
Conklin, OF No. A West Twenty fourth street. pre-.
ferred complaint yesterday at Jefferson Market
against Q domestic In her employ, named Catharine
Dillon, forty years Of age, charged with stealing
g0lu watch from her bureau drawer on Friday,
valued at $3.50. She denied the charge, but was
committed in default OF ST. 600 BAH to answer Of The
General Sessions.
srABBISd IN HAMILTON srREEr-Two sailors,
named Alfred Mellon anu Cornelius Boyle, boarding
at No. ii Hamilton street. got up quarrel and not
content with strong language, gafaished py oaios.
proceeded to blows, and In tie fight Mellon stabbed
Boyle In the lett breast with sheath knife six
inches long. The wound was inflicted IN the region
Of the heart and Is OF very dangerous character.
officer Minton took Mellon into custody and Judge
Mansfield, before whom he was arragned at Essex
Market, committed him TO answer.
SHARP PRACTICE.-Julius Ameiung was left In
charge or the office q Messrs. Hayes Wild, No. 40
Dey street, for short time On Mr. Hayes return
he missed from the safe twelve dollars in currency
He said that be had only left the prisoner there
few minutes and he discovered his loss Immediately
upon his return. The prisoner was shortly aler-
wards apprehended aad taken before Judge Hogan,
at the 1oinbs, who committed him to answer
STEALING HAEDCART. John Davey and Edward
Callahan were brought before Judge Hogan, charged
with stealing handcart. Patrick Kerney, Of LA
Worth street, says that about three weeks ago he
lost his h8ndcarf which he left for short time at
the corner OF Catharine and Oak streets. Onicer
Docketty OF the Fourth precinct said that he found
street. Broadway, from which the prisoner was sell
ING cabbages. Davey told the officer that he bought
1t from Callahan, and as Callahan did not give a
satisfactory explanation as to how he became pos
sessed Of its5udge Hogan eec them both TO answer.
LARCENY Al 4 FIRE.-Abram ]. Ayers. Of No. COL
Eleventh avenue preferred complaint before JUS
tice Ledwith, at Jefferson Market. yesterday,
against woman named Catharne Flynn, charging
that on Friday night, while his house was burning,
at the corner OF Fortcth street and Eleventh avenue,
she entered the house and perceivng his feather bed
valued at twenty-five dollars, walked OF with 1t.
When arrested by officer Woods OF the Twentieth pre-
cnct the property was found in her house. She stated
1t was all mistake; that she took the property lor
safe keeping, supposing IT belonged to female
friend, who also llved IN the house. Her expana-
ton did not have much weight with the Justice as
she was committed TO answer at the General Ses-
si0ns.
DISHONEST MESSENGER Randall,
Of the Fifteenth precinct yesterday arraigned before
Justice Ledwith at Jefferson Market Alonzo Merritt
twenty-eght years Of age messenger in the United
States Treasury Department upon complaint Of
Miguel Fernandez ellis Of No. 125 East Eleventh
street, charged With stealing one dozen linen Shirts
two and half dozen linen pillow cases, nine flannel
undershrts andEone Panama hat from his residence,
at the above place. Friday valued at $3.50 In gold
ellis states the prisoner ana himself occupied the
same house. and between four and five O'Clock on
Friday morning Merritt got up. packed up the prop
erty and removed them to O restaurant on Tlird
avenue for safe3keepng, where they were recovered
by the officer. He stated he had nothing to say in
reference to tho charge and was locked up In default
Of 81, 900 bail to answer at the General sessions
ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN MONEY ON A FORGED CHECK
Detective Reilly, OF the Fifteenth precinct yesterday
arraigned o boy, sixteen years OF age, named Alex
ander LIE Goazion before Justice Ledwith, at Jefer
son Market. charged with forging the name Of his
employer, james neliare or 9l3 Broadway, to O
check FOR $500 on the Chatham National Bank The
boy had been In the employ OF the complainant as
from his checKeook and filled 1t out for the above
amount made payable to order, signing his employ
er's name to the document Mr.. Henry +. Doremus,
paying teller OF the bank testified TO the boys pre-
sentng the check on Friday afternoon, and having
1t certified He then left the bank and, returning
IN about half an hour stated he wanted the money;
but the check not being endorsed by Mr.. Heliare,
he refused cash It, and the boy lett. complaint
was preferred against him by Mr.. Doremus charg-
ing him with attempting TO defraud the bank out Of
the money, TO which lie pleaded not guilty. but was
committed for examination.