The national Republican., 1869-06-24
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

IMPORTANT ARREsT-A NoToRIors DEs-
PERADo CAPTrRED--ArTTNPT TO RESCUE.
About noon, yesterday, n notorious colorcd
thief aud desperate, named William Shaw,
went into the tailor shop OF G.. McDonough,
No. 203 Eighth street, near IL street, and
took therefrom q coat, pants aud vest, which
had been left with McDonough for repairs
by a Mr, Winter. A little son Of the tailor
saw the thief going out Of the door, and
pursued him with cries Of "Stop thief lie
was ioined In the pursuit by Mr.. John
Richey. who was passing by. Shaw ran to
Ninth street and from thence through Grant
street, then along Tenth street TO II.
At the corner Of Grant and Tenth streets,
he threw the clothes on the lot, In the rear
OF the Congregational church. Running
along II street he took refuge in the house
OF Mr.. Irwin Barker, between Elevc1th aud
Twelfth streets. Here he tc'd ~ inmates
that he had been pursued by three men who
were endeayoring to kill him. Mr.. Barker
held him In custody until Sanitary Officer
Reed could arrive. That officer arrested
Shaw for the then Of the clothing, and
started with him to the Central guard-house.
BY this time large crowd had collected,
who followed Mr.. Reed with his prisoner.
On the corner OF Tenth and II streets an
attempt was made to rescue the prisoner by
q colored man, named William Clark, who
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snatched his baton out Of his hand aud at
tempted to strike him with 1t. Reed, who
had to hold his prisoner with his loit hand,
kicked his assailant In the stomach. The
severe blow and the apparent determined
purpose Of the officer compelled him TO dc
sist and caused him TO run on receiving al
he was fleeing two discharges from Officer
Reeds pistol, neither OF which took effect,
The prisoner, against whom there arc nine
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mitted TO the Central guard-housc to await
q hearing, and subsequently Clark was ar.
rested to answer the charge Of resisting
the police. The occurrence created consid'
erable excitement on the street. Clark was
found by 0nlcer LipscombG hid away in au
ash box In an alley between ii and and
Ninth and Tenth streets.
Last night large crowd gathered at tho
Central guard-house, to be present at the
preliminary hearing of the case before Jus
tice Harper. Clark was tried first on the
charge OF assaulting Officer Reed and inter
fering with him in the discharge Of his duty
On the trial the facts as stated above wcrt
fully proven, and 1t further appeared thai
Clark Is well known as q notorious dcspc
RADIO with two aliases, "Walker' and "Par
ker." lie was committed to Jail for court
The case OF Shaw was then entered upon
and from the witnesses who were sworn tht
facts given below were elected. In the ab
sence OF two material witnesses the case wa
postponed 10 a further hearing to-day.
When this case was disposed Of, Licutcn
ant Ecklofi, of the Seventh precinct, pre-
sented to Justice Harper four United State
warrants, which had Just been served ol
Shaw. In one Of these warrants, Clark ALA
Walker was associated with other despcr
ADDE'S. These warrants had been issued b.
Justice Mills, and were rs follows On
against shaw for assault and battery o
John {. Lee. After hearing the evidence
Justice Harper fined him $40.
For an assault and battery on Charlie
Just, u lad. This case was dismissed, n
Just could not identify Shaw as his assail
ant.
One against W. W. Shaw, Emmett Tasco
Isaac Walker alias "Clark," Turner New
ton and Richard Ware, for riot and assaul
and battery on julius Bouldcn on the III
day OF June. After hearing the evidence
Clark and Shaw were committed for court
The last warrant charges Shaw and thrc
others with assault and battery on colorc
servant girl named Hagar {. Bright. Tn
witnesses not appearing in this case, it wa
postponed for a further hearing. This rui
fan, Shaw, with others of his ilk, are til
rioters who, on election night, attacked an
beat q number of persons In the vicinity q
Fourth and L streets, and II Is TO be hope
that full measure Of justice will be nctc
out to him.