The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-01-15
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

QUEER MERCANTILE TRANsACTIoN.-J0hn Healy
and jeremiah O'Keefe and two unknown women en-
tered the store OF Rachael Jacobs, at No. Baxter
street. the 18th INST, and offered pair OF pants
for sale. Mrs Jacobs refused to purchase the article
OF apparel, the visitors determined to make the
visit profitable one. for they took i0rcibe posses
sion OF another pair Of pants and coat, which they
found tine shelves. officer Poe, Of the sixth pre-
cnct heard OF the larceny after the thieves mad
mnde good their escape and after vigorous pursuit
succeeded in finding both Of the men, and arraigned
them before Justice Hogan yesterday orning a the
TOmbs. AS Mrs. Jacobs testified positively that she
saw the larceny committed BY Heaiy and one OF the
women tine prisoners were held for trial ut the
Special Sessions IN default OF ball.
A MASSACHUSETTS BURGLAR-One Thomas Hen
messy was arrested yesterday by Captain Jourdan,
OF the Sixth ward police, at the suggestion and re-
quest OF John b. Hollis deputy State constable in
Boston, Mass. Mr.. Hollis appeared before Justice
Hogan yesterday at the Tombs and testified that on
the I'D Of December last be had made complaint
against George Perkins. Frederick Scott Thomas Hen
messy and Charles Poole, charging them with having
Drrnen INTO sne evening Mam fo ,r ..
lie further stated that the Thomas Hennessy arrested
" Captain Jourdan was one Of the gang SO accused
OF the burglary. TN this statement OF facts Justice
Hogan remanded the prisoner to await the action or
tie Governor OF the state Of Massachusetts. This
Wesley Aen Il ne Special Sessions lew days ago.
when Alien was on trial for highway robbery and
violence.
A GANG OF BURULARs CArTURED.-MessrsW Wheeler
BIOS, AZ NO. 20 new CndmOeIs btrtets gave tueiI
porter, William He.rschburn, alias Henry Hickey, q
check the 5th inst, which called for the sum OF
$50, and directed him to get 1t cashed at the bank.
Herschburn did procure the money but forgot to
return the same TO his employers, nor did he show
himself ut their store until compelled to do SO by
detectives Woodbridge, OF the sixth precinct. Yes
terday the prisoner was arraigned before Justice
Hogan ut the Tombs, and committed for trial on the
complaint OF walter u. j. Wheeler, one OF the nrn
robbed This led to the discovery Of other lar
cenes, and Captain J0urian, assisted by detective
Woodbridge, succeeded yesterday IN arresiing q
confederate OF Herschburn named George Higgins,
alias Charles Hickey. at No. ~ Centre street. the re-
treat OF these two men, where they found set OF
handsome light harness, which had been stolen from
the stable OF Mr.. Wheeler, In Eighty fourth street;
an overcoat taken from the Office OF Edwin stiIweil
h Co., brewers. in Columbia street, BROOKLYN;
showcase OF valuable stones, belonging TO II. Sec
kamp, OF No. IL John street; several photographs,
taken from the showcase OF r. = Reynolds, at No.
IGi Chatham street; gold breastpln and . pair OF
pantal0ons, stolen from the boarding house OF
Patrick Martin. at No. Ia East Egntyfourth street,
and quantity Of ladies' velvet hats, beside spen-
did set cart harness. for which owners are wanied
Both Higgins and Hcrscnburn are held for examine