The New York herald., 1869-04-14
POLICE MraLLiGEycE.

DRIVING OVER A CHILD.-A driver Of O cart was
arrasgned before Justice Slandey yesterday after
| noon, charged with driving over boy named John
J. Harkins, nine years OF age. James Duty de.
posed Iiat he saw the prisoner driving over tae
ner oi Deiancey and Allen streets wnen the bog Eel
| down, aud before The horse could be stopped the
cart went over nlrn. Joseph was neld To answer.
| AssAULTING AN OFFIcER.-James w. Petit, patro
| man Of the Sixteenth precinct, complained before
Justice Dodge, at the Jefferson Market Police Court
yesterday morning. that while he was on his post Of
duty on Monday night one James Murphy violently
assaulted Inn by clInchlng and THROWING him vio-
ently ground, aud tIs without the least pro-
vocation. Held 70 answer attae Court OF Special
Sessions In default OF s5OO bail.
The ROBBERY OF HUMAN HAlR.-willlam McMann
and Frederick Naples, accused Of breaking open the
show case Of Robert Wolf, No. 743 Broadway on
Monday night and stealing therefrom $500 worth OF
hun hair, as exclusively gwen in yesterdays
HERALD, were arrac cned before Justice Dodge al the
Jefferson Mar4et rollce Court yesterday mornin 3
and aiiidavitS taken IN tue case. ihe prisoners
pleaded not guilty, but were committed Tor exam-
inatlon.
ALLEGED GRAND LARcENY.-Frances Price, of No.
22s West rwenty-s'xth street, accused Mary Agnes
Melville al the Jefferson Market Poce Court before
Justice Dodge yesterday morning, Of purloimng a
shawl valued at s1lo. The circumstances OF the
robbery, as narrated, are that Mary was given
charge OF this article OF wearing apparel for sale
Keeping ana that 1t was placed IN her trunk FOR that
purpose alone; tDat when conpl tinant asked her
Y II could not be found anilnereiore sac charges
her with stealing 1t. The accused In her inlOrfnal
living at 2O5 West Twenty-slxh street dressmaker
by occupation aud not guilty Oi The charge. CON-
mitted to answer, IN default Of $1,000 bail.
TIE FIRST AVENUE CAR ACcIDENT.-Michael
Smith, the driver OF No. Gs of the Dry Dock and
East Broadway line, was arraigned to answer the
charge Of running over Lewis Reeves on Monday
uight at the corner OF First avenue and Twenty
seventh street. already published In the HERALD,
at the Jefferson Market Ponce Court yesterday,
before Justice Dodge. Officer flaming, OF the
Eighteenth precinct who had charge OF tue prisoner
brought TO court with him a certI.iratc Of Surgeon
Bronson, 0i Bellevue Hospital, ceitlfYng that The
injured man had a compound fracture Of The right
thigh aud that MS left leg had been amputated Fur
ther, that his conoiten Yesterday morning very
precarious The accused, under tie circumstances
was committed 10 await tie result OF Reeves
Injuries.
CoLoRED PERSONS on THE ',STEAL.n-Mary Nor
ton, OF West Twenty-iifth street, appeared before
Justice Dodge, at the Jefferson Market Police Court
yesterday morning, ana accused George Rushmore
and Lucy BeddeI, both colored. AMI who had long
been employed by her as servants, OF stealiBr from
time to time, carpets, bedding, sheets and towei
RON her house, in all valued at sixty dol
lars she rather pathcticalIy narrated tnat
George had long been q faithful servant, but hIs
intimacy with Lucy. WHICH nsd ripened INTO zen.
der passion and nnally into an engagement of
marriage, mad almost been his ruin. This she
knew from the circumstance that slc had led HIM
to commit acts OF theft winch he mad confessed
and moreover that wiien she had accused nm Of
being guilty OF thieviSh actions he a-so admitted
that Lucy had acknowledged TO HIM stealing the
carpet. Wnen arrailned ie rye was very penitent
and in tears announced that he had never been ar
rested before. Conined 10 answer, cil In default
of $500 bail.
ALLEGED BURGLARY IN HENRY SrREEr.-Two
young men, giving their names as Morris Loeb and
Edward Wilson, were arraiIned yesterday before
Justice Shandley, at the ESSEX Market Police Court,
on charge Of burglary. The complainant was Mr..
Jacob Strauss, OF No. 39 Heury street. who deposed
that on the night OF the 26th OF March bis house
broken into and several opera glasses number OF
tabe cloths, quantity Of provisions ana 0ber
pr, perty Of the toiai value OF so stolen and car
red away thercfroin. lie charges the ABOVE named
young men with being tue burglars. from the fact
that the prisoner Loeo icen IN his employ and had
been discharged for Improper Conduct iiis sus-
plcons rested Loe3, and nc engaged the services
Of officers Conner ana Prlnole. OF tue seventh pre-
0nct, who arrested the discouraged srpint, Ilndng
IN MS possession some OF tue stoen property. Loeb,
the comp ainant aie admitted the burglary, and
stated tnat tne y isoucr Wilson assisted him in it
10th men were heid ior examination.