The New York herald., 1869-04-12
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

WHOLESALE ARREsTS.-Last night the Eighth pre-
cincs secured forty-three prisoners. nearly all OF
whom were arrested for disorderly conduct or this
number twenty-eleven men and nine women-were
arrested by oflcer VIM. ii. La Rue.
AN ALLEGED THIEF SHoT.-At half.past four yes
terday morning Frank Rafferty,, who, the police OF
the sixteenth precinct assert is noted thief while
attempting TO escape from officer Hearn, was shot
IN the chin by the oflicer The wound was slight
anu no dangerous consequences are likely to ensue.
ALLEGED RoBBERY.-Wiliiam Fox, q barkeeper
was yesterday arraigned before Alderman Cuddy, at
the Tombs accused by James Watson, OF No. IS
East Twelfth street, OF having robbed him OF gold
watch and chain worth s125, and seventy-fvc dol
lars In money. The complainant says that he was
accosted In the street by Fox who with three or
four others, endeavored to pick q quarrel with him.
Ihe result was that he was josted about pretty
freely, and on getting away discovered his watch
ana none{,had been stolen. He pursued Fox and
succeeded m overtaking him and causing his arrest
Fox who pleaded not guilty TO the charge was fully
committed for examination.
ALLEGED DISHONEST CLERK.-Henry Kavanagh,
Of No III Clinton Place. occupying the position of
one OF the floor superintendents in Messrs. A. T.
stewart Co.'S store, corner OF Broadway and
Tenth street, appeared before Justice Ledwith at
tne Jefferson Market Police Court, yesterday morning
ana charged one Gustav Reiss, salesman, with EN-.
peLzing the sum OF $40 10. This amount IL was al
leged obtained among many other sums for the sale
or goods but iaed 70 account for IT, and detected
In his fraudulent action by the Complainant When
first accosted In relation 10 the matter the accused
rather Indignantly denied IT, but his arrest beno
ordered, he "changed his tune,r and made a fuli
confession and restitution Of the money He was
committed for trial In default OF bail WV
How A STATEN ISLANDER SAYS He LOST HIS Mo-
sEY.-John W. Blake, who resides at Rossylle
staten Island, made yng visit to the city on last
Friday and an Unexpectedly expensive one as the
result proved. In an adavit made yesterday before
Alderman Cuddy, acting magistrate at the Tombs.
he says that on the day stated he was induced by
Charles willsen, who keeps saloon at No. o James
street, TO enter the saloon corner OF Chatham and
Roosevelt streets under the preext OF gettIng sioo
Dill changed which bill he had given TO the former
IN payment for drink They could not change the
OIL AZ the last place visited, and Wisen
refused 10 give him back the bill This
was bur the beginning OF Mr.. Blake's
trouble. AS he was about stepping out OF the place
one OF three other men who were In there seized
hod OF hin and held him, while the Others robbed
MIN OF 800 IN money which he had In his pocket
All the parties accused OF the robbery having been
arrested were brought before Alderman Cuddy ana
identified by the accused as the parties robbpg him
They all asserted their innocence OF the charge aa
elso did Wisen the accusation OF taking and keen-
log the $l0O bill. The accused were Committed for
examination. They gave their names as Charles
Willsen native OF Denmark, age twenty five and
business saloon keeper; Francis Murray who uave
Albany as his birthplace, his sge thrty-two and
business that OF oysternan; James KaufY a native
OF this city, age twenty-five, business likewise AN
FISHERMAN, and Charles MePoDigle, also AGED % a
nativeI New Jersey, and his occupation that OF sa-
loon keeper,