The New York herald., 1870-08-11

Robert Robb "a Fulton street.
kerosene lamp exploded at the residence
OF Mrs. DoweIl. 81 Hamilton avenue, on Tuesday
night and fifty dollars worth or furniture was de-
strOyed.
A fire broke out at an early hour yesterday morn
ing in Harvey Pease's saw mandatory, corner OF
Tenth and Ainslie streets, Z. D., and caused damage
to the amount OF several thousand dollars The
cause of the fire is unknown. The loss is covered by
Insurance.
Daniel Polhemus who keeps pawn offlce in Full
ton street, was taken before Justice Walsh yester.
day, on q charge Of receiving stolen goods. Some
property stolen by some boys was found In his place.
The accused was required to give ball IN the sum Of
$1,000 to await examination.
MT. James L. Kennedy, residing In Sands street,
complained at the Police Headquarters yesterday
that his son, Henry Kennedy, had been sent out
West by the Childrens Aid Society in Poplar street.
| SUPERINTENDENT, Mr.. william Lawrence, and that
| gentleman stated that he would telegraph and have
| the boy sent back.
| Mr.. Thompson residing in Eighteenth street, near
Fifth avenue, returned home unexpected by his
| wife on Tuesday night, and was surprised to find
lower rooms of the house. Presuming that the
owner Of the above articles was not far of, and that
his wife m might Snss snS e aam ~ oe e
eighth precinct station house, requesting the
captain to send an officer around to his
house and bring the owner out with his
| wife. The number upon the cap showed
that it belonged to patrolman William Mckenzie
| and when an Olfcer reached ThOmpSOn'S residence
he found Mckenzie there in his shirt sleeves consd-
| erablv agltated at being discovered. He accompa-
MED his brother officer TO the station house, when
the captain suspended him from duty and reported
him to the Police Commissioners. Mckenzie sent
In his resignation, but the Commissioners refused to
receive it, and will arraign him for trial on Friday
next.
Red Haggerty, Bryan Rourke and James Ryan,
under arrest since the 25th ult for assaulting John
Klein and his wife and son, at the lager beer saloon
No. 63 Wythe avenue E. D., also with assaulting
officer Burrill and rescung prisoner from him,
had 1nal hearing before Justice Voorhies yester-
day. 1t appeared from the evidence that the prs-
oners, with two Others who escaped, entered Klein
and drank lager beer for which they refused to pay
sea Kaea 0p row e an TO s
generally. In the mdlee. Klein and his
Son were badly beaten. In endeavoring to suppress
the disturbance officer Burr received rather rough
treatment, ana the first prisoner he secured young
man. CnlleD, was taken away from him by Haggery
and Rourke The officer then took hold Of Haggerty,
| when the latter resisted ana assaulted him with q
hammer which mad been stolen but short time pre-
vously from neghboring tnsmiths shop The
| ster, and by their united enorts the three
rowdles first named were arrested. Their examina.
voorhes to give ai the police police an an opportunity
to capture those of the gang who escaped,
but as they had not succeeded ss q, up a,i,, to
semler appearing for the complainants and ex-
Judge Moore for the prisoners. The court room was
crowded, forenoon and afternoon, by the politicians
of the Nineteenth ward Of which body the prisoners
are conspicuous members. Aitera patient. hearing
Justice Voorhles found all the prisoners guilty OF the
dollars each, III default sixty days In the Peniten-
tiary. Rourke and Ryan were acquitted OF the
charge of assaulting ofilcer Burr, and Red Tag
gertS was convlcei Of that offence ana ordered ui.
der bonds OF $500 to answer before the Grand jury