The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-09-12

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Loss 1000; insurance not known.
John O'Hiars, n driver, was arrested yesterday on
suspicion OF helping himself TO wallet containing
forty eight dollars which was dropped in carriage
which John was driving by Mrs. Lambeer. He was
lady had left 1t. He denies finding any money.
O'Hara, who Is young fellow, was locked up to
answer
Henry Williams, a cabnetmaker, was taken into
custody on suspicion OF setting fire to his shop, in
Baltic street, at an early hour yesterday morning.
The premises were discovered TO be on fire by O
policeman, who burst open the door and found the
prisoner In there but making no attempt to extin-
guisn the fire. Williams, who was drunk when
arrested, has no Insurance upon the place,
The funeral services over the remains of jeremiah
D. Fielding. the young politician, who died suddenly
on Thursday last, were held In the Church OF st.
Vincent Paul, Williamsburg, yesterday afternoon
The funeral procession was composed OF the Wash
ingtOn Association, the William A. Brown Associa-
ton and the Jackson Club followed by cavalcade
Of over 100 carriages and other vehicles. The re-
mains were Inferred in Calvary Cemetery.
Edward Wheaen and william Jones, aged eigh-
teen years respectively, were taken into custody
upon charge Of highway robbery, by couple Of
officers Of the ThirG precinct al about four O'Clock
yesterday morning. The complainant in the case 1 8
Robert Young, Fourteenth street. near Sixth
avenue. The latter mentioned gentleman was wend-
ing his way hOmeward through Smith street at three
O'Clock A. NJ, when he was acc0sted near Warren
street by one OF these young "footpads," who i'll
quired the distance TO some street near by
little further on he was met again
by Jones and another fellow who In
CURED their way to some adjacent thor.
oughlare. The pedestrian saw no more OF
his friends until nearing Carroll Park, very lonely
section or the route when he was dealt a powerful
blow with stone from behind by one of the high
waymen who had taken OF his shoes and stealthily
approached upon his unwary victim. The trio OF
rufilans then set upon Young and robbed him OF
nine dollars and tried TO get MS watch. The latter
was retained, however, by the complainant, who
fought manfully and cried loudly Tor assistance The
thieves made OF. MIR. Young repaired TO the Butler
street station house. where he reported the outrage
Sergeant Masterson and Officer Roach went out In
quest of the rogues. They returned having in GUS
tOdy Whealen and Jones, whom they found in At
lantIc street. near Smith. The evidence Is pretty
strong against these fellows. They were only dis
charged from custody last week from lack of EVIL
dence to convict them OF burglary which was COM
mitted on shoe-fitling establishment In Atlantic
street on the 18th OF August. They belong to So
cal club of "hard repue," and are well known
to the police when last arrested their pictures
were taken for the Rogues' Gallery Upon being dis
charged they visited Chief Campbell, at Police Head.
quarters and urgently requested that their cdres de
0isite be destroyed. This was not done, and their
pictures Will hencef0rth ornament the collection of
evil visageS.