The New York herald., 1871-09-10
THE TCMBS Police C9IRY.


The Bad O'Briens-Thomns in Trouble-The
Bogus Expresssnuu Thieves Agaiu-A Scarf
s;naic,icr.
At the Tombs Police Court on Friday Thomas
O'Bren. brother OF the late notorious Jerry OBrien
who was executed some two years ago for the MUIR
der OF Ills mistress, in Houston street, whom he
stabbed with large fish knife. procured for the
purpose-the circumstances OF the case must yet be
fresh IN the mad OF the public arraigned hav
ing
A LARGE BAG IN HIS PoSs ESsIoN,
containing cloths. cassimeres and similar articles OF
the value of about eight hundred dollars. Oalcer
Dikeman, who was on post In B.eecker street.
observed O'Brien going along in n suspicious man.
ner with the bag his shoulders, and, think
ing that something was wrong. arrested him.
O'Brcn could give no satisfactory explana-
ton for the possession OF the property and
was brought to Police headquarters. when lie was
recognized eS wen known thlei. subsequently he
was taken before Judge Downing and committed to
prison, the goods having been lett with the Property
the contents OF the bag, but it remained FOR Mr.
Samuel Clerk, of % and 20 Newark avenue, Jersey
City, 10
CLAIM THE STOLEN PROPERTY
as his own Tins he did yesterday. IL appears that
Mr.. Clerk keeps store at the above place, and on
the night OF the Sth INST his premises were broken
into by burglars and cloths and similar stock to the
value OF 81 900 distracted. Tue burglars erectcd an
through the rear door OF the store opening
piishng their object undctccted. OBrien VIII doubt
less come TO speedy 2ricI.
Allen Beck, OF No. SO Franklin street. appeared as
complainant against one Martin Dempsey, for hay
ing III MS possession unawfuly,
NINE BOXES OF sCARFS,
valued in the aggregate al ss5, winch Mr.. Beck
recognized as the properly OF William X. Herbert
aud CHARLES X. Shantz, his employers at the above
number. Dempsey was colnmlttet TO answer.
Jonn Shehan is stranger In tliS city: MS resi-.
denCe il in Troy, Ny. He came to the metropolis
one day this week; and when he disembarked aJ inc
the per OF the Troy steamers he accosed by one
James Wright, who Represented himself rs an ex-
pressmar wright importuned Shenan TO
GIVE HIM HIS BAGGAGE CHECK,
stating that he would deliver The trunk that con.
tained ShehaD'S wardrobe at No. 10 Baxter street.
where the latter intended TO remain during his
sojOuTn in New York. Shehan consented, suppOsing
the rogue Wright was o. X. in his proies.
son. and troubled himself more about
the destination or ms trunk than II
he hadn't any such article TO look AFTER
Shehan still further set at To find. upon h,s
arrival at 10 Baxter street the identical trunk he had
confded 10 the care OF Wright tepOsing quietly in a
corner OF the halfway o. the above premises
Imagine then, his CONSERVATION when he seized
hold OF the article and found IL contained absolutely
nothing.
HE EAyED, STAMPED AND swoRE,
but all 10 no purpose. The contents OF the trunk
were gone and this ugly fact renamed, nothwith-
standing the bitter curses OF the unfortunate She
han. Wright was soon after "nabbed" ana now
lies Illuminating over the uncertainties Of events in
general In one OF the unwnoesome cells OF the
T0mbs.