The New York herald., 1871-12-10
TONES POLICE COURT.
An Old 0fend,r and Persistent Horse Thief
Hauling Herrings- -Meinhold Keyser on
s'atonery-Five Valuable 'Purps"

The Tombs Police Court was very dull yesterday,
but litLle If indeed any thing OF importance coming
up either az the morning afternoon session.
Judge Hogan was on the bench, and disposed OF the
usual number of cases OF int0xcation, disordery
conduct and vagrancy with the rapidity and facility
for which he is noted, giving to some ten days
on the Island. TO others a light hne and to others
again nothing more severe than q sharp repr-
mand, accompanied Dy promise to mete out some
thing slightly more salutary the next time they were
brought up. These trivial cases hnished Mr.. Ed
ward Deering, an inonensive and somewhat ver-
dant appearing individual from the Fatherland,
stepped gayly up to the desk and proceeded,
through an interpreter, to make known the nature
of his visit to the egyptian monument This, how.
ever was his second call al the 1ombs, he having put
in an appearance there last Wednesday, upon which
occasion he was accompanied-rather reluctantly,
no doubt-by one John Meyers whom he accused
Of having, together with
AN UNKNOWN PARTY,
induced him 10 draw from an uptown savings bank
the sum or $3.50, which he (Deerlng) had there on
deposit, after which they nveiged him into lager
beer saloon somewhere In the Eowery, where tney
robbed hlm OF the amount. Upon this occa-
sion his unwilling companion was locKed
up in default OF $1,000 bail to answer
at the Court OF General Sessions. Mr.. John Weiss
for that Is the name OF the individual who, at one
end Of an officers arm, followed Mr.. Deer ng 10 the
desk yesterday-was the hitherto "unknOwn party''
VINO had assisted Mr.. Meyers In the divestment OF
the unfortunate Dcering In the Bowery saloon. Mr.
Deering wanted Judge Hogan to lock John up for
he was sure, very sure, IN fact knew, that he was
one of the gully parties. Hls Honor heard Johns
story, and then, IN default OF BAH, ordered him TO
the shades below until such time as he should be
Wanled at the Court OF General Sessions.
AHAUL OF HERRINGS.
John Hanlon, O youth not more than fourteen
years OF age, took liking 10 a couple oil boxes OF
nice Scotch nerrings when were beng taken down
thr Ougn Barclay street, and so strong was his de-
sire to partakc OF the articles that he was con.
strained to relieve the truck OF their weight I'm
fortunately ior little Johnny cop had his eye on
him. the result OF which was his arrangement before
Judge Dowling, who sent him to the school ship.
Charles Clarke has o great iendness for highbred
dogs dogs and & the worst Of It Is he Is not particular
he sna 'ney maas pa
on the establishment OF Dan Burns,
OF which, to use the elegant language or Mr.. Burns,
.are worth not cint liss than 1ahrty dollarsn
Charles took the ''purps" to q place In Greenwich
street and offered them for sale at SIS each. Now
had he kept away from this Greenwich street estab
forit was mere ne fell into trap which finally cul-
minated In his being taken to the Tomos, where HIS
Honer committed him lor trial before the Court OF
Special Sessions.
STATIONERY THIEF
McnhOld Keyser, a fne-looklng German, was
charged by Isaac ana Joseph Bloom, Of No. 353
Broadway, with having stolen from their premises
yesterday morning a box OF stationery valued at
$50. John Wider swore that he saw the defendant
making or with the box. Keyser protested
stoutly that he never saw any such
box as was described, and that he had
never in all his life stolen ANYTHING Tho
unfortunate mans countenance spoke louder In
his defence than did his tongue; nevertheless he
had to 30 below. His wife, fne-looKing lady about
twenty years OF age, wept bitterly at seeing her
husband locked up and ciung to him in the most
alleconate manner possible, kissing him over anu
over again before the officers ushered him through
the door.
AN OLD OFFENDER.
John A. WhitfOrd, an ex policeman, was brought
up for stealing horse and wagon valued at $3.50.
Whltiord was dismissed from the police force
sometime ago for completely in a similar
affair. and about month since he
was arraigned at Jefferson Market on a
charge Of having robbed q gentleman OF gold
watch. II was proved on examination yesterday
that he went to Bridgeport Conn, where he hired
horse and wagon or q Mr.. Edwin Edwins for the
| purpose of driving TO Derby, town somewhere IN
| the vicinity OF Bridgeport. Instead or going to
! Derby he came to New York, ana here sold the
property to Mr. somervllle. When Wnltforl saw
lney had him 'dead to rights" as the "b0ysn say,
he made clean breast OF Ine whole aiair Being
unable TO procure the necessary amount or bail, he
TOO, had TO go to q cell below. where he Will be
likely to remain until called for at the Court OF
General Sessions.