The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-23
ESSEX MARKET POLICE COURT.

Highway Robbery of Ten Cents-A Poor Wo.
mans sad story.
on Friday night as Francis litter was enjoying
the cool night air on stoop in Stanton street two
cherolters d'tndus'1e sympathlzing with the lone
Illness Of his position, came with true knighIy cour-
tesy to aid him in Willing away tie tedious hours.
THE STIFFNESS OF THE SCENE
had It's influence the newly acquired friends, and
they, perceving that litter was not too well able
to take care OF has property, undertook ITO go
through him." To this unl00kedfor courtesy litter
opposed what resistance his state would allow, but
obliged to succumb to superior physical force.
Messrs. John and Lucius Clark were, however,
what disappointed when they discovered that the
occupant OF the sto0p had wisely left his cash at
home, or pnilosophically invested 1T in whskey.
TEN CENTS
and shoemaker's awl her poor reward
for the trouble and danger attending highway rob
berry, The disgust OF the operators who had counted
on decent job can easily be imagined. The dis.
cOm6ture OF the thieves was completed by the un-.
expected appearance on the spot OF onicer O'Con-.
ner who had been watching the manGuvres Of the
highwaymen and just arrived in time to secure
them, tne,r protests Of
KINDLY INTENT
being dlsregarued. Messrs. Clark have learned.
from experience how true are the words OF the old
poet, who warns us that
He who prigs what isn't his'n,
When he's c0ched must 20 to prison,
sublime lines that ought to be engraved on tho
hearts OF our criminal population John and the
classic Lucius found themselves conducted, much
against their wills, to the hOspitaiities or Essex
Market police station. Arrived there another sur
prise was prepared for Lucus, who was at once re-
cOgmzed as one OF
THREE sCAMPs
who had made their escape from custody about
fourteen days ago from the sane station house.
The water closet for prisoners was only separated
by wooden partition from kind OF hall which led
to the basement OF the building and through this
PARTITION Lucus and his companions had cut q
large aperture through which they gained the base
escaped prisoners rearrested in few days, but
Lucius and the other were still at large until
THE LITTLE INDIsCRETION
In Stanton street got Lucius again into trouble.
The complainant, litter. stated that he was seated
on the stOop when the two Clarks placed themselves
each size o. MIN, and after o time seized him
by the shoulders and robbed him Orciby cents
and shoemakers awl. The prisoners, who looked
decidedly sod had nothing to say for themselves,
and were committed to answer.
AT this point poor German woman, named Phil
npina Schaifner, came into court TO complain OF
THE BRUTAL CONDUCT
OF Jonn Scha1rner, who was only two DAYS returned
from the Island where he had spent six months.
Yesterday morning he came to ner house at No. 200
Rvington street and beat her In q cruel and savage
manner with an iron pot. The poor woman bore
the marks OF the rufan's violence, and presented
PITIABLE APPEARANCE.
She stated to the Judge that a dead child lay at
home awaiting BURIAL and that IL was TO have been
Inferred this morning. but owing to the blackguard-
ism OF her husband she was obliged TO put OF the,
lnterment and come to ask protection from the
Court.