New-York tribune., 1872-08-28
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE CRIMINAL UNpERCURRENT.

THE CRIMINAL UNDERCURkENl'
A POLICEMAN ARRESTED FOR SEVENTEEN BUR-
GLARIES.
The extraordinary number of houses broken
into by burglars In that part Of the city nonnoeo W
Fourteenth and Twentyseventh-sts Third-ave anu INC
East River during the past months, attracted fort
night ago. the attention of Superintendent keso VINO Or
dered Capt Cameron Of the Eighteenth Preclnct Wi'h
whose command the! burgaries occurred, 70 use "li
energy and detective ability to arrest the tmeNes Oap
Cameron after a careful examination OF the dwellings,
entered and inquiry In respect 70 the hour OF the nght
IN which the burglars entered was reluctantly compelled
to believe that OF the officers Of his command were
the thieves Patrolman william J. Akin, appointed on
the police force February last was suspected Oh nav
ing allowed burglars to force entrance into houses ana
depart unmoested with their pluuder Sergeant Mchoi-
con was directed by Capt Cameron to follow Aiken un-
ceasngy and 70 have his residence Watcheu "neDoNe
he was of duty.
week passed and Akin was not detected IN any
breach OF duty Sergeant Nicholson began TO despair OF
securing any evidence against the suspected omoer'
when Saturday last he was Informed oy patroimah
Thomas Finnan that Akin had proposed TO him that
they should break into empty house on fourteenth
st and share the goods stolen officer Finnan was
ordered to accept Atkins OFFER and TO persuade him to
attempt an entrance into the house on the following
Tuesday morning Akin fen into the snare. On leay-
ing the statOnhOuse at 70 o'clock Monday night he was
followed to home by Sergeant Nicholson and Patrol
he appeared habied in citizens clothes and going to
Third-ave took street bound downtown. At Four
teenthst he left the and walked rapidly TO near the
corner OF Firstaye and F0urteenthst After looking
up and down the street for moment, and evidently
thinking himself unobserved he into the yard and
beneath the sOop of No. S5l EAST Forteenth-st, the
residence Of John Keck. The duty Of patrolhng the
street rested that night upon Patrolman Fnnan whom
Akin supposed was his aecomplce. Finnan, who had
been watching near by gave the alarm signal for
Nicholson and Lacy. A servant girl lifted window IN
an upper story of Mt Kecs house at the same instant
and called loudly for assistance, having heard as she
thought burglar trying force open the basement
door Akin instantly ont INTO the street ana en-
deaVOred escape Sergeant Nicholson pursued hhl'
aud at the next Akin into the grasp OF Lacy
meath the stoop, carpe-oaS was found nen Win oa5
glars tools. Akin had already bored hole through
the panel OF the door and in few moments would nave
T6e prisoner was first taken to the Eighteenth Precinct
Station House, where he was confronted by Capt Cam,
eron lie confessed that during the mar year ne nau
been the Police force ne had broken INTO houses
lie had led TO stealing through the loss OF money
at "a gambling house, and as means Of supporting his
family. Capt Cameron suspected iI9n Alkhs naria- ni
tive that he had had an aceOnplce also on Ihe folce
the posts patrolman Michael j. CarmOdy, that officer
was summoned. CarmOdy denied having been an ac-
compce Akin. The prisoner also said that CarnOdy
was innocent. Nevertheless CarmOdy was taken with
Akin Police Headquarters, and thence to the Essex
justice Scott held Akin for trial at the Court Of Gen
efal Sessions. CarnOdy was released there
proof that be had been an accomplice Of Akin At a
meeting OF the Board OF Police the Carmody
dismissed from the toTee having been found asleep
his post August 20.
MURDER IN A BARRoOM
Daniel Lucy, age s. and James Mcdonald, 60
while intoxicated entered liquor store at No 40 West
Houston-st yesterday morning, and asked for drinks
and the bartender Joseph Ballard age 90 placed bottles
Oh the counter the then attempted 70 provoke
him 60 fight by shaking their fists in his face. Ballard
saw that they were large, powerful quarrelsOme men,
aud he therefore did resent their insults but quietly
asked for payment. Both Of the drnken men laughed
and walked toward the outer door. Ballard intercepted
them and firmly demanded payment He was instantly
attacked nv the men, and defended himself for few
moments with bottle Mcdonald also seized bottle,
aud repeatedly struck Ballard on the head, mfcting
several severe scalp wounds Ballard in turn attacked
Mcdonald and drove him toward the door. Lucy fol-
lowed and. creeping up behind Ballard, struck him on
the top of the with large navy revolver. The
hammer weapon penetrated BalardS mead 10 the
brain ana he fen senseess 10 the floor Officer Kiernan
o the Eighth Precinct and Officer Carr OF the Fifteenth
Precinct passing the saloon IN civilian dress, ana
they 40 entered and arrested Mcdonald and Lucy
Ballard was t"kcn 10 beleVue hOsplal, WneIe the
dec ditd mat ms recovery was Impossible Inc
prisoners were taken To the Jefferson Market Police
Court. whcrc they committed 10 await the result OF
Ballarus iIi tes.
ALLEGED MALFRACT. f.
Coroner schrmer began inque Yesterday, on the
body Of Clara smith, age 10, o, No.. $50 West Twen
tetllst who had been married only months, and
birth caused by instruments IN the hands Of an unknown
person Or James {. Forester OF No 202 Bleeckerst
who had attended deceased refused 20 give certificate
death from natural causes, ar he was satisfied that
the real cause malpractice. The evidence showed
that deceased had implicated nobody that she had
great OF the pains Of parturon and had told her
that she intended never to bear children Deputy
Coroner Cushulan testified that an autopsy by lim
Veaicd extensive Inflammation and unmistakGble evil
the reckless OF instruments. No evidence
wac adduced showing whether the instruments had been
used up