New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-02
INCREASE or CRfME.

RoBBERIEs COMMITTED WITH IMPUNrY-INEF-
FIClENCY OF THE POLICE-rHE CRACKER
BAKERY CASE.
The increase of burgaries, house robberies,
and thes during the past two months has been almost
unprecedented. Burgaries arc reported to the Police
every night, while pocketpicking has become exceed
ingy common especially IN the street running to
the Grand Central Depot Extensive thefs occur fire.
guently in Wallet two rObberes. involving over slOOOO
having been perpetrated in the vicinity last week. Inc
detectives seem to he utterly pOweress to prevent the
recurrence Of this species Of crime. and the thieves
emboldened by this, become more daring anu reck-
less in their operations each succeeding week Scarcely
an arrest made and II thief falls into the hancs OF
the police the evidence is insufficient to secure c0nYlc
ton and he is allowed to prey again on the community
Many of the downtown bankers and merchants have
been forced 10 employ private detectives from want OF
confidence in tue regular police force. The adventures
OF the notorious bank thief Edward Newman. alas
George Gardiner" alias =" Dutch Heinrich" and
Rufe" Pine, his accOmpllce, in down
town banking office recOuDted recently IN
TIE TRIBUNE They are believed to be the thieves VINO
stole fine package OF bonds the Union Trust Com
panys office not long ago They were detained for
nearly hour in the banking Office by private de
tective and exhibited to all the attaches OF the onco
and nj so TO those who in during the interval "a
well known and sneak thieves, and yet they were
allowed to depart there was no specific charge against
them.
Strenuous efforts made by the police to keep secret
the large robberies and thes. and in many cases they
arc successful In the majority OF instances. however
the representatives Of the press c0ntrye 10 ferret our
crimes ana IN hs way inc SseS are ,enebLtI oc
One OF d e @9 D ardav a Morning At ~
a Mr.. Schniae, employed as watchman lat at BrneKSr-
bn & Co.'S wholesale cracker bakery, No 223 Grand-st,
fIo first aoor He descended and on enter
door was seized by a number Of disguised gagged
and bound before he could give any alarm lie was tea
him while the others proceeded to darken the office win
BY means OF horse blankets ana ofE errn ss
and inserting the explosive material duahe III me
aperture blew the lock into So fSsme @%es d dns
wedges and Patrick safe was also forced open
g. 900 in cash The desks were broken and the papers
tunbled about but far could be asceraned nothing
onenin@ nnon an extension in Ezabethst schmale
finally Succeeded in hberang himself from the gag and
aor rH,'"' on the extension were found com
pete set Of burglars tools, consisting of saws
also box containing S75 in pennies During
the night the proprietor Of the hall adjoining the Ouu
Ing heard a noise and saw a man coming from the
bakery. He asked the stranger what he was doing
there, and WAS told that be was an employe IN inc
conceang this case. and yet the L ehIeaVOIeu 10
from w hoe should have been acquainted with the
details. protested entire ignorance of the case.
on saturday night stopped Pages Hotel in Spring
st., Varek During the night an unknown the1 en-
This case was reported the detective office and De
ectve Tlley assigned TO work It up NeYertaeleSS:
other Of robbery There are MANY %h
use is detective force if 1t cannot prevent crime OF DC
tect the perpetrators
HOW CRIMINALS BEGAN THE NEW YEAR.
There were many drunken persons in the
street OH Sunday night but they were accorded more
license than usual by the Police, and as consequence
the number of arrests quite small. Pistol shots
were fired. horns sounded. and other demonstrations
vhn trayp he
and passing from saloon to saloon. The number of
prisoners at the Police Courts yesterday was even
smaller than usual AT the Tombs there were % prison
ers who had been arrested for being drunk and disor
Derby for assault and battery for petty larceny and
1 for feonious assault At the Essex Market Police
Court there about IS prisoners most OF whom had
been arrested for intoxcaon and in the other Courts
there was about the same number. The following as
saults were reported by the police:
Michael Malley OF No. 50 Wall-st. entered Charles
Frlckc's saloon in the basement OF No. New-Cham-
bcrs early Yesterday, ana acted in very diSordery
manner. brandishing pistol. Frcke ordered him to
leave and when ne refused 70 CO. sttemP,eu 10 eJect
ing through the left hand and causing severe wound
Maey WAS committed to the Tombs yesterday by JUS
John Fennck John Riley, and several others engaged
In a free fight in Charles PatteTsOns saloon. NO 24o
Cherryst early yesterday All were more oress beatea
and were finally elected but renewed the fight outside
the head when the latter drew drkknfe and stabbed
his opponent in the abdomen inhicting severe wound
Station where his wound dressed, and he was then
removed to Bellevue Hospital He lives at NO; az Gin
ton-st F,nuck subsequently arrested az his resi-
d.nce M a Pelham-st.. and committed yesterday by
Justice Scott mt the Essex Market Police Court.
Peter Donnelly, TO- living in Ninety eghth-st, be-
tween Fourth and Fifthaves seriously wounded IN
the leg on Sunday night by pisolball fired by an I'M
known person. The weapon was probably pfed actueh
tally. - $1,000,
I'm the LEFT thigh and severely wounded early yesterday,
by Daniel DAILY, while lie passing through an alley
near his residence. DAILY escaped.
Henry Wnans OF No. 4lS East Thirty ST.. during
row in saloon No. $50 RvingOn-st. early yester-
day was struck on the head with bung starter by
Charles Wagner, and received serious scalp wound
Wagner was committed by Justice Scott.
Among the Idle rumors New-lear's Eve was one 10
the effect that George Hl. alias Cooley Reyes no
toriOus gambler, had been shot In row up town. in
which James Mace, Harry H and others had partei'
pated The ruInOr without foundation
A quarrel occurred at 0. M Yesterday, between
Henry Brush OF No 253 Schoesst Brooklyn, l.. d., and
three companions, John knorr Frank kellkegle, and
John Hartman The party had been drinking TO excess.
Brush withdrew from his friends ana was entering his
house when they fred four shots a him nom reviewers.
two OF the balls entering his head and passing
through his left hand His injuries, although painful
are not necessarily fatal His assalants were locked up
Frank Kane, a blacksmith, HHd Thomas BYtncs, long
shorenan both living the tenement No 81 Grahan-t.
BluoklVn guarrrltd while intoxicated yesterday.
B,rucs dnay struck bts c0npanOn who seized lighted
Egro.pnc lamp auI Nurg a. az tue rssIuiuts heat iho
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