The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-21
JEFFERSON MARKET POLICE COURT

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Burglar Found In q saloon-Em-
bc1zlcmcnt by Clerk-Thc Light
Fingered Gcntry-An Old Man RObs
His Employer-Passing Bogus Checks
Robbery ON q Steamer.
The watch returns in the above Court were
unusually large yesterday morning. and contained
several "Aeavy' cases, 1t being nearly noon before
the last prisoner was disposed Of There were
sxtytwo prisoners presented for trial, forty three
of whom were held and nineteen discharged.
Thirty nine were males and twenty-three females.
Nineteen were charged with intoxicatiop, twelve
with disorderly conduct seven with being drunk
and dlsorderly, six with assault and battery,
four with petit larceny thrco with
grand larceny, three with being suspicious per-
sons. two with being Migrants, two with burglary
one with felonious assault, one with false pre-
fences, one with violating the Hotel act and one
escaped convict from BlacKwels Island. The
latter Robert Curran, was sent back to serve out
his sentence
TIE STOLEN GOODs-AN OWNER FOUND.
Yesterday morning Captain Mccullough, Of
the Eighth precinct, placed bracelets" on the
wrists OF two young men named CofIey and
James Lawrence, and escorted them to the Court,
when they were committed without ball to
answer charge OF burglary The pris-
oners, it will be remembered, were arrested
In Greene street, Monday night, upon Information
given by Madame Laura, having in their posses
sion q trunk containing two valuable clocks and
several pieces of bronze ornaments, the facts OF
which have already appeared In the HERALD. Mr..
Solomon Lobe, of 81 East Thirty eighth street,
upon reading the HERALD yesterday morning. saw
q description OF the goods captured by Captain
Mccullough, and, surmislng they were portion Of
the proceeds OF burglary committed on his place
and dened the popery as Belonging to HIM
SELF A charge or burglary, charging them
with forcing open the coalhoc and stealing the
| the charge and still claim that some person I'M
known to them had employed them to carry the
| goods to Greene street. The prisoners are the
same persons arrested by Captain Byrne, of the
Fifteenth precinct, n short time since in wooster
worth OF Six dresses and ladies' wearing apparel
which were supposed to have been stolen. AS no
owner could be lound for the goods, and no proof
| being produced that they had stolen Them they
| were discharged by Justice Cox.
BURGLAR CAPTURED IN SALOON.
A few minutes after four O'Clock yesterday morn
ing as Officer stanton, Of the Twentieth precinct,
was patrolling Eighth avenue he discovered some
person In the liquor saloon OF John Jackson at $780,
| another ofllcer, when the two surrounded the
his entrances BY forcing the ansht over the
| front door, to deliver himself up. He finally de-
livered himself up and was found to be dressed mp
| In Mr.. Jacksons coat, which he had taken from
hook In the store and hung his Old one in the place
OF it. on his person were found several
Ned by Jackson as his property. Upon
! being escorted to the station house In
Thirty-seventh street he gave his name as Hugh
Tane, sixteen years Of age, residing at ia West
Eighteenth street, and claimed To he employed In a
! kindllng-wood factory. \ complaint OF burglary
| being preferred against him, he was committed
| Without bail TO answer.
EMBElzLEAENr by A CLERK.
Onlccr Gallagher, OF the Ninth precinct, presented
Matthew Shine, OF No. $50 West Forty sixth street,
whom he had arrested Monday evening on com.
PLANT OF his employer, Abraham vanderbilt, OF 4o8
| West Fortysixth street. charged with embezzling
$40 in money irom HIM The accused admitted the
charge, but his employer refusing to prefer com
| plant against him, he was discharged.
| CHARGED WITH STEALING A DIAS0ND PIN.
John Carman, OF 80 Prospect street, Brooklyn,
on Monday night caused the arrest OF Thomas
| loram, OF No @ West street, bv Ollcer Dunlap, OF
the Ninth precinct, charged with stealing diamond
| pin from him, valued at 5000. The complainant
states that he had the pin on the inside OF his
| vest while riding ON Blocker street car on Mon-
day evening. He detected the prisoner placing MS
hand his breast, and immediately feeling for his
| pin found IL was gone. Koran denied the charge
yesterday morning. and stated he was twenty-five
! years OF age and an Inspector by occupation. lie
was committed, without bail TO appear for trial.
| CHARGED WITH RoDBNG HIS ROOMMATE.
John Minister, residing at log Grand street, Mon
day night visited the Eighth precinct station house
roommate William Gale, had broken open his
trunk during his absence and stolen sos. Onicer
| Heating arrested Gale and arragncd him yestcr-
day morning. He denied the charge, but was fully
| committed for Trial.
THE DANGERS or wALsiSo or THE BowERy.
CHARLES Metcalf, OF 40 West Houston street, on
| Monday night became somewhat jubilant over sew
| eral drinks OF election "hiskcy aud concluded to
take q promenade on the BoweTy In order
to present q respectable appearances he or
| namented himself with u watch clian TO the
end OF which was attached Lunch Of keys As he
was stroIi'ng aons looSlas IN tic saop windows
James Lynch, one Of The l'oIe'y ornaments, no
tIcIng his condition. and always ready to earn an
honest dollar, took his stand alongside OF Mctcaf
| and, placing his hand on his watch chain soon had
the bunch or keys In his hand. He was so much
dsguAted at his III luck that he droppcd the keys