The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-25
JEFFERSON MARKET POLICE COURT
The Watch Misunderstanding Pretty
Waiter Girls-Stabbed with a Knife
Notorious ShOplifter Arrested.

The Watch MISUNDERSTANDING Pretty
Waiter Girls-Stabbed with a Knife
A Notorious Shoplifter Arrested.
There were fifty prisoners disposed of by Justice
Ledwith at the above Court yesterday morning,
the majority OF whom were charged with minor of.
fences, such as intoxication and disorderly con-
duct, brought on by imbbing too much OF the
ardent. Thirty-three Of these were males and sew
enteen females. Twenty were arrested for intoxi
cation, eleven for being drunk and dsorderly, ten
for dsOrderly conduct, three for petit larceny two
for grand larceny one for felonous assault and one
for reckless driving. Thirty-seven OF these were
locked up and thirteen discharged.
RoBBING PRETTY WAITER GIRLS.
Edward Kingsley, o brunette, with curly hair
hailing from Philadelphia, was arrested Friday after
noon by Detective Henderson, OF the Fifteenth
precinct, on complaint of Minnie Rich and Mabel
Clifton, residing at 81 Blocker street. The COM
plainants are pretty waiter girls, employed at the
Canterbury Saloon, on Broadway. They charge that
while absent from their room Thursday afternoon
the prisoner entered and carried of their cos
tunes: He denied the charge, but was fully COM
STABBED WITH KNIFE
John Ramsey coored individual, residing at 81
Thompson street, Is q notorious and dangerous
character when under the influence OF Iiguor. in
consequence OF which he spends the greater por-
ton Of his time on the Island or in the Jefferson
Market Prison. Thursday evening he called on q
street, the latter being four months In the family
way. Ramsey being under the influence OF liquor
Kicked the woman In the stomach The latter In
order to defend herself took knife from her pocket
and stabbed Ramsey twice in the arm with it.
Ramsey, after being wounded, ran into the street
and, securing the services of Olcer Calhoun OF the
Eighth precinct, caused the woman's arrest.
Yesterday morning upon appearing at Court the
woman was scarcely able to stand from the effects
OF the Kick administered by Ramsey. Counter
complaints were preferred and both parties were
committed to answer charges OF assault.
NOTORIOUS sHOPLIFTER ARRESTED.
Mary Ann Slavin, twenty-three years Of age
dressed In widows garb and claiming to reside
on Staten Island, was arrested Friday afternoon
in Harris Wills store, 259 Sixth ave-
nue., by Ohicer Robinson. Of the Twenty
ninth precinct, on a charge Of shoplifting.
One OF the saeswomen In the store testified that
the prisoner came into the store 0nd desired
to look at some samples of lace. While examining
them she detected her In the act OF concealng two
pieces under her shawl. The officer being called
she dropped the lace at her feet, where It was
found. The prisoner is known under the aliases Of
Ellen Kelly and Mary Ann Dooley, and has Just
come from Blackwell's Island, where she served
sentence Of two years for similar offence. She
has also served two terms In the New Jersey State
Prison for offences committed in that State. She
denied the charge, but was fully committed for