The New York herald., 1872-12-16
ToMBs POLICE COURT.
Saturday Nights Raid ON Washington
Market PickpocI<cts-Ihey are AR
raigncd Before Judge Dowiing-Other

Market PickpOckcts-Ihey are Arr
raigncd Before Judge Dowiing-Other
Offenders.
The proceedings opened yesterday morning at
the Tombs Police Court with the arragnment OF q
whole batch OF young pickpOckets who were
arrested In Washington Market on Saturday night.
The market for some time past has been infested
by this class OF young thieves and housekeepers,
women OF family and others who came there
to lay out their husbands weekly wages
for food for their households were quite
often despoiled OF the money provided for such
object by these young thieves. In the crowd and
rush of the market it is hard even for an expe-
renced oillcer to hit upon the cuprit at the right
moment and arrest him.
Ward Detective Mcdonald of the Third precinct
went to work on Saturday night with the deter
mlnatlon to bring some OF these
to punishment. Mcdonald followed two lods
named John Kelly and Joseph Flynn, each eighteen
carefully watching their movements saw them at
work attempting to pick German woman's pocket
%n9 9bn aa on ONE arm basket OF provisions while
OF groceries. Both OF these aspiring youths were
arrested by Detective Mcdonald and taken to the
subsequently ofccr Mcdonald entered the mar
LOOKING AROUND FOR SOME MORE VICTIMS
he witnessed three boys, named respectively John
Mckinley. Samuel Mckinley ana Daniel Sullivan, in
ac1. the act OF making rush at man, who was ar
his head. John Mckinley made on the basket car
rler,s change pocket Sullivan trying the mans
inside coat pocket at the same moment, and being
unsuccessful he jumped behind the man and,
thrusting Ills hand In the cOattail pocket OF the
hsrrassed individual at that moment, drew out q
newspaper. Samuel Mckinley, brother to the
Mckinley OF the first part, lent his svmpathies to
the M main main attack @ by screaming ont at the top of
his voice, GO for him, go Tor him." The officer
succeeded In capturing the three ladrones and
placed them in custody.
Shortly after Mcdonald arrested Henry Green, a
colored person. who was endeavorng to clean
out woman's pocket who was engaged in doing
her
SATURDAY NIGHTS MARKETING
When oil these prisoners were arranged before
His Honor, Justice Downing yesterday, he scanned
them closely and resting his eye npon young John
Mckinley, q peculiarly interesting lad Of about
fourteen years, he said
why, my boy, am surprised to see lad like
Young JOhn-"Judge. only went to the market
to buy pair OF sockSthat's all was doing there -
and In proof of this assertion he drew from his
coat pocket pair OF brown half hose wrapped up
in paper.
Judge Downright they were not in paper would
be inclined to believe that you stole them.
The boy protested his innocence with good
deal OF spirit, but was held to answer In $500 bail,
with the remaining boys to answer in the Special
Sessions.
YOUTHFUL EMBEzZLER.
william =. Dunn, OF Horace Il. Clafln Co. g,
made complaint against another OF the stock
boys OF the firm, named Anthony B. Jacoby, who
was concerned IN selling goods, the property OF
Claim Co., to an alleged receiver OF stolen
goods named Henry Alexander, OF 55l Ninth ave-
nue., who is at present at large under 10000 bail
charged with a former and similar offence. 1t Is
said that this man Alexander has been tampering
to large extent with different foolish young
clerks In the employment OF H. b. Cla6n Co.,
and 1t is hoped that he may be speedily brought TO
punishment.
Detective Fields has been working up this case
for some weeks past, and he states that he has
proofs enough In his possession to make convic-