National Republican., 1873-11-21
GENERAL POLICE NEWS.

NIectisg Of the Heard Yestcrdav--ksrty-
Nine Appiicatisas fer Iiauor Licenses Me-
Jceted-Arrest Of sacak Thieve~ -kecsv-
cry sf stsiea Property Exchange OF
Breakfasss-IIsw n Banmer was fsslcd.
MEETING OF THE BOARD.
The Board Of Metropolitan Police Commission
cs held . meeting yesterday, and among the
business transacted was the following:
James Fitzpatrick was appointed an additional
private, to duty at the Ls Droict part, for six
months, subject to an examination.
N. Sweeney was also appointed an additional
private,to do duty at the new jail for six months,
on the same conditions.
Private J. g. Whiting was dismissed from the
force for conduct unbeconlinR an ofncer and vio-
lation Of the rules.
Applications for approval Of liquor licenses,
made by the following named persons were re-
Jss. W. Taylor, Nathaniel 1'illman, John sullie.
Peter schrsnm, Michael MoNAlly. Henry
Schwarsenberg, John snow, John Rooney, JACOB
Morgan, Albert Jeuiner, Q. 4. Luoas, ]. A.
jordan d Co., VIM. Clements, II. U. CIistman,
wm. Bolger, J. n. Brooks, +. A Beckert, j. D..
biSss wsisce Ses Daley JOHN Snna De s shsids &
NJ. De Atley, aeo. Egglon, Joseph Flynn, John
Graf, Jas. Hartigan, Robert Beilew, Jos. Big
gons, Earnest Dahle, jacob Eckler, A. !. East
wood, John ]. Kiefer, d. II. kranbichl, Frank
Lohman, Pat McCabe, Fred y. Meyers, Geo. II.
McReynolds, Louis Philips, Y. NJ. spates, &. r.
Walsh, I'd Alien, VIM. Belt aud William ii. Oit-
\ Joseph Carter was appointed q private on the
force, vice whitney, dismissed.
Richard A. Arnold was promoted 10 b, ser
Private s. J. Block was reprimandcd for con-
duct unbecoming an officer.
AanEsr or ssrAK THIEVES.
A few days ago Information was lodged ai
police headquarters that several robberles had
been committed In different sections OF the city.
The case was assigned TO Detectives Coomes and
Miller, who Immediately called on the nrst CON-
plalnant, Mu. Jones, who resides at No. SO Z
street northwest. She stated that day before
Yesterday two rather genteel-l -lookins younR mer
| had called and inquired about obtaining room
| and board They gave their names a. Chss. W
| Hood and Frank Wood, and said they were
| cigar-makers and had Just arrived from Pnila
| delphia, and were going 70 work In this city. A
went up stairs to wash their hands and sooi
after left the house, taking with them, as It va,
afterwards discovered, full suit OF clo'f
clothes.
Tue iady gave full description Of them, and
/ the onicers left. After leaving e street theJ
got In with "pal,r and the THO proceeded tt
the residence Of Ms; Demain, where they also
dinner time they stopped and got o square meal
This concluded, they took . run through tut
house, and after they had gone certain articles
They must have spent some time In looking
| around, for nothing moro Is heard OF them Until
about O'Clock 10 the evening, when they triet
the board dodge again at No. 500 Maine avenue
Here they quietly took supper, sat q few mo
ments chatting, and when they concluded 70 g,
cut for walk they took with them an oyercoA
ns1 SnS m
ported.
Messrs. Coomes and Miller kept sharp look
| out for the enterprisng youths, and In passinI
the corridor Of the National hotel last night saw
couple Of men who looked something lk'
those they were looking for. They stopped. ha,
which they did. Arrived at headquarters, boil
were searched, but nothing OF any value foun'
/ on them. They were locked up, aud subse
n" psir of bcots % which one Of them had On as hi
property. This morning they will be taken be
lore Judge smell, and, after identification, vii
Inc same oiiicers yesterday recovered thre
,ilk dresses, the property OF young lady vlsito
| 81 Mrs. Beiva A. lockwood, which were stolel
from that lady1 residence, on Ninth street,
| few days ago. They were returned TO the owner
AN EXCHANGE ov BRKAKpAsrs.
Night before last Chief Clarsoe arrested
rather suspicious looking man and took him
headquarters. He could give no good accoun
| OF himself, and was accordingly locked up as
vsgrant. In the morning, as Is usual, the ONCE
sent for breakfast for the man before takini
him to the court. and 30 Informed him when b
was brought out Of the cell and allowed TO sit 4
the detective once. IL appears that Tom, tn
colored driver of the Black MARIA, Is 10 the habi
OF bringing his breakfast with him In the morn
Ing and leaving IL In the once until he Ia throug
with his work, and yesterday morning was n
exception TO the rule, but he was destined
lose Il for hardly had the prisoner entered tn
room before he spIed the bucket, and withou
further ceremony opened it and began 10 eat.
When the officef discovered his trick he a
lowed him 10 90 on, but before nc had conclude
lth hot hraa which had hpau Ofdarpl
rived, and he was informed that rs he had cate
Tom's breakfast, Tom should have the one In
tended Tor him. To this he demurred. declarln
that he was hungry enough TO eat both, bu
they didn't believe him, and when the colore
man came IN the case was explained TO him, an
| after the hot meal he concluded that prisoner
might try TINT game as often as they chOos'
The prisoner was taken before Judge Smell, an
l asut IN tho Work hauaA for ninety uayA