The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-05
THE CITY.
A Bold Burglar.
He Assaults a Young Lady and Commits
Robbery.
from our Evening Edition Of Yesterday

[From our Evening Edition Of 1esterday.l
! A negro named David Brown, aged Is years
was hauled into the Fourth Precinct Station
at o'clock Thursday afternoon, at the corner
| Of st. Ann and Rampant streets, by Officer
Pascal, charged by J. Forbes with assault and
robbery. 1t appears that David Brown, IL
company with another negro, entered the char
coal shop OF Mr.. James Forbes, at the corner
of st. Louis and Burgundy streets, about a
week ago. at o'clock in the day time, APP
parently for the purpose Of buying some
wood
They finding no one about the shop but a
young lady, the daughter OF Mr.. Forbes,
Brown knocked her down and robbed the
money drawer of two dollars in currency and
escaped. At the above hour yesterday even
ing, Mr.. Forbes in taking walk accidentally
came across Brown, whom he recognized from
the description his daugter had given, as one
one OF the two men who committed the rob-
berry.
This thief is an old hand at that kind OF
work, and it is to be hoped that the punish
famous action.
The CHARITY Hosp1TAL.-Two women,
named lilly johnson and Hannah Boyd,
aged so and 70 years, and natives OF the
United States, were found in sick and desti-
tute condition at the corner Of Lafayette and
Locust streets, and were sent to the Hospital
CARELESS DR1v1NG-At half-past 5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon Patrolman Becker waltzed
a man named P. Bourdette, at the corner of
Eighth and AIa.aZine streets, for careless
driving On being brought to the station
house it was discovered that Bourdet.e was
running his cart on an old played-out license.
which was added to the first charge made
against him.
AN ATTEMPT TO FIRE A SHIP About half
past o'clock last evening, one r. Laurence,
a sailor On the ship John Parker, lying at the
head of Third street, was detected by Capt.
John Flynn of his ship, in the act OF setting
took bold stand and threatened to shoot his
captain. This kind OF amusement was rather
thin on the part of the sailor who was imme-
diately caught by the crew and turned over to
Officer Picker, swho run him into the Sixth
Precinct Station ON the above charges On
being searched by the turnkey new five
shooter was found OH his person, which was
also booked against him.
PROPERTY RECOVERED G. J. Schrei-
Der, Chief OF Detectives, has i'll his possession
a sword stolen from the Exposition building
one or two evenings ago 1t is supposed to
belong to one OF the Templars, and can be
recovered by applying at the Chiefs.
UNDER FALSE PnErENsEs-J. Bishop was
arrested on a warrant by Constable Sweet, at
3 o'clock yesterday. in Algiers, for receiving
money from VIM. B. Fleming under false pre-
lenses.
COTTON THIEVES. Denbread, Ann
Moran and Mrs. Wilson were locked up dur.
ing the day yesterday for stealing cotton on
the levee.
LARcENY.-A man named Charles jackson
was waltzed into Jail yesterday, by Officer Nc
Laughlin, from the levee, head of Cont street,
for stealing two dollars in currency from Rob-
ert Duncan.
yNrgE S. sPICgoUs CIICUMsTANCESe-A Michael
Leonard and Andy Stuckenberger, were ar
rested in the Chattanooga Railroad Depot, by
Officer Jordon, for being concealed on Mr..
C'Brien's premises, under very suspicious cir
cumstances.
aoEN1s.-John Pail. aged f6 years. and
William Pail, aged Is. years, were turned over
to the officers in charge Of the Seventh Pre-
cinct Station by their parents charged with
being Migrants.
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER Berry, aged
Is years, was arrested by Officer Clarisse at 8
o'clock yesterday morning, and confined in the
Sixth Precinct Station from the corner OF
Chestnut and Sixth streets, on the long charge
of being dangerous ard suspicious character
DRowNED.-About o'clock this morning, a
German named Henry, aged % years, vas ac-
drowned in the river opposite Mr.
Donville's place. below the United States Bar
racks. His body has not been recovered.
DANGEROUS AND SUsP1cIoUs-A colored thief
named Jacob Sullivan was immured in the
Central Station at 11:3O o'clock this morning
by Specials Harris and Walsh, on a charge OF
being dangerous and suspicious character.
Jacob, when captured, was in the midst Of a
large crowd of people, at the corner Of Canal
and st. Charles streets.