The New York herald., 1874-12-04
JEFFERSON MARKET PoLICB COURT.
Captain McDoDnelPs Raid.
Before Judge Flammer.

Before Judge Flammer.
Jefferson Market Court was packed early yester-
day morning with motley tnrong. Captain Nc
Donnell, OF the Eighth precinct, had given orders
to the men of hts command on the previous even
ing to arrest all women found soliciting men in
the streets or exposing themselves IN the windows
OF houses in those streets through which the DIFF
ferent lines OF cars passed. The result was that
some forty-dve women were arrested, and they
were all arraigned before Judge Fammer yester-
day morning. They were Of all grades and
ages, some hardly seventeen years OF
age, with young. fresh faces that almost
belied the charges made against them,
while Others, older and more haggard looking,
sipated look gave unmistakable evidence OF their
fallen state. The benches OF the court room were
filed with loungers curiosity mongers, a and Ia .
s.iriendsr OF the unfortunate women. Even the
sidewalk outside the court was filled with the
same kind of people, evidently waiting to hear
the nat OF the Judge and devisng ways BY which
TO raise the fine expected to be imposed on these
4s soon as Judge Fiammer took nts seat Clerk
Benedict called the Eighth precinct, The o11cer's
name was then called. and the nafnes OF the girls
M"SW yuSse asked as ad0 tss Ssas'pSi PITCHER ' '' ~
"You hear the charge made against you, girl.
What have you TO say for yourselfa'
Their replies were as different as their appear
ance. Some OF the girls were Just going Tor doc.
tor, when an ofncer jumpei on car and arrested
or going TO the grocery store for provisions, &c.
The Judge heard them all patiently and ques-
rarged iif tbrsvsx Of those arraiened Seo9S I'm
and held but nine. These we're fined Sc and $40
each. which fines IN i've cases were PAID tn Court
enaed ended sae ne great staa raid raid. ~ 1-'1 IN -
Robbed by His Father.
Mr.. Hanson G. Gibson, notary public, Of No. 90
Wall street, on Saturday night last inrrusted a
number oil collections to his CLERK Clarence j.
Cryser, young man about nine teen years OF age.
Young Cryser collected about $500 and went home,
placing the wallet containing the money and q
number Of checks and drafts in what he
considered sale place. Monday morning
the pocKetbeok could not be iound and
Clarence Cryser reported the act to his employer.
| Mr.. Gibson had every confidence in hts young
clerk and did not wish to suspect him of anything
| wrong. ON Wednesday, however, Oficer Malone,
1 VINO mad been Informed OF the circumstances ar.
rested James b. Cryser, the father OF the young
] man. at MS residence, No. 422 West Thirty second
! street. In the fathers possession was iound $ls1
in money and q number OF promissory notes.
which were identified by Mr.. Gibson as the same
that he had given to young Clarence for collection.
James b. Cryser was arraianed before the Judge
1 what he had to say. he replied, II regret to say
TOOK IL bat with the intention oil returning II
AGAIN" Inc prisoner was held in $4,000 bail to
answer at General Sessions.
Bold Robbery In Daylight.
/ Wednesday afternoon about halEpast fouI
! O'Clock Mrs. E. F. Tompkins, OF No. 2eO Bleeckel
street, was passing through Greenwich avenue
| near Jefferson Market. She was carrying a baby
\ on her right arm and had her pocketbook in hel
] left hand. Suddenly she felt the pocketbooR
| snatched out OF her hand and saw young mar
run up the street. She also saw nim take the
money out or pocketbook, put 1t In his pocke,
/ and throw the book into an areaway. several per
sons standing around saw the robbery and pur
sued the thief, and he was finally arrested by ON
Ger Rgney OF the Ninth precinct. When brough
| to the station house he gave his name as Henry q
Nelson or No. 211 First avenue. Tha prisoner wa.
yesterday committed without ball.
bringing = Robber to Light.
offcer o,Nein. Of the Ninth precinct on wednes
day night hast arrested James, alias ''Pug,p Kel,
on the corner OF Perry and Washington streets
Kelly, who is an old offender, ts alleged to hav
been implicated In the robbery Of M. Pekar
which occurred on the corner OF West and Char
! ton streets about three months ago. He was re
manded to enable the ofncer to procure furthe
evidence,