The New York herald., 1876-03-02
WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT.
Before Judge Kilbreth
A BURGLAR ARRESTED.


AS Oficer Thomas Mccormick OF the Twentieth pre-
cnct duty at Ninth avenue and Thirty fourth
street. at four O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon he saw
two coming up Thirty fourth street from Eighth
avenue, having their backs two heavy bags of
goods On seeing the officer the two suddenly
stopped and turned back and this aroused McCormcks
suspicious He therefore jumped on car, and, lying
down The seat, watched his men to Eighth
AT this point crowd Of people hid the from his
sight, SO he jumped of The Ear -css and saw -Sge
I V-"ts:S run across the avenue, while the
other down Eighth avenue. The officer pursued
the latter and came up him after few blocks Of
citing chase In the ., peantime the other man got
and on looking into the bag found that it contained
large amount of gas fixtures 1t was subsequently
ascertained that burglary had been committed by
breaking open the basement door of the unoccupied
house No. 36l West Thirty fourth street and all the
chandeliers and gas fixtures, brackets &C. valued at
$3.50 had been stolen In Court yesterday Mr.. c,
Stacy Clark, of No 20 Fifth avenue OF the firm Of
Ogden Clark agents TOR the house, made a complaint
against The prisoner, who his name James Cas-
street Mr. Clark stated that the property in his
care but belonged to Benjamin Tonicrt. Cassidy
pleaded guilty to the charge and was held in 81 500 to
answer
THE wAvERLY SOCIAL CLUB.
In the basement of No so Amity street is the club
room OF the waverly Social Club organization OF
young men, the majority OF whom make their llve-
hood at the old Jefferson Market in carrying baskets Of
meat On Saturday night on returning from hop,
the club raidedn upon by squad OF officers
of the Fifteenth precinct aud the twenty-five persons
then in the room arrested a charge of disor
derby conduct on being arragned before Judge Nor
gan Sunday they all discharged the officer who
caused the not being able ospeciy his complaint
On Tuesday night the same oficer-Hcaly of the Fif
teenth precinct-on passing the door heard noise
from within and Immediately went to the station
house and obtained the assistance OF section Of
The police, on returning to the club room burst open
the door and arrested nine persons They were
brought before Judge klbreth yesterday and dis
charged the evidence Of dsorderly conduct being in
sufficient TO hold them The affidavit OF onicer Healy
stated that tho prisoners fighting and using pro-
fame language and entering he found the furniture
upset and the in disordered stato The evidence
OF the prisoners that they were quietly playing
cards and drinking lager beer preferrng TO be in the
club room TO hanging around barrooma
cox VS.. ABRAHAMs.
About two months ago Mr., Elias Abrahams, who
gives his address as 'No 2H West Grand street. was
arrested on a warrant issued by Judge Kilbreth, on
complaint Of Mrs Josephine NJ. Cox OF No. &C West
Washington place. Mrs. Cox charged Abrahams with
libel in sending letters to her friends and herself
charging and calling her woman OF ill-repute The
case has previously been fully reported in the HERALD
the long examination ended yesterday by Judge
Kilbreh requiring Abrahams TO furnish $500 bail for
trial at Special Sessions on charge OF libel
ALLEGED LARCENY.
Mrs Annie Pohemus Of Fiftv-third street and Sixth
avenue was held in 900 TO answer for stealing silk
SKIRT ovcrskirt basque and pair Of pantaoons in all
being valued at s47, from Mrs Eliza Willis OF No 36s
West Thirty nth street Mrs. Pohemus previous to
her marriage, boarded with Mrs. Atkinson and in
August last married young man named Polhcmus,
| who was a clerk in Tfanys store Previous TO the
marriage they had been living together aud
wifo The alleged larceny occurred about the time OF
the marriage and according to Mrs. Willis affidavit
one else was in the room but the prisoner After n
! long examination, during which Mrs Polhcmus siren
uously denied her guilt, Judge Kilbreth decided TO
hold the prisoner for trial