The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-17
PLEADED GUILTY
WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT
Before Judge Kilbreth.

Before Judge kiDreth
BURGLARY IN BLRECKER STREET
At an early hour on Tuesday morning Andrew J. Van
Colts store No. 1O2 BleecKer street. burgarously
entered. Mr.. Van cott who lives at No 90 Bleecker
street. being aroused by some noise TO the store
and found Joseph Wilson, OF No. 152 Elizabeth street,
and John Gen OF No. 500 Second avenue just leaving
the premises with milk glass globes valued at 50 IN
their possession He caused their arrest and In court
yesterday they were held in 81, 600 each to answer
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF sANKEY.
Sergeant Taylor. OF the Twenty ninth precinct, ap-
peared complainant against George Lewis. Joseph
NJ Elliott and Bernard vose, charging them with an
noying people coming out OF the Hippodrome The
prisoners peddng the song books used by Messrs
Moody and Sankey in the revival meetings, and also
photographs of the great revvasts. They were hned
So each and cautioned to give up the work OF dissent
mating Sankey's sweet songs
ALLEGED THEFT OF JEwELRY
Mrs. Mary Houghton, OF No. As West Twenty-fourth
street, charged Richard Helernan who gave the same
address, with stealing pocketbook containing SIS,
diamond ring valued at $500, one valued at $3.50
and another at $50 The complainant stated that she
left Hefernan in her room with her two children,
Stella and Isabella, and while she absent Tor only
one moment no took his departure very suddenly
Stella told her mother that Heiernan had taken some
thing from the bureau drawer and had escaped by the
window. On looking into the bureau drawer she missed
the property, stated above. She made complaint
and officer Dunlap arrested the prisoner. Hefernan
stated that he had lived with Mrs Houghton for two
years, and she locked him up in the ROOM he there
lore got out by the window. He denied the larceny
Mrs Houghton said that some time ago she had him
arrested a similar charge and Judge Kasmre held
him in 81, 600 TO answer. Judge Kibreth decided 10
hold Henernan.
SUSPICIOUS PERSONS.
As Officer Price, of the Twentieth precinct, was pa
trolling his post Thirtyhfth street early yesterday
morning he noticed two young lads acting In a sus
picious manner. He arrested one Of them, Thomas
Connolly. on whose person he found large Jimmy.
Tho officer then went to No 456 West Thirty fifth
street, where there Is a junk shop, and arrested
Michael Ga1egan. In Court yesterday Thomas Conolly
alias John Kelly, alias Thomas O'Conne was held in
81 900 for carrying burglars tools at night and Ganegan
was fined $50 for keeping junk shop without
license
DESPERATE MAN.
Henry Stephens aged twenty nine years, born in
Cincinnati but now residing No. 26 Carmine street.
in this city, had dflculty the night of February
with Francis Murphy, OF No. 1000 Third avenue in
Patrick Higgins liquor store Hudson street,
Clarkson. The row was quoted, and both men shook
and found Stephens In conversation with his
woman" After remaining in the room
short time stephens went down stairs and
shortly afterward followed by MUIR
ply. The hall gas was turned out, and as Murphy
CROPPED his TO find the door he suddenly struck
down and beaten by two men, Then Stephens rushed
out from behind the stairs, and, with knife, or blade
known as "champagne opener commenced TO cut
Murphy. The PROSTATE man received eleven wounds,
two in the neck being serous the others around
the abdomen and legs Detective Murphy, OF the
Eighth precinct Tuesday evening arrested stephens
in oyster saloon IN Houston street. and yesterday
he taken before Judge Kilbreth at the Washington
Place Police Court, and held in So 900 to answer Cap
tain Mcdonnell says that stephens claims that he
stabbed in Ohio, but escaped by enlisng in the
army. He deserted and on returning to Cincinnati
found the same man with his woman and shot him.