New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-01
CRIMINAL NOTES

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CRIMINAL NOTES
Margaret Curtin, of No. 545 Herkimer-st
Brooklyn, who was charged with setting fire to the
building, No. 1,308 Futon-st, Monday. held by
Grand Jury.
An order was issued by Justice Potter, in
Supreme C0uri, Chambers yesterday directing the dis
charge. - 600 bail, OF Charles d. Brown charged
with killing his wife ON July 4, after they had returned
from a picnic.
An elegantly dressed woman appeared be-
fore Justice Morgan, yesterday morning the Jefferson
Market Police Court and applied FOR for tho
OF her husband FOR abandoning The Justice
thought she was too wei dressed for an abandoned
woman, and refused IT,
A writ of habeas corpus was granted by
Justice Potter Supreme Court, Chambers Yesterday
IN the case Victoria Porceo. the wife OF Francesca
PorceIo, the murderer OF BOlcnder The woman was
committed TO the workhOuse Blackweps Island, on
the charge OF yagrancy. July %. similar witt was
granted Ellen rallon, arrested or Keeping disordeiY
house.
A motion to reduce the bail of f. Miers,
confined in Ludlow street JAIL on the charge brought by
Alfred Smith and II. b. Smith, diamond merchants on
Broadway, OF having obtained diamonds by fraud,
Court, Chambers. Miers claims that he got tie da-
monds from Borden W. Plumb, broker, who sold dia-
mOnds for he firm.
Justice Potter, in Supreme Court, Chambers,
yesterday, granted a writ OF TO act a stay Of
proceedings the Of Patrick Meehan aud Hugh Cal
agher convicted in June in the Court General Sessions
OF aughter in the fourth degree Tor killing Charles
Prison The stay acts Tor twenty days aud meanwhile
a bilI Of exceptions will be drawn up ana fled.
The bail of John Wilbur, a member Of the
weknOwn Patchen-aye. gang OF burglars. I'm Brooklyn,
fixed sometime ago at $1,000. but he has been I'm.
able 10 procure this amount He has been in RAYMOND
street Jail nearly year Yesterday hls counsel. Jane.
W. Rldgway, applied 10 Judge Moore in the Court Of
Sessions, Brooklyn TO reduce The amount OF nan. ing
motion was opposed by Distrct-Attorney CaiIn, and
the Judge withheld bis decision until to-Jay.
Charles Anderson, colOred, was arrested on
board the American brig Sarah and Eunice, Wejncs
day night, charged with assaulting Adrian FensnarA
sailor with shcatlnre, while in the port OF Guanta-
namO, Cuba. He taken before United States Com.
mi sioner Osborn yesterday, ana was held ~ TlC0C
ban Tor examination The prisoner says he was drunk
a the time, ANA did not know, until he was told on the
following day. that DC had used knife FeasmarK was
tue arm Anderson was in Mons during The voyage 10
this port
Justice Kilbrctb, in the Yorkyille Police Court
rendered his decision yesterday in the OF the Park
Commissioners against Thomas Mullgun, the Fifty.
nintlst hickman who charged WIN soliciting pas.
sengers within $50 feet Of the Park wall Mullgan
be right c3med by Park Commissioner Lane 10 remove
hackmen tifty-nnh-s n they dld not conform
to the rules OF the Park Commissioners Commits louet
Lane paid the 81 fine imposed uDOn Hugan say Ing his
object had been 10 establish a precedent.
A further examination into the charges Of
obtaining money by false representations, preferred
against john l. Lynch, the diamond broker and Mrs.
Ilascy or schoonmaker, held yesterday afternoon
before Justice Morgan, in the Jefferson Market Police
Court. Mrs HasCy present. Marcus l.. Harris, Of
No. East Flfeenth-st, diamond expert, took Tug
diamonds the ones alleged 10 nave been sold
by Mr. Lynch Fay and Roger estimated thoiryaue
paateY The earrings he valued ~ 5OO the stones
in the ~ 800; In the tiara $500 Francis iOr.
ton Of No AZ Fuont, testified that ne had valued the
lot at ~ 800.
d. j. Whitney, the agent of the Society for
the Prevention OF Crime, appeared before Justice XII
brelh in the YOrkve Court. yesterday morning, and
said he had been unable execute the warrants OBJ
tanned by him against Mike 4Iurray's gambling
house at No 10 Yves, Twcnty-eightl-s another in
West Twrnty-ninth-st. He asked that he might lie
allowed to hold the warrants that they might be
executed with others both up town ana down town. by
superintendent Walng. The Court granted the request
In the afternoon Murray accompanied by his counsel
INTO Court and surrendered himself to Justice Kill
breth. He was parOled until to-day.
Officer FOgarty, of the Nineteenth Precinct
Monday afternoon heard two shots fired in Bernard
Messuors sa.oOn. 40 No. 7S5 Ftrst-aye. The next
mcnt he William COnIoy and Michael Bradley come
out OF the saloon aud down the avenue. He pur-
sued them aud succeed in arrcstng COnroy.
raigned In the YOflye Court. and held Tor trial in dc
fault OF $1,000. complaint Of Messner and his
tcndcr. They stated that the OF the shooting
their refusal TO retu % Bradley and Conroy counter
lett trade dollar which they had offered in payment FOR
drinks. In Court, Officer Fogarly in talking the
shooting affair with Officer Fahey. OF the Thirty irs5
Precinct, learned that he had Bradley IN Court on a
charge OF firing two sDOts at him the corner Of For-
et-st. and Firstavr. This only few minutes after
the arrest OF COnroy. officer Fahey Bradley run
ming down the avenue, aud knowing him to be desprT
character arrested him. after Bradley mad fired two
bots Bradley was also held Ia default OF SlocO bah