The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-01
CIV Intelligence.

I'd yesterday-One on the MccHohics Da'"'"-
h zion, for 81 800, and one for Sal on the Wan
NAME ofpk. The first check was signed WIN '"e
bsv named Thwing. and was preseh'ea W .
~, NJ GaskilI, who upon his exa'
So. ,,,an ,,hoss stated that ne received
site Pines coffee house. unknown to him. oppo-
person requested this boy to taHsas "Saah a,d o.,
it cashed, and after obtaining the II. s,onnsd
into Pines and borrowed 80 cents iopay NO, c,r
his trouble Thus the Bank is minus 81 ,vIr 49,,
Pine 80 cents. The name of the man Is unknown.
Pine, but the persons on the premises say they
should know him if again.
MoRE OF r.-Henry w ShermaR, charged with
forgeres on the Mechanics and Chemical Banks,
the particulars of whichwe published in the New
York Herald on the 20sh inst, arragned tor ex-
animation before Justice Parker last evening, but
owing to the absence OF some testimony, the final
examination of the case postponed until ten
o'clock this morning. lie refused to disclose The
name of the person from chom he Says he receiccd the
checks.
STILL THEY CoME-Durlng the forenoon yesteY-
day, boy named William Brown, who peddles
pencils, quilts, &c, was accosted in the Presidents
Hotel by person whose name will be given in our
next publication, and requested 10 take check
signed by Russell L. Glover, for S24l to the Man
haitian Bank, get it cashed, and he would meet him
at the Custom house. The boy presented the check,
but the teller suspectiDg it to be forgery, stopped
it, and requested two of the porers of the bank to
follow him where he stated the man was in waiting.
The forger suspecting all was not right was
amongst the missing, and the boy taken to the
police office TO make the complaint. Officer HUH
waite was selected to perform the duty, and, walk
ing down the street, they met the person who gave
the check to the boy, and he was Immediately ar
rested. The examination last evening fully proved
his identity, not only by the boy presented the
check, but by boy who is engaged as bar ten
der, who saw him at the time he gave the check to
the boy in the hotel. He was committed
CHARGE OF FRAuD.-Lewis M. Morrison, the keep
er of a clothing store in Chatham street, near Du-
| ane, was arrested Yesterday on the complaint OF
| black man, named Richard Anthony, who charged
him with endeavonng TO cheat him in the, sale OF
pair Of pan.aoons. Anthony stated that ne entered
the store OF Morrison, and purchased pair Of new
cashmere panlaloons for 81, and offered s. note
| in payment. Morrison gave him 81 note TO get
| changed, and when he returned with the money, re.
serving dollar for himself, pair of second hnnd
| pantaloons. patched on the seat aud otherwise
worn, were presented TO him by Morrison. instead
| Of those he had purchased. Anthony refused TO
| take them, aud demanded the money he had given
him Tor the first pair. Morrison refused TO give either
l the money or the new panialoons, and was finally
arrested, and INF default of bail, committed to pr.
| son. We understand that this is common trick
among some OF the second hand dealers in this ce'
| lebraed street.
STEALING A VAMETy.-. ~ A4s srovs~ sor s,sa,nc
by M of Yards Of stair
na Is, hrass stair rods, black and whitO
straw hss, and four yards Of rag carpet, valued at
vi0, the property of Fanny Kirk, of 80 Mulberry ST.
Committed.
OsE HUNDRED STEREOTYPE PLATES Fourp John
Pigret, black boy, was arrested on Thursday night
by officer Lownsbury, on charge Of having stolen
| one hundred stereotype plates from Jobn Nj. Moore,
found by Lownsbery at shop Kept by Ellen Ralph,
81 Chapel street, where they had been sold ny Pig
ret and another black boy canned Thomas, Ihomp-
son, the latter OF whom mas mas oeen recently sent to
800, and Pgrct was committed to prison to answer
| the complaint. f
| A CUsSISo Darcy IN THE DARK "A cute
negro, named Pete Smaey, celebrated for his
fcats OF gallanIy while under metamorphose,
was arrested yesterday for disturbing the pre-
mises of Henry Clark, at ia Warren street.
| Pete was dressed about halt male, the other
| female, and his voice, movements and action were
most perfect limitations ei shy young she darkey
He has been in the practice OF thus adjoining him
sell for several years past, and many poor wight
has been induced TO test the peculiarly OF amalga-
| nation by his persuasive powers and when the re-
tanning Tee was obtained Pete would hoist pecoas,
show his breeches, and run. He was committed.
| STEALING SPANISH CEoAk--An,hony Field,
black man, was stopped about eight o'clock on
| Thursday night by watchman Acker, with blue
cloth cloak in his possession, supposed to have been
stolen. II was claimed yesterday by Nathan b Hus.
ted, who resides at the North American Hotel, and
| who stated that it stolen on the night of the
| 18th inst from the above hotel. Field was there.
fore committed to answer.
J AMALeAMATros EXPOSED "A spruce, greasy look
ing, square sterned negro wench, named Josephine
Emry was summoned 10 attend at the police yes
terday, TO answer the charge Of James Meehan,
who had been smuggling the dark Josephine to his
/ longing arms ef' " t' 81 -
lievisg his p aei. cont sf'Hfm
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