The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-23

City Intelligence.
OrE ALLIES" CAUGHT AoMS-The notorious coun.
terieiter, Oils Allen, known through the Western States
hke a book, was arrested on Thursday night about u
O'CLOCK as also two Of his associates, named Benjamin
D Adams, who halls from Troy, and Oliver II Maxwell.
oil Utica. On the evening above named Allen and
Maxwell entered the Cornucopis Lunch, kept by those
Two good iello VS. Luscomb & ~ssnborn, in Park Row,
on Thursday night, and after calling for two CUPS
oil coffee, Maxwell rendered in paym a 81 note,
purPorting to be OF the Citizeus' Bank Of Nantucket,
Mass, ana Harry Lusoomb gave him the change. As
they were leaving the cellar, Harry remarked to George
Gilson' who wos standing at the bar, T" there goes Ote
Allen, the most notorious counterfeter in this country.,'
Sand how do you know" says George, :" but the note
they gave you is a counterfeit r. I" Let's look ~ saws
Harry, and sure enough it proved to be altered
from one of the broken bank notes of the Citi.
zens Bank Of Augusta, Maine. Harry's dsnder was
up-not that he cared for the dollar, but to be
tricked in that way, was not the right thing no how it
could be fixed. In a short time after he sailed out and
on enquiry at Edsalls Knickerbocker Hall, found thai
Ote Allen and his partner had retired to seperate rooms,
az also his other associate named Maxwell. A council
Of war was held by Harry, the Doctor, Edsall and all
hands, when it was concluded to send for A. M. C.Smith
the officer, who Immediately repaired to the scene of
action. Upon searching the rooms Of each, twelve 81
notes of tn same description as those passed upon LUIS.
comb were found in the possession Of Maxwell and "the
Doodle" as it is technically termed, was found in the bed
Of Adams, in two parcels of $50 and $25, of the same de.
nomination and description. They were then taken to
the watch house by officer Smith and Captain Fisher,
ami locked up. subsequently, it was ascertained that
Adams passed one of the notes on Abner White, at his
eating house corner of Broadway and Canal street, and
also on Thaddeus Dean, No. 43 Canal street, during
Thursday, previous TO their entering the Cornucopia.
Allen, although the biggest chicken in the coop, will in
all probability escape conviction, as he has so managed
bis cards as neither to be caught with any of the note.
in his possession or to be charged with the passing of any
under the present afidavits made against the parties
Persons who have receive any Of these notes within the
past few days will serve the cause of Justice by enter
ing complaint at the lower police, and identify ing these
rogues who are now in prison.
SENTRY LAwYERs-Tte practice Of certain members
Of the bar, in standing sentry within the ~vestibule Of
the Tombs, to watch for the miserable offenders against
justice, who are hourly ushered within the police Office,
and thus defeating the ends ofthe law, is truly reprehen-
sible. These poor devils need all the funds they can
raise to pay the fines imposed upon them, without being
bled by the harpies of the Law, under the plea of render
ing them legal aid, when not in one case out Of fifty il
such aid of any service to the prisoner. We sincerely
hope that the practice will be abolished forthwith. If
not, they will hear from us again in pointed terms, az
such conduct is a disgrace to the profession.
DEATH FROM BLUE RuN.-An inquest was held, on
Thursday evening, on the body Of a colored woman,
named Margaret Tender, wife of William Tender, Of
from the effects o ltoddy, which produced insanity, and
in fits of epilepsy. DR.. Charles Marsh made
an external examination Of the body, and concurred in
the above opinion.
INFANT sMoTHEREp TO DEATH "A female infant, the
child Of Peter Herman, who resides in Oath street, be.
tween the ID and Sd Avenues, was smothered to death.
on Wednesday night, while lying between her parents.
Verdict accordingly.
ANOTHER UNKNOWN MAN FOUND DRowNED.-The BODY
OF q man vas found in the Slip at the foot of MURRAY st
yesterday, who appeared to have been drowned several
weeks; He was aoou; thirty, mr., years 0faggeIhad on 2 dark
main at the dead house during the day.
STOLE A WATCH AND $4O-Two seamen named Thomas
those two efficient 4th ward officers, BENZ +. Parker and
John Lyons, and committed to prison on charge Of en-.
street, and stealing th~erefrem a silver watch valued
$l4, and bank notes amounting to $40. A portion Of
the property was found in their possession;
throat was cut by her husbrnd q few days since, while
he was laboring under partial insanity, from jealousy
plication yesterday for admission to the City Prison to
visit the author Of her injuries. who is confined therein. |
superior Court.
Before Judge Oakley.
APRIL 22.-The Delaware Bank VS.. James An |
dreics .-The defendant is q young merchant, of
good standing and reputation, keeping a dry goods |
IN Greenwich street, between Fulton and Dey. The |
present action is to recover $3.50 Of him. the value |
ofa package of money, which, it is asserted, he ac- |
qaired possession of and feloRiously retained. On
the 18th February, lS4l, as all the world was
Aocking to Washington disinterestedly to witness
the Inauguration, and congratulate the lamented
Harrison on his success, the Delaware Bank, at
Delhi, in this State, entrusted a young man named
J. d. Fry. with a package of money directed to the
Cashier Of the American Exchange Bank, and to be
delivered to him in New York. Mr.. Fry is a young
man of ~ or % years ofage.. Previous to 1910, he
had kept school at Franklin, but In that year, sup
posing he could instruct men rather than youth, he
abjured the birch, syntax, and vulgar fractions, pro-
ceeded to Delhi, about seventeen miles of, became
a student in a law Office, and entered fully and fear
dsing any one in leading public meetings, singing
songs, and in d~ecrying Dutch
men and Undertook cabbages. The victory
gained, he put in for the spells, obtained a
host Of certificates as to his fitness for office, /. e.
being coonskin to the hub, and an active deserving
fellow withal, and set out for Washington, where,
no dodbt, the Secretaryship of State, at least, gilt
tered in its brilliancy, only awaiting his taking de.
through New York, the bank handed him the
package Of money in question, which he promised
safely to deliver. He arrived at Washington,
writing back. in a short time to a friend, in which
he asserts that he had seen many strange things
sisce his arrival there, had shaken hands with
4" Tippecanoe aud Tyler too" and Martin Van Blu
rem, and that il was OK.
This the counsel supposed to mean " only care
for the main chance as Mr.. F. was keeping on
the right side with both political parties
He witnessed the Inauguration, was not slow at
presenting his credentiils ID, fished in the political
pool with great patience and perseverance, for Sc
veral months, during which time he had several
&c glorious nibbles" and plenty of fellow laborers,
till in the month of August he made a haul, bat
found he had je ked a founder instead Of a salmon,
getting a clerkship where there was plenty Of hard
and wholesome work, instead of the bureau which
had shown so conspicuously, no doubt, in the
dreams of his ambition. During the Eve or six
months he was i~ndulging hope Deferred" at
Washington, he states himself to have spent ali
the money he carried with him, borrowed $50
through the aid of Senator Tallmadge and Mr..
Clark, member Of Congress, and owed $50 besides |
for his board. In the November following the
Delaware Bank discovered that the money which
had been entrusted to his care never reached its
destination, and called upon him to account for it. |
Here, then, Is the foundation of this suit, and the
beginning, in fact, Of the painful story. Mr.. Fry |
that he came in towu on Saturday, too
late to deposite the money in the bank-he called