The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-17
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City Intelligence.

ARRrsrEp AND DlscHARoED.-Yesterday morning, q
young named Richmond woodruff who has been
employed bookkeeper for the last twenty months with
George w. Miller proprietor Of Taersalls in Broadway
was arraigned at the Lower Police Office before Justice
Merritt, on warrant issued by Miller. charging him
with obtaining $50 from him under false representations
Miller testified that about the Sd instant, Woodruff
obtained this amount of money by representing that
Charles Wooey horse dealer had told Woodruff that he
wished TO borrsw that from Miller which he then
gave to woodruff, surprising that the money vas in.
tended for the of Wooley. He afterwards ascer.
tanned from Woolley that he had given such authority
TO Woodruff and therefore caused the the lat
ter Wooly testified that Woodruff and himself had had
some srsation the subject Of borrowing the mo-
ney from Miller but stated that he had never authorized
him To ask for the $50 in his Woodruff upon his
examination asserted positively that Woolley had auho
Ised him TO ask Miller for the money in his name which
he woodruff wished TO use TO make the Of that
he owed Mr. Costar for poney he had purchased That
Miller and himself had recently had dispute and that
Miller owed him over 5000 for his services. Mr. VIM
Martin of Philadelphia testified that or about the FIRST
instant, he heard conversation between woolley and
Woodruff in front OF Tsttersals in which he heard
Woolley distinctly authorize Woodruff borrow the
money from Miller in his name. Thomas Bowden also
testified that while at Spafkss Hotel the Third Ave
nue. on Thursday afternoon OF this week. Woolley call
ed him out OF the bar abiding TO this trans
action stated most positively that he had authorised
woodruff to borrow the money from Miller his
count Nathan Morgan,who present at the time also
testified that Woolley made Of such language in his
presence
Justice MERRITT, hearing the evidence very pro.
pery discharged Mr. Woodruff there being not evidence
sufficient prove the charge alleged him by Mr.
Miller and the Woodruff stated that he should
commence suit against Wooiley fbr perjury aud Mil
Ter for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution
NEw CoUNTERFEITs OF the denomination of Elves on
the Leather Manufacturers Bank of tins CITY, are in cir
culaton Those dated in s42 made pay able TO
W. R. Jones, signed E. Plat, cashier, and H. Tucker,
president. They well executed and calculated to
deserve.
DIED WHILE EATING surrsR.-A named John
Co,hney, native of Dundee Scotland, who has been
Hugh Auchinloss Sons, of IL William street and who
has resided Is7 Reed street. while seated at the table
and in the act OF eating piece Of meat Thursday
evening" about seven O'Clock fell back and Immediately
expired had been engaged at his usual duties during
the day. The held inquest on his body and
the ply sicans who held the post norton examination re-
ported that he had died from apoplexy although thew did
not examine his throat TO ascertain Whether he had mt
been choked to death with piece of meat
BURNED DEArH.-The clothes OF little girl named
Margaret Jane Mungoys, aged four years. caught fire on
Tuesday by accident in the room OF her parents the
back basement of Ia Orange street. by which means she
seriously burned that death ensued Thursday
at the City Hospital The held inquest upon
the body.
ward C. Corwn, of 81 Washington street. has missed
number Of sticks of dock timber from the foot of Rector
and Carlisle streets valued together at about 500 The
cunning thief managed escape detection yesterday
Mr. Coiwn traced several of the timber worth s3a
to the possession Of Patrick Msoney of Ils Washington
street. who not being able TO account for arrested
and committed for trial.
An USKSowS MAN fell down in Ann street on Thurs
day evening and taken up lead. His body remains
at the dead house in the Park for recognition.
The FIRE on Thursday evening in the small wood
en- building No James street, belonging John Hinch
man. the roofof which was considerably injured The loss
was covered by insurance.
DROWNED D A CINEMA child named John Rooney
aged four years. OF Catherine Rooney who
in the of Orange accidentally fell into the
cstern attached TO the premises Thursday afternoon,
and drowned. Tee cistern top in many
cases was not feet Nigh for which neeisencs
the owner of the premises deserves to be indicted
least should have been censured by the coroner jury
LARCENY SILVER PIAZZA black rascal named
Henry Grimes who formerly engaged a in
the house OF JohE Howard, West Broadway arrested
on Thursday evening by officer Walker, q charge Of
stealing different times fifty silver spoons aud forks val
ued at $780, from MI oward On being he
iesed his guilt and implicated yellow named Cam
bridge B. Ha OF us West Broadway to whom he he
sold the stolen property Hall also arrested and
were both committed TO prison to answer the offence
default OF $500 bail