The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-11
City Intelligence.

Cry TAxEs.-One per cent is added to all taxes
unpaid this day. Landlords, are you ready!
AN OLD BIRD CAcED-Durng the past year or
two, a man named William Ross, but who has used
the alias OF VIM Payne IL Co., has practised Sc
res OF fraudulent transactions that long since should
have sent him to Sing Sing. The firms of Barclay
Livingston 81 Co., Thompson q Co, Oracle & Co..
and some twenty others, have all been the suffering
subjects Of his nsenius deception OF obtaining mer,
of September, 1910, he entered the store Of Geo
Meyer " Son. 275 Pearl street, and represented
himself as VIM. Payne, of the firm Of WIN. PAYNE
Co., No. l3 Platt street. He stated that he was
kegs OF that article, valued at $40, and would pay
for il in cash delivery During the day he sent
an order with cartman for the delivery Of the mus
tard which, upon his supposed fair representation Of
prompt cash payment, was sent according 10 his
wish, but the money was not forthcoming. few
days afterwards Mr.. Meyer saw him in Reekman
street. and followed him into Pearl, where he en-
Of the fictitious firm of SWIM Payne & Co." Upon
accosting him on these premises, he confessed that
his name was not Payne, but Wi7;am Ross. He
agreed to attend Mr.. Meyer, in order to make some
settlement, but had not proceeded but a short dis
lance before he escaped. Complaint was entered at
the police Office at the time, but the rogue had eeca-
ped detection until yesterday. when officers Colvn
and F. F. Smith nabbed him He has been safely
Gagged for the present.
QUESTIONS FoR THE SpRIse ELncrIoN.-The
School question must be settled by the present Le-
glslatSre 50 az to allow she people to elect their
funds, or else the democratic party may look for
ward to difficulty, if not defeat at the charter cleo
ton: There is no excuse; the legislature is demo-
cratic, the demand is democratic, and those who
ask it are democratic. Let those who hold office,
or those who expect II, be active before it is too
late
THE PRESENT MAnKEr LAWS Of our City Corpo-
ration, prohibiting the sale Of meat at all places
cept the public market houses, is daily becoming
more and more odious, and the recent attempts Of
the corporation 10 close the shops, BY hiring band
useless, no intelligent jury can be found bring
In verdict OF guilty. A number OF cases, last
week, were decided favor of defendants, and the
City Corporation compelled TO bear defeat, and pay
THE CoErIS found in possession of John ]. Mat.
thewe, on Tuesday Night was claimed yesterday by
undertaken in Pearl street, from whose place Of
business II had been stolen.
Walled OFF WITH SrovR.-OHe Henry
Thompson was stopped, on "Wednesday night, in
IN Mot! street, by Waterman Dodge, on suspicion
Of having stolen q cast iron stove, that he Yves
walking off with on his shoulders The owner can
find it at the police office
The OTHER kooUE cAUGHr.-Offcer VIM H.
Stephens, one Of the most efficient in our Police,
Andrew Dougherty, both Of whom aaad charged
with robbng and attempt to murder colsred man
named3 Clifford johnson, on Tuesday night, at a
brothel IN Gross street Dousherty was arrested at
the time, but Mccullough escaped. Et
BROKEN UP.-A woman named Margaret Collins
who kept house Of prostitution for some time at
the north west corner Of Hudson and Reade Streets
was yesterday summoned before the Police by JUS
tice Stevens, and held te bail in the sum Of $1,000 to
leave the city for twelve months. Wonder how long
she'll be absent?
TIE WARD JUSTICES CouRrs-Under the present
organization of the Ward Justices Courts for the
disposal Of civil cases. the people Of this city are
taxed $1,000 annum, besides the payment OF fees
in every suit where they are concerned. The fees
less than the amount drawn from the city treasury
for salaries and office rent This is ridiculous The
salaries should be abolished and the fees, or por-
ton Of them, be given to the Justices for their serv
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