The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-14
City Intelligence.

merly of very respectable standing in society, and
who heretofore suspected of a crime,
| was arrested on Wednesday afternoon by officer
| Stokely, charged with being the person who COM
mltted the recent forgery OF the check on the Me-
chanies Banking Association for $500. II will be
remembered that this check was presented on Fri.
day, Dec 3lst, by smart, intelligent boy, named
| Charles M'Gask, and the f:cc of il purported ii
| to have been drawn by C. w Thwing, broker, OF
| Walstreet The money was paid, and the boy
stated at the time the forgery was discovered, that
| the check had been given him by man opposite
Pines Coffee House, to whom he gave the money,
and received 80 cents for his trouble. The 80 cents
he borrowed from some person in Pines bar, which
was not repaid The boy identified the person ar
| rested as the individual who gave him the check,
and to whom he presented the money. The prisoner
denied all knowledge Of the transaction but the
positive manner in which the boy testified the
quickness with which he identified him in the stree
at the time OF the arrest, presented such strong ap-
pearances of guilt, that he was held to bail in the
| sum Of 5000, which was entered by Theodore
Sedgwck, Esq., An understanding had been en-
tered into in the Police Office to keep this ANNA
ton a secret but the searching inquiry of our police
reporter such 10 ascertain all the particulars
Where public Justice is 10 be benefited we feel
ready at all times TO waive the publication of any
police matter and in this case, at the request of
some of the prisoners friends, we far abide by
this course abstain from publishing his name,
until final commitment is made out.
DEMOCRATIC MovEMENrs.-The election in the
Sixth Ward yesterday for hrey delegates 10 repre-
sen: the democracy of that ward in the General
Committee at Tammany Hail. resulted in the selec.
ton of Michael Walsh, John Emmons, and Con.
santine Donohue, by about hundred majority.
The Young Mems General Committee met at Tam
macy Hall last evening. The delegates from the
Twelfth Ward were sent back and an election or
dered for new ones on the evening of Wednesday
NEXT at Vandewater's Five Mile House The dele
CATION from the Sixteenth Ward, elected at the
meeting presided over by Mr. Campbell, were re-
ceived, and the committee adjourned to meet again
on Wednesday, 18th inst, when officers will be
elecIed.
| CASE oY HENRY F. MITCHELL AT the hour Of
Yesterday afternoon, the above named person was
brought mo the Court OF Sessions, for the purpose
of being present during the argument OF counse re-
lative to an arrest of judgment in the recent verdict
rendered against him He evinced The effects OF his
c!sse confinement by decided alteration IN his
argument proceeded Messrs Graham and Smith
appeared counsel on his behalf, and the principal
point of their argument for an arrest OF Judgment
was confined to the alleged Illegally OF the Alder
men to sit as associate judges on the bench Of the
court in which Mitchell was tired and convicted
The District Attorney replied at length, and dlssect
ed the decision Of the Supreme Court in the case
produced by opposing counsel, and further contend
ed that motion to arrest judgment, on the ground
of the illegally of the Court try that the Court
was unconstitutional was an unheard OF position for
counsel to assume. lie further COMMENDED, that the
application of counsel to obtain an arrest OF judg-
ment while they had already prepared bill of
exceptions, was also a strange and Illegal move
ment
Al Al
day.
RANAwAY WITH CARA black fellow named
Aaron Free man, stole hand cart Yesterday from
Nicholas Troy, Is Anthony street, and sold II TO Pat
rick Rafferty, for 81 He was arrested by the vig-
liant officer VIM Stephens and Committed.
A "FExc2" KEEPER ARRESTED "A man named
Hopkins Barns arrested yesterday by officer
Relyea, charged by VIM, G. Mead. No 2Caiharine
street, with receiving eight whips, valued at So
from boy named REUBEN Decker, knowing them
to be stolen ID cker is now IN prison on the above
charge, and states that he sold The whips TO Mead
for ST. being ne.elghih their actual value. Com
mitfed.
FLOUR TmrY.-During several days past a mum
Der of barrels Of fl our have been stolen from the
tow boat Western, lying at the foot OF Court'andt
steet, aud search being made tor the thief, and The
manner in which such theit was accomplished, a
barrel OF the identical fl our was found on Wednes-
day, in row beat, lying at the foot OF Jefferson
street. The boat was in possession OF man named
Dennis Friel, who was arrested and committed TO
prison. The flour was the property of Mr. John A.
Vandewa'er No. Il9 Orchard street
P.ssIxo SPURIOUS Mos EVA man named Mi
chael O'Drscoll, entered he grocery store OF Henry
Fiaack, No. rs Washington sueeI, on Wednesday
evening, and calling for glass of beer, offered in
payment a go note Of the broken Globe Bank,
which being refused, he gave shilling piece. Be-
coming afterwards very NOISY and abusive he was
arrested by Waterman aud committed on the above
charge. =,
'sPERFrc rloSIsr'' IN TROUBLE Mr.. Michael
Conway was arraigned before the. Police yesterday,
charged with entering the tree Church, corner Of
Delaney and Christie streets, on the IL h INST, and
there disturbing the proceedings OF tbe congregation,
in company with others He rose and addressed the
minister aud people assembled relative TO the doc
trnes OF his peculiar sect, called "Pclfcf!onists,"
and said that i, Jesus Christ himself lhai was
opposing their proceedings, ana not him--lhat IT
they opposed him in the expression OF hssen,Imens,
they opposed Jesus Christ and whatever they done
10 him they done TO the Saviour Of all men. He
was aided in the interruption OF the Ceremonies ct
the church by several OF his denomination The
Perfrciionis' was held to bail to keep the peace
Tor Elk months, in the sum OF $500.
General sessions.
Before the Recorder, Judges Lynch and Noah,
and Aldermen Innes and Timpson.
JANUARY l3.-Jonas Phillip, Esq. appeared
as nc ing District Attorney.
Case Of JIheoitr In the case ri Henry Wheeler,
who was charged with an assault asG battery,
with intent to commit manslaughter ON the person
of John Kerwin, at the Montgomery House, on the
2lst Of November last, in which tue jury could not
ag;ee on Wednesday, the Court received plea OF
guilty of as sault and battery and ordered The case
Of Brady to be postponed until the next term OF the
Court.
Sfecling One Thousand Three Hundred and
Troty Nine Dollars "A mau, named Thomas
Brown was tried for alleged larceny, IN hnding
and appropricting to his own use the above amounts
being the property of John L. Moore The prose-
cution proved that on the 9th OF February, 1911,
while Mr Moore was asleep ia the house o MIR.
John Sturgeon, No. 40 North Moore street, where
he boarded in company with prisoner, this money
was taken from belt that fastened around his
body. IL was also proved that the prisoner 'tated
ing il was stolen from his pocket. Brown made a
charge against Sturgeon for stealing the money at
the time, but before the trial left this city for Phi
ladelpha The suit against Sturgeon failed Tor want
philaAolnhia In Sen;efriher LAST fhInuo the in