The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-12
City Intelligence

MORE FoRcERIrs-On Thursday Mr.. Jacob
Mack, OF No. 290 Grand street. in payment for some,
goods purchased at auction gave his check for the
mount on.the Butchers and Drovers Bank, of this
et9' where ne had kepr an account for a length of
| ""e' on presentation of the check the auction
Ger was informed that Mr.. Mack account had been
o'eIoIawn, and, therefore, the check could not he
p"d. twas eturned, and upon an examination of
ms bank book he found that six forged checks 70 the
AMOUNT OF Sl4OO combined, had been paid bv the
oank. Certain circumstances induced him N ana.
pect young man named Lewis Helemap who
had formerly been in his employ as clerk. and WIN
when discharged few months since. represented
h'msei as pennless 1t was ascertained thai ne had
recently opened laos store atllOl William s,ys.,
10 company with another young man named Erode
RICK Loewenstein Officers Sweet and Cockefair
were selected 10 do up the business, and thew
very Juoiciously arrested Loewensein frst who sta
'eo mat ne met Helleman a, Pn.eaux + Hotel in the
carry part OF January Land during conversation.
H. proposed partnership to conduct the dry goods
ana lace business, which was declined by l.. on &C.
count of want Of funds HelIeman then told him
ne would supply funds, and accordingly they com.
menced business with $llOo, which was put in bv
MN Inc money was principally in notes of the
Butchers and Dr0vers' Bank. These circumstap cen.
n
mas been committed to prison, as his hand writing
il the forged checks has been fully identified bv
both Mr. Mack and Loew enstein
The LATE SrABBrNo CAsE-The recent stebb;no
case in which VALENTINE Morn JR was the active
participant, and negro named Dixon. the upfortu-
nate sufferer, has, we understand, been settled bx
the payment ef $500 hush money. We shall en-
qulre into this case most minuely, and if the above
rumor Is found to be correct let the pnblic know
all the particulars, and the price of using a sword
cane in open day in the public streets. The name
OF CALVIN Morr was given as the person arrested
II should have been Valentine.
lHE RESULT OF CRIME woman named Marv
brown alias Riley, was committed to the city PR
gravaied assault and battery on little girl named
Mary Ann Webster, who had refused to steal some
articles she had been persuaded TO take unlawfullv
Yesterday morning, Brown was attacked with deli
rum remens, and died in a few hours. Such 10
the result of crime.
RIor.-George w. Alsyne and Edward s. Par
cells, were arrested for creating riot and mob Al
the porter house Of Arthur Harrison, the corner
OF DIVISION ana Orchard streets, about eight O'Clock
on Thursday evening. Alstyne went into Harrson's
premises, leaving number OF his confederates OUT
SIDE and behaved himself in avery dsordeIly man
him several severe blows; his son, James q.
Harrison. interfering in his behalf, PARCELS en-
tered from the street and struck him repeatedly.
stroyed the glass and frame work They were each
held TO bail in the sum of $500 to answer, which
they procured, and were liberated.
Coat AND MINIArURE.-OwAer is wanted at the
lower police office for brown coat, with a velvet
collar, blue plaid facing. Also, for u gentlenans
miniature, set in gold, with hair in the back, COM
pexion Light, hair light and black safety chain Ap-
ply to officers Clarke and McGraih.
DEATH FROM NEoLEcr.-The Coroner on Thurs
day afternoon held inques, al the corner Of 7th
street and 9Th avenue, on the body Of Charles Henry
Peterson, five KS DID, the child of very intem-
perate mother, named Eiizaberh Peterson, who.
from her dlesoiuie way OF living, totally neglected
her infant, and it died on Thursday morning. Yer
dict died of neglect and want of medical attendance
An OWNER 10 wanted at the police office for
ship carpenters broad axe, taken from supposed
thief
CITY PRIsoN.-There only ll9 prisoners in the
city prison at present, "A white males ~ white fe-
males; II black males black females