New-York tribune., 1842-02-28
POLICE OFFICE.

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PASSING AN ALTERED Billion Friday night young
man named Charles X. Sutton applied for ticket the
box Office OF the Chatham Theatre and rendered what pur
ror,et TO be five dollar bill, o the Commerc al Bank OF
Rochester in payment. The bill was returned 10 him with
declaration that it altered bill and the Young man
went awav He after the pit Office OF the
Park Theatre, and asking for ticket rendered the same
orr similar bill payment Mr. j. Wescrvalt, the Office
keeper. Sutton arrested and to-day committed TO an
,wer IN default Of $500 bail
BuRcLARy-On Friday night, boys named James
Mahan and John egrew, by means OF false entered
the store Of Patrick Markham. No. l6 West street, and
stole ten pair Of pantaeons and three ur caps "th S29 30
which they tied up in bag ready 10 be- removed. Mr.
Markham seeing agh in the store, forced the door opcii
when the light cXtinguised and the boySlrd tnem-
selves away. Assistance having been procured tie boys
and their plumber found and lodged in the watch
house They to-day comnitied TO prison TO answer
Two other boys who Stood al the door 10 watch ran away
and escaped
STEALING /, SHOW CASE AND CoNTESTs.-Oiiicers Col
yin and F. Smith arrested, an Friday night boy named
James Higgins, charged with having in connection with
another boy named James s. Pman, (etore arresed sio
len show and contents, worth S52 from before the
door Of the store of M Paul Neutzel No 252 Broadway
on the 18th instant. He conmitrcl prison
sWer.
STEALING Cow.-On Friday, named William
Wallace employed two boys named William H. Stage and
irso street TO the corner OF Greenwich and Charlton
streets where he said man would meet and pay them for
,hertroube When they reached the corner OF "rcenwch
Charlton streets Wallace came up gave the" eieh
pence and drove the OIL lcwa> soon after arrested
and was to-day committed to prison for stealing the COW
which was the property OF Thomas T. Eanta, OF No. io'
Troy street.
roEgISc AN tMrioy ERA boy named Alfred Fountain
was arrested and to-day committed Tor stealing about SIX
pounds OF tobacco from his cmployer Marks keci o III
Bowcry.
CouSTERrrlT "ILI.--A man named james Martin was
arrested Friday night by officer stephens WIN
passing five dollar counterfeit bill He was sent TO prison
Tor examination.
IMpoRrAS1 ARei:sr.A gang OF counterellerS Is most
probably broken uphy the arrest, OF person name" eeo'
SoBers who was taken on SATURDAY morning a, an early
hourin the city OF Brooklyn, and brought over here aa
ulv committed charged with being the principal IN put,
ing into circulation number OF spurious bi. OF the demo
unaton 500 purportng to hc genuine notes sn ii' u.
ion Bank OF this cv On Thursday last man OF The name
Of Hawkins arrested FOR having passed one o' these
coun,erets Mr. Mott Fulton street aud also endcaH
0cug the fraud on Mr. trnorS, who had
him taken into custody finding that the bill was not gc-
mime Two OF our police officers named Reyta aud zap
PAN by got information that ia"Ail> was 'o
aanc in the business that others were concerned Win
hini-and Saturday. after alllgen search succeeded ID
capturing Somers who was fully comuitcd as HAWKINS
disclosed all the facts ON hearing his arrest, namely That
.c employed. being induced bypoverty," endeaNor
put on ,h spurious money given TO lnn 10! That lufi"
h Sonicr>. and receive typef cent on ali he, got rhl
OF being told hv Sunlt> that the imitation MAS
good that il, ,cull any al the first rate brokers
detect the fraud Somcrs also, finding tha' Hawkin>
waSn jeopardy ndmsi,, duplicate han. gave his lawyer
Slo redeem oneot these notes 50 passed hy hawkins on
lis REPRESENTATIONS but which his counsel refused 10 cout
He is fully committed TO answer, and doubtless
this will lead to o4cr disclosures
STEALING SrovE.-On Saturday nigh, private watch
man named ulli> arrested man named James Donnrlly
who ia, stolen stove worth the sore ot Johnson
Lswden No 81 Vail he was breaking; II INTO PIE
ces in order the conveniently 10 carry IL fl,wa>
committed.
Spoons SroI.r>-Two boys Were arrested on Saturday
v officers Sweet and c(ra; FOR burglary and on their
premises being <earchsd silver table spoon, and pair OF
sugar ,ones marked ". J. B table spoon marked Brigl
Ion Hotel GS! do. VI s. do H. J. I lido T. NJ j.,
do. C. r. A. snd do J. y. y :. We're found which no
doubt >olcg Apply 10 ci;hcr o the above oitcers
CORONERSs OFFICE.
SATURDAY, February n.
The Coroner held a,l inquest to-day the house oi MI