The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-30
CITY Intelligence.

Change OF FRAUD Compliant entered esterday
at the police ofce charging man named Robert Grit
hths, who has the management Of concern called the
Great Western Transportation Company, at No 55 Pearl
street, with fraud in obtaining money from clerks book
keepers and Others by representing through the public
press in tho shape Of would
be given to capable salary Of $IaOO per snnum
conditions that they would loan the persons obtaining
such places the OF $500 with interest The circum
stances will be fully exposed in a day two.
SHARP CAUGHT by SHARPER-A pretty cute chap
who calls himself Joseph Sharp, induced by girl
of the pave named Ellen Alexander alias Mary Jane
Holder, who was much the sharpest Of the two take
stroll with her into the house No. Sc Ann street on
Thursday night, and while enjoy ing teteatee or
thing else, big bull negro named Ned Johnson,
managed his dextrous fingers to nlch sia from his
panaloons pocket. This ia the that fud
died minister Of the gospel from the country last
to ease him of $3.50 that he had brought the city
vest in good religious ock for the aid of him
and mankind in general officers Stoksly and Nc
caught both the negro and the she devil and they now
| stand committed in the Tombs.
THE Corar OF OYER AND TRIMMER commences its
| session Monday.
Losx for the two dosr counterfeit notes on the
National Bank ef Providence, r. They are plenty
| about town tosds after storm.
MALICIOUS LrsEL-The publishers Of the Aurora we're
arrested sgan yesterday for another libel member o.
the New York bar and hell to bail in the $4,000
| each to answer At the Court of Sessions
Nsw LocArIo, FOR WITNESSES, &c.-we understand
that the efficient police magistrates Of the lower Office
have in accordance with the Recommendation contained
in the Herald rdsy instructed the keeper Of the
city prison prepare sewers. Of the large the
upper pert ofthe police Office place to keep witness
who held to bail in criminal suits, refractory sppren
tees &c d,rng the period of their instead
Of generating them in the cells Of the Tombs with
| felons and cuipri.s. The committee of the Common
Council police and prison. have will concur
in this mercfu movement Of the police Justices W no fe
themselves authorized uni. the folio wing ordinances TO
make such arrangements. The ordinance was passed
May a. 1899
ofthe city pri'on and Briiewel in OBTAINING prisoners
commtte for examination and trial to class aud
nature OF their offences, SO IS to keep distinct those
charged with higher crimes and the suspected cuipr
from the old and hardened felon; but in such sca
ton and cement the said shall at all times
obey such instructions as he may receive from the
special justices for preserving the peace in the city of
New York"
| Mons SUPPOSED Pre- LAyiSo.-On Wednesday, four
| men, named Joseph Diackery, william Kinney, John
Bentley and John Baker were arrested charge of
Pipelsying in the Eighth Ward at the late charter
election. The most thorough invesligs9n or IL the
evidence that could be obtained made before Jusce
Of the Upper Police, which resulted in the hold
ing of Disckery and Kinney bail in the sum of $500
EACH and in the discharge Of Bentley and Baker, The
Mayor was present at part OF the inv esg BY re-
quest Of Justice Taylor. end the defendants we're at
tended by their counsel A. D. RUSSELL Egq The charges
relative to prisoners being discharged from BIackweis
sland condition OF voting the democratic ticket was
not subssntisted in any manner although several per-
sons we're arraigned witnesses who proessed to be
| scqusintcd with the facts
| RusssLL's C.H.-The following we learn are the