The New York herald., 1844-12-13

Police Office .-DEc. I2-ALLEGED FoRGERr-SiSGu-
Lar DEyELoPMsSrs.-Aca case OF peculiar nature has re
Gently come under the notice of the magistrates which
may lead singular developments concerning the cor
rupton existing In aud about the Tombsthe leose man
ner ia which business is conducted and the conduct Of
certain persons employed in minor Offices Of tru and
resPonsibiiyshowing hat actual crime has not peen
committed that gross glect and conduct
have been practiced a considerable extent by men
who have continual knowledge OF every thing that IS
going on In about the police frem hanging round the
rombs constantly or as connected with the adminstIa
on Of justice Although the discovery may bring dis
community at large for whose protection courts
aed and and the officers Of justice are appointed
charge was mads few days since agaiust Mr.. W. A
Brown one of the consabes Of the 9th ward who has
heretofore been considered exceedingly honest upright
nus, formerly police officer, who has been employed
about the Tsmbs for various purposes by officers prison
was arrested and held to bail several days ago. in
the sum of $4,000 The former psrsonage was out OF
when the discovery OF the forgery was made but
upon his reurnngand learning the charge against him he
delivered himself mp and was admitted to bail in the
Of The alleged forgery consists In having altered
for nine commitments by inserting figure before the 0,
making II so-and writing number before the amount
and also placing another figure the amount in figures in
creasing the amount Of the bill from $4 80 to The
bill was cashed by person named Abrahams, for $4o
and he makes affidavit to the effect that Magnus and
An improper form in the bills which were all made out
BY Magnus caused them to be returned to the
in the bill 10 question. Magnus acknowledges that he
made out the bill tor Brown and that he took out
OF the Office, and in few minutes returned asking him
to alter it, and that he did without noticing The names
of the magistrates affixed at the bottom Of the bill
This affair led to inspection Of the magistrates books,
and appeared that they had been altered in
places The name Of certain person having been in.
serted in various places the initials attached to
in Others and made There evidence that
1t was done with elonious intent but the matter
aqueer aspect and will hoped undergo strict and
thorough Investigation.
A DIsHoNEsr SERyANT.-Mr. Brewster Jarvis of ~
Lewis street attered himself that in the Of Miss
Cornela Wabber he servant o excellent char
acte and rather above the ordinary standard Of honesty
"as this world goes" In August last, Mr. Webber had
stolen from him about $780, and wondered where 1t had
gone not suspectng any in the house short time
since Miss Cornelia expressed des change her sua-
ton and left for West Farms where she began put
Ia her claims for dashing BELLE and endeav0ed to win
the affections OF some gay kitchen colonel As she had
been buying and fashionable dresses, bonnets &c.
&C., &C., suspicion excited that she had not by
her honestly and being arrested at West Farms
portion Of the identical money stolen from Mr. Jarvis
was found in her possession. She fully committed
COrOner's Ohice.-The Coroner was not called
upon to hold any inquest yesterday.