The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-18

Der. H. Imporfan, .arresf of an Old O6snder-ofi.
Gilbert bays. Of the lower police office and off,
Graham Of Poughkeepsie arrested yesterday old
State prisonEconvic called John Benson, whom. il ap
pears, is an accomplish Of John M. Case and Green,
rious entered the jewelry store of Mr. Adam Hender
son, Of Poughkeepsie, and stole therefrom watches
Sc. ms that his Benson is desperate burglar for over
ten years ago he tried for the like offence Pough
keepsie and acquitted Before, however, on leaving
the court room he managed to extract $40 bill from
the pocket of his counsel and with this money he start
ed Tor Kingston where he broke into two stores for
which offence he caught tried convicted and sent
to The prison at Sing Sing for the term Of 10 years
serving ont his ul term, he liberated last May
and since that time he and his accompces have becn
operating in various parts Of the state in order
The most favorable store suitable for their nefaious
purposes and as stall off, they would peddle books
position enabling them to become acquainted with
the premises they intended to rob. This man has
ded the vsilance Of the police for some time past until
MIR Hayes and snugy lodged in the Tombs to await his
removal to PoughkeePsie for trial
lshmaa BY the name Of william M. spearng, on a
charge Of forging, under the following circumstances
ss,ys ship of war Thunder lying at the Bahamas and
while there discharged by Captain Burnett for
after short time found his way to this
country In the month Of June last he forged a pay
roll for sixteen pounds sterling forging the name of the
csptsn thereto and sold the to Bell Mclaughlin
Exchange Building, Wall street. representing at the
time that it for his services This paper was
sent the Atlantic and ascertaned to be forgery
ss seen o. ns On
street. end offered to sell another bill of the charac
ter for 20 pounds sterling to MIR. Sylvester This
diaely applied Mr. MLaughlin who on the bill being
presented recognised the accused the identc ndiv
dual who passed upon them tn forged pay roll is
supposed he has passed off several of bills in Bos
ton Mr. Laughin at once procured his arrest by the
above officer who carried him before the chiefof police
who committed him for examination
Caught on the Jump "A young chap called Andrew j.
Quick was caught yesterday afternoon the Jump
by officer Boyle, Of the Chiefs Office, he having
the sneak on the premises occupied by Mr. John
Noble No 246 Fourth street This rascal seems rung
at The bell and the servant coming to the door ne Re.
sale The girl mot suspectDg any wrong left tbs thief
In the entry to await her return However IN her alb
be slipped into the small closet where the silver
Is kept and stole therefrom lot Of silver forks table
spoons fish knives &c &c valued in all at near $780,
and just as he had procured the silver the servant re-
down the street The above active and enterprisng Of
fcer being near at hand gave chase and pursued the
the cunning thief came the dodge" on the officer by
boiling up an alley way into some rear buildings, and
Ranger and covered himself over with hsy The officer
was close at his heels and being determined to have him,
took up a pitch fork to aid him in the search and
on turning over various bundles Of hay he at last
to the manger and pokng the fork into that bunch of
hay he found the object Of search by the fork
coming in contact with the unmenonsble part Of the
thees body, who sung out most Justify for quarter On
turning him out the oicer at once "frisked him. and
found On MS e 'cs Of ns He
animation
ayy,sf of Lottery Dsalers-Ofcers Stewart and
Prince John Davis Of the lower police arrested yester
aav two men by the names Of Weaver and Dunn. whe
stand charged with selling lottery tickets at No 10
Courandt street. the complaint Of Sarah Heath resi-
ding No 432 Fourth street II appears that Mrs Heath
beuqht the 10th of June last quarter ticket for 10
cents Of James Reed in Greenwich street. upon the Pho
nx lottery which lottery subject to the drawing Of
.he Pok omoke lottery in the State Of Delawarewhch
dcket drawn 81 900 prize emitting Mrs Heath to
saO for quarter share On apply ing to Reed for the
e reiered her TO his bsckers Weaver and Dunn,
who gave her S15 and gave her their note for the bal
SIs7 deducting their 10 per cent and several
other subsequent perods she received $40 more making
In ali 500 the balance of which she has been unable to
nh,ain: consequently the above complaint was made
AGAINST the accused praying they may be dealt with a.
he law directs Held to bail in the Of $500 each to
ssns Back for TreL-A small boy called Thomas