The New York herald., 1846-01-15

Police Intelligence.
JAN. H.-Passing Counterfeit Money-Willism N An
dros was arrested about O'clock last night by poce
Of the Fifth ward. charged with psssing counter
felt $40 bill on MIR Harvey HART dry goods merchant,
lued at 50 81 and offered in pay $40 bill, purport
ing be the Ocean Bank, Newburyport Mass. No.
sasS biz the M Hs s
Messrs. Luther Hampton, grecers opposite, to ascer
tain whether the bill was good, they, however. pro-
nounced ii bad, stating, at the same time, that Mr. Wm
Banta neighbor at "a Canal street, had received SINH
lar bill In payment for cap, the night previous
quenty they went for Mr.. Banta who accompanied them
to tho store of Mr. Hart, when MIR. Banta Immediately
identified him as the person who passed the bad b to
one Of his clerks for cap he was immea'ssy as,an
end escorted him 70 the station house. On iriskingn
him the station house. they found upon his person s23
silk soa
purchased at he store Of Mr. obed wickens No 0l Ca
nal street LOT which nc received ~ o.sthor
with Plainfeld 81, and % cents, making Sl 10 the
price Of the ewelry The Chief Of Police sent for Mr.
Wickens who recognized Andros to be the man
Of whom he received the counterfeit bill he also identi
fed the jewery to be the sold to Andros This
Andres is very genteel looking man. OF about thirty
s tnrs sss ssors at no Ec % aS BrOad%ay his resdsnce
is at si6 Bleecker street On searching his residence
small black box found. containing quantity OF spu.
rous bank bills of different denomnations he also had
on his person two pawn tickets each for gold watch
no doubt bought with qussr" lie has very interest
ing profit and loss book wherein he has marked for cx
ample he would purchase pair o. boots Gr w. 0asI nj
much clear grit and number of these entries were
made evidently showing that he went very systemati
cally to work All persons who have received bills OF
this description requested to apply to the Chief of
Police and identify the prisoner Since the above
written, have been informed by his honor the Mayor
that Mr. Hodges of the Clinton Hotel also Mr.W. Car
wn,grocer $50 Broadway both recognised the prisoner
to be the man who passed upon them $40 bill Of the
il convicted ALL would not be less than fifteen years
in the State prison. The prisoner was committed by
the Chief Of Police for examination
Capture Of State Prison Conpicf-Pol ceman McMa-
NUS Of the 9th ward arrested man called Frederick j.
the asd day Of last May to the state prison al Sing Sing
for the term Of four years will be remembered that
onthe 2ad day Of june number Of the convlcs endea
y and of the prisoners shot in the thigh This Fred
Parker the only who escaped the keepers This
several little incidents He stated he was closely pur
sued and like real Harvey Birch he took to the woods
Of Westchester-but upon arriving at spuyten Devil
creek, which 10 the Hudson, about quarter Of
10, 70 low and
He said many time he saw his pursuers dashing along
the road in hopes to head him of at some tavern while
he laid snugly hid in the bushes. On arriving in New
York which was the same night he escaped, he ap-
piled to friend, who gave him change Of dress; how
the officers got trail Of him, which kept him constantly
moving from one place to another. On one night he
e. n. S ssE .sss sy Il No.
Greenwich street On hearing them coming up stairs
he jumped out Of the third story window fell upon
.ou and BRUISED hm very cry severely internally which
he feels to this day He said he begun to feel very un.
cludsd give himself up, and bought bottle Of brandy
TO give him courage but upon emptying the bottle he
found bis resolution to be qute the reverse-ye he felt
miserable He could not be in the society OF his wife
and child, for fear Of detection Finally poor Fred was
caught under bed in garret at No so4 Washington
sequently, Policeman McManus will start this morning
to Sing Sing with the prisoner to place him back In his
0 o That III.
great criminal lawyer of the present century, David
Graham. ESQ. has been engaged by the "gonneis to
leave the country but did fulfil ha. stipulation
the Court Of Oyer and Termner. In the meantime,
would caution all persons to be careful of their
in ell directions Of the city like many humble bees,
bu,zng around coat tail dipped in molssss:-there
y. s ~ %an o look out for
pocket books, gentlemen
Touehers" in fuH Basf .asain.--An elderly gentle
man from the country, invited into crib kept BY
Mol Hodges in Anthony street. in the Fifth ward by
neat little yellow girl and lille the old man was smiling
netf. ,he managed to finger from the pocket book in his
side pocket the ends Of which were sticking out; this
gentle crssure drew out two Of the pscssSs' Sns
her yellow pal" both pulled" and locked up for
examination The old however. is rather backward
.another " Touch."-Cal. Mann, Mol Sanders, John
Williams, and Theodore Edgar were all "pulled" last
night, by Policeman McManus, OF the Sixth ward,
charged with robbing John Klyne, young gentleman
from the country who escorted young woman to
Church street. then touched" by the ould process
Ia "Hosg" Of between 20 and $50; done by her 'psl
Cal Mann however returned s6a Of the money to the
officer, stating the time that there only $63
tsken-this certainly drawing the badger" with
"rush" We say again, where il Alderman Hart
Petit Larceny-Ann Welles arrestedslast night for
stealing cloth worth $40 60 the property OF Patrick
Rockford No 24 Mulberry street-locked up by Justice
Osborne. John Carroll stealing coat from 34s
Broom street-ocked up.
Disorderiy Houss-Henry Dayton was arrested for
keeping disordely house in AID street, 10th avenue
also i've Of his damses Locked up for repentance by
Justice Room
pioient .assauh and BaHery-Jacob Seebert, Dutch
rested and held bail $1,000 for violent assault
Mrs. Sophia Porer-kcking her in violent and danger.
in the abdomen iDjuring her severely. lie
gave bail and was liberated.