The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-07
Police Intelligence.


Charge Of False Pretences.-Ofacer Prince John Da.
Wis, of the Lower Police, arrested yesterday by
70 William street, warrant issued by Justice Drink
wherein he stands charged with obtaining In Septem
amounting to $l2s2, from the firm Of samuel Downer
Jr silk importer, then doing business at No 1874 Pearl
street by false and fraudulent representations 1t ap
pears that since the above transaction Mr. Downer died.
and Mr. Robert q Fairchid of the firm makes the
complaint setting forth ia his AFFIDAVIT that the
ell applied TO themor credit stating at the time that
he perfectly solvent, and showed his books which
upon the face Of them made him out doing good bust
ness and solvent. However Mr. Downer refused to
credit the accused unless he gave them written state
ment showing clearly the sovency Of the Con-
sequenty In order to procure the credit the following
stItement was written and sent to MIR Downer:
NEW YORK, Aug goth, 1916.
Dear sr.Agreesbly to your request here state for
your satisfaction the 18th day Of July last past
asurpus in my business above my indebted
ness taking my stock at cost and what were not
independent OF what is charged to profit and the
at the risk of my business of eighteen thousand
Yours respectfully, JOHN HANNA.
On the bottom of this statement the accused attached
the certificate of the book-kseper, al follows:
The undersigned, book keeper to John Hanna cert-
~ ~ JAMES wooLLY.
Upon this state Of facts having been sent in and
tilted to by the book keeper, Mr. Downer and Fairchid
concluded sell him the required bill ofmerchandizs
above named credit Of six months, receiving two
prossory notes for that amount dated in September
isa6 The following month (October) Hanna failed
in business, declaring himself an entire bankrupt,
and indebted some sos 0oO which amount he stated
he only able to pay twenty cents the dollar Mr.
Farchd has since ascertaned that the accused in
solvent ut the time Of making the above
by which Mr. Farchild alleges he has been defrauded
out Of the merchandise thus obtained Justice Drnker
held the accused to bail in the of $4,000, to
the charge at Court The to be further nvesti
gated on Tuesday next, before the magistrate.
abandoning Infant-A woman called Della NJ
Phillips. observed Tuesday night about O'Clock,
by Mr. Charles Mason residing ut No 80 East Goth st.
n m frOm fhQ attn 0f tha
dwelling house Of Mr. Wales in 27th street. and going
to the spot found infant, about three months old
alone basket. An alarm at once given, and Mr.
Stewart the efficient clerk Of the lower police who
sides in the immediate neghborhood forthwith made
search for the woman, who by this time had eluded
her pursuers. Mr. Stewart however, succeeded in dis
covering her whereabouts in the Sd avenue about
O'Clock that night at the residence OF her mother took
her into custody and brought her before Justice Dnker
where she acknowledged that 1t Legitimate
child and that she had applied for relief at the aims
house without effect and as she unable to support
It, she concluded to leave in such position that the
amshouse would be compelled to support the little suf
ferer. She committed for trial by the magistrate.
a Chtnansan in IT, oubIe.-O6icers Bloom and Norris
two OF the Chiefs aids arrested yesterday Chnamsn
calling himself Sin Keng Chin, Q charge OF stealing
daguerreotype apparatus valued at $35 the
Peter N Horsley, residing at No liz Broadway Keng
Chin speaks little English, and says that he gave some
money on the above article However, the property
claimed by Mr. Horsley found In the OF the ac-
cused Justice Drinksr detained Mr.. Chin for further
hearing.