The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-16

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this once. After sec the advertisement will In
stIuet you In .hat way win receive the money
Irsmain, a. ever Z. X. Eastwood.
On the same day and date, the following letter
was received by Mr.. Ast0r. purporting to come
n ON one OF his tenants. This letter was written
Dear sir-I fear there plot to You in
g. two ndivid1.is have os..a On me 20 a.y, sra
to set IRE te he house which occupy and they want
me- 10 20 to WnDamsburgh. and stay on Saturday and
rance. ana that they will DO iii that they wish in my
abssne. They were very good looking mem one about
may S.Ss sms clue to told them would give
them an answer on Friday ss they said that Was the
day they would call for an answer and they told me,
Ave hours 1t would como to their ears immediately.
Was Il not for thie should have given my name 10
has got grudgs sssinst you for they said that you
to loose all of ysur fine houses and property by
hI. and your NE BY poison and other S mean: that
that It would bsused successfully In blow
ing up b, could be in blowing up ships Nov,
In the Of Heaven, do to it, and do not say
word about this letter, may loose my life by It,
From . True Friend and Tenant.
After this advertisement appeared in the Heraid,
The annexed letter was received by Mr.. Astor:-
New YoRx, March 8, ls49.
Ma. AND Mrs. AsroR:-
zee by the Herald of this morning that the adver-
tisemspt A. X D 10 answered correctly; and accord.
ipgy, shal TEND person for the package containing
the fifty thousand dollars, on Tuesday merning, the
18th March, lS&9 your house. precisely At ten
and you will hand the package to him, and ask no
questions be knows nothing about this matter
than to fer the package and do with it directed
by me. Who | am, he never knew, nor never will
hpow Have this in'cty money, we'll sealed up, from
hty to five hundred dollar bills and after IL Is delivered
TO him let that be the last you ever give to
It, directly Indirectly 1t Is best for yeu aud there
win be end TO all dasuties The persons using the
E. X Eastwood.
We give below the letter found on the person of
Blpgs which he asserts he received through the
Post Office, and exhibits the same in justification:
New YoRK, March 10, 1S49.
Nh. isaac A. BIGGs, No. 81 Morton street
Sra As You value your life do precisely - you are
directed in this ettern every Particular BY deviating
New, sir, Tuesday morning, 18th, between tho
hours OF IL and ~ O'Clock to the United States Ho
tel corner Of Fulton and Waer streets and got
bar-ketper package that will be behind the bar
paIk.dA r. D. Green; after you have got it, open 1t,
you will find $50 00e whicn must get exchanged
5000 bills you at Liberty to got in other money not
over per cent discsunt and you must get it all sx
changed before Saturday next, - O'Clock, NJ; and
that . exchanged At that time each we'll sealed up,
and address to and put In the Post Ooe your
be at liberty to retain for your services you
strictly forbidden communicating this to any enc
making your e1chanee,; II 50. you azs st liberty to
tell eli you know about It II you should have any
oculty will see that you have extra eomps n'ation
your best friend has seommendsd you to being
the best person to this business attend to pre-
ssey before directed You need not expect to
know me. Your unknown friend,
E X. Eastwood.
Under the directions Of the Chief Of Police the advsr
tems mt inserted In the Herald, and Eastwood
seeing tho notice suppos,S 81. scheme to have sue
manner in .hch the package Of money was to be de-
iiv.red onicsrs Bower, Reed, and Coles Of the
Chiefs ONCE having the business placed into their
hands, fixed up . paoksee that rssemblsd money,
and, on Tuesday the 18th instant. . messenger
to be sent to ME- Astor house 1t 10 O'Clock In the
fovenoen ~ho would hsnd him package, and receive
sppointsd hour man called presented his package
walked of The onncers lying In wais and fol.
lowed him down town to the corner of Cliff and Futon
he into store
age followed in after aid him wrap piece Of paper
around it and mark thereon IA r. b Green )" Mr..
answered frsm "a Lafayette place. "And whore are
you going take 1t tor? iaid the officer The man said
The ofio.rs then showed this man t.hs gov. his nam.
Franklin A. Bragg to convey the package to the ho
,s at the same time keeping close eye all his
with one Of the officers. Soon after, man BY the
name Of sssc Bigse called At the bar for the pack
.ss r.csiv.a and waited off, followed closely BY the
oniosrs After walking down on the Battery and
through several streets he was nnally arrested Ia
Canal .tre-t near Mercer, With the package Of the
supposed $6t 900 He fort With taken before the
Chief Of Police, and searched, and on his perso?
found . letter written In the Same hand
writing those received by Mr. Aston. This let
ter Vas directed to the prisoner Bisgs, requesting
him to get this package OF money according to direc
lions. and then get the bills exchanged for other
pey; and he reue ed TO do death would be his por
ton IL this letter that he offered in alton
Of bis conduct In the matter Bragg Ia brother 10
Law Of egs and evidently they have been working In
COMFORT together sthough they pretend not This plsn
devised by them evidently supposed to b. one cal
culsted to alarm Me- Astor into the idea Of paying the
money through fear. They were both committed BY
the Mayor. to snswsr the charge During yesterdsy,
It was sscertaptd that . Mr. Wm. Smith residing 1t
st Georges Manor Long leland had received letter
he did forward 81 900 to certain place. within
q certain length Of time his buildings would be
burned down. This letter. on comparing 1t With those
received by MIR. Aston, was undoubtedly the Same
Handwriting. The punishment Of the accused should
hey be convicted Of the offence would be Ave years.
i'm prisonmsnt in the State pfsson.
BALTIMORE March Is, l849
Rumored Appo,ntYnents--List of APpticants, &c.
The latest rumor from Washington gives z.
Collins Lee the post.office of Baltimore, and John
,pear Nicholas the custop1-house, which, if cor
rct, will give more dissatisfaction to the main
body Of the wings oil Baltimore than il the present
IT cumbents were retained. Colonel George p.
Kane is decidedly the most popular man in the
city for the Office oil Collector, being general ia
voiite with both wings and democ ats, and withal
a 20, man, who has never heretofore touched the
ht,~ uf me- nan in waV.