The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-21
POlico IntelllReuce

Confidence in the Tombs.-1his worthy individual,
ourning under the psterns care Of Mr. Ed@onds, the
keeper OF the city prison. feels that he he's been bsm
booned, deceived, and humbusged by certain psrte-
In whom he had placed too much reliance or, TO use
his phrase too much confidence Since the
rest Of this man there has been pulling and hauling
ing eager to monopoEe the spos expected to be made
out of certain disclosures about to be developed BY this
man Of confidence" On his arrest he intimated to
the magistrate and officers who had him In charge that
II they would ntercede for bis liberation from prison.
the charges then about to be made against him for
obtaining watches from different individuals the plea
Of confidence and effect his discharge from castody
taken from Hldeburn and Brothers Market street. Phi
ladelphia In June last amounting to $4,000 At
Gers opened their ears and swallowed II ali down; but
they still doubtful whether to place that picit
confidence In tho statements made BY the Confidence
MANI which he would sith them 10 do Nevertheless,
confidence offered ~ they would act right By him to dc
the same by them and proposed to In custody
IL neeessary-snd ON those conditions he would that
night deliver up TO them all the watch movements be-
longing to the Philadelphia robbery and the next day
he would return all the gold the watches
stripped Of their cases for the purpose Of turning
them into ready cash, by melting them mp. AZ
sn,s sns1 y. psiI.ie na ,hs ON
perty, who came on, and likewise had talk with the
coincidence Man y who told them the same story; but
not placing much credit confidence In the statement
-considenng him TO be only play ing game OF IN
trgue on them as he bad done before many others,
nothing was done aud Confidence was comnitted to
the Tsmbs to await his trial. AZ that time subse-
quent arrests ana disclosures sho~ "Conadence was
would could he have boon consistently let CO. have
turned all the stolen watches Finding however that
bis proposition could not would not be entertained
he next set some friends to work to obtain ball. BY
pending the sum II $500. This raised at the
Instance Of "Conhdeneen from tn. proceeds Of the
Philadelphia robbery and one Edward Smith the
man who volunteered to bail him out by swearing
falsely TO certain property in this city In order to JUS
tify in the required amount Of bail This man Smith,
IL now In the Tombs, q charge Of perjury. The
"Contdence Man feels convinced nov that he has
been humbugged by his supposed friends BY placing
10 bs lad n %
with the idea that " he did the thing that right,
ne would G., his Liberty Under this Impression on
with 500 TO one $50 to another, aud s25 to third
party until he has been completely drained Of all the
ready cash, which he had at the time Of his arrest
Thus he has been treated by his pretended friends
who have, as he Gays pocketed the rasen aud him
Arrest on susSe,os oacer' i s-e.ny, Of the 9th
ward arrested last evening two men, well known to
having In their possession Offering Tor sale in frog
gerry ON the tve f,ints four satn patterns t~S
womens silk haa and other articles evidently stolen
property, for which owner IL wanted Juetice Lo-
throp committed then to praon, TO await for
Retb,a on ne Tyrs Poinu.-A woman Of the name Of
Elizabeth Murray, arrested yesterday on a charge
Of stealing between 500 and 800 from wm Hunter
IL seems that Hunter, on Sunday night in liquor
and while passing along Chatham street. he was met
by Elizabeth, who induced him To accompany her 10
house Of disrepute, in Anthony street ON the Five
fcints, where ne IN asleep aod az er sv houss
OF sweet fcpoee he asoke, and found himself alone
Sss'soons drassed from under his piior, where he
the pockets inside out On discovering his oss he an
Piled TO the police for assistance who soou had Eliza
betn IN custody. aud on her person found two IS
bank bills, which bills were identasd as psrt of the
stolen money. A woman BY the Of Diary Browa
vas aso arrested and committed caa-re Of being
an accomphce Ia the robbery Justics i.otnrop com
mitted Them both TO piison for trial on the charge
ChargeJ Rtbtcry- Uficer Colus OF the First Ward
yettruay arrested JounE By the ne Of ia mes
fhalen. on charge Of knockinr down Nm sinclair
and Willie down taking by foroe from his person ss5
money Justice Lothrop committed the accu sed to.
prison for trial
Steaiiag ManhHa.- Officer Hopkins. OF the 10 ser
police, yesterday arrested two small black BY the
names OF William Thompson s.d George NoOre on o
charge Of stealing abtw six msntils valued IT SIS,
the property OF ar stephen Loubdsbufy. No % Canal
stitet The y"uDg roEues, neither u twelve
years tf age, we're both committed by Justice Lpthrop
for q further hearing