The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-29

the 18th init the jewery store No IL rultoa stree,
entered BY some thief and quantity Of Jssslry ssa
Watches stolen thsresrom amounting In value
to near 5000 On Monday evening clue YES obtained
OF the thief which resulted In the arrest OF youDg
man by the name OF George Hoyt, and his wife julia
under the following circumstances lit seems that
watch at the jswelry store No. All Grand street and
singular to relate, this very store va. Kept ey MI
Alexander the own., Of the store in fulton stree. ..s
store store iD F. Fulton street Mr. stopped Ju
and their way to the Thirtesnth ward station she
threw from her pocket another gold watch case which
was following on behind she vas tskss TO the station
house. Her husband, George Iioyt next arrested
and on search being made in their several spoons
Q silver comb. and other articles found, ell %
which identified by Mr. ~ his property
The accused parties were Thea taken before Justice
Tmpson who committed them TO prison Tor trial. This
George Hoyt is q notorious thief and has been
Der Of times before the court before.
Attempt at Rape.-Oficer Morrison, Of the Eighth
ward, arrested yesterday man BY the name Of Joha
Knny on charge Of attempting 60 violate the person
%esas nr aS ins Sn $50 % .s ss..s
by Justice Mountfort.
"A Constructive Larceny. -OHicer stephens Of the
lower police, arrested yesterday Geras jos by tn.
name Of Lazarus Ssmusls on q charge Of obtaining
lot of gold watches valued at s4as, the property Of
Samuel Isaacs under the following circumstances. n
appears that the lth Of July last saacs wanted to
purchase lot of Watches and ssmuels volunteered TO
60 with him and give his Judgment In the purchase Of
the watches This arrangement Isaacs agreed to and
they both went to Paul A. Brez, No. ~ Courtsndt
amount above stated and invoice made
Of the property. MIR. Issacs paid for the watches,
to let t him take "y the Wasehe. and sell them 70
from whom he could make the sale from $50 TO
$780, After little conversation sascs agreed 20
let him have the watches the condition that he
would divide the profits when sold and IL not sold he
to return them back to him that evening. This
was readily assented to by Samuels who took the
Watches with the that II he cold them
he was to return the money and II not he was to
turn the property. day ort.o passed and sanueis
trouble found him. and demanded the property the
money The accused then stated that he had sold the
days, and that the man was good, and when he paid
him he would bring him the money. MIR. Isaacs
htrs wss me- the
ton Of the thirty days but still The accused
then kept himself out OF the way with the evident
complaint was made yesterday before Justice
McGrath and the accused arrested the charge,
and committed to prison in default Of bail
Charge Dismissed.-We noticed some few days ago,
charge having been made against Joseph Svau
OF taking some $500 from the counter OF Edward
Morrison, in Wall street, without, alledged,
returning an equivalent This case has been in
yestgated before Justice McGrath, and dismissed by
the Justice for OF evidence to sustain the charge
Charge IF L6el-A complaint was made yesterday,
against Thomas v. Patterson printer, No 2i6 Fulton
porting to give the correct history life and adventures
of Edward H. c. Judson. This publication Mr.. Jud-
to be libel his character and
ton. Mr. Patterson demanded a hearing in the case
which will take place in day or two.
Charge Of Buying Stolen Goods.-0fieer Corey, OF the
Second ward arrested, yesterday, man by the name
of John Woodbridge, who keeps daguerreo.ype GAL
lery at No so Chatham street a charge OF purchas-
ing piece OF figured velvet valued at So the property
of Mr. Genin, halter No 2I4 Broadway II seems that
few days ago two boys stole, among other articles
from Mr. Genin's the above piece Of velvet The pro-
perty the boys sold to MIR. Woodbridge for 81 but
whether Mr.. w was aware that the property sto-
len. is matter OF conjecture at present. Justice
answer the charge.
a Singular Case Of Bigamy.-Y Yesterday a singular
case OF bigamy made before Justice Timpsoa The
female was woman of fifty years of age by the
name of Ester Conkey, and the husband young man,
German, by the name Of Simon Terburo of twenty
OF age Both these parties arrested by on
GERS Johnson and Smith, Of the third district police
ON charge OF bigamy The bride in this interesting
affair Is a rather above the middle stature slim
rather genteel figure, and remarkably pleasant in her
manner, with very excellent set Of false teeth On
married to her first husband John W. Conkey, in the
1s20-exacty twenty nine ago and that she
has five grown up children, some Of wh,m arried
and on the Goth Of July last she married TO this
young man. Simon j. Terburo, with whom she was
living at the time of her arrest at No. 81 Fourth
last husband have both committed a felony, as the
law holds that any person who shall marry another
with ths full knowledge that the one or the other has
offence aud this 1t seems is the with young Ter
buro as he was cautioned before the marriage that
Mrs Conkey had husband living and yet In the face
OF this caution they both got married. They
confined In separate cells, and have the pleasure Of
conversng with each other through the prison bars
In extenuston of theoence she said nrst husband
W hen she was married nearly double her age and
the tables are turned she has got man double az
young as herself; besides, said she, he is q genius
and possesses poetca turn Of mind which suits
exactly, as am writer and poet myself and conri-
ton will be had in few days IN the meantime the
ma sistrste committed them both to prison
arrested, on Monday, mainly the name OF Ephraim e.
Pratt, known as the firm Of Pratt Co, 16t william
street. on warrant issued by Justice AcGrath, where
IN he stands charged with obtaining 800 from Albert
Du Puget by false aud fraudulent representations
Il seems that the accused advertised for travelling
agent to deliver books the complainant called Mr..
Pratt when he shown in q book a large number of
for book called the Mercantile Union
The complainant was wanted to deliver
hese books at 70 cents each to persons in Providence
Rhode Island, for which service he to have $500
year and all his travelling expenses paid and 0S6 OF
which would make when all delivered 5000; aud
. insure his faithful return Of the moneys he would
100 with him collateral security. until he should
eturn the receipts OF the books. The 800 paid
md Puget went on to Providence, and called upon
eighteen or twenty persons whose names he had In
,ook as Subscribers to the directory Those persons
declared that they had never subscribed for any such
york. Puget, finding himself hunbugged, returned
,aek to New York and called upon SIR Pratt returned
he books. aud requested his 500 back again. This
ast request MIR Pratt kept putting from day to day;
md, finally. Puget becoming aware that his money
would not be returned made the above com plant be-
ore the magistrate, on charge Of obtaining money
o bail in the sum of $500 to answer the charge.
The Fergcr .3rrssted Monday we noticed that q
'oung German had been detected in forging a large
um Der checks on his employer Mir Wiesser Of No ~
Wall street. His name IL Gustavus Harlin; aud
aving escaped from the city, officer yanderbeck. Of
he lower police, had been despatched in pursuit by
Justice Lothrop. The officer succeeded In catching
he accused some is miles from Ithaca and yesterday
morning he arrived In this city with the prisoner who
Iss taken before Justice Lothrop and committed to
he Tennis for trial.
sus ieion of Stealing Watch --OnHcer TrimbeiL Of
he 10th ward arrested yesterday by the Of
Ohm q hsgan, on suspicion OF stealing gold watch.
he accused was detained for n further hearing
Iiolcnf .Sssavh on Ms WUe-A man by the name Of
ohm Wolf was arrested yesterday, charge of vio-
sntly essaulting his wife with knife, and innctine
svernl severe wounds. The poor woman sent to
he city hospital In dangerous condition. Justice
icGrath mmitted the brute OF husband to prison,
await The result Of the Injuries.
Burg'av.-Oicer Kent Of the sth ward, arrested. on
iondsy night fellow called Alexander Smith, on a
barge Of breaking into the workshop Of VIM Boyce,
10 Jos Leroy street and stealing therefrom tweive
and other property The officer recovered
he property, and Justice Mountfort locked the rogue