The New York herald., 1850-06-12


called Nsrin snd Durand, epgravers, Il Wall street.
and wished to have bank bill engraved above de-
scribed; Mr.. Durand informed him that he could not
execute the work without good city reference the
payment in advance accordingly Fraser paid down
S25 and Mr. Durand agreed to execute the work but
before so doing he applied to Captain willy, who ad-
vsed Mr. Durand the agents in this city Mesrs
Strachan and Scott, No. 81 william street, and on
Smith the president Of the very banking institution
in question; the subject matter told to him and
at his request the work executed for the purpose
Of detection and punshment of the forger aud
.terfeiter Mr. Durand finished the plate, and printed
the required number Of impressions, and yesterday
lance s55 making S75 in all for tho work done took
the $4,000 worth of bills printed, together with the
plate, and about to leave, when Captain Wiley
stepped in from another and asked Fraser IL he
was authorized by the bank to have such plate
agent for that bank and resides in Miwaukieu This
representation Captain Wiley knew to be false, and
in me diatey took him into custody, and searching
his $64 found in good money together with
genuine SO bill on the same bank. The accused
was then conveyed before the Chief of Police, who
In this arrest much credit 10 due TO Mr. Durand and
Captain Wiley for the management and skill exhibited
by them In the discovery and detection Of this exen
.eyrsa ef an Old Desperate 7aicf-On Monday night
the police Of the 1st ward arrested old rogue calling
himself John Thompson but better knewn as Billy
Barrow on charge q robbing the boarders at the
house No 6sWhitehall street. kept by Walter W. Tate
This rogue Thompson, with an accomplce 1t seems,
about eleven O'Clock the night in question
Of poes Lynch where they could get lodgings
the night The officer then referred them to the house
of Mr. Tate. Accordingly they we're accommodated
with room but the landlord not exactly admiring
their appearance concluded to watch during the night
Of late several OF the boaders had been robbed
the suspected to be of the
lodgers And sure enough the suspicion well
founded ns about two O'Clock Mr. Tate detected Billy
coming down stairs wit pair Of pantaloons which he
had stolen from of the aud dollars be-
sides extracted from the pockets Of the other boardr
Mr. Tate stopped him on the stairs with his plumber
and sent for policemen Rieey, who by. The
officer coming in and endeavoring to take the rogue
into custody the rascal made q desperate attack
him. and sezing hold Of his club, suddenly snatched
from his possession and feed the officer to the grouad
by blow on the head, ipfcting very long and SO.
we're cut The policeman BILE short time
but subsequently recovered his aud aided ia
conveying the rogue TO the station house. When in
the station hsuse Billy refused to be searched when
desperate encounter took place between the prisoner
and AssistsntCaptain Fulton In tho struggle Billy
took several dollars in paper money from his cravat,
put them in his mouth ana swallowed them up before
the policeman could choke him enough to prevent him
On his person was found chise also two instruments
called nippers" used by burglars and hotel thieves.
for turning the key in door from the outside Blly's
his escape The accused was eonysved before us,;cs
Lothrop, who committed him to prison for trial.
.srre Of Piekpoeks,so Officers Cole and jenkins, two
OF the Chiefs special aids, arrested yesterday after
noon. two pckpock.ts calling themselves John Davi
son, and Julius Brisk, one-eyed Dutchman. whom
the ocsrs detected In the act Of picking pockets In
the crowd assembled the Battery, in conseq quence
Of the arrival Of the Baltimore military company
Roth the roguss brought before the 0h;-f or
poJce who dstainsd them for the purpose of making
lions" Of them, by forwarding them from station
house TO another IN order to MAX. them familiar with
the policemen In each ward Dawson on hearing the
orders given by the Ghetto "show them upn ap-
peaed for relief and begged to be allowed TO go aud
promised to leave the city aud go anywhere i they
would only put him board the stcam boat ths.
came to hand. On this condition, Dawson allowed
to depart but the Dntchman conveyed to the First
ward station bouse for exhibition.
.9rrsG If Bsrgiar.-on Monday night, burglar,
called Charles Roberts, caught In the Of break
ing into the store and dwelns house No. I3I Canal
street, occupied hy solomon Kelly. The rogue was
conveyed before Justice Blsskley, who committed him
60 prison for trial
Charfe eC Stealing Doubiocrs-A black man. called
John Littehsld, was arrested yesterday, charge
OF stealing thrce gold doublosns together with forty
dollars In other money belonging TO Spanish sailor
Justice lothrop committed the accused to prison fR n
further hearing.