The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-09
Court on G.nernI s...i.na.

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| Court OF General sossisns.
Before the Recorder aud Aldermen Morgsas aud Smith
The Gaze If Daniel H. Cole, Indication Obtaining Sig
mature ~ Pulse PrefsaeesI this case. tas avea
stands indicted for obtaining hs signature OF sam u
Proper TO bill Of sale, by false prct-n,ss. H.
broughs in on bench warrant, Friday last. IL ap-
frightened the complainant Prop-r into giving bu
OF ssle Of has furniture, to the amount of SIS This
was gwen BY Proper In order to induce the
ohicer not TO take him, lProper) 70 tho ronos, al
though ~ he said. he not aware Of having coai-
mitted any criminal OF. uoe. Gale this 1rnins
bSiled in the of $500, AFTER making folio
| statement und, r oath -
CRY and County Of Sew York, s. Daniel A Gale,
being duly exposes and says: That he formerly
lived at William, burg Long Island; but a. present, IL
stopping in the city Of New YORK Depoasnt furthsr
.nys that the 7th day OF August Isis AMI foe
time prior thereto he Was in the employment OF deo.
w. Miles, ia~yer, having an oIoe =. ~. ID! B:o.i.
way In this city. Prom about tia LIST day Of April,
until the first day OF July 1912 deponent spent abJas
hall his time la the employment OF said Nlss De-
ponent went daily TO Miles, oiics about Ia
the forenoon. to what Niles mad for him De-
ponents employment consisted ia Aning vltucs-
ses serving papers aud Processes ooeosns md
going errsDds for Niles tor which services dsponsnt
received iIom Niles dollar. aud doliAc aud
quarter per day Deponent often served ~rits and
other PROCESSES for said Niles who informed depousnt
that he said Niies, had dsponent duly appointed IA
officer by Judge Edwards. and aepousat ,viag coad.
d-nc- in Nilss believed said statement to tras; auI
by virtue of some paper papers which we're pat
into his hands fr-m time to time by Miss d.po nsut
srrssted frequently persons by Niles order Dspoaoot
seldom II ever, read tue papers which Niles hand d
him and Niles IT any time saw him lookiaS iuo ths
papers. he would scoid aud sw.sr at d-ponsat, aaI
tell him never TO read she papers he directed to
D.ponent further says that about O'Clock in the
evening OF the 7th day Of August l849 said Niles hand
ed to Opponent paper partly psn.d aud partly wit
ten and told deponent to aud arrest samuel Pro
per- and take him to the Ton fss pret.scss and
A. osponent was about Leaving the ofcs Mites altered
bis directions and said "Go aud arrest Proper but
don't take him to tho Tombs To night bu. scare him
aud brighten his we; aud further, that II Proper
not at home tell bis wife what dsponsnt vas there
for and stay until Proper came home Dsponent weut
according To the directions OF Geo. W. Niles,
house OF Proper that night aud found him at home
arrested hun rs he has detailed in his an l.vt of
complaint against me. when d-ponsnt had got
the ball Of ssie from Proper aud lot h,m 20,
stated in Propess ain Isvit, aspoasns ~cat
r.r VI Fourth avenue and r~euty seventh steest,
where said Niles was la ~aitiay sna hiIi,d a the
bill OF aie aud uth-r papers, dep dad not rea ths
paper by Witch he arrested Proper, but toll bJ
Mites that criminal rsut for aise prrtcnces
believed at the tin,, that had rgui sriy
thorized 10 sad warrant aud ths tn Il.
ponept did pos shos the warrant to Proper that
he directed not 10 shoe tbs pap any oas.
let them go out OF his hands AID aeponsDt a.utliy
followed The directions OF Mics Implicitly. aai II hs
did mt Niles always threatened to pat hun IA pr on
by surrende ring hin ths bail piece DE hsid, or
which he Lad signed for Opponent Ia an action for
trov-r; d-poprnt knew other person VINO -outd bv
coz HE bail d.posept notided Mites OF alt tae ap
poiuiments he bad made 10 meet Proper. aui tns
suit thereof In the siIsvit of No Proper;
ana because Opponent did not g.t any m ,aey from
Proper after three four app latments with him.
deponent ~knock.d down on him. and Niles alter.
wards snt to N dsponeot kspt his Ape ntmsa ats
With Proper after most 81 tne appoint msntion
Nil.e told poneut that II Proper DID not pay up
TO thrash him. snd no tSes would protect dspoasat;
Depon.nt has knowledge or inf rnstioa OF his ap
puIutment officer other THAI no rrcsisst fr
Mica Daniel Gfifiu aud Niles to b, ussr ey
tb. night ponent weat to arrest Proper; aud Of
Grifin rooo up In the stage With him, aud paid tue
stage fare. They were both MAR By, aud IA waiting,
- by arrangement. wheu TOOK Proper cut of tue
house. Niles vent up with me. GA tbs n chit ~As ar
ieeted at ktters the corner of Fourth Avenue sad
Twenty nth street by dirsotloa Of justice Mount
fort aud was near BY at the tins ~ my arrest De-
pons mt says th. the night hs arrested Pro-
per by hess oraer as stated. sud ousths foiio~ias
moroiDs sl.o. Niles told dspea-nt 10 lot Grina
know that he deponent had got from Pfop-r bill VI
sse OF his furniture. Grfhn was lbs crsdor OF Pro-
per, ana bad brought " suit ssa'n,. him ,,
Sworn bsiog. me, July 7. 1850
b W Ossosr. Police Justice.
In addition to the above the following aaiavit vas
tak~n to substantists the statement Of dale
Ctfv and Ces.fv " ksg York. sss-Wisism Y Davis,
son street Brooklyn sno h dealer Ia misersi waters
that tor about year and half prior TO the latter
part Of last August, isay he was In the almost dsiy
practices OF vsiting the Lac ono. ~ 0.o. Miles, No
ig2 Broadsay, OF John street. sad generally
NAMED there about hour upon each vi-it; that d.
sine-s with aid Niles vas oo-ctias uoury tor HIN
,si.S soa,.''oa .ss 18th. az sass f'., tat, 20 o.:
month OF July, 1sfy, note OF Samuel o. Proper for
hundred dollar. or . note OF Mr. Dsyoe Tor thst
Niles. for collection; Mites told dsponeat that he
(N-r) wsuld ssnd up odd Gale" he called Dsuicl
s, .sS e. .s s% sas q:
TO the ofzee o. said Nhss or twO morninRs after
wards, ana Gate, sud vent Into the prvsts oies
where Niles aud he generally held private converse
tioss Miles vent In there Nth DALE aud after lapse
OF hve minutes or 90 they came Qua together Niles
came to me, and, la an .xultipg msnnsr said, BY
cd All OC~r asst 4
aud made him think he bad ~strsot for him, aud
was going TO take him 10 prison and dnsy frs stsned
Proper much that he gave ale bill Of sale Of his
furpiture. aud h~r~ 10 i-- holding mp TO dep Jnent
s~e What damned thing n is-lcok ct the sp-liing,
II M ALT ~ Niles coptinusd; lie is going TO get
part Of II this morning, and IL viii ali be paid ~ Ia
Mn. ,h.a mus fsp a,s, .so 's.s ~ ,Ss
eflce, asd Niles told him u VAS = doubtful and
that would be necessary 70 use extraordinary means
fees; orfhn said he wanted Niles to pursue the
regular legh eours.' and he lorimnl would pay
about u; that no knew the note wss good,
and that every dollar could bs collected hsa words
ensr.d bstvsea oran aud Niles; snsr Grma left the
Once Niles ssid 20 dsyos~ut, am not gng to do
this business for the regular costs; he mast thlsk
am id fool;' silss s,so said that he cent Dale up
lev. he ofnecr sod had warrant f,r him aud
be spest.d over the manner la whch Oats contactsd
These statements being sworn TO bsfors Js-tics
Oseo'n he ordered the arrest Of Niles who appeared,
and gave bail his examination before ths msSIs-
trste folows.-
c,fv s.d ceumrs Of Nv rsrt ..--o.orxs W Miles,
being DULY stsmised bcf,r- IN. usderigs -i accord
Ing ~ ls~ ON the annexed charge beios Informed
that he ras At liberty TO sBs~-r or not all or say
questions put 70 him .ts.es az follows vir:-Q whst
IL your namey A-George W. Niles Q-fo~ old
are yCu, A.-Thirty- three years Q.-whsre we're y,u
born. Ain Vermont Q-wh~rs do you uvs. A.
--Iu Broosiyu Q.-Whst IL Jour oc,n patton, A.
Attorney st-ias Q.-Hsve you any ming 70 say, asd
VI 80, what, relative 10 the charge here preferred
sga,nst you, A.-On wedo~sday n~xt. the dsy THAI
a. hxsd b. Justice osborn tor examiaatios In tAls
csse, shall hsve srmethirg 90 ssy. -
(ssped) GEORGE ". NTLEs
Subscribed before me. July I'm. 1870
r. W OSBORN Police Justice
The tariff q Mor-ss telegraph hoe b.vecn this city
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