The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-24

.syrssteTs Forgsr-Yesterday afternoon. Constable
Carpenter Of the Pirt ward arrested old custo
called John Wilson we'll known TO tina police suthor
ties on charge CT forgery under tbs following sing
lar circun A boy about tteen years OF age
by the name Of John SHREDDER called at thu Of
Mr. Henry j. Meyer shiP chandler of West aud
Rector streets and presented the folio wing request
Mr.. BErRY M.rtR:-Pleass lead me % 0. rs dollars
until evening, and will cali en- you and return the
HA' '''A 1''n' HaD' aus An !oa aHS HAR ss fs
Norhcrs Hotel corner West and Corr,laadt streets
On the boy presenting the above document, written
In good hand, Mr. Meyer at hrst inclined TO be.
lisve the request to be genuine; but on a second
thought he told the boy to wait moment two,
I'll his brother came IN during which time Mr. Meyer
dispatched = messenger oMr Harrison and then
infoI med that the whole base forgery. However
Dir Meyer felt disposed to detect the rogue and thus
on his return he carefully wrapped up some paper to
wafered it, and directed it to Mr. Harrison and sad
ed the same to the boy, who started of out the
store, followed unobserved by Mr. Meyer, who, after
said have you got IL 20 yes" said the boy here il
IL, and handed him the envelope which wa. believed
by the rogue to c,ntain the S25. No sooner had he
OF the envelope Mr. Meyer seized him
by the collar. The aid Of constable Carpenter was
soon called into and the forger was walked
up before Ju'tice Lothrop, The boy then stated to
the magistrate that the accused met him in the
street and gave him chilling to take the order to
MI Meyer and on his return, he got the money he
would give him another shilling The boy went &C
cording to instruction, and the result above
the iccused was committed TO the rombs for rial
On searching the person Of the accused S21 in good
money, and a bad $40 bill was found together With
two pawn tickets Of over coats doubt stolen proper
ty and likewise very peculiar brass nigh latch key
II Dishonest G!a=ier.-Yesterday, nam, by the name
OF James addell, arrested by officers Smith and
Bourne, OF the Eleventh ward ON charge Of stealing
gold watch and chain, gold pencil $40 gold piece
and some other articles valued in all a. Sis the pro-
perty Of Mr. Daniel y. Chelson, residing at No. 20
Margin street 1t seems that the rogue was engaged
about the hours doing glazier's work and Selling
opportunity In the absence Of the inmate. of the pre-
mi'es stole the property On his arrest. he acknow-
LEGGED the taking OF the property which was all re-
covered by the officers. The accused conveyed
before Justice Mountfort, who committed him to pri-
for trial
Using Siung Shot.-A man, calling himself Thomas
Murphy, was arrested, yesterday on charge Of AS
sauting a Mr.. Hadrick with a slung shot. The ac-
cu.ea was held to bail to answer the charge.
II Fair P,ekpocket A mean looking rascal calling
hmself Edward Brady, was detected, Tuesday night
by Assistant Captain Snodgrsss Of the First ward
the at Castle Garden in the act of picking hand
kerehefs from the pockets Of gentlemen in the crowd
al the air The mean rogue loo ked up for trial