The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-21
City Intelligence.

THE IserSIous DEvIcss OF SWISpLsRs-A few days
ago we exposed the shirt making swindle, and we
WINGED" under the exposure Another class of swim
oilers has come under our observation. These we'll
dressed stylish fellows, hire office in Broadway or
other fashionable central street. and insert ad
in the daily papers agents sell some
They take good to describe its nature They
state that Q very handsome salary be realized,
weekly or popthiy sum. Greenhorns. and e.,,ci.iIv
such unsophietcaed strangers from the old country
o. have never lived In large cities and but little
acquainted with the tricks played travellers
attracted by the tempting bait little dreaming of the
concealed hook which Is to make the prey
Of the angler Preliminary to getting the situation,
they must pay certain sun-twenty, thirty fifty ore
hundred. or two hundred dollars and ards-as
security for valuable goods to be to hr
Fools that they are. they pay tue money ard
when that IA securely fobbed they desired 10 call
next day to get their orders They call the next day,
liable Of recorded time" before they get the valuable
article or get their money back there Ia gang Il
does net appear again Another answers the calls,
and one dupe Is told that nothing is kaosn
there about the mstter there mast be some
mistake. Another victim lie Informed that the rsa-
uemsn he reeks Is gone out, and ~ expected ia
The morrow comes; but IL brings noueht but sorro~
Put on from day 10 day and ck at heart with hope de-
ferr.d and his money gone To the DEVILS excheluer"
the truth a. last dawns upon him, sra his ewes are
opened 20 the cheat when It IT, too late There nss
hundreds yiotimissd in this way, and mary Of them
are 90 much ashamed a themselves ter being eaiy
caught that they are reluctant to make the facts
known 60 their friends the public Ina order the bet.
ter to avoid detection the svindlers after making a
good haul In or loeaioa ehift thsr oGIos 20 ,n,S
and again Hing out their bait for the un~ary. They
ehsDss the commodity they want to cell, or perhaps
they advertise Tor partner In valuable invention,
who must bring $500. $500 $500 the ca may
be Some great big gudgson IL hooked The inven.
on u found to BE- s~indls the dollars deposited
In III. tomb Of the Cspulets- whence they will nsvsr
return aud the old adage receives smother ustraoa
:" fool and his money are easily parted The worst
Of the matter h. that these tluud.rers like the peer
futh can scarcely be reached by the Law when
,hsy are detected Tor nothing can be more diacot
being hsrsh and oppressive TO the innocen. cel,-
brsted I'm goster s.hort time since in Engsnd named
Jofsph ASy wrote letters TO some thousands perons
In all parts Of that country, aud IN Ireand TELLING
them that " they enclosed certain sum Of money 20
him they would hear Of fomethng t. their advaa.
tsge Many simple people we're dSped aud did a..
tusly enclose him the morcy but u un necessary TO
that they heard OF ANYTHING 20 their sdy.a
Ia except little desrbought experiences Yet the
law could not reach the scouHdrel Directly The only
vsy In shieh be was stopped Ia his
host 81 persons returned the sttera he to the
Feet once aud the authorities preceded against him
fr the amount Of the postage A judgment OBJ |
and oosts which very considerable lie would be
h.p.fscter 20 society who would devise l.~
catch the Peter inks and the rogues ~ho advertise Cor
az nis TO cell something valuable Ia the large towns
Lr,vrNe rus Gssrrss orES. On Saturday night |
about ten o'clock 90 man named william Forrest, I
residing ct 81 Allen street was returning home b,. 4
tight lea got dow through the iron grating Of vault
In that street which va iBsecareiy fastened His leg
lacsrsted rrd bruised.
Mi-uaRr FrSEs.L -Ysstsrisy at enc o'clock the
remains Of Henry hanenbly, a nativs Of Germanyaad
81 The tr.t company 81 the Third Husssrs we're ut.
tended BY his eompanions In arms aud BY his friends
and tsbces from his late residence corner Of
stanton ssd Gosrck streets, to Greeswood Cemstery
FuSrnst or MrshER rHr PnnNtx Bf~rrotr~r
Soctttr uF Brnrsss.-Iwe hundred members of thg.
society vshcd 10 procession at the funeral Of their
late ameaied brother. Mir BasssviI OF Pearl ,tr.et
who vas inferred yesterday afternoon in Gree wood
cemetery. They boie q handsome banner ON the oc-
cssion
ArracE on roticu,sV. While policeman Marsh
vac on duty In Eighth stfset, at O'Clock yesterday
morning he was STACKED by number Of persons wh1
hsd been sts dance, aud shouting on their way
hcme lie requested them TO be more quiet. ss it was
sunday morning, vben they Knocked him down,
iotk hts club from him. aud beat him severely o..
we've cut IL indicted his head. and he IL othsrWis
injured None Of the party we're arrested, or even
recognized
FMS ~ CsAxD srrrFr - Yesterday morning. at s
,clock = Gre was discovered In the Mount Vernon
cuse, te5 Grand street. By policeman Daniel Aoksr,
,ho with the assistance Of the other policemen Of tss
Thirteen ward exiting the are before any OF the
ngines arrived Damage estimated at 500.
AccIpr~r on sHir. Board On Saturday morning asa
sor. named John BsrgeD, was on watch on board the
hip Bohsmia lyrs at pier o North River HE right
q jammed between two boxes caused by the sud-
lurch of the vessel IL was very severely bruised
nd cut, but not broken.
Rev OvsR nv a wseov-On SATURDAY eveoirr he. |
wesn Eve and sir o'clock. a. q woman. named Ann
81 Greenwich street nearC ouftisndt she vas Knocked
own By csrtef's wagon. the wheel Of which passed
yer her left arm near the elbow causing fiasturs.
he cart ian drove on. apparently unconcernsd.
N.Anow EscuE.-on saturday last on Robbins,
Ieef about one clock T. NJ, James Derrick and
harles Dayis In email boat with rails set we're
owing down large spar the beat oapsiSed by suddeu
az u wind Fortunately fJr them the bark Povhat.
n vas near, bound 20 sea ea8 Immediately hove
D. The captain sent boat aud rescued them from |
heir peious ,itua;ion In an exhausted state, and