The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-14
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Forsery On the RolhseA.lIs "A German Jew, by the
pane Of Joseph Nathan, was arrested yesterday BY
ofncer ~ u charge OF forging draft for five
hus dred gulders porting TO be the house OF NJ
l. b Rothscbild, OF Dusseldorf Germany, dated May
the ship Sir Henry Pottinger at Liverpool about the
18th Of June stt BY Nathan in payment for his pas
sage to this country The Captain took the draft and
arriving here he to obtain the money take out
the due Tor passage and hand the balance to
Nathan However on arriving In this city aboet ten
day since. Nathan absconded from the ship and the
Captain presenting the draft to Messrs clay Il
Livingston, the agents fer the house Of Heyman
Rothfcbd, Germany, IL was pronounced forgery, and
to the house OF N 4 B. Rothschild the makers Of
the draft purportipg to be doing business at Dussel
dorf that Is fictitious as such firm is in existence
as represented. Yesterday the whereabouts Of this
rogue ascertained, and Mr.. Barclay, the British
Consul caused him to be arrested, the treaty
existing between this country and England on the
charge of forgeryas 1t appears by the evidence of
Capt Crowel that the draft first uttered Liver
pool and therefore comes under the British law, al
though the draft might have been made in Germany.
The prisoner is about so years Of with Jewish
of countenance and appears to be a shrewd, cunning
fellow. The case was taken before Justice Lothrop,
who committed the prisoner to the Tombs to await the
further action Of the British minister and the govern
ment at Washington to the return Of the prisoner
under the treaty existing between the two nations
Arrest Of FL gitireOfcer Stephens arrested yes
terday. at the Clinton Hotel man BY the name OF
Addison Ware, charge Of being fugitive from the
State of where he stands charged with
embezzling monies within Ethe last three fyears,
amounting to upw ards OF $4,000, from the Western
Railroad Company. in whose employ he was acting as
T.
yesterday in the sets forth that he is the assistant
treasurer OF the above railroad and that the 10Th Of
April last Mr. Ware was suspended from the compa-
ny's employment In consequence Of certain discre-
paDces appearing in the accounts since which time IL
has been ascerained that upw ards of 600 had been
embszzled from the company The case will be heard
before Justic Lothrop at IL o'clock this forenoon
Robbing a Pessei-A fellow called Jerry Harrington
was arrested yesterday on charge Of stealing from
slisis, Of ciosSiss valued il al at sloO the property
Of Carkrano Flurpaki The rogue was committee TO
prison for trial BY Justice Lothrop.
Charge Of Faise P'eenees. Officer j. Smith arrest
ed yester day man by the name of Thomas wood
residing at No 90 Warren street, on warrant issued
by Justice Lothrop wherein he stands charged with
obtaining quantity Of copper valued at $500, from
Rudolphus bogerts by false and fraudulent represen
tations The case win be heard before the agstrats
In .iufd Sigh.-The awful effects Of intemperauce
we're manifested yesterday in front Of the Tombs.
Officer Clahan Of the Fourth ward, drove up with
spring cart, on which was lying, on the fiat Of her
back, woman rather decently clad, insensble from
to all appearance she appeared dead By her side was
pail containing bottle Of liquor, some pieces Of
bread meat and onions. This was not all-she had
likewise female infant, about 20 months old. This
charge vas In the arms OF the policemen. Here q
terrible situation for the mother Of an infant 10 be
placed She discovered by the officers lying
the sidewalk, unable to- give her name. They placed
her on cart and brought the helpless creature to the
Tombs. Justice Lothrop committed her under the
head Of A woman too drunk to give her name and
by that commitment she was conveyed by four men,
by the arms and legs from the cart to one Of the
prison cells. What . picture does such az the one
above described preentto the reader caused by intern
perance She looked like and IL said she the
wife OF respectable and hardworking mechanic; and
while he toilng the support Of his family, his
wife seems terrible to relate IT, found In the misera
BILE condition Of prostitutng herself to the use of
ardent spirits.
Mike Murray aud Officer Nc Cary The case on the
hearing before Justice Lothrop between Mike Murray
and officer McCarty Of the fir,t ward the testimony
OF witnesses both sides, to who struck first
on that occasion, was nicely balanced, that the
magistrate required both Mike Murray and the police
man to enter bail to keep the peace in the sum of
500 The statement In yesterdays Herald omitted to
mention the fact that Murray held to bail we'll
as McCarty