The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-11

.ayt,a oya Furffre farq Justice nom California On
By the name of Alvarsdo Q Ford = charge Of hsv-
ug passed four thousand dollars and upwards Of
counterfeit money consisting Of ATTY dollar bills pur
porting 20 be genuine money on the Bank of the
OF Missouri THIS counterfeit money passed
on Burgoyne& Co, at San Francisco. who from the
excellent cutien OF the money took u tor good and
forwarded the 60 their agents in this city Bebee
Ludlow Co No ~ Wall street The hrst package
81 this spurious money containing atty dollar bills
amounting Co three Thousand dollars vas resolved In
October and such the appearance Of the bills that
brokers Ia the street pronouncee them good and they
were accordingly forwarded to the bank but returned
subsequently as oounterieits. and thus the matter
rested until the arrival OF the steamship Empire City
the other dsy, -hsn another package from Burgoyne
A co of San Francisco, vas received by Mr. Bebee
containing four thousand six hundred and fry dol
lars, In fifty dollar hills on the same bank On .ramn
Ford endorsed on the back Of each bNl In red
iDk thus giving clue to the name believed 70 be the
man from whom the money had been received by Bur.
roJne a Co Mr. MatselL the Chief Of Police was sp.
piled to- end the facts as above related set forth The
Chsf took the case in hand, and dePuted officers
Brown and Leonard to search N possible and arrest
the guity parties Accordingly during the day. the
officers asosrtaipsd that man calles Ford arrived In
ana hsd taksn lodgings at the western Hotel in
CuuTtlsndt street. Prom other circumstance within
he kuowirogs of The officers suspicion rested on this
nan. wi was forthwith. taken into custody aud his
lugrsge sesrchsd. wherein vas found eight hundred
sfd t5ty collars tf The same Kind OF money in ATTY
cellar bills ON the Bank Of the State OF Missouri sso
one hundred dollar oovntsrft bill on the State Bank
VI south Carolina The accused admitted TO exchasg
r,c about tour uOuEhno collars with burEOyne x 20
RELIEVING the money 70 bS genuine, deny ing of
thHt be had any guilty kxosletge that the money vas
countsIfeit Ford IL about thirty i've years Of
sgs regular Californian in appearance he states
that his home IL Illinois frgsi which state he emf
grated about the frst eKcitemst OF the gold regions
be has dealt principally In csttA snd 81 regards the
ntnty h. ,tstes that he recelvsd Il from q man in
that section the country believing u TO be good end
lac ful money The Chief % Police detained MIN 10
custody on the charge Of being h'gitivs from Cali.
fo pie and also with having in bis pos sson the nine
bunortd and city dollars Of counterfot meney, vita
the intent 20 pass the same. .,,
BuYgsIp come burglars entered the be ~ and shoe
store, No 2e6 Greenwich street, owned by Hngn
Myers, en- Saturday night ard carried on qusnuy
Of euts and shoe. The police OF the Fith srd dis
covered BASKET allied With patent lesiher Doe ana
gsite on the dock foot sf which prov
TO he rtion OF the plunder etoen ~ the ROC uee
and the property OF Mr.. Myers.
Ckc,gs II Stealing UdfcA-A nan, called Jaw
Hsnnine. vas arrested, yesterday, b. officer Wool.
drdpe Ton spfpcisn Of stealing watch the property OF
Samuel Cotter Justice Lotsrop committed the &C.
cused TO await further hearing