The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-06-17
Police IntsIliRence.

.9rrest Of Pass,s IF Counterfeit Money-On Saturday
evening officers Westerfeid and Clark of the 9th ward
arrested two calling themselves John and Charles
Butler N charge having in their possession, and
also passing. bark bills altered from genuine ones to
Represent $40 bills on the same bank. 1t seems that
Sat uTdsy evening the prisoner John Butler called
in at the drug store of Blocker and Charles
streets and asked for box Of bilious pills and ten
dered In payment ten dollar bill purportng to be
the Bank Of Owego This bill Mr. Giles, the clerk in
the store. unable to change and stepped into the
grocery door where he ascertaned in endeavor-
ing to get exchanged that the bill counterfeit
learning ibis fact Mr. Giles returned back to the
store and infurusd Butler the bill counterfeit
Butler said he had no more money with him, and then
LETT. However, Mr., II W Smith. who happened to
be at the grocery store whsn the bill pronounced
bad followed out the drug store. and when Butler
left followed him. and in short distance from the
store be observed him meet the other Butler and talk
with him Soon after they separated, and Mr. Smith
watched John Butler until he entered the butch
er's shop kept by Mr.. Peter Brickwsdel, at
the corner OF 4th street and Charles here Bull"
offered the same ten dollar bank bill to Mr. Bricks ~.
for change. received in exchange five dollar
bank biiis in good money Butler then thanked him
and left the shop Mr. Smith immediately entered.
and he'd Mr. Brickw.del what money he had received
frem The man who had just left, and shown the
ten dollar bull in question Mr.. Smith then procured
the street, and conveyed them to the station houses
but before the arrival Of the police the butcher on
discovering the bill WAS bad the Information given
by Mr. Smith followed after Butler and got his good
money back. AID returned the counterfeit ten to-
Butler The police. searching the accused parties
at the station house. found on the person OF John
Butler the counterfeit ten dollar bill passed the
butcher and other money OF any description; but
searching Charles Butler the plce there
found five counterfeit ten dollar bank bills the
Bank Of oweRo, the same rs the one passed tho
but cber also dollar bill the Ocean Bank of
thif city, ten dollar Ill the broadway Bank,
ten dollar bill the Ithaca aud three dollar
counterfeit bill on the Bank Of Newburgh, making In,
all counterfeit money ninety three dollars. The ten,
dollar bills all If them apparently altered from
a genuine one dollar bill on the same bank This
prisoner had likewise $40 in good money his
person The accused parties were conveyed, on Sun
day morning bcfor. Justice Grsth and the requisite
Afidsvts taken authorizing the magistrate to commit
the two Buffers to prison for trial. in default Of
bail. The prisoner Charles Butler. Is tall powerful
looking young man good deal sun burned looks like
regular couuryman, and Gays he Is from the State
of Maine The other Butler IL also much tanned by
the tun and rays he belongs to New York, but has
been absent in the country since last February They
each deny being connected together, notwithstanding
Mr.. Smith saw the m together conversbg1
Charge # Stealing . Wafch.-Ohlcers Woodbridge and
Munton arrested. yesterday two women, called Alice
Waiter and Bet,ey Powers charge of stealing from
sailor by the Of Sinclair Manson, belonging TO
the chip Jane Barker lying foot of Beach street. silver
lever watch valued 1T $50 II appears the sailor in
ducsd to enter the basement No 6s0Ix Pearl street,
kept by Hetsey Powers where, soon after, he fell
asleep and vas robbed, and the conclusion that
these two women had some hand In the robbery JUS
ticc O,born committed both the for . further
hearing