The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-11

cannot ten whom u was; I understood the dsusud
was against rrop~ for obtaining money uadsr fslss
Petenoesi that was what l understood when tho
papers we're put In my hands to arrest Proper ID
aesk wh-n got 10 PrePsr's house; weat inne-
msteiJ TO ProPers In Twenty eighth street; went
In an nnibuH; can't tell who up In the nj
su Ith nae; Grna Niles, one of tnsm vent aaa
pad - fare; was In Mr. Niles Ole wAsaI under
stood that Miles or 0rikn TO be when
made the arrest; the arrangement was Ats al Sues
once when the pspsrs were handed to me- after my
Interview with Proper, went arouad to where Niles
was waiting for me; l am not certain whether met
Grimm or Niles; thlk Mr. Grfi n once with me,
bat don't know whether 10 was ON that night or not
Grihn made arrangement to go with after she
arreet OF Proper, but whether he went with can't
say the agreement TO meet Proper at the New York
Hotel was made by Grifn and myself either AZ Niles
or orifhn's Office. sone few questions thes pat
by counsel for the which only resulted
Tuesdays Herald Thi. concluded the amin ,tioa OF
Gale The counsel for Niles then offered to put ths
stand Mr.. Daniel Griffin, for the purpose of mpeach-
ing the credbility of Gale He also said he hads MN
Der Of other witnesses to be examined to the like effect
Mr. Clark tor the prosecution, objsoted he said he
wond be abs to show, during the progress Of the IN
vestgstion that Griffin party to the false repre-
sensations The magistrate remarked that al the pre-
sent stage of the proceedings he did not iee at liberty
to allow Mr.. Griffin to bs examined and In couse-
quence OF the magistrate hasing previous engage
Inent AT IL o'clock any further proceedings was ad
Joorned until O'Clock this (Tbursday) after noon.
Ieitsng to Steal Public Papers and Gran. Con. Con-
spraey.-On the adjournment of the above false pre-
tenee hearing Mr. Niles was served with process by
Captain Whgnam and Assistant Captain Flandreau,
OF the Eighteenth ward pol'o,, issued by Justice
Mountfort, in which Niles stands mixed up in rather
unfavorable manner, with curious characters
by the names of Bllen williams alias Sullivan, Ma
thanel w. Roberts, lawyer, Daniel A Gala, and
others In this cotere of speculstors according to
the afdavis taken by Justice Moantfort their evil
dence Is worthy of belief Mr.. Niles appears the
great ruling genius Of the party who have besn opera
ting on the fanced imagination Of certain rich msr
chants who have travelled little from the path Of
virtue. and have, by preconcertsd plan been made
man Of nor 'hsr ,aO,o IN a a TIE
veRs residing at No. ISL Twelfth street. OF the
entrspped individuals aud TO make . settlement Of
G Richards. residing at No. l0s Fourth avenue, was
another sufferer to the amount Of paid TO Niles
commenced against him by Niles at the suit OF the
husband. Among the volumnous afidavts taken by
the magistrate, we saw the one made by Mr.. Edward
Termed in a conversation with the above named klen
Williams that Mr.. Ravens in March, 1Si9, Visited hsr
street slso subsequently, at her own residence. sits
ated ct No. 100 Broome street On these interviews
Niles, seem., commenced ASsuit OF ersm con, on the
Gale was the sent with tho writ to scare Mr. Hs
vens snd in so doing lawyer Roberts was reoommsn-
q1enty Il. r.sas 'n wa: tsss Mr. msven. '' to
effect settlement, paid $1,000 cash, and gave
notes for the other $1,000 The money We. paid,
1t 10 said, to Miles, who tsld Ellen Williams that eli
that could be procured $500, and out Of that
Niles took for fees $780, the balance, $780, handed
over to Ellen a. the amount received from Mr..
Hayens. The main facts, above related were told
to Mr.. Richards by Mr.. Havens time since, sad
on the arrest Of the girl Ellen she the
statements already made by Mr. Richards when
amned BY the magistrate. Daniel A. Gala
rested about three weeks since, and one day while
under arrest he went In the custody Of 0oer Weeks
to Niles oss. and there had private conversation
with Niles, and in that conversation Gales makes oath
that Niles proposed TO give him $500 II he (Gale)
would while detained ut the Eighteenth ward station
house, break open the desk and steal all the afdsvs
and papers belonging to the under investga
tion-the magistrate having taken al the evidence
up to tnat time At the station house whore Gale
eonfn, d, - such public papers we're known By Gale
TO be deposited during tho night In said desk. Tor
this alleged inctement to steal the magistrates vaus
BILE public documents, executed by his oun hands in
very voumous setting forth the whole facts.
Niles stands charged Roberts and the girl Hsn have
been arrested and held to bail, we'll Niles, and
bearing will be gone into In the Of . day
two, which, IL 10 believed will develope curious
operations hitherto conducted In this great city Of
Gotham.