The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-12
Police Intelligence.

tinued, and the first witness called was
Samuel j Proper, who was cross examined by couu-
SCI for the defence and testified as follows to ques
tions put by COUNSEL reside In Twenty eight street.
in this city going on six years during that time have
ny to this city first became acquainted with Mr. Grif
fin in New York, In 1916 49, had no business with
him at that time; on the 18th of August, believe,
General Harvey and myself called on Griffin
gave him two checks one for S35, the other for
don't know that presented petition to him.
Q-Did you make any representations which were
Griffin on che oks and notes in question 10 induce him
to advance such money! A long discussion here
Ss as 70 tne PopIr o the s t
question. The magistrate Ssus tanned the objection
The securities were placed in Grffns hands some time
in June, ls4s l think payment had been demanded
of me before G ale applied for payment When went
to the New York Hotel 1t on the 18th Of August
between / and O'Clock P. NJ went alone; Gale was
near by when first saw him had Griffin before;
Gale came up five or ten minutes after had been
Gale came up; / think Griffin said to me, "Mr Gale
has net yet;n he said he would be thore in few
minutes asked me IL had seen him that day said
MOI that all that passed at that time; left
him; went on to the sidewalk was in the reading
room conversng with him; found Grimm there; did
not further with him that day at that place.
Griffin out of the hotel, and he and Gale
went down Broadway together after Gale came think
had eonversation with him; It might have occupied
two or three minutes after we had done talking saw
Griffin and Gale together in the hotel reading look
ing and reading the bill Of sale which Gale got from
me on the 9TH OF August; walked up and down the
sidewalk and them look the bill of sale they
sitting down. they sitting facing the street;
that bill Of sale about the size OF sheet Of paper
after this Gale out first, and consented to let
have my liberty little while longer; he said the debt
must be paid that day; could wait any longer II
on condition that should have ny liberty:
walked up Broadway; Grimm came up to where and
Gale were; before left Griffin asked Gale if he was
going down the street, signed the bill Of sale the fur
Liture Of that bill OF sale was at my house; don't
know as had executed any other bill Of sale It,
that furniture yobjected to by counsel for prose-
cution, and objection oyerruled Defence offers to
show that when the bin OF sale was executed Proper
had no interest value in the property Objected to
as immaterial and objection sustained by the Magis
trate.
Captain whigam, Of the Eighteenth ward police, was
next examined who testified to max ing the arrest OF
Gale, at kitter's Hotel, the Fourth avenue, and
Griffin along with him; Whigsm recollects Sec
ing two persons standing the opposite side of the
street, which Gale said Niles witness cannot
swear that Niles there only from what he told
by Gale
the prosecution, but not appearing notwithstanding
they lad been subponed; and application made by
Mr. Clark, counsel tor the prosecution, the Magistrate
Issued attachment in each case to appear at two
o'clock this day wheel time the fur alton
will be resumed Mr. Niles remarked that he sincerely
hoped the Magistrate would not procrasnate the
any longer than absolutely necessary the publcs-
tions made in the papers all onesded present.
which would place very di1eren mt construction on
the whole matter and that therefore, at the
evidence was all asan't and none in his favor and
for that he wanted to have testimony
the part of the defence taken carly possible The
Magistrate remarked that, today, in all probability
the prosecution would rest and then the witnesses
the defence would come In order.
charge 81 Embe aiemeni Captain Carpenter Of the
Fifth Police arrived In town yesterday, from Pha.
dslphia, having In custody man by the name Of
James II. Peacock, charge Of embezzliDg 800 and
g Ttss from Mr. VIM BnriGn proprietor Of Buron'
mtted the accused 10 prison for trial.
@ cs,GS S Sss.sf 'g t@. .,,,
alias Van Colt, arrested q few days ago, by officers
Norris and Lamont, will be to-day conveyed up to
Newlurgh. Orange county, to answer there a
charge Of obtaining, by false pretences $3.50 from
John W Moubury, reading at ilamptonburgh. Orange
tentations respecting some property alleged to have
been lett MIR Moubury by deceased relative The pro-
perty WAS said TO be worth s. 900, aud Brown repre-
sented that $3.50 was required to the duties Sc
the payment VI which the property would be delivered
over, snd that the said property deposited in
Pennsylvania Moubury believing the story thus told |
by Brown, took the money and both together started
for the place designated; but arriving in Phils
delphis Brown advised Moabury to give him the
money, and after made himself scarce, leaving
M houbury minus the money and, at the same time |
Hs,eI Ks5be,v-on the arrival, almost, Of every |
steamer rem Cbsgres, robberies are perpetrated ut
Of our hotels. evideptly the work &C precon.
who place their spies the various hotels to
take the requisite description and location % rooms
gold duet scon sftsr the weli drsssed hotel thief
makes his appearance goes direct TO the roem, and
WIN s+ ksy ov.hhs somi''anos, orcss open me
trunk snd carries on the gold In this spanish
gentleman robbed Of sil00 In gold taken from his
trunk at Demonieo,s hotel, In broadway, On his ar
rival in the steamer Philadelphia from Uhagrrs, lev
days since Ne elae ~ yet, has been sscsrtainsd OF
the money or the rogue.
Charss Of an .Sii,mpt 10 KH-Two emigr,nss by the |
names % Charles Ncoaps and v Dsshuro, passengers
board the ship Nsyragsnset hsda quarrel togethsr
about woman on board the ship. when Niaolaus drew
from his pocket dirk knife and inflicted two danger
Gus wound In the back Of Dashuro, EVIDENTLY done
with intent TO aks hts life The wounds itis believed
will prove fatal. The injured conveyed to |
the City pitai and the accused taken before jus
uce Lothrcp who committed him to the
result Of the injury.
A WHOLE FANNY POISONED = On Monday, Of last |
week, the wife 81 MIR. Mcknight, whs - einployed
on the fam Of Mathew Armstrong, os Bergen, was |
suddenly taken III with violent palms, end in seven
eight hours died. No suspicious cf poison were,
however entertained until last nighi, when Just at
tea, Nc Knight, his two children, sndtwo sisiers-in-
law, ~erS sfiected IN n similar manner. Dr. Olcou
was called IN, end Immediately suspected poison.
Violent cmetcs alone saved the hives Of the sick
Abram Becker informs us, upon examining the tea
pot with the tea that had been hit from supper,
quantity Of white sediment was found IN IL. which
proved 10 be arsenic. A paper that had contained
mic also found in the hJs place. Suspicion
rests upon a Scotch woman employed in the house,
and sbe is now in the custody Of the law, and will
be examined Immediately. No cause for the act
can be assigned.--Jrsy CITY Telegraph. judy TO-
ArTrNrr IRON THE LIFE OF Henry NJ PAINE -
MIR. Paine being in our office a few days since, we
noticed that his face was badly scared with
blotches, ssif u he'd been excoriated in various
places a friend inquired the cause If the appear.
snce, when Mr. Paine stated that a small package
Of cigars was sent to him In Worcester, a few days
since. with an accompanying note stating that they
w, re- from a wellknown dealer, and were sent to
him as a specimen for trial Nh Paine lighted one
Of them, but had not smoked 1t longer than q mi
mute when itsxploded, scattering sulphur ami full
miRsting powder in his fsce-B0sfon Transcript,
July 10.
homestead bul, exemptns property TO the value
Of Eve hundred dollars has passed the New Ham pshre