The New York herald., 1850-08-17

Charge Of Cons pi.aev 10 Elio,f Hoaey.- Since ia.
strange deVelopem.nts pub shed OF late, in erin
piracy css.s, in which Mr. Niles, Mr. Haveus. aud
many Others, have formed the main features OF the
drama 81 human eveDts. Others are sow beginning TO
show th' mseyes in similar way, and nearly on the
same principle only worked up in different mann r,
but IN tact. amouptiLR TO the thing in tine end
Yesterday Justice Bl.aslry irsued hiS warrant tor
arrett OF very pretty gent-el looking young womao.
by the name OF Mary Jue Starr alias Livingston aud
n lawyer by the name oi James Boyd better
known. posibly ss subcl.Ik IN the Supreme Court.
These two In ndiyidual- mso and female. charged
on the oath OF Ira toppiug With combining and cne-
tprng tcg.tber ior the purpose OF ootGnins posses
Ron OF bis property. which they bave done. the
value of near s2UAOO Mr. Topping, who s mau bs.
TIVE, so and 90 years OF has d. long siiayit
b. fore the msgstste in which he involves tho above
named psrti~s The substance of this charge IL fol-
lows :: bout ths esil, part of the year 1875 Nnry
Jane Starr called At the dwelling house of Mr. Top.
ping No G7 Jrne street ana reprtfepted herself to De
The wife II james Starr who vas then in California
she requested some a.tistaRce. Her genteel appear
gave credit To b.r story, aud MIR. Topping and
his family endeEvurtd to help her along Here it
that an iDtiEacy took place, aud from one step to
another his STAIR concocted plans to eoerce him into
measures by which she could induce him to convey
his rial estate property to her and for her beneat
against him into nrt Of justice asd thus ruin his
family and his standing In society. she woult call
at bis hsuse, quarrel With him and to quiet her, he
would give her large sums of money. One day. on
calling she saw Mrs Topping and told htr shs would
seld her husband TO the state prison If be did not
act as she directed him to do. Aud further, that
james Il. Boyd and Mrs. Starr induced him to
go to house in South second street illiam sburyh
and there Mrs Starr in the presence OF Boyd, had
cup full Of arsenic, which rhe exhibited to Topping
pretending TO be i'll, and then ana there told him
that tbe had dose Of poison In the cup to take
and that she you'd take ths same, and then seni
letter the Chief Of Police saying that he poisore
her and thert by get him charged with the raurder
This accusation terrified him smssinsly and he
scarcely knew what do She ttill continued 10 hold
the cup in her hand and said VI be did not conform
to the reQustt md do che wanted she would take
the poison then sspd word TO the Chief of Police
In sll tbefe tbreats Mr. Topping alleges that Boyd
her sdyiesr in all the proceedings and therefore
LpbOrtng
ell these threats the Systematic scheme dnsly worked
the desired .R' ct, Topping conveyed oil his real
estate property consisting O: feversl houses and lots
TO one hppsby. without any confederation This pro-
perty, it seems. soon after recooveye cd TO nor
Previoss TO this she bad compelled Topping to sup
port her fsttsrs family Tor some months past No
the property made over than she told him
might not ind him 1t Ia now alleged that Boyd has
some u the property conveyed 70 him by Mrs Starr
In making three conysyaDees, Topping used dscsp-
toB toS ards his wife for the purpose q obtaining her
signature ss the deed not valid vithout. He tsld
her that the property must he assigned to the
cr~dtorr inrissd of which IL transferred Tor the
especial benefit of Mrs. Starr. About year since.
Boyd and Mrs Starr. under the authority OF tbs
asrig g0ment took pessession OF the dwelling No 81
Jane street turning Top pipg's wife and children out
However snce ths charge and arrest OF the accused
partiss. Mrs. Topping and her children now re
sojournirg in of the prison celia awaiting ths re-
suit cf the pepdisg difncuities. BOYD was also de-
teined to sps~er.
slssins Eoney.--A man, called Joseph Levi,
rested. yesterday, charge Of stealing fr-m the
pocket OF John Lotus siGo money while Lotus
Justice Lothrcp locked the accused up Tor further
bearing.