The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-30
Police Intelligence.

A MOCK AUCTfoSEER coRNERED By A coUNrRYMAN-
FLIGHT OF TIE ALARMED COUN RYyAN, AND
CAPTURE By IHE POLICE.
Yesterday afternoon quite exciting took place
in CT aihsm street, among the mock auctioneers and
Peter Funks respecting assault q their shops
by enaged countrymsr whereby he cornered two or
three Of the "Petersn together with the auctonee-.
seized two Of their stterng watches in order to make
himself square and then from the shop, with a six
barrel Colts pistol, loaded, in hand, ami lead
headed in the other The facts related by the
countTymsn and the mock auctionoers follows
The vcrdant youth who from bis appearance aud con-
duct evidently not accustomed 10 a city life, and
this beyond a doubt vas his hrst adventure In New
York and having learned by reading newspapers from
this city when at biz home In rennsy wanna how s,rtn-
gers we're likely to b. cheated aud deaudsd he felt de-
ternLed TO be even with any eharper- who should
attempt 90 practise any deception upon him. Accori
ingy be procured before leaving his home -ix barrel
pistol Of Colts make. which he loa led capped and
primsd With view OF offending himself against any
tack by violence or fraud ON arriving In the city. he
put ut at the Merchant. Hotel In Courtandt street
under the name tf odea,ld Soon after duncr yestcr.
day Afternoon Mr. Odeneld. accompanied fby friend,
sailed forth from the hotel In search u the elephant"
should sly the wonderuus sights about the city
requisite 10 be and sought after by the stranger
The model artists a the first sttrs sections,
IN their imsgnatons and their way 10 the q
short clothes and welformet limbs they had 20 pass
several mock auction shops situated In Chatham street
who're the cry was Going going going = "a gid
too strong Tia countryman and hu friend were de-
coyed into the shop and the Peters lowered
around them and Odelneld induced by Of the
peter Funks" 70 bid reputsd gold watch who Of
fred him 81 for the gold pencil attached q the watch
chain and considered the same bargain. O1elhelI bid
Up 20 $40. at which price It knocked down 90 hun
and believing a. all "greenhornsn do, that he had real
bargain, because u was purchased ut auction out With
his money paid down SIS and the peter Funk whom
Ojslneld thought was stranger handed up his SO for
the gold pencil However after the excitement Of bid.
ding anil Udelfeld came 10 examine the watch
thus purchased second thought struck him that sl
bot right sDd he forthwith demanded his SIS back
again. becoming Immediately excited believing ne had
been svinded The auctioneer refused 70 comply with
the request Words ensued between them and tn
countryman drew from his poke, hi. revolver. AMI
pointing the in the direction Of the suctioneer
the knight 81 The hammer lodged down behind
the counter leaving the drawer open exposing the
money and watches, End the country man. under the
excitement q the instant with view evidently ~ max
ing himself hunk sized tao 81 the watchas and S.
bank bll from the drawer As coon he did this
Il The Peter funks' e. Haired him and tusse eosued
between them. and in the struggle the IS bill drop
ped an the floor The cOunirymau when collared b.
hevedthey had a design On HIS life and thrustng him
fehfom the grasp ~ BE drew hf revolver
and pointing y, various prsors 10 guard himself oaiei
murder murder and from the shop at fa speed