The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-08-31


the affidavit of Oliver Hull, commission merchant, No
145 Maiden lane, with Obtaining fro him in December,
stances, sworn to by Mr. Hull Mr.. Hull deposrs that
the 18th day Of December 1850. one Robert Clark
then Secretary Of the Phoenix Glass Company,
and requested deponent to cash the exed cheek.
Clark representing at the time that said company had
sufficient funds in the Atlantic meet said chec
and that he (the said Clark had authority to draw
the funds in the ssid bank by Of his said
Office DepcneDt caused said check to be presented at the
Atlantic Bank the next day, and was informed that
neither said Clark nor the said company had funds depo
sited in sad bank Depcnt at has that the
time CLARK passed and uttered said check aforesaid,
the company had ceased to exist and that the said
Clark did not hold the office of secretary of said com
pany he then represented wheI efJre depoae t
charges that by the annexed check the said Clark OBJ
tanned from deponepts possession the valuable consde-
deraton of four bur dred and nine dollars with intent
to cheat said deponent.
cory CHECK
No. .., BRSoKLYS, Dec. Is, 1870.
Fay order four hundred and nine 2D-l0O
dollars: kohhRT ID. CLARK, See fhenix Glass Co.
The defendant when brought before the magistrate,
requested hearing and yesterday morning the nvest
The first witness examined the part of the defence
was Nj Oscar Field who deposes that the bank book
upon which this dep onent has written his name and e
dorsed "Phoenix Class CO.. is aud the bank book
tanning the account Of said company with said bank
that on the Sd day Of January 1851 the said oary
had to their credit in said bank the OF 500 TO- aud
that on the 1ih Of December, 1850 said balance
to the credit Of said bank that fro the
cheeks drawn upon said bank against all deposes
by and frsad company were signed by bert d Clark
secretary Of aid company ard the sad bank would
pay any check OF checks against ad depoe unless said
check or CHECKS signed by said Clark Secretary
as aforesaid ofai compauy that on the 18th day Of De-
cemh'r. 1856 the Of 500 81 deposited by said
company, with sad bank and that day stood the
looss Of said bank 10 the credit OF sii Phoenix Glass
Company; that sad OF 500 CT was, after the
18th of December 1850 reduced to the OF s93 10
ard that such reduction Of said of 500 CT
duced by the payment Of check cheeks presented by
he
That If raid check for Sio9 20 dated December b. 1850
and which is annexed to the affidavit Of Mr. olive. HULL
was, or had been presented the said 18th December
1850 TO said bank the said check would been paid
The CAGE stands adjourned until Monday.
Singular Case Of somno,lIuLsn About four O'Clock
III ursday morning officer Prince John Davis Of the
detectives Of the Thirteenth ward police at first
somewhat startled by the sudden appearance OF body
in human form, promenading along Grand street in
tiate Of nudity. with the exception Of u short, white
shirt which lu'tered in the breeze TIE Prince. at
hrst became excited but on close view. discovered
that The supposed spectre nothing nor less
tlan ma, The Prince took him BIZ the arm and
politely conducted him to the station house where he
became conscious Of bis situation and said that he
sidtd at the corner Of Fifty fourth street Tenth
having lett the house sometime during Ia night
iu n state Ct somnambuiism and still asleep when
taken into CUSTODY by Prince John. His mare Is Al
drew Connolly. and after beng well shook up at the
ststi house. was sent home 20 dress himself
Disorde,iy Dance House ia .4Aony Sreei.-About one
O'Clock. Thursdsy morDinr. disturbance took place
dance houfe KEEP. by German named Geisler The
Police CT the Frst wHrd attracted ths SPIT en-
tered the premises AMI made several Among
The number was a man named James Derrick. ~ho vss
knocking Iersors right ar e under the pretence OF
aidrg the police In the morning Derrick conveyed
before justice Osborne, who held hin TO BAH to
the charge.
named u,Iry sehiiliug and Charles Milhausen we're
arrested by ofioers erossott and Brown, charge
of stsalng trunk yalise In whish $50 ia Aner
car gold gun was also stolen At the rsne time all Of
which Is the property Of Henry Gesler residing No
2s h.v'ry The 'ieer discovered the accused parties
&C house in Forsyth street and ia their possession
found the trunk aud u gun also, searching the
person d sehiiipE, a $50 gold piece found which
Is t'tved TO lie portion OF the stolen oney The
rcpues were committed ty Justice Osborn the
charge since the prisoners have been under arrest.
Lois confessed in the cell, 20 his a. ,clae whore he had
'crctd he soverrns bcavd the ship; and accord
nfy the information communicated 20 the officer
sIdthe morning (saturlay) the stolen money w.l
.utG biGden ~ bo chicken coop On board the steam
fhip near the galley.
Chales 81 Siseifns Soraagas Two men spaniards
rf.d John Lois and Stephen Crow ARE. ted last
Friday 10y ofcer schtlteid If the Third district police
on charge 81 stealing twenty eight fovecgns the pro-
hoard The ship wism Melon Il seems that lois ami
Grow cocks hoaid said bin; and on the arri-
Val q the ysf AZ this port Harper AMI the two pson-
err We NJ ashfre together aud their return the ship
they ell three slept together in the cooks galley aud
during the nigbta purse belonging 20 Harper containing
10 foNerecrs, taken from his pocket aud twenty
eight extracted tter,rom and The balause returned 70
his PICKET The prisoners accusel q having
trscied the meuty They w,rc both conveyed before
Jusite Nonnueft who committed the o. 20 prison for a
fUrtLtr examination.
finest ia Fsmaic IIss,, 7,.sef.-on Thur dsv Alter
mon a woman, named Mary McCaiiy entere. the
dvtt house situated ia Tw ntyscyeuth street tween
Ninth tnd Tenth sveuues occupied ny Mr. Dennis and
isuuy with the intention Of stealing. The ro-ge had
collected tcgsh forr sbswls valued $50 and wou'd
In few fecord have made her escare had she nj been
dtcgvertd ty Mis ws'ch young lady vi.i'er IN the
family who forthwith gave tie alarm and the woman
th'n drIrd the property aud ran 81 into the street;
arg as ,incer lus 81 the sixteenth ward wa q. haud,
drg the voman erdeavorpg 20 sclpe b. took her into
oSsedy and conveyed her before Jastics WcGrah who
dthe necgs.ary shiiayts q be made and tbs
cuss d was committed 20 prison fog tfill
II BAD Roll,rg # Horses eid Weeons - On Thur
day nght some darf sgues entered ths stables At the
BuE-hesd. corner Of forty-four street and Madison
avenue aud stole Il creoin two valuable ho,s., tao
vagors sno hsrnes which it they drove nT With
the greatest norchnance imaginable IL Is believed the
roFu,s VII be caught. cew already has been
a'c.ftan'd Of their vhereabous
h,aktg Y. Z a poHd Der.-i small bs-emeut, To-
Gated AZ No w eeckmsn street hiss been occupied for
the last weeks by Charley Quinn the negro and his
SOC ate yellow men, Who praosod the bg iness ofen
tierg Strangers into their panel and then rbbing
IN NJ Captain Leorard made descent upon the pre-
mi',s en- rhursdsy night and conveyed n white man aud
yoE woman to the station house; bat as no direct
charge Of larceny could be brought against tbs they
we're discharged from custody. with understanding
that q premises must be forthwith vacaet
Rtt,ng Pciics Onoer-.frr,s, efte Jnief-On Friday
morning last Mr William " Stephens one of our vih
liant Numbers q police rosidirg At No 50 Film street.
ergsgtJ servant for his family named Bridget Curry
alias aldren FROM an intelligence Office and during the
aeILocr In the absence If Mrs Ste phens the stole
from bureau drawer sJ2 I'm gold a Isdv's co,k and
n tilk m5na, together With various other arti,es
an ouhug in all t. really $40 With thes. articles she
et The house and the return Of Mrs stephona the
".'hy vH'"'ti'u hh1 tne RIl missing Accord !
iney m,fsenger was despatched to Mr. stephens NJ
being in bis line Of businessD informing him Of the rob
befyi and that evening about o'cl'ck Mr. Stephens
ehe Writing many places IN search q tie rogue Disco
vefed her AZ house in Avenue D. nsar Ninth street
,S' h,r into custody snd In her possession found all
The ttoiet property The disbonest girl yesterlay
morning brought before Justice Osborn who committed
her 10 prison for trial.
- Donegoi' Men On Friday right, n man named
sIhur mcdonald was drunk and diso-deriy in Anthony
,u,t, aud vixen spoken to by officer Gaeque, Of the
intb Sard police he (NcDonald) drew from his pocket
sx barrl revolver loaded and about discharge
y the ohctr when be seized and conveyed To the
10 ion house In the morning the prisoner conveyed
ptftre jultce Osborn. who tsok TIE complaint again
B m and held him to bail IN the Il $500. o. auswr
he charge In default Ct which he committed to
risen