The New York herald., 1851-10-12
Police Intelligence.

.qTr,s Of Mock .7ucfioneers-on Friday morning JUS
ce Mounort issued warrants for the arrest Of several
mock auctoneers doing business in Chatham street. on
charge preferred by MIR Samuel u, Penney, u resi-.
dent Of Milwaukee, wisconsin, who sets forth Ia aiia
Wit before the magistrate that he has been defraute ed
out Of hiiy dollars under the following circum
stances MIR Pnney about ten days ago, was accosted
In The Park by stranger who informed him tina. he had
friend wfo wished TO become the purchaser Of watch
and on seeing him (Mr buy he would like him
a strange request and believing he might possibly be
enabled to make profit the purchase, ped 70
go with the stranger who conducted him TO Nc 10
Chatham street where the auconeer exerting his
lungs by .gong going gone % Here watches Of
gold, and patent levers were apparently selling ~ ex.
,iaordinary low prices Penney was advised BY the
stranger to put up his own watch as he might make
good Investment Perm consented and his watch
knocked down at sIoo' The purchaser, apparently a
would cali IN fhottly pay the balance he amount Tor
which the watch sold. snd take IL away. Mr.. Pen.
nsy considered 1t good price which would enable
him to IurcbAs another Of superior quality.
The making the purchase left the store snd did
not return The auctioneer remarked, after waiting
time that i uncertain what time the purchaser
would return. and accordingly proposed to Mr. Penny
that he bad now good chance 10 buy more valuable
watch With the same money One OF the Peters" then
tain watch for him. the money for which together with
handsome bonus he would refund II Mr. 2. would ac-
company him TO his hotel In this ecsnd deception Mr. r.
was sso enrapped and after paying $40 auction fees
for the sale Of bis watch, he purchased watch for
tlso and paid so more as the difference between the
two Just at this time another Peter Funk crowded his
up TO the counter ind after examining the last
c sse pronounced il worth the money paid FOR T. at
the fame time advising Mr. p. TO buy one which he
pointed out containing more jewels aud OF eighteen
cara, gold Mr. p took bis advice and gave him 81 so
for his valuable advice and asented 20 purchase the
latter watch at the time expressed his Indignation
at being mpofed upon by the other parties The price
Of the last watch up % $50 and the Peter
who're l. Creigan, seemed to he much pleased with
the bargain aud paid SOS down leayiog SIR. Penny TO
make up the difference Of the former bargains which
amounted 20 s6b. Matters appeared 10 be going ON
well and In fairway 81 settlement andCregSn followed
By Inney left the store with the understanding that
Creigan would 40 20 The hotel and pay the money
advanced. Cregsn took him TO Tammany Hotel aud,
leaving him in the bar-room, pretended 70 60 up
stairs for the money, but managed 20 escape out at
a back door, and thus eyaded the payment and sue
ceeded In defauding the unsuspecting stranger. ON
GERS Bumstoad Weed Beck and Merritt about noon, on
Friday, made decent the auction shops, and Sc
lected out, ct the instance Of Mr. Penney Jonn Cohen
John Targeo ard John Montgomery, wnom the officers
escorted before the magistrate the charge, ind they
held TO bail In the Of 500 each, 70 ansSer the
charge Cf frauI.