The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-21


I'm Extraordinary Case IF Seduction and .aLacsn Of
Yo'.ng Girl by Ms,,isd Man. "A very remarkable
Of seduction and abduction. alleged 10 have been COM
mitt.d by young by the James Van Zandt
brought up yesterday before Justice MountfCr The
accused charged with the reduction and abduction Of
Mhf fhcbics Egbert aged seventeen years very pretty
snd intelligent young woman the sister OF the seducers
~ic set forth by the father Of Miss Egber
snd Other ~itness.s folowsMr. John Egbert Of
No cal Leroy .reet ssys that Van Zandt married to
his dsus hier Msrhs kzbr the 18th day of Decem-
Der. lsls and they lived together. and have had
child Since that time, II appears intimacy took
place between his younger daughter fheietta and Van
asnd and that on the 9th day of January last he yan
zsnd) abducted her fr m his house and proceeded to
Philadelphia, where thsy oohstited man and wife to-
E'tfcr. for some time .ss uncertain where they had
ocattd th' mssy,s, until within hw days past, IL
hlcyedt they were putin. ~ ~ hotel krpthy Mr. s
Gordop, at Trenton Ne~ Jcrscy Accordingly, this
information Justce Mountiur, issued his warrant Of sr
rot aud mcer humst.sd ON Thursday night proceeded
with the mother ~ Niles fgbcr ~ Trenton and there, at
the bot, the guilty T1rter were found The officer forth
with took Van Znndt into custody, and scene Of the
mnst affecting nature then ook place The ysung girl.
holding fer mother and nj the sparntion from the
rbe Oyed. by the offcer. thrown into alarming
state of exc. mept and she the " her
the pains Of labor brought and that
night the unfortunate young girl was delivered OF
daughter The neat morning Mrs fgbsrI remained with
her dsughr but NHn ZAndt conveyed " this ctya
prise and taken before Justice Mountfort WHO com
nt,d him to prison TO answer the charge Miss Eg'
ts denies that Van Zandt seduced abducted her; she
she the fall she loved him before her
sister married him aud 'he was determined to have him
The Whole ~ undergo hearing before the Justice
in DAY ortwo
in .Hfhprf 10 puss Cotufsrfeif Mcrsy-A man called
charles Dubois arrested, on tuesday night, on =
chsfgr I attempting to pars broken bank 50 bill on
the psnk a Oakland 10 MIR John McDopough, No. ali
BroaewAy The eAocus.d Il seems attempt 20 pass the
bi in two Other places Onsarchns the prisoner,
seer ON. q the sixth ward found counterfeit $40
bii the Farmers Bank 81 G.n.Se. County. Tn.
conveyed before Justice Lothrop and ON the
examination pref shown that the accused party
ku.w a.. money had and ringy the charge
d.m,s,d and the prisoner discharged from custody
L,.ga,riv Ifcts captain sivsy, Of the first ward
Police. the r.qu,ite Information, arrested, on Tues
day night woms l,y the name q Kate Thompson, on
charge ~ keeping dordrrly house at No i3l Liberty
street ard rsort for prostitution. young woman by
the name q Mary Ann Muigan, testified that Mrs
1h mpron has BEEN In the habit ~ engaging girls from
the Commissioners u Emigration and intelligence Offices
und,t the pretcnce q employing them TO sweep out
tces in all street but instead u SO doing she induced
the girl prostitute themcly TO clerks and others In
that vicinity and In that wsy this woman Thompsvn Il
alleged to have been the of many poor girls des
tfuction The accused conveyed before Justice Lo
throp vho committee the to prison in default Of
hail
.lr,d = Shos-I Iyirs-querpt ~ GRIND Lrreeny-Eany
on Wednesday morning. two young jews, named Her
Moris and Harris Levy detected attempting to
the dry goods store of Barns Pharo. 81 Maiden
lane y Jerry Musn the porter q said store appears
BY the evidence a the porter that the acced parties
into the store under pretence Of wishing TO pur
chase goods; ard after asking the porter sever al ques
torr Morris det cted in tndeasoring TO cea
pice q sk. valued at about $50. The porter, imme
dately discovertg that Morris trying to steal
gave cos.d the door of the store amt sent for
the police Ofhcer simmons. Of the Second ward, came
and took both the accused parties into custody and
vtytd them before Justice Lothrop who committed them
Of Morris when searched found 500 bank bill and
a gold watch.