The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-20
Police Intelligence

IN alleged Charge Of PERJURY .-OMcer kAlpn Petter-
son arrested yesterday gentsel looking man. about
ss.iains It No lie oolanS. street on Variant Is,
charged with swearing falsely ths 18th day Of May
1913 before the Hon. Charles Mcvesn, surrogate.
tor. Of h. sss.s Of tho late Ro.rt p.,s and has
set up claim OF 5000 against the estate fer services
rvndered during the lifetime Of Robert and nov sues
the estate for the On tho investigation before
the the accused alleged to have sworn that
no suit or claim pending against him from the
Psrns BY Ii. accused for $500, on the 7th day Of
May 1843 and that said mortgage had never been dis
fore the surrogate stl existing against him This fact
being material to the matter ut issue, warrant was
issued for his arrest ON the charge OF perjury The
case will undergo . legal investigation In few days.
In the mean time Mr. Perne detained in custody.
"A Charge If Fvaud.-ofHoer Crosett on Saturday,
Pine street, on variant issued By Justice osborn
whersik be stands charged on the complaint OF VIM.
Conrad a. T~pyhe. that on the 10Th day Of October
last, the said Murphy did frsuduently cause TO be
transferred to Adam Smith the right and title Of
fourth Of the ship Exchange" valued at 50 600,
which transfer inyaldated the interest OF William
Monteath, residing in Albany. The magistrate held
.qnofher ofMe CounteJeiters Arrested On Saturday
nis woman, calling herself Sarah Stevens entered
the dry goods NO 100 ana tsa
dollar bill the Miners Bank at Pottsvils Psnnsyi.
vana This counterfeit was at once detected from
the fact of the arrest of eight persons charged with
passing the sams kind Of spurious money The wo-
man was stopped and the police took her into custody
on the suspicion OF passing counterfeit money 1hs
was conveyed before Justice Timpson, and was com
mitted.
Charge Of False Pretences.-A man by the name
OF John Davis, arrested on Saturday by ofhcer
Burley, q warrant iseued by Justice Osborn where.
in he stands charged with obtaining Sl65 In money,
from Charles Mosss residing ut No 81 Canal street.
by false and fraudulent representations 1t appears
by the affidavit made by the complainant, that be has
recently arrived from California, and became &C
quainttd with Davis in November last soon after;
Davis at that time represented that he owned the
the corner of gsrmine and Bleecker srests which he
offered sell to Moses for $3.50 and further Davis
pree that his half interest free and unincum
bered. Consequently, on there representations. be-
evipg them be made in good fatE and true, Moses
made the purchase and paid the Sl65 In gold on the
l4th day Of December In few days after, however
NJ oses much surprised at . seizure made on the
premise by virtue of mortgage previously given BY
Davis to one Aaron II Bean who took possession and
sold the property thereby dsraudng Moses out Of the
money paid in good faith by MIN tor the represented
bsrsd half OF the concern. The accused was
hea to bail to the charge at court Tor trial
Arrest for Gambling Officer Edwards arrested on
Saturday Sherlock Hillmsp residing at No 81 Liberty
street warrant iseued by Justice Osborn, wherein
he stands charged with keeping gam bling house ~
the above named place the complaint OF John Tsy.
lor, q visiter from Danbury, Fairfield Connecticut
who sets forth In his afdavit that Himan obtained
him by gambling at the game Of faro, on the 9Th
during past year he has lost So 500 at the faro
table kept by Hillman At the above named premises
The held the accused to bail to the
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