The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-02
Police Intelligence.

CHARGE OF FORGING A cHEcK--CuR!Ous DEvELoPE-
MENTs MADE BY AN ACCOMPLlCE.
Captain Leonard, Of the Second ward police, Thurs
day evening arrested young man Of very gentee ao-
pearance named Edward wilbar charge of forging
the Of Abraham r. Van Nest, merchant, No. 90
Pearl street TO check for the Of 1854 the Sew
enih ard Bank, which check presented few days
stree at the said bank for payment, by young man
named Charles H. Wood who arrested In the bank by
Captain Leonard and conveyed before tbs magistrate
WHO committed him to Prison for trial Since hts arrest
and confnt men in the Tonbs certain facts have come
to the knowledge of the District Attorney, through Mr.
Leonard, the CAPTAIN Of Police in which The prisoner
Wood has disclosed the fact that Wbar was the torger
the check and that he wood used the agent
get the money The following is the affidavit made by
Wood before the Police Court =
Charles Henry Wood Ssing sworn says-I first saw
Edwin Wlbar ut Freuchs HOTEL about three weeks ago,
ard he then a. ked me wha. was doing told him no.
thing particular; he then asked me II was willing to go
into something whereby could make money | told him
| would; then asked him what it was: he made no
reply for some time be then said it was risky
piece Of business; he asked if I knew anything
about scrape he had; told him had heard some
thing about it. and supposed this was somethipg like
it; he then talked fer time and said he would
see me sgain; the next day he came down. and told
him wanted TO see bis han dwr,ing; he then wrote
time; walked to the Broadway Bank together,
and went into the bank; could not find any
check On the Seventh Ward Bank; they had
none we then put 1t off until the next day and he said
he would get some he got dozen Of the blank checks
the Seventh Ward Bank the next day and theay after
Wilbar showed them to me at Frenchs Hota I'VE then
together the lodging roo Of Wbar in Chambers
street. Wbar here took sheet of paper and commenced
writing on il the Abraham r. Van Nest and after
writing number Of times the said signature he then
filed up several checks the Seventh Ward Bank and
signed the meme Of Abraham Van Nest to them;
they were then compared viii genuine signature OF Mr.
Van Nest which Wbar had in his attached to
letter after looking the said checks signed Sc
lection made which correponded the best to the signs
ture In the letter. the check now in Court is the one thus
ed ID he bank
nfr selecting The check ibar and myself left the room
together came across the PARK and separated At the cor
ner OF spruce and Nassau streets Wilbsr went down
Spruce street, and went down Nassau street through
John street 10 TIE bank; on going into the bank TO
street The hank felt surprised at seeing WILDER 90
rear the bank; went in, presented the check and vas
arrested.
I'm thealoye affidavit Wibar is held by the magistrate
as the forger coroboated Of BY other cream
strnce This, Ii seems is not Wilbars first appearance
before the court lie arrested on the 10th Of
May last. charged with forging check for S32o
en- Mr. y &. Hobson, merchont, az Pearl street,
with whom he was employed as clerk On TINS
charge he tried in the Court Of Sessions,
and acquitted II appears that previous to Wbar's
employ ment with Dir Hohson ne clerk in the en
poy Of Mr. Van Nest on whom th last forgery had been
committed which accounts for the facilities be possessed
in procuring the signature OF r Van Nest from which
be executed the forgery 1t painful sight 70 Wit
two gent,el promising looking youths neither
twenty years OF age brouh up before the Police Court
on the crime OF forgery and consigned t. prison CELL
The court viii possibly admit Wood as stae evidence,
iorg,r II the check ia que.ti op
Change n Gambling &C ficers Bumstead aud Merritt,
Of the bru district police court yesterday arrested n
man nantd Harvey Young on charge Of winning BY
gambling ihe Of $3.50 the 1S OF July last past,
from Nathenel G. Whelrey residing at No III Fitch
street The gambling il appears done AZ house in
Leonard sireet The accused arrested warrant
issued by Justice Wood who held HIM to bail in the
Of 500 TO answer the change.
Jioioni .d6saaH on CAld-The police OF the Sixth
ward on Ihurday mo1ng ar, stcd nan, named John
Ohsefe on charge q nicine very severe wound on
The head Of small child, with clise The injury, IL is
feared viii prove fatal the child conveyed 10 the
City Hospital quite insensble The prisoner who was
unoer the influence Of liquor, taken TO the Police
Court and the magistrate committed him to prison. to
await the termination of the injury.
- Charge Leica.y-The porce Of the Fourth ward on
Thursday arrested two men named John crowley anu
Paul Heating on change II stealing $751; In god anu
bank bills the property Mrs Mary lesley RESIDING AT ~
Cherry street On searching the prisoner crowley ne
al the stolen money found IN hi potsesso snu W
addition, the prisoner Acknowledged s CUNT. me ma
Citrate t6ereupon committed the secdseu Pai'ie' ~
prison Tor trial