The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-07

Charge Of Stealing Gold Ds-On Thursday, oficer Ha
Backuf keeper OF exchange Office at No IL Broad
wey, charge Of stealing ten ounces Of gold dust,
valued at $780, the property Of Edward Osborn re-
and at present stopping at Websers Hotel in Warren
street 1t seems that the arrival Of Osborn, he
Osborn to 90 to No So Pearl street to board, at one
dollar day; instead however of taking him to Pearl
street he was conveyed to Websters Hotel in Warren
Hreet-there he put up This runner who the witness
don't knew asked him to go with him to cell the gold
DUST the witne,s said he going to Beebe Co. in
Wall street SCI. his dust the remarked that
he knew Of better place Ia Broadway, branch Of the
Philadelphia mint where they could get the full value
Accordingly Mr.. Osborn accompanied the runner, who
conveyed him to No II Broadway where the dust was
weighed BY Backus, and pronounced only forty.one
ounces The witness thought it was strange that his
dust had 80 much diminished in weight bur believing
that 1t was branch OF the mint supposed it al
correct In addition t. the Of ten oupces the wit
ness was paid among other money ten coveregns which
had been charged TO hin at five dollars each piece max
pg the receipt tor the dust still less The witness
alleges that the ten of gold dust extracted
charges prisoner Daokus has thus alb
stracted the said ten Of gold dust The accused
was conveyed before Justice Lothrop who committed
him to prison for further examination the charge
Suspicion u Poisoning Iataat--A young woman
named Mary Mcheon IN the service Of ". y Jackson,
residing in Division street was arrested Wednesday
night en- charge Of giving an nGn. Of Mr. Jackson's
an overdose Of raragoric The child considered in
very dangerous condition The accused detained in
custody until the case was further investigated
faportGnt a'restefa Th.t--Constabe Joseph on Thurs
day arrested young man, named otto Rosenkranz,
formerly resident OF Saratoga county charge of
committing series Of larcenss and robberies It
that the prisoner wss boeider at the house No
Chambers street, ard on the 25th ut., an adjacent
room occupied BY boarder named John Patterson,
entered by false key and robbed Of S265 in gold coin
Suspicion at once fell on Eosenanz the guilty party
hut no positive preof at the time could be elected Tie
whole affair placed in the hands of officer joseph,
who watched tie movements Of the prisoner for
week and during that time ascerianed that he in
the employ Of MIR John Briggs, No 100 Broadway and
On ealing upon Mr. Briggs he ascertaped that goods
amounting to $4,000 had been stolen from the store and
that letters containing money and drafts had been
from the Pest Office, in the Of Mr.. Briggs which
never came to hand On this information the officer
felt Satisfied that Rosenkranz the thief and keeping
close watch on his movements, followed him to the
office of the steamship Chert kee where he ascertaned
that the accused had just taken his passage FOR Caor-
mia, in the chip to sail Thursday. Upon these facts
the officer took Rosenkranz into custody, and all his
luggage, which, searching, the officer found $3.50 in
gold, gold watch and chain silks, satins, plushe,
volvers, clothing &c Among the money $50 bank
note which money had been sbstracted from letter
to Mr. Briggs When taken before the magis-
trate be admitted his guilt and gave up all the money
to Mr. Briggs, except the money claimed By Mr. Patter
SON Justice Lothrop committed the used to prison
for trial.