The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-21
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bseors Hon. B. xAoa, Recoreer s.A AiAssnea Tweed
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Clark James D shspp.sd Patrick cressa, Jaass wooa
beach warrants bsougnl Court and committed the
Grand Jury having found i've different indictments
isssd in the following sdsviss, sworn before the re-
ASr.hsn r. Clark ssysThst on or sbou. the seth day
November, 1852 IN purchased tso an auc
tioD store in Broadway aior paying for them len
The store; person wio he bsisves is Thomas Orsssn,
II he did NOS want to buy : chain, a. hs was
going TO purchase some and II he would 60 along with
him he wsula tss hm wher; hs could buy ono cheaper
tinues II II was tar and he said NO; thsn
store with him and purchased chain kcy; then
left the stoo ana sl tod 20 back TO Broadway
was stopped by person whose name believe to be
Patrick Crcssn, and who said he heard say, when
was in the auction store, that 1 had watch that
would sell; he ssid he wanted watch sni he
thought my ssch would just suit him, eni no
YOU d like to lock ct IT. 80 pulled 1t oat Of ny
TO the tive wat hes bought In Broad vay; he
wanted to buy OF them, which declined SELL he
IL will give fifty dollars for the lepine wasoh but b.
hsd mot the money 9th him, but II would GO with him
20 the hotel where he and his father boarded hs would
pay me the money then started to 60 TO the hoel
but Instead going to the hotel proposed 10
60 Nc. l62 Nassau street, auction store wncre
they reeDdDg sell watch g. Cregan then Took
the watch and gave /. to the man in the store TO
look at. calling him Shepp lrd; he a zod him how
much 1t vas worth; he (Sheppsrd) aid sixty dse
dollars: CrceaD said he could get Elk five seventy
dosrs for 1t he would sill it; ancthee person.
name deponent is Informed and believes Is springer
be would not feke bid IL, hs put it
up, and knocked il down for seventy Ave dollars
tended TO Leave ten dollars deposite 1t until ne
he could to bis boarding house aud ges the mnder
OF the money but the csms back after mine
sold aBoser watch put up aud sold for hun
dred dolsre bur the person pretended buy had
money and asked Cregan il he woult lend him sons
Cgegau nodded me- the me and said
they would salt until he vent his boarding house
for h= money and II would pay hundred 40 lass
could keep the witch until he came back with the money
depon Mt then paid hundred dollars With the
Of Cregan ana Sheppard that woul1 bs right
but deponent is informed and believes that this
BIZ ed by Sheppard Q false bidder known as Peter
Funk and Is name is AusD Porter before he start
cd for his money Cregsn SAID be would give him thirty
dollars for hts bargain he replied he would take IT, aud
then turned TO and asked If L had objections
to his paying the hundred dollars for the other
man. auo IL would save him the trouble OF going to his
boarding touse Cregan said he would satisfy for my
trouble, and said you'd charge him anything;
after sheppard had got the money for his watch
took It. whose deponent sinos heard is james
cod end that ho was employed BY said Sheppard for
such purposes; he looked 1t shook his head aud
Cregap then asked him II 1t not gold whereupou he
took little qlx and locked It. ana said 1t not
gold but trsss; Organ looked II then ut the
fellow with the elass with apparent Consideration and
said be was sucked IN and that the watch did not suit
him for he wanted pure gold otthe best quality
let IL cost what IL NAV, and that the watch not
ys c.n os hs would ON. pay %s was
is your purchase and look yeu for my money! whils
We were talking about this watch Shcp and the
tieneer whose pane is Springer rs deponeat is 10.
formed and believe, put aSauction another watch,
pnIpotiBg to be gold chrcnometer and said it got
up Fix hunored dollars in London that
1t was made OF pure gold IL up four hun
d. cd and fifty dollars and knocked down to per.
who when be went to pay for It, said he had mot
money enough Sheppard said he should up again;
Crefan looked ct the watch and said II just rim
bu, he did know what he should do with the
paxd told him the watch suited him he would put it
and il it knocked down him he would the
brass vach back and allow him what he had paid for IT.
told him he bad got stuck TO give tie auctoDeera bid
and see how It went Sheppard then put the watch
the first bid Two buudred dollars then 1t up
to four hundred and down to Cregan for that
sum; he aked me what thought OF his a.gain told
him judge Uregan asked to show 1t to the
ioweller did So and he pronounced it splendid gold
watch OF tho best and purest kind chronoeter balance
Creean then said to me- Il have got thousand dollars
In bills al fifteen hundred dollars Ia gold the hotel
where father Is and ii would pay Mr. sheppard for
this watch he would let keep 1t until he the
sheppard sgain if Creesn responsible ana he
aid he was that 1t would be all right. II 1t was
cations gave Sheppard bill Of deposit on The American
Exchange Bank for the amount Of tweny. hundred
dollars then asked the j.weller (whcee name have
been informed James wood) and cregsn, sheppard
thousar dollars bonds for the iaithfal prmance his
~bs Sheppard 1ss
the jeSeHcr how much be asksd for telling him that
the frat watch brass he said five ten dosrs Gre
gan then said to Give him dollars will make
It 81 right ahen get my boarding house;n SO gave
hm ten dollars; Organ then said Give him tsn doisrs
for examining the watch ami that will
make twenty dollars paid it. thiakug iewoud be al
right when he went to his hotel Sheppard told he
(Cregap) responsible man; after this done.
Sheppard came In and said the bank wanted the bill Of
exchange identide d. 60 vent with Sheppard aud drew
out i've hundred dollars and took check OF depoie for
two thousand; then returned with Sheppard and paid
him four hundred dlsrs for Cregan; Cregsn then looked
ana said he would like to have that it put and
kI ocked Down TO Organ for hundred dollars toe
some amount for which the frst wasoh vas knocked
down, which the jeweer said not gold after this
few minutes he gave bill OF the four hundred dollar
watch in my nsme told him had mot bid for it, he
said ade difference tben told Cregan aud he said
could keep IL until he went to his hotel where his father
was and when he me the money could transfer it
to him started to go the hotel Sheppard saying
stead II going to the hotel he took another auction
store and while there by false and fraudulent repesen
tstions induced me to pay for seven hundred dollars
worth Of watches which he bought saying he would make
that Cregsn is what called roper picker for
mock auction shops and by trick and device swinded
hers the way and deponent verify believes that
The sad sheppard well knew at the time that the said
Cregen following this unlawful business, aud had on
her cocasons brought to his store for the
purposes herein stated Deponent further that
be has been cheated dersuded by trick device and
siee and fraudulent Of the sum Of 1--we
hundred and twenty dollars by james d. Sheppard Pat
rick CrcesD James Wood Austin Porter and Spring.
er the auctioneer.
Brooklyn city Intelligence
TIE BRooKLyN fIRH DEPARTMENT -SuYREMe CocRr.
DEC 20, 1662.-Wiliiam Coli On behalf of himself and