The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-08
Police Intelligence.

Senate Of the 10Th August 1864
have the honor TO b. very respec;fully your obe-
Police Intelligence.
THR PROPER CHECK CASE-hyEsTIGA ALTON ON THE
SECOND CHARGE.
Before Justics Osborn
TIE matter Duing against Samuel J. Prsper. who
stands charged With obssiainr hundred and forty
dollars fIon Me- Thomas Coleman the irua Of Cole
man Drake o. an alleged false representation,
resumed ep Monday. The money obtained on
the 49, Of last month, check made by Proper on
the Ocssn Bank whe said at the time Of giving the
check that there nosey the bank sncis cay
1t and il therefore good but the sub,eausut facts
vent 10 slow that The check not honored by tae
bank for the funds being placed TO the credit of
Proper AT the appointed hour half past three O'clock
Mr. Bsley coanstl for the accused, said he ready
to proceed with the hearing, and Mr. Coleman
Bailey, Tor the dsfeuce. Mr. Coleman said-Nr
Proper came to my eiSos en- the 18th OF last month
Drake in toto him Mr. Drake at the oard
OF brokers' Proper then said no wanted $40
mCn'y told my clerk to count out the money he did
20; looked 1t over; Prspor then offered his check
for It, drawn the ocess Bank: I said II 40.
qusinted With this check" Proper replied yes you are
you have them hers almost every cay or at least your
partner does is perfectly good hs ney in tao bank,
you have only to present itsna il will DO paid" said
to him II am certain l have not these checks
before be replied yes you have; Mr. Drake knows 1t
we'll; then said IL the oDey really in the bank
would take it; he said Il was and gays him The money
and took the check remarked on ioohpx at Ia check
that 1t looked II IT would call for fourteen hundred and
seven dolars Proper answered that for that amount
the check would not be good but for the amount dra~n
Il good then went to hand him tina discount nod
be said mind that will Ak that to morrow,
makpg It equal TO current money We buy money a.
pice snd sell It at snotber Proper took tho unrurrent
money and eft the discount on the counter hsd
Mr. Drake that ornns before he went to tue Board Of
Brokers deposited the raid CHI. ck In tho Union Bank
about IL O'Clock that day next the check
next day the 10Th at about IL O'clock at my Office it
had been returned for non pay mont when Me- Proper
GENE into my Office for the money hs alons his
face when he entered appeared to be very familiar bu.
do not r.coect doing business with him before
took the check to tho Ocean Bank myself fearing that
some mistake might have occurred; presented the
having informed him that Prsper's account WAS
closed, and that money deposit to Proper's
credit At this stage Of tho proceedings there bong
other witnesses In court the ssrad subponas
for Mr. NcGukin the teller Of the Ocean Sank and also
several other witre bo summoned to appear at
lsf past three O'Clock this afternoon Any further
animation postponed until that hour
At the appointed hour yesterday, the parties again
Samuel Proper charged with obtaining Sl4O from Me-.
Coleman q Wal strset broker The drst witness, Hr.
VIM b. MoGuckp paying teller of the Ocean Bank, who
testified that Proper had An account in the Ocean Bank
the 18th ultimo and that the check In question given
by Proper to Mr. Coleman presented at the bank
for payment until the 10Th the day after the date Of the
check The next witness called Ebenez Platt Jr,
receiving teller Of the Ocean Bank who testified that
the 18th OF November Proper had An account In the
said bank do not know the OF state of his account
on the 10th umo check WAS received for $50 Pros
per's account was then oveydravn how much don't
know on that Same day Proper think deposited $500;
that same day check drawn by Proper, presented
for payment for the Of S22b; there enough
S4 to make the amount good and then drew the check
another deposit received from Proper the 18th
ultimo, Of Sl35: have knowledge that any check
drawn against that amount except the $50 check;
ct chat time had nat been informed by the officers Of
the bank not to receive further deposits from Proper
Gross examined ly Mr. Baily, for defence The last
two entries deposit made Ia the pass book Is In
hand writing; that day shortly after ten oclo,k Pro
per made deposit OF $685. after werds the day
he ntd his book again to for the purpose Of
making another deposit and refused to receive it, he
did not state the amount OF deposit lac offered that
day caIae to the Ocean Bank ths lst of November
caDDot say the hour which Proper presented his
book the last day fer Deposit think it about ~
drawn. but not very often The hea,ing was further
postponed until 10 O'Clock this "wednesday morning
attempt TO Pass al e1ed Bank Bits Officer Hogan
Nd nday arrested nam james Cra-Hen ,hsrge
OF attempting to pass dollar bill, altered to ap
pear "a two dollar bill. The money Csrk's
Exchange Bank Of this State. The accused made the
attempt to pass 1t Mr. Morris Layne of No 81 Chat
ham street, On tho srret of the prisoner, the officer
und In his pocket counterfeit five dollar bill the
Osweeo Bark Michigan The accused VA, conveyed bs
fore Justice Welfh Who committed him to prison for
trisl.
COnmiidl for Sheep Stealng The two men. namsd
Martin PluDmer and Joun smith arrss. on Friday last
BY Captain Hart Of the Seventeenth ward police having
in ber pot session sixty sheep stolen from in
New Jersey both committed to prison
trial. by Justice Welsh charges the first a. fu-
giives from justice. and the for bringing stosn
property into this State with guilty knowledge Tho
fonnd In posseon cf the sheep have been LANDED
into the t0mbs here they will remain psungd up for
some time to ceue Such sheepish transactions will
doubt put bar to similar depreds'ions for awhile