The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-17

rus IArY AlLmnD FRAUD ON TIN CALIsoasuA
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DEvRI sOPHMHnrs DiSc ovsR-
I'D BY TIE rOLICH-AR1EsT or GE0xak ~ IL iAn e
TON AT BUPFAL0-ALsO, ARREST or TWO OrHi3
TitkET SELLERS.
In consequence 9th publications made in the neVs-
papers sbou, Geor,e r. Hamilton Co. the poiios
authorities havOb,s placed In pcssesson Of many new
iacs reiatisetoi stem OF doing business IN tho sas
q spurious p~ssge tickets, by George Hamilton
20 - nov aao-rtainod that much greater sxtcat
laa been praetiscd in thee alleged frauds than 1t An
was anticipated Il stated that At the least oaicuiato
some sxty or seventy thousand dollars have been r.
siized by the sale % tho said tickets Persons arc fer
wsrns the spurious tickets to the police from MI, mart
pf the country Yesterday morning twenty ticke
sI been presented to the magistrate the
stating that they hsd paid each ticket from two L.
three hundred dollars. Hamilton II finding that
he unable TO despaoh said ship Kcniecr per al
yurticment the 18th instant and in order 10 gam
time for further operations sent Ietea TO AZ the hd,~~
Of tickets out oi the city The following IL copy OF ono
sent 70 Mr. Robinson, Of Rahway, New Jersey
Mn. wIfiaN u. HcnnsoN-
detsed after the 3t AEri for few dsy andsr may nd
able rouneanee VII 1T you know time 80 that ~
'H ".'0 H GFoRoF E mHaIToN per epe Dasa
ito port ~" know '''1 T. fi"pssf 'I'
Many other letters the i tho above aro nov ia
The hands q the police We al.o give below their card ~
prices and the nducemcpt, held out therein for the CHI
forum adscnurer TO purchase tickets The card speaks
Tor tsc!t II would be we'll 10 state that these crcsss
nave been seat to persons in almost all parts cf the
country
psAa snin answer,o yonr inquiry. would state that
%s s ~ launched 'hs sew saeS,an' ; s,smsp Ks:.
ofAprI.
Cabin from New York 10 San iranrsco, ..... ssx
Second cah.p, :" = ......,..... "a
This 4, MY steamship iust finished and hum Of Tie
mate tie run in from ,odays NJ shin Ia, oa.r.s
I'D are en'rsy a"aes a.
Only limited number Of passengers win b. taken fros
kiNns
number on her arrival at Panama.
iii ""s"i u d o o. fo %ssat
or s a" an ro,mer o, ana n.n SC:
Swith and Fulton whose names are John Hall Of No II
Bcckman stiect and Samuel II. Crook. ONO 100 Wash
ington street. warrant i%ued by Justice Osborn,
wherein they stand charged with obtaining hy false pr
"nce. 500, and upwards, from Hugh Mcsiulen ard
Mc,lnen in hi. AFFIDAVIT, set. forth that on Che "a
da, Of Marc, he purchased the privilege Of going
fireman board tic ship Ecndecr FOR san Francisco,
ior which he paid 500 aud received tho following rcoet
from MIR. HALL
Received New York March 3 1856. from Hugh Mem uilen
hundred dollars. for the privilege Of geing
ne stese, Reindeer on her voyage f,,m Nsv York
Mcs,ulen further swcars in hs complaint that when
Mr Hail gave lin the receipt MIR. Crook, presonl
lha the together Represented That ,hcy were ths
agents Of the said ship Reindeer and such no paid
them the money.
Daniel june ,wcars that when he paid the 800 TO Mr.
Hall for the right es passage board the said sp he
Mr Han refused to give him any receipt and put hIs
on by saying he was then in great hurry Ia Give ann
ticket or acknowledgment for the said money Under
This State Of nc- sworn to by The COMPARTMENTS tho
magistrate held them .oyerllly bail ia the sum u
5000 which amount Of ba they procured aud ac-
Cmdiugly liberated from custody.
Since the above written, officers Crosett ana
Elder arrived In town. from Buffalo having in custOL0
George H. Hamilton The repucd fraudulent California
ticket seller about whom much excitement has besa
produced during the last few days 1t that llama
last Monday afternoon left this city for Canada
accompanied by his wife and child aud the officers il
pursuit Of him started from here blythe o'clock train Il
cars Tuesday the day following: thus Hamilton havue
about tscntyior hours start Of the police felt hmsc6
somewhat secure but he omitted to proceed through
got track OF Hamilton at Albany, which they speedAV
followed up; when, on arriving at Buffalo, the officers
found Hamilton in carriage having just purchased
ticket, for Erie for Canada He forthwith
taken into custody the warrant Of arrest issued ~
justice Osborn and conveyed back TO this city to answer
the charges preferred against him The pcrsonsl appear
Of Hamilton il certainly In his favor he does net
look the sharper, but indicates that he has been made
the dule Of other designing persons. who IL Is thought
by The police have been used as shield. behiud
whom experienced fnsncrrs have been operating.
When the officers arrested Hamilton they searched his
person and effects and only found about 5000 in money
Another witness, named James w. Green, has been OBJ
tanned 10y the police. who. it Is said, will make
astounding disclosures showing up the moius spernI;
Iraciiscd BY the California ticket vendors The magis-
tatc committed Hamilton to prison to await furtAer
examination.
Iio,,m assault nth k,-Offcer Green arrested yes
ter,ay, two men named Thomos Kennedy and James
Hickey residing IN Morris street charged with violently
ss.alling on the night of the 18th Of March last John
Ohien. Of ~ Washington street with knife, nficting
several dangerous wounds " is alleged hat Hickey hdd
O'Bricn while Kennedy inflicted the injuries which
pclcdO en ia be confined to his bed for three wccAx
The accused parties conveyed before Justice Osborn
who held them to bail IN the Of 500 each to
the charge.
Corgc IF Stating GoH Hach.--0niccr Morony, a
the Second ward arrested oD Thursday night young
named Francis Henry charge OF stealing gold
watch valued at $50 the property Of Robert Mckay.
The watch, II seems, stolen from the workshop n
Mr.. White. - Ann street, and sold TO q second
party for 81 The watch recovered. Henry, whea
brought before the Police was identified to be the
person who about two years since burgariousy entered
the cstais lmcnt OF Ncssrs arpers Brothers. in N6
street but III consequence 81 his youth the Court u
sessions, ON conviction suspended judgment the Ir0
mise Of rciornaon. Justice Osborn committed the
cused 10 prison for trial charge Of grand larceny
thorg, Dj>missed-Ihc charge tending against Mr..
John H. Ackclman. Tor selling 900 sesars alleged ~ b.
the property OF Emanuel Lemon, Inns been dismissed
b, the Recorder in the Court OF Sessions.