The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-24
P,IIcr InssIIIrenre.


for $780, and $50 money, the property OF Mr Bsdeu
hesequii resident OF Van Buren,, Onsndsga county,
n. T. The circumstances under which ths co npalnant
lost his property and discovered of tbebond is o.
follows
On Tuesday last Mr. Rsssequil was at Syracuse AMI,
while stepping into the css just their departure,
pcs pocket relieved him Of his wallet contsiaiuy the
Illinois bond ard money above described The book
was not missed until short time after and too Iats
70 take any immediate for the apprehension of
the thief
The following day, wednesday, M. Resssquu sent
word to wsdSworth & Sheldon, brokers, No. 90 Wall
street notiysg ,bew OF ths loss knowing them to be
the agents fer the state Of Illinois, for tns pay msnt Of
ting bond Of that description This un
fortunately sbout hours oebiod tms Isaac
Morris had already sold them tho dsatcal bond aud rs
ctiveo fscm them check tbs Metro pctan Bank for
the cum OF $3.50 The folio wirg ia copy Of the check
Q 9 Q Q
No, b7ss. New York. Sept 81, 1863
METROPOLITAN BANK
.srsg tIs sns ef,r ., sn, nasasnos Co.,
s7so $780, '0Ao'e' ana n''' 00VaIs Wsds~or.h sbel,ou
&c 6 Q Q Q >
Finding themselves duped they Instituted imsdate
msesues for the detection and arrest of gaLty par
oc.. Wsn SsDk was sGosd mot to pay tbs check aud
sion OF ths facts which led to the arrest Of Me- Norris
Il seers that Morris was the person who sold the
bond and Oh the receipt Of the check, for
Of present not accounted foe hs requested Wadswoth
Sheldon to make tho check to the orcer of
Wall street This check, Is segsd by Mr.. Norris Vas
eneorsed by Bernstein who signed the OF the firm
but instead 81 spelling the name correctly he wrote
into the hands of Joseph Ehrick Co. jewellers, OF
No 10 Maiden lane, who ikewire placed their
the back OF the check aud thea Deposited II in their
| count With the Irving Bank: aud Thursdsy, through
the bank exchange, the check found It's way the Me-
ropon Bank when the last holders were notified Of the
/ rayUent be etODpNd
thus the traced mp Mr. Morris was ar ,ested
snd be informed the police tha. be obtained the nols
bond frtm Mr. Bernstein Ard taa after oh aioiug tha
check from Wadsworth Sheldon, he gave it 70 Bern
STEIN whom ts faw eDdoss the name Of 7. D Msgaynos
ocer went pus and found HIM there took him into
custody, and yesterday, Friday returned to the city
sim to prison for On e.sminstien The folio viug AMI
eavit was m.ee by Mr. Hanlen, on which charge ths
Rsbert D. Hslen, Of 20 Wall street sworn, says-.hst
am acquainted with the hand writing of Magsguos,
No Wall street in this city. and bsli.vs chat ths
stached ard which purports TO be the signature Of the
aforesaid MagssDcs, isa forgery as havs been In
ature OF other peaaou 70 wrs H. ,
tber state that the aforesaid forgery eloniously
misted by man named Bernste n aa am informed by
endorsement T. 8 Baguus Il Co said check in ths
Metropolitan Bank and ths said Morris the san day,
ment at tho rsid bank ven Knowing as believe that
| the said endorsement had boon forged.
| hearing this afternoon
IN THE CASE OF ALLEGED PERJURY PENDING
AGAINST JOHN L. BoYD-EvIDENCE ON THE PART
OF DEFENCE.
Before Justice Stuart.
On Thursday the of alleged perjury sganst Johu L.
Poyd c,nnced, and the folio wing witnesses
iIed On the parG Cf tho desencs
JobE Cntipg sworn-I reside in Newtown county OF
Queens have doee 60 tor sso1s twooy eight sm
Ss .scs
book Of lSl6 for Newown, oecad 10 evidence bat OBJ.
jected to- and Il. prnouc'cp or otherwie reserved);
rio .Qi atnfe Of tie first esseesof have Doubts MIS-
the otner, think IL not Henry Vandveers writing
thought shen first it, and he says he die 40.
wIits it, think IL is Mr. Ways (the other assessor'r
bspd writipg have not any doubt of William II. Fur
mans signature think that Is genune the entry o.
'Drury Ssmuelv ~ ia my hand sritipg writing
bus ipk Is generally roiLe excapt the carrying Of
$50 o. none Of the sck ink mine this cOpisd b.
tte direction Of the aud for ths assessors did
| ii at their rsquest; think Mr. Furmsc supsr
visor in l8a6 but coudot say positively; tho teuh line
in page masked by the Jusuce is in my hsadSritng
Crnss. .exsmn nation reservsd
Joseph g. Boyd, s.orn for defence ss,s-I reside at
Astoria; defendants brother; house carpenter:
have rtaed there about twelve thirteen Sears had
tax bills against him (Druryl TO collect for 1sao-4;
em. then rstyrnod aSsm TO nv b,ohsr doat re-
cole he amount of ,he iii or ls46 la brother
ard Drury toeesher after hst was in Dscsmbsr
January 1s40 hsd tskea tie TAX bills in the latter
part of July, 1S48. 'aw them together at my bro her
tavern after tbst think In January, 1919 Mr.. Drary
in and asked for something to drink he gsvs him
tie drink after he got through drinking hs asked my
brother how much his taxes amounted TO- my brother
ssid he would tell him as soon IS he could get his
books and sent ne FOR them; brought out two books
TIE frat brought had not the bills In them they
books 6 1847 and 1913 they had not hs tax bills Of 1916
1847 mean the bills had previously taken to Dru-
ry; then went back and broueh. the tax book Of lS46
hsc two bills in IT. for 1Si6 ard co. 1St7;
loose in IT. had those bills bsfors had had the
my pos,ession in July, lssS when took them t,
examined @ oh them; - they % were T rscepted bta o~whst
took place thsrsS = Dsury got another drink and
started for homo he told my brother hs would adorse
all right; he said he would ndorss the bills. bat don't
,scos.t that he said anything to what he would in
than enough to ps5 for the drinks Stephen Fields and
great many were present. but don't recollsct who; It
IN SSsn.s ss
in the latter part o. jane, 1s4s thiuk hr Drury took
Il zee bills with him; did not SEQ him give them back
| to my brother; they were Ia his hands. Where
The defer dsnt in the month of January 1S4Ss A.
He waai Albany from 1st January till February he
contsnued- say when in January he vent, nor pro-
cisey what time in February he returned; be was at
Albany on some town busir ess Of Astolia about mob
| Or has known Dily to my kIo sleiee should thtok
eight Years: Ic.u't tell that precss time
the scquantsLc comueacsd bat had eeen them speak
ips setbsr frequently before the year 1sis; saw him
at my brothers hou, 10 ls47 subpaned wit.
In the case OF Ruckman W. Boyd; atteuded, and
examined in relation TO these tai bills tax books
heard Stephen Feldn slso testify In relation TO thsm It
in Jan usry Feorusry ess tax books thsre;
Tow psends corner, nsAstoris lsst "a at plS.
lc meeting; Ifaw Drury there and heard him say he
would follow him 10 bell something like that; csn't
tell nhst il vas, but that he would have saisfaction
CJosr examination Of this witness reserved, and tho
further hearing adjourned till Monday wesk October D.
Charge Of Forging Bank Checks Yesterday ofcsr I'm
eerhil OF the second district police arrested man
psmed Samuel N Hastirgs charge Of forging check
Il Kpcksrbocker Bspk, for the OF $l05 90,
povtrg TO be genuine check signed BY Theodore Van
Brupt merchant In Chambers st eet- The check wa.
piven to Josiah l. Dore tf No. go Eleventh avenue by
Hssras ia payment for beard Mr. Done presented the
nj bsn MAJ and Ql
forgery. He then gave Information to the police who
| arrested Hsstings the charge Of mmit.ing the
forgery He denied the charge and stated that the hesk
had been given to him BY other parties Tue accused
formerly in tie employ Of Mr.. Van Bcunt. On the
Of Hatng' VIII found several forged checks
the BaweYy Bank, amounting to everal hundred dol
lars. The evderce Of guilt being strong against the
pIistpsr Justice StuaIt committed him to pson for tal
SLAVE RIOT IN ALLEGHENY Cry, Pa Some
tine ago poticsd that slave mother and her four
children had been rescued at Allegheny city, Pa from
i .l,. oh r. n mod h;a