The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-06
Police Intelligence.
THE CANADA FRAUD CAsE-INvEsTIGATION CON-
TINUED.


Before Justice Stuart
Yesterday afternoon another witness was examined m
the case Of alleged forgery pending against Daniel ".
cerned in fraudulsnty obtaining S. furious draft
purpor ting to have been mace by the Hamilton Ex.
change Bark Hamilton, Madison county, N Y, which
draft Van Aernam obtained tn money from Mr. Greer,
agent Of the Bank Of Montreal at Brantford CAnade
West Several witnesses have been subp oensd from
Buffalo in the case yesterday one of them Burros
Spencer, testified as follows
Burrels Spencer sworn ssys-I reside at Buffalo, an
. produce dealer; know Mr.. Sawin don't know the
other defendants have bought clothing Of Mr. So Yin
since lS45 Pvs been the habit in years past of loanQ
him money on the c3d Of July Dashed his note e
three months, with his brothers endorsement payable
at hite's bank for $500; presume the maturs1
last, apply to you for the use Of some money, ana
at the came time infor ned you the why he
then heldY A Yes, sir, he did; I win e1-
this $500 mote, and said that he had taken up tSs
note, and he had some money to circulate, which ho
could Lo then without good circulation and he did
not want into the bank and wished borrow $500
O. Did he not state that he had q package of
that he could not then use and did wan. to
bteah it A. 1colect he ,aid that he had money
fer circulation something that effect Did you not
uud srand that it was Canada fands to which he uds
No sir $5 bill on tbs bank Of Montreal
to the Witness and he was asked he had any
OF that kind OF money with Mr. Sawn. The replied
that he had no was subp9ned as a witness; Mr..
sawip at the when left BuHsls conversed with
n about this matter but not upon this special matter
= To % Mr. Ed~ardml s s a.v. never lo.n.d s.~in muoh
not 81 clerk had
borrow money you and that he had told you that he
had package of Canada money something that e.
fecT No sir not to my recollection have rsool-
ec ion Of speaking with Sawin clerk about the matter
@ Have you said to that Mr. sawin had asked yoa
to take In charge for him packages of ,nsy tkaA
had been left at his s,oreS A. No sir.
To Mr. HArrington-I have known Mr Sawin since
1885, was frequently in his stsre to purchase clonng
he had valuable stock Of goods; his reputa lion has
been good up to this time; am under the impresson
that the me ysawn said he had Eastern money;
dnrtf bnavu hat .nsl 49,
with Canada money is at quarter per cent but in con.
sequence Of our extensive business deposit it at par
In the bank.
1t proposed by the Justice to examine Mr. Whits
of the witnesses from Buffalo Here counsel for Mr.
Sswn objected TO the evidence being taken his cent
was M ent and could not be In the city until noxt
Thursday. The therefore stands adjourn ed until
Thursday afternoon at O'Clock.
Chauncey johnson, The Bank RoJbr, commibed the 75nba
for TiaL-Mayor Westerve yesterday took the exami.
nation Of Chauncey Johnson the individual who stole
$40 nom the Bsni Of the State Of New York. ths
31st OF October last. The prisoner stated that he
twenty years of age and native OF Virginia. and
accountant by proession as to the charge prsfssA
against me, ~ have nothing to say In the mat
ter" The Mayor ,hen committed the accused without
bail to The rombs, there to await his trial
Go, ,fdene Mdn-A Charge Of False Paence-A
young n cal ing himself George Richardson, made s
cal Charles a. weinberger, importer Of wines No.
drawn BY one VIM R Frank, on the Empire CITY Ban
and made payable to r. Richardson, bearer. Mr.
wienbeger believing the check to be genuine advanced
the money few hours afterwards the individual
called seain at the store and having gained the ,na
dence of Mr. purchased wines to tbs amount Of S6Oo
and In payment check the Leather Manufactx-
Rank $3.50. However, previous to delivering the
wine Mr. ascertaned the checks to be worthless thu
drawers OF them having in neither of the above banks
accounts and when returned the ator
for the wine he found police officer Baue the Tenth
ward waiting to take him into custody. He was co.,
veyed before Justice Welsh who locked him up for far.
ther examination On searching the person the a.
cused three other checks were found anountiu ar -
$l4oo supposed that the prisoner has practised
similar frauds on other merchants.
Stoboang Afray.-Two young men, named John
each other on the Five Points, and In the ODon-
nell d ew knife and inflicted stab the right eve of
ns acverary, causing and dangerous wound
ohcer Garland arrested ODonnell and him before
default Of 81 900 bail
Dangerous Fsllop-AH.ms 10 Shoot a Womdn.-HsnSy
Masters young Of desperate habits, arrested
BY officer Garland Of the Sixth ward, charged with pur
ing to take her life when he met her. he stated that ho
would give her just ten minutes to live When arrested
BY the police his person found pistol loaded b
the mugze ard percussion cap on ready Tor dschaxg-
ing; he had also in his pocket large ark tnifs Ihe
accused taken before Justice osborne VINO committed
him TO prison for trial
A Charge Of Emtez,cnNsnt Lieut.. F1andreau of shs
Eighteenth ward yesterday arrested George Hug On
\ charge ofembezfne $50 from Edward Covsrt, Of No.
l39 East Thirty sixth street It seems that Hughes
employed drive cart BY plainAnt, and whls thus
EMPLOYED he appropriated TO himself some $50 Aftsr
taking the money he fed tho city to Philadelphia re-
psired there al days. and his return the police
caught him. Justice Stuart committed tha accused -
prison for trial.
CHARGE Disriswd.-Mr Max Simon who was arrested n
day two ego charge psnGng against him At 6yrA-
RESP Getting promissory nose for 80 Nr Simon ~
the no'e at Syracuse settled tho claims against him, "a
not q any way cooessnsd N the sAerSs aGaiAt Nea