The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-25


In the case Of kr. Erier and the AUsydl,ax Pdssags
Tickets Justice AcGrath, yesterday afternoon the
hearing in the matter pending against G. Erer charged
with selling spurious tickets for passage In the bark Nary
Parker the evidence sdduced before the magistrate yes
erday exhibited by the testimony Of Mr. Roberts, of tina
firm of Churcbman Roberts, that the bark owned
by them, that in February last contract entered
into with Mr. Ersr and the Of the bark in which
further that 81 600 Of the purchase money to ba
paid down on the twenty Hrst day Of that MONTH and
Roberts transferred their right and title Of said vessel
On the day the 81 GEO have been paid according
unable to procure the money and asked FOR further time
day or two was then allowed him; but mot paving the
amount Churchman Roberts on the Goth Of February,
wrote letter to Mr. Ersr, informing him that as the
contract had not been complied with Il was there.
fore, annssa, and they should hsrssiser treat with
two thousand dollars was paid BY Mr. Erbsr to Church.
and took their receipt for the same which was produced
in court and acknowledged by Mr. Roberts. 1t now ap-
Of the bark Erler has been selling passage tickets and
announcing that the bark would sail for Australia tho
2lst Instant but not having paid the balance Of $1,000
due the bark the refused to allow the vessel to
SAIL hence the difficulty arose. and the passengers who
had paid their money believing themselves ssfrauded,
compainedto the police for redress The case
was adjourned over until this day at 10 o'clock.
In tie case of the Uncle Sam Sedmship-The CONF
plant pending against Horace A. Shaw and George E.
Hamilton in the matter of selling tickets for the said
steamship was continued again yesterday under hear
ing before Justice Bogart The evidence adducsd was
merely repetition of that already given brought out
examination The investigation not conclud-
ed before the magistrate adjourned il over until this
McGrath adjourned the investigation until Saturday
morning, at 10 O'Clock.
EscapeThe notorious old trick of Burning, was prac
tised early Yesterday morning. by the well known black
wbo to
cheat and defraud elderly countyyman, named Ma
thaniel Moore resident Of New Windsor Orange county
OF bank bills amounting to s27 One Of the Fifth ward
policemen arrested Butcher Joe," and brought hin,
before Justice Bogart; but the white men escaped.
The money recovered from joe and placed in the
hands of the Court Mr. Moore stated to the Court that
as he passing along Greenwich street. . white mar
tapped him the shoulder, and asked him If he could
direct him to Walker street. to which Mr. Moore replied
in the negative Just at that time another white man
up, and said he wanted two respectable just to
decide bet he had made with colored man. and II they
two would accompany him. he would give them FIVE dol
go, but persuaded by the other, who said he
from the country too, and they might well make Ave
dollars as any other person in an honest way accord
black man came in sight and Mr. Moore told chat the
coored man had ten thousand dollar prize in the
Boston lottery and had all the money about him They
next proceeded together into entry way out Of sight
Of the street when pack Of cards was exposed and q
turning up Of certain red card The black exhibited
n * Of ssn
made the negro lost and the white men pocketed
the hundred dollars and kept all the time urging Moore
to bet ,S A. Ia, last he became enlisted and
$50; but when the cards turned up it was decided
against him, and the negro seized hold of the s2z
robbed and fastened himself closely to Of the white
men, and followed him through several Streets until tina
doing the white man made his escape re magistrate
asked Mr. Moore If be wished to make any com plant
when he replied that all he wanted was the return OF
his money The Court ordered the complaint to be taken
but when the affidavit drawn up by the clerk, Mr..
Moore refused to to it. Subsequently the Justice
turned him the money, and the negro was turned
at large to prey again on the next stranger
$
Robbery nthe Public Sred.-Yesterday the police of
the Fourteenth ward arrested young man named
Patrick De0rley charge of violently assAulting Hey
Schwartz. of No. 165 Hester street. alleges he
knocked down in Walker street. about ten O'Clock
only assaulted him. but stole from his pscket u.s. in COLA
coin and bank bills The accused taken before JUS
tee Welsh who committed him to prison to answer the
Robbed the Fyre Points Officers Mansfield and Webb on
Wednesday arrested three women and named Maria
Corn an, Ann O'Nei Nary Reardon and Martin German,
charge of stealing from countryman, named VIM.
Tracy, the of $50, while in low groegery situated
the Five Points On searching the woman Maria the
officers found $25 of the stolen money concealed about
her person. and 80 more were found in the All the
accused parties taken before Justice Bogart who
committed them to prison for further examination.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
266 GRAND STREET, NEW York, March "a, 1858.
sR-As the statement in your widely circulated paper
Of this date might have tendency to impress the
minds Of many of readers that do not conduct
business Of pawnbroking in fair and legitimate
in justice to ourselves to state, with reference to
the colored woman, Wilson, (who had many Of
had dealings with her since the year 1S4 when
menced business and the time Of her being arrest
ed; and books will prove all along that she was
regularly redeemng her pledges in the usual way leading
consequently to infer that she entitled to receive
loans at our hands quite usual for coiored persons
pledge especially account of those who feel repug
to do their business in person. and these form
taken by the legal authorities in this case feel assured
that we have acted from improper motives in receive
ing these goods and that had no suspicion Of their
being feonously obtained This much we can cay
scentiousy in vndication of ourselves and trust
you will do the justice to give this statement the
per of yesterday, and obge, yours, most obedient,