The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-19
THE CLIPPER SHIP swoRDFIsH.
NEW YoRK Nav Is. 1853.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Police Intelligence.

ARREST OF PAssER OF COUNTERFEIT MoNEY--THE
ACCUSED ESDEAvoRED TO SWALLOW THE EyI-
DENCE.
On Tuesday afternoon, officer McMahon, of the Tenth
ward police, arrested two Germana calling themselves
George Harman AID Claus Doscher who charged
with passing counterfeit So bill purportng TO be
genuine note the Rhode Island Central Bank of East
Greenwich. The facts in the to before the
mag istrate as follows
The two prisoners the afternoon in question, went
into the porter house Of Philip Schmidt situated at No
30 Cfryste street and Hartman asked for two glasses o.
beer. for himself and compani The daughter of Mr..
Schmidt ed the With the heer, and in payment
Hartman offered counterfeit five dollar bill above
described the bill slrosp psrson who
pronounced it counterfeit aud from the confused
exhibited by the accused par es caused suspicion
their guilty intention pssue bad money and accord
ipgy the police officer called in but lust as the
officer arrived Miss Schmidt observed Hartman thrust
roll Of bills into his nth 10 chew
them up The fact too TO the officer Tho immediate
y seized Hartman by the throat and by powerful grasp
from his mouth Ii then asc-rtaioed, on extmina
ton that the roll Of bills consisted of seven S. bills on
Bank, Columbia county New York and So bill on the
Putnam County Bark F.rmer's NJ lis New York, all
counterfeit The officer then searched MS person ana
fouI 81 in good money, s'.o silver wstch and dirk
kBre The accused parn-s then conveyed be-
fore Justice Wesh, who comoltt,d them to prison to
await further examination The engraving OF the
notes well executed the whole appearance Of the
bills would feaony deceive.
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FEB L 1858.
O LEmL. BuRGE, Cash WIN. REYNOLDS, Prest. O
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The above s near Can be put into print copy of
the bills in que stion and II ~ esuned that of
them bave passed in New York and the storskeepers
who have received such will further the Justice
by calling Justice Welsh at the Essex market police
court
burglary and Escopeof The ROBBERS On Tuesday night
ct late hour officer Walker If the seventeenth ward
dwelling house at the corner OF avsoue and Fifth
street After they had the officer surprising he
had them gave alarm for assistance, but
before the requisite ac arrived the had made
their the fences III the of the premises.
However the officer them thss took their depar
ture and discharged loaded pistol after them IT to
what effect he unable tain they both got
away
KEEPING DisordeTly Ho,se-A woman by the name of
Mary smith keeper of a house laid be resort for
arrested by officer Les of the Eighth ward,
chsrge Of keeping disc 6erly house The complainant
in the is Mr. Ihos Chalmers residing st No Mer-
street The magistrate Justice Stuart held the
cused to bail in The If $500 the charge
Taken from There's Officer johnson, of the Essex
market police arrested two picion having in
their possession pieces Of cb black vesngs, at
tached TO which TIE rk- of the owners also ten
black silk neck crevsts. and dozen of lise thread
gloves. The the articles BY applying to
Mr. Rocl well clerk of % ice, II Essex market
Arrest of Horse Thief Officer Gallagher, Of the Sc
cond district police YESTERDAY arrested VIM Goodman
q charge Of stealing horse valued st S45 from the
stable of j I'm Hughes in Tbirys xth street Second
in Jefferson market. justice stuart committed the
cused TO prison for trial.