The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-28

Police Intelligence.
Ly1osSfrseRf BY ne Commissioners Of POee-The Com
s,oners Of Police yesterday afternoon held another
meeting and appointed Dr.. Macdonald member Of the
of the acting surgeons for the upper wards Dr. Mac
donald the first surgeon appointed the police
attending physician, BY Mayor Haver%eyer
beck OF the Twentieth ward, on Thursday evening ar
rested notorious character, calling himself Charles
charge Of swindng in defrauding John b. Tinker OF
1850 under The following false representations 1T seems
that Mr. Tinker about ten days since saw an advertise
ment in one Of the daily papers, offering the sale Of
stock lease and fixtures of saloon situated at No Al
Chambers street. under Burtons theatre. The apphca
ton was TO be made to c. b. Ho~es No. e3 Nassau
street. In accordance with the advertise Mr. Tinker
called Mr. Howes, who referred him TO Thompson at
the saloon in Chambers street there
Mr. Tinker that he had three years lease OF the Prem
ses from the first of May coming and that the STOCK ana
fixtures all belonged to him. and that the only object OF
pointed clerk in public Office. The statements thus
made and seeing the supposed Thompson apparently 10
o. the Place 20 a m
therefor paid him $3.50 cash. gave him horse valued at
500, and note at four months for $780, and as an
acknoxedg ment for the amount paid, Thompson gave
Received from J. b. Tinker hundred afty dollars
date this % o and also horse valued :. one HIM
known Chambers street in the city Of New York and
note and horse hereby surrender entire ti.s
% said Do further wsrsn. and defend
the said stock fixtures reby sold
s.y In % have ct M hsnS on $50 the
Nj Tinker put in possession Of the premises but
scarcely had he been there four days when the Treasurer
Of Mr. Burtons theatre informed him that the said
Thompson unauthorized to make any such agree
ment nor had he any lease Of the premises Mr. Tinker
cheated out Of his money and property above described
The prisoner after his arrest taken BY the police to
the Twentieth ward police station where the captain OF
the police searched him. and found his person gold
watch and chain, preastpn, and porte monnae con-
and While the stepped into an adjoining room
the rogue prang out OF the back window and made his
escape
the Chiefs special aids succeeded Tuesday in arrestng
man nan ed hnkney Aiaher, on charge Of stealing
Of Brewster Mead livery stable keepers residing in Al
bany The accused, it seems hired horse and wagon
under the preence OF going short distance out OF AL
bany but instead OF returning the property to the own
he drove board Of the steamboats, and came
to New York Mr. Brewster ascertained tina. the rogue
had started for this city and accordingly tegra pied
the Chief Police in order to his The des
PATCH however, came too late, when Officer Devoe
went to the steamboat the ascused had but short time
previously driven the horse and wagon away. Suisse
quenty, on considerable search being made the officer
found the horse Long Island and the wagon in the
possession of . man at the Bulls Head to w1om 1t had
been sold by the accused The also recovered
from a in West Broadway, who had purchased it
from the prisoner The accused taken before Justice
Osborn, who held him to answer requisitoD from the
Albany authorities
Butcher Joe and has Associates sent to the Peaeaia,y
Justice Stuart Tuesday under the recently passed
Vagrant act convicted four notorious black scaDps call
ing themselves Joseph Morrison, alias Butcher joe
James Willis Hass Wheeler, and John Monahan COM
vsgrants having lawful employment, but merely
prow about the streets, defraudng unsuspecting
bymen, BY means Of the burning game" The Justice
committed them each for the term Of months TO the
penitentiary Blackwell's Island
burglary and Larceny-Some bold thief Monday
evening between seven and eight o'clock entered the
dwelling house OF Mr. j. j. Carpenter residing at No III
West Twenty second street. by means Of false key and
stole from Of the upper rooms gold hunting watch
several diamond rings breast psns, scarf pins brac
let's and pearl porte monnae, containing two 50 bills
The thief escaped with the property.
An E1teasirs ADair-Supposed Larceny-A case Of con-
der investigation before Judge Osborn The larceny con-
siss Of the purloinng of certificates of stock shares
in mining company about 70 be carried into oper son in
Nova Scotia One Of the alleged guilty parties has already
been put under arrest and others it is said to be
arrested, who are concerned in the affair.
Charge Of Bigamy-0Hicer Kearney, Of the Second dis
trct police yesterday arrested named James Rus.
February last past married Ruth Shaw having still
Carr of No. SO Fo nth street, that Russell had lived
with his first wife or eighteen years past and had al
him in the signing of mortgage The last marriage
proved to have been performed by Rev. Charles sham Of
No. 2l West Threh street on the I'd day Of February
last The accused tai en- before Justice Stuart who
committed him TO prison for trial.
Charge Of E0tesslemeu. Mooney, OF the Second
jacob sterbenfor on charge Of emSeslns some $40
from his employer James Degroot baker Of 152d
steet and Tenth avenue. 1t see the accused would
carry out the bread to customers and instead Of return
ing the money paid for the bread to his employer he put
it into his pocket Justice McGrath committed the
accused to prison for trial
An indictment for F0rgey-A few days ago a man
named George T. Gilbert arrested, charged with OBJ
tanning goods by false pretences On Tuesday Justice
Stuart committed Gilbert for trial indictment for
forgery found against him in 1886 II that at
that time he was ''straw bail, y and fed the city
Furious Dritin0.-Oncer Wildey, Of the Second dis.
trct police court Tuesday arrested two named
William Frost and Andrew Moer, charged with furiousy
driving horse and wagon through Mercer street and
runng German boy four years old named Krash,
whose parents reside in Mercer street Prince The
child very seriously if not fatally in ured The
accused parties taken before Justice Stuart who
required them to give bail in the OF 81 900 to q.
the charge.
Violent Assault and Rolbefy-The last Grand Jury
found bill Of indictment against young man named
John Solomon, alias Hedsrman charged with violently
assaultng Mrs Era Pooey Of No 162 Houston street,
whom is alleged he struck with severely wound
Ing her the and shoulders and then robbed her
person Of watch. Officers Spicer and Campbell Tues
day arrested the accused and the mag held him
to bail in the Of 81 600, to the charge
forth in the indictment.