The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-23
Police Intelligence

pontah.
Police Intelligence
IN THE CASE OF THE ALLEGED SPURIOUS CALIFOR-
MA PASSAGE TICKETS ON THE UNCLE SAM
STEAMSHIP.
Before Justices McGrath and Bogart.
Yesterday in addition to the complaints made the day
before against George E. Hamilton, another pre-
erred against Hamilton including Horace A. Shaw the
clerk Of Mr. Mills who is alleged to have been concerned
with Hamilton in the sale Of said tickets The following
is the additional evidence
Frederick D. Rose of No. 22s Washington street. being
1858 be vent to the ONCE Of George Hamilton at No
ander De Say ard saw there the clerk Of said H.mton
dep0nent asked him If Hamilton authorized to sell
tickets for on the steamer Uncle and he
sold said Taylor and De Say all right; deponent,
knowing that said Hamilton had previously had some diff
with Taylor and De Say from Hamtons to the office Of
Mr. Mills one Of the owners Of raid steamer Uncle Sam,
person in the Office if that was the Office Of the agent
for the steamer Uncle eam he replied it was and de-
ponent asked said Shaw the tickets that said Taylor
and De Say had purchased from said Hamilton good
he replied that the tickets good would be made
good or all right and on Saturday morning deponent
met said Shaw in Broadway, and asked him how it
about those tickets he replied that it all right and
would all be settled that afternoon and in the afternoon
deponent went to the Office Of Mr. Mills and asked Shaw
about the matter and he said he thought would have
been all right but he did not know what would be the
result.
McGYath held Mr.. Shaw to bail in the of So 900,
which he at gave and the hearing set down for
plant Is pending against Hamilton and Shaw before JUS
tce Bogart Mr. Shaw Gays that on the hearing he can
show to the satisfaction Of the magistrate that he is in
nocent Of the charge imputed to him.
ALLEGED FRAUD UPON PASSENGERS FOR AUSTRALIA.
Officer Widely Of the Second district police, yesterday
arrested c. Erier Of No 1873 Maiden lane warrant
issued by Justice ncGrath wherein he stands charged
with obtaining s125 from Richard Cavenor under repre-
sensations alleged TO be false, by the sale Of passage
this port to Australia. The following is the affidavit
taken in the
SssP p as JET SSsSg a
j. G. Erlcr the sum hundred and twenty Ave dol.
lars for said passage as appears by the annexed ticket
ad that s Se
day of March instant and represented that he owned the
said vessel whereas in fact and in truth deponent
informed and verify believes said Erler did not at the
time he received the said passage money said vessel
have any right authority to sell said tickets for
passages said vessel and further thaby means OF the
aforesaid false and fraudulent representations, said
Erler audenty obtained said money from deponent with
intent 10 cheat and defraud him.
COPY OF THE PASSENGER TICKET.
pc Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q %
. AMERICAN PACKET LINE. o
SHIP NARY PARKER. o
s Bssh sG 49, NO Nrw YORK. March II, 1853
Q This entities the bearers Richard Culvenor and o
y
Mary Parker, in the cabin, stateroom :, berth 10,
this present voyage the dangers of the seas ex- o
or about the 2ist day Of March. ). C. ERfER o
Received $3.50. per v. WALL =
% @ 9 Q 60 Q . 9 Q . Q 9 o 80
Mr.. Vance, ramed in the above ticket, is also
psirant On the day designated for sailing instead of
starting Err PREPARED the two following agreements,
which he wished the passengers to sign
AGREEMENT.
We, the undersigned passengers of the bark Mary
Parker, ENGAGED D. {. W
York hereby consept and properly acknowledge
fnc n mat the said bark Mary Parker has
said c. Erler that she is under certain to go and
proceed at all and that she cannot go before the diff
culties between these parties is settled the said j. c. Ercr
sha 60 on at once and buy another bark ship not in
feror in quality to the fad bark Mary Parker and At
and wait for her departure eight working days from TO-
morrow provided the said Erler gives us full satisfaction
Signed, New York, March -, 1853.
hereby agree to pay Messrs R. Culvenor A. Vance and
John Higgins and wife seventy five cents day for board
engaged on. J. C. ERLER.
The last agreement written the back Of card,
with view it seems of gaining time to procure another
vessel Justice McGrath held Mr. Erer to bail in the
sum & $1,000 in default Of which he detained in
custody.
It's stated that Eve thousand dollars have been
realized by the sale Of passage tickets in this The
matter Will be further investigated this afternoon.
TO THE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD
SR:-You will obge the undersigned by correcting
statement which appeared in the police report of the
Herald OF the 2lst inst II ted in the report that
disturbance occurred at the public house. corner Of
6rand and Allen streets in which the propre,ors we're
involved. We wish TO state that the
gsged in the ARRAY any shape or manner The simple
facts are these OCalabsn and Trainer nding at
the bar driDl ing when words took place between
ttem snd OCnlahan threw glass Of liquor in the face
OF Trainer, who Immediately tn the tu bier which he
held In his hand at OCaahan BY inserting this your
valuable Tapr you will do justice 10 the proprieors
s. 8. 81. W. THORPE
City Intelligence.
The WFATHER.-The fine weather which We have enjoy.
cd for the lat three days still continues Yesterday was
sull finer than the day previous there being slight
breeze from the South which rendered the day tamy
With rereshiog influence 10 those taking Tie
thermometer at the HERALD Office ranged from sixty 10