The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-27

quaRnsd-aI IL demanded TO make aim sufficient Never
Aslss the oath provided to be administered to party
proposed to become bail for defendant in custody upon
an erder Of arrest under the Code requires that he win
"rue answers AXE to all questions which win be put to
aotion while another Sc ,tion provides that he may be
examined Tin such nannsr the Judge may think proper
touching h snftciency as bsilv IL is evident that
the Legislature meant to confer upon the magistrate
powers sufficient to enable lin that the party
offering rs bail was worth, with certainty the amount
required Delgado examined under oath. not
TO determine whether he was worh ten or ffseen
thousand dollars, but to ascertain IL he sufficient
hai-whether in the language of the law he worth
me sum specified IN the order of arresttnat was tho
legal end for which he No perjury was com.
nsd y Degado in swearing up to his real means ana
70 property equal the bail that trus The point
In question is did he commit felony Ia swearing TO the
ownership of much greater amount Of than ne
beyond doub. question he abandsntly good and
sacisnt bs2 Degado was in TRUTH such surety 10 the
aed IL the order Of arrest This being So does follows
that for the purpose satisfying this Judge OF that fact
himself Within danger Of the statute against perjury Is
the law satisfied with the fact that the bail in
70. does it not disregard all that may have
occurred between him and its officers However
important it may have been to convince the latter that
the bail sufficient to satisfy the former, swearing
and being worth less than the amount Of bail per
juryof but swearng to and being pro-
perry equal to the amount Of ball. is notn my Judgment
felony Judge has the right to examine at length to
satisfy himself that the party is worth the
ary to make him sufficient surety, and perjury will lie
apon all false and crrrup answers where shall appear
that the bail worth less but upon false
where the quail shall prove that the party had
equal in value to the fixed the rst place. the
law Is Tended and defrauded (if the bail taken upon
his false essntation while the second
being worth fully and fairly sum specified in the or
der Of arrest to satisfy the Judge that he is be
OF no legal consequence consideration question and
charge Of perjury The law does make necessary
taat the party should be worth than the amount o.
eurety and net it is mma terial whether he is
greater property than sufficient for the bail
The law merely requires and the Judge is concerned only
t. know that the party is worth the particular amount
which in the end proving to be the fact all state
Aens OF greater worth unimp0rtan and shows them to
have been unnecessary and immaeria Applying these
to the defendant in this dismiss the
charge.
ANOTHER CHARGE OF FALSE PRErENcEs AGAINST
Mr.. COWARD, THE WRITING MASTER.
Yesterday q complaint preferred before Justice
Stuart, By two young men, named John Burns and Cy
rus King against Isaac r. Coward the writing master,
false represen tsons. The following is copy of ad
vsrtisement published by Coward, which induced the
somplair ants TO call and pay their money
Wanted, todayA clerk, bookkeeper, and fifteen sales
mem n Two ne houses salaries 500 500 $500
Sixth Gusransesd, and salaries sure. To-day
nthe strength Of the above advertisement the COM
Plainants called and Mr. Burns from the further repre-
ssntations made by Coward, induced to entrust
watch and some articles Of eweIy with him. under the
pretsnce Of being supplied with situation. written
certificate is given the complainant by Coward
with grand fourishes Of which the following is copy
New YoRK. Nov. 20, 1853
psnmanshp and composition merit, will assist
eratis to get K ,od situations.
B-ihe watch NO: BIS Jones maker, to be redeemed
h months forfeited also ring PIN and gold
studs
n. B.-The to be redeemed is $50. IR. COWARD.
Soon after the complainant had placed the property
INTO the hands OF Coward they discovered that the whole
affair was o humbug and not being able to get it
back again. they to the Pc lice court to
seek redIeis in criminal prosecution. The magistrate,
well knowing the reputation of Coward issued warrant
forthwith for his arrest and placed it in hands Of
officer to execute
Charge Of Stealing HoTse-Yesterday officer Ferguson
Ct the sixteenth ward arrested John Henry
charged with stealing horse, valued at $780, the
stable Of lsaao Smith, situated at 1879 West twenty
street The accused was detected by Mr. smith, leading
the horse from the stable when the police called
and Henry conveyed to the station house. and
4uently before Justice Stuart who committed hin to
prison for trial.
arrest gt Thief and T,co Gold Chains Fund on his
Person Officer bowling lat evening arrested young
man called Peter Wiley suspicion Of being concerned
IN burglary and on searching his person the officer
found two very handsome gold watch Oh AIMS foo,
and the other vest they are both new, doubt
stolen from store during the day An is wanted.
Apply to Capt Brennan Of the Sixth ward police Tombs
The thief was CONN tilted to prison.