The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-08
Police Intelligence.


CHARGE OF FALSE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CIRCUH-
STANCE ATTENDING THE ARREST.
Yesterday, officers Mooney and Wldey, Of the second
this State, having IL custody named George T. Gil
bert alias George Gilbert whom they arrested on war
ram y Us ssu. he stands
fancy dry goods valued ct $see from the firm Of Gilbert
Rockwell Davis, in November last appears accord
ing to the affidavit Of John H. Davis Of the said Arm
that the defendant called at the Ators No 81 Liberty
on the 10th day CT November last and represented
that he wished to purchase bill Of fancy dry goods
credit and in order to induce the arm to trust him.
sented that he vas then worth from thirty forty thousand
dollars, and that his George Gilbert and not
George Gilbert who he stated to be Of bad repute
Under these circumstances and believing
them to be true, and made in good faith the SOLD the
above named amount Of goods credit. The goods
never paid !or and It has since been ascertsined
that Gilbert insolvent at the time he made said re-
presentatons and further, that George T. Gilbert and
the accused are one and the same person Mr.. Davis
alleges that by the said false and fraudulent repre-
senatons the said Arm have been cheated out Of tho
magistrate issued his warrant Of arrest Ocer Mooney
about two weeks since acertaned that Gilbert st
Waterloo Seneca county in this state and prsccedsd
there for the purpose Of arrestng and bringing him to
this city On arriving there the officer ascerained that
Gilbert in the custot Of Sheriff Parks who refused
Of course had to return back to the city, and report
his inability to bring the prisoner. However, tho
police of city not to be outwied By the County
Sheriff. and therefore devised plan whereby they could
capture the prisoner and bring him to New York. Ac
cordngy, on Monday last officers Wildey and Mooney
waterloo, AI11v6k
kept sscseted for day until they made an
whereby the sheriff was be- BY q stratagem induced
to bring the prisoner from the the vicinity II Die
railroad depot. This was DONE and Gilbert was forth
with taken into custody by officer Widely The sheriff
protested against the arrest being made and forbid the
came up, and politely informed he sherir tbst ~
now his (Mooney's) turn at the time intimating
that both carried six barrel revovers and that IL res
finding that both officers we're very determined men, de-
chned to make any attempt to stop the prisoners
val but merely made his protest against The prisoner
was conveyed to the railroad Depot and In about Rfeen
minutes the train came along and the officers took
departure nth the prisoner for New York. arriving hse
before Justice Stuart who detsins him in custody to
await examna ton.
A Gambling Operation Dsclosuye-A1rest Of the Gam.
Ns-During the orepart Of this week orcers Elder and
Dave arrested two named Alexander Edgar and
Thomas Wells on charge Of winning $500 fromI
game called faroo II appears, By the facts In the
case that Mr. Van Rbber was met in the Astor House
gentleman who asked him to take = walk with him.
Mr. Van Bbber consented and as they promenaded up|
Kept BY Edgar Wells. Here the complainant com:
$500 During .bs time Van Bbber asserts that he was
induced to take some ale which he believes drugged
he very after became almost supeaed and not
having any more money his person, and with
view Of continuing the game, announced that
he had certificate cheek for $4,000, and left
with one Of the party for Wall street get il csshed
was then late in the afternoon and the banks being
closed Mr. Van Bbber could not obtain the money how
eVer, o e return IRON wall street they called At theX
store oil Messrs Tiffany, Young Eis In Broadway and
the firm being acquainted with Mr. Van Bbber advanced
him $500 on the check The party then returned again
the gaming and there the complainant lost the
$780, together with about much more, for which he
gave check on the Bank of America The payment Of
this check was subsequen y stopped, and the parties
holding IL went to Washington In search Of Mr. Van Bib
for the purpose of getting cashed which they failed
in doing; ultimately Mr.. Van b. finding that the parties
pressing him to pay the check applied the nags
trate and made complaint against the above named
pstes The defendants held TO bail in the Of
81 500 each which they gave, and liberated frem
custody