The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-02
Police Intelligence.


complaint was preferred before Justice Bosar at the
Sosnbs by the arm off L. D Culver civil engineers
aud cCntrax tors forth in affidavit that thew
have been dsfrsuded out of some 5000 by Charles
and Joseph Sturgess, doing business ia tue
representations involving Contract of some $50 OO0 It
that the about do of
Obtain &c the signature of the conpsinaats written
contract whereby they we're to have CONNIE need and
pleed contract certsn Dad in the Sta e of
Connecticut and order to obtain the sgaa Of the
plsnaEs Stearps Surgsss represe nted that thew
amply responsible ssen, representing that tney
tbs of marble % AIRY near ayio,s Bridge
Cosnectcut and so of a certain grist min and rater
power house couDsced thereto located at the same
place; and further, that they had crseit with on.
Albert Wright d this city. OF some $40 900 $50 600
and that they could draw ther checks on hum Mt any
TIM MssSrs Culver believing the represent atons to
be true wee induced to sgn said contract,
the conditions OF hcb subjected do the work
therein specified In pursuance Of the Mr. Culver
Kynt and performed which entitled them to re
sny received rom 'tesrns 5turgs-s Sl47O. It
Is alleged by the plsnans that the defendants
sths time they made the contract and represented them
ssiyss 70 be Of the marble gu ,ry and other
property Before named had previously made assign
ment Of the ssio property and conveyed the to
Albert WIfet the list Gay Of July-thss beirg only
. few days prior 10 signing the contract TIE mn pro
perty conveyed 20 Mr. Wright the 10th of Day,
previous 10 The contract ling made The compliments
that # the false statements aud
representations made ny the they we're in
e1csd 10 take tbs contract and expenc large amount OF
labor for which they have not been paid
On thu above ale ged If facts BY the
eonpaipt nta. the magistrate Issued his warrant Of
ret aud officers Dow lIg and Lord brought the accused
parties before the court the charge The whole mat er
will ~ beard before the magistrate at clock this
afSnncon.
AyYxoot Fugtire Counjciter Some Gig htesn months
Ago q man, calling himself Cha lea Davis alias James
Ho, g. was arrested by the Fifth ward police on charge
Of passing counterfeit bank dill at the store OF Luthsr
Hampton, corner OF Churc. sd Canal streets, op
2lst OF April, 1852 He arrested on the ~ cue
TAKEN to tho hirth ward police stato- ,-nrge, ana
alned hut before taking him v suu tnere ds
come m cans he managed :, lake bis escana ~
rst arrest the officer onnd in the possession Of the az
oustd several dollaf untsrfe bills the Framing
Bank Eass, and ten dollar bill the North Amer
loan Bank. Seymour, Conn. since which time no clue
Hay evening wh,D officer White esrsd the accused
sssted at Woods Ninstres apparently enjoying him
self pleasantly, would no doubt have continued
his it not beer for ths sudden tap the
shoulder given by that officer VII requested his attend
snce ous;e whsn t. his astoni men ne was
to the station house and the orning taken before
Justice Osb who committed him to prison for An ex
AM nation
eaays Of Staaiin9trons Returned Californian Officer
wogan, OF the Foarth ward, Tuesday Gght arrested
med Eliza Mcdonald, and man called Pa rick
Kane, charse Of stealing from the person of Henry
D. White recently uruei California; the sum If
$240. The money stolen in Kane, house aud found
BY the police bu,isa in the cellar; aud su.pcen resting
Kane and the woman Mcdonald they we're both taken
before Justice Osborne who detsiDed them in prison
further sxsuinh tion.
arrest Of Wome, Charged with Stealing-Three women,
named Eliza Pool Mary Ann Cls ncey, and Elizabeth
Nsmen on Wednesday arrested by officer Mansfield
and Lord charge OF stealing lot Of clothing, valued
ut $500, from bs ardrg house in William street The
accused parties taken before Justice Osborne who
detained them for further bearing