The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-05
Police InteIllgeuee.

THE ALLEGED CANADA FORGERY Casa DECISiOr
YxtEcTBD-HABEAs CORPUS IN THR MATTER.
case OF alleged forgery Vas head some time since pend
Ing against Daniel w. Van Asrnam, p W. Skwin and
herr charged with obtaining So 000 from the Bank OF
sued ty the cashier Of the "Hsmilion Exchange Bank
intenti OF making decision n the matter accord
irgly notified the defendants to appear On Fr Van
Aer In town and appeared before the magistrats
who NJ once CO aimed him 10 the decision
The counsel acting for Vau Aerna this affair
tIred writ OF habeas corpus granted by Judge Clerks
before whom the viii be brought Monday In order
that the Judge may csode whether the amounts
to forgery coming within the meaning OF the satuary
Law Of this st, to.
An Alleged Charge Of Forgery -Ofaoer Patterson, OF
the Loser Police Court, yesterday Avres'ed = man
warrant stued By Jusoe Osborn wherein tbs aooused
stands charged, on the complaint Of Ira L. Elkins OF
No 400 Greenwich street, with forging tho name of 4.
nae as the endorser OF two pronissory notes. under
the fooning c cnmstapces lis seems BY the Affidavit Of
Mr. Fhns, that about the both day Of November last
he std TO Alexsnter MCGOWAN Sen sto:k of furnish
to the OF .s 2 u This amount wa, tividsd into
frat day of necember 1858; but Mr.. EIkus refued II
take the said rotes in psJ msn. unless endorsed
M Mssr.B sss .as %.
after returned them TO Mr. Ekns with the name
PCT 'k. Battle endor ed ;h of them, ~ ths
time representing to Mr. Ehips that tho synAtors,
ger uoe that Dir Battle @As hs tncGowAns) uncle and
SIDED oa thsss repIeseatA ions, believing them to 30
correct Mr. Elfns took the two rromssory mkde
| by bcGowaD Son, pprportirg TO be endorsed by X.
| Battle, in payment therefor II app,ars by tbs
svideESe OF Mr. Ekins, that Mr. Butte signed his
endoTssr 70 thess notes. did he .uthorIss
any to do so; and further M Ekins asserts that
the accused wledsed him that he signed the
OF bis uncle with ths intention Of paying the notes a
naturty, that II would not be kno The
was taken before Justcs 0shorDe who committed him
| Jrson to await further examination
Cruelty 10 Aniraus-0ni ser Jackson YESTERDAY After.
noon arrested named hn Donnelly, a charge
OF cruelty 70 animals The CHI tatei the msgis-
trse that he nreliy Deliberately his horse
to the OF III. dock at the Battery Ant push him or
and plugging about for short perio1 is died 4
large number Of people wore congrsgstsd Tat cry
attracted by the gular conduct OF tn. and exhibit
I'd conte able Indignation Donoely JIEinsd the
mag straie why he pushed hg horss of the dosk IIs
said he had that day BEEN to th. Burs Head wt~re
bought the hprfe or $40 aud after skng him HON, he
found tbs animal very dsord-ry and rotten with gan-
horses he walked him TO the Battery and backed him
off, as hs was OF Instce Osborn Informed Dou-
nelly that the law prohibited any custy to anims aad
he should terefors require him nd bail In the Of
$500 to ans*ssthe oharge-in default Of which he
committed.
Calendar Of pri'ones for General Ssssns February Q,
l654:-for grAnd larceny 49, burglary, robbery 8;
MURDER 4; soliciting emg ant passengers without license
sccesssries to murder q witnesses, forgery q Arson,
attempt TO hi /; malicious mis- chief Il felopous
r,ut and battery, Il abAnseppent Total So Thomas
Lane, for the uroer Of william Hrer Archibald Murphy
Tor the urder Of George Williams alias Gsorgs Field
Tenns 0Cor for the murder OF bohAs Conroy Hugh
0Connor and John Connor sccesares the murder Il
Michael Ccnroy. Respectfully yours
JOHN q. WHITNoaE, Clerk City Prison.