The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-09

ALLEGED EXTENSIVE FALSE PRErxNc1 AND GRAND
LARCENY cAsE-$30, 900 INVOLVED IN THE TRANS


ALLEGED INTENSIVE FALSE PRErEHcS Asb GRAND
LARCENY cAsE-$30 900 INVOLVED IN THE TRANS
ACTION.
On Thursday Mr. Jacob Rybak, merchant called st
the Jefferson Market Police Court, and made two
plants against a man named Charles Stephani-6rst,
for having by OF false pretences and fraudulent
representations obtained ST. 900 worth of dry goods
from him. and secondly, for Stephani's obtaining
in surreptitlous from him Sl1 900 worth Of
dry goods that stored by the complainant in the
Custom House. 1t appears from the aidavits Of the
complainant that he is a merchant in the German dry
goods line that he became acquainted with the accused
Stephan few days after his arrival in this country:
that about the 10Th December 1853 Stephani called
upon the complainant, and induced him to sell him
quantity Of goods credit amounting in the aggregate
TO $1,000 that in to questions put to him by
Mr. Rybak to his responsibility the accused stated
that he was man Of property, and worth, over and
above all his debts, the Of SIT 0O0 Rybak belev-
ing the statements Of stephani to be true delivered
him the said goods by endorsing the bills of adng
for the same, which imported by Mr. Rybak from
Germany, and at the time Of the sale in
the Custom House. Believing in the responsibility
of Stephani, Rybak also paid the duties the
goods, which amounted TO two thousand dollars
In return for the goods delivered Stephani gave Mr.
Rybak eleven twelve notes for the OF SIS, 600
drawn by him and made payable to the order of Mr..
Rybak. These notes the complainant states
overdue and unpaid Since the sale of the goods Ry
back has inquired about the responsibility of Stephan
and found that from being worth the he
said lie possessed of he quite poor man. and
had left his house rent unpaid in Brooklyn where he
resided Alter making minute inquiries the complain
10 the conclusion that the representations
10 him by stephaDi to his responsibility and good
faith III the transaction, all false, and made with
view a. cheat and detraud him out of his property And
accordingly he to the Second district Police
Court, betorr Justice Clark, and made two complaints
against stephan tor false pretences and the other
for grand larceny The grand larceny complaint states
. That on the second day of November 1854 one
81 shawls, OF the value of about s. O00 three
wooilen gcocs suitable for ladies' dresses, mons
antaoons and vests of the value of about So 600
of silk goods suitable for ladies' dresses the
value Of between four and five thousand dollars two
boxes Of ad : cheipzettes and collars of the value
oi about 81 900, the property of Jacob Rybak was
deponent suspects. carried away stolen by Charles
Stephan and others to the deponent unknown; this de-
ponent says that the said goods and merchan-
disc imported by deponent into the city of New
York in the month Of January 1854 in the ships Elbe
and Dutschand from Hamburg shipped to the order Of
Beck kunard OF tie city of New York; for deponent
that said goods lay at the Custom House Of the city OF
New York, aud the bills Of adng for the in
possession of the Austrian Consult that the said goods
were taken away from the Custom House about
The second day Of November last by deponent
sured false bills laing that deponent has found that
all OF the said goods have been sold at auction in William
street at about half price that the time taking
away the goods Stephan was the city of New
York that deponent went to the house No ITO Wooster
street aept by Mrs. Cudaca, who informed him that
Charles stephani boarded there, and had taken
taken from the Custom House, to Troy; that
he himself stated to Mrs. Cudaca that he had
changed quantity of goods of the description for
jewery for hi wife; that he gave his wife quantity Of
the goods that Stephan left box, containing the
private property Of deponent, beng family por-
traits. at Mrs CuGacas house which said box contain
ing said family portraits of deponent article Of
one Of said aforesaid eloniouy stolen and
carried away from the custom house, and deponent
prays for a warrant against the said Charles Ste
phan that he may be arrested and held to answer for
the offence Aforesaid
.Iuiue lark aft tiouo tha idad
to issue Warrant for the Of Stephan who in
Troy aud accordingly the matter entrusted to Sergt
Elder, Of the squad reserved corps This officer de-
sratched officer Gallagher in search of Stephan on
Wednesday night he started for Troy where he arrived
phan he found bis wife there and on asking her where
her husband could be found she told him that he had
lett for New York the night previous but would be back
Saturday Officer Gallagher, not doubling the truth
OF the womau's statement, yet, induced by the
urgent request Of the complainant, who accompanied
him his mission, searched the entire town and the
surrounding suburbs for the he in search of
Believing from what he bad and heard that Stepha
nj in New York, he started back and commenced
diligent search after HIM After great deal of labor
and ingenuity he ut last succeeded in arreting him at
German lager bier saloon under the Eagle Hotel
Of Frankfort, and William streets whittier Stephani had
gone Tor the purose Of getting dinner lie inn
medatcy taken to the Ninth ward station house by the
officer, where h. locked up for examination by JUS
tice CarA Great praise is due officer Gallagher for his
untrng zeal in eectpg the Of Stephan traces
his whereabouts in this city could only be obtained
through the sbre~dnes and sagacty OF an expert de-
tective.
Grand Larcay-Stephen yooriie., colored man,
arrested by officer Buwcr Of the Fifth ward police
charged with stealing gold watch and chain valued at
SIS, the property Of +. Burton coored waiter in the
United States Hotel The prisoner admitted the theft
arrest and TO III the officer whore the watch could be OBJ
tanned. He taken before Justice Bogart, who
mitted him for trol.
Officers Demlt and Hanratty, of the Eleventh ward po
lice arrested young yesterday named James Bren
nan, charged on the complaint of Jonathan Christ, OF
the canal boat Catharne Blackman, with stealing about
Slo0 in gold coin. The money found in the posses
sion oi the accused when arrested. He was committed
for trial by Justice Wood.