The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-11

Police Intelligence.
CURIOUS CASE OF EMBEZZLEMEyT IN THE OHIO LIFl
AND TRUST CoMPANY-ARREsr OF THE ACCUSED
PARTIES.
On Saturday evening Mr. Gilbert f. Hays, the efficient
bank agent, and Lieut. Cnrgill, Of the Ninth ward
rested two young named Abraham A. Alderman
and Frederick Meeks alias Norton alias Wilson, charged
with embezzing draft from the Ohio Life and Trust
Company, 40 Wall street for the OF S. O00 under
the following curious ercumstances appears by the
evidence before Justice Stuart that Ackermsn q
clerk in the Ohio Life and Trust Company, and on or
about the 18th Of last September draft to their
house from Ohio for the Of IS 600 The draft
duly paid and the paper given to Alderman to be
eeled Instead, however, Of Ackermau canceling the
draft he put II into his pocket and gave " to his
pce, Who in day two presented the draft to
the company and without due reference BY them il
paid again. check given for the amount ON
the Bank Of Commerce. which the accomplee presented
at the bank and had 1t certified by the paying
teller The check deposited in the Ocean Bank by
Alderman or his accomplice which they drew their
checks wanted. Shortly after the receipt of this
money Ackerman and his accompHoe entered into
speculation by the purchase Of liquor saloon at No 90
lspenard street where 1t il said they have expended
nearly not all the proceeds Of the said draft About
the latter part Of September Ackerman left his csrshp
enterprise in the saloon business Matters passed
over two months until the draft sent to Ohio, when
word came back that the draft had been twice
! aid. Mr. Hays sent for and hearing the cir
cumsances suspected at once the absent clerk Acker
and measures at taken to procure his
arrest On his arrest the facts have all been divugcd
hy himself and associate above related The is
still pending before the court The accused parties have
been . detained IN custody Last evening officer Hays
sons on suspicion of having been connected with Acker
man in the Transaction They gave their John
Flagger and Peter OHarty All parties committed
to prison for examination by Justice Stuart
4 BURGLAR CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
On Saturday night, during the absence of August
Schmidt and family, residing at No SO Centre street.
man broke into the apartments occupied by Schmidt
aewery store, and ransackng the bureaus and trunks
in the rooms, succeeded in collecting together lot of
jewellery and other valuables He about to NAL
his exit in quiet manner he supposed, when the
domestic of Mr. Schmidt knocked at the door, which had
been fastened the inside by the burglar This of
course frightened the fellow who gave answer and
would not open the door, The girl suspecting that all
not right, quietly left the door in search Of police
officer. Policeman Connor, of the Sixth ward police,
being close at hand accompanied the girl at her request
to the house in question On arriving there the officer
knocked at the door with his club, and demanded instant
admttance, but the burglar not courteous,
the door was not opened Connor then forced ii open
and on searching the apartments, the intruder
found and in his possession discovered lot Of stolen
jewelry On being taken before Justice Bogart yester
day morning, he said that he broke into the premises
obtain SO so that he had paid Schmidt for house rent
fully committed for trial in default of 81 900 bail
DARING RoBBING IN BROADWAY.
Yesterday, resident Of Schermerhorn street. Brook
lyn, named Edward Nixon appeared at the Office Of the
Chief Of Police and made complaint for highway rob-
berry against some party parties to him unknown He
stated that Thursday night between the hours of 10
and II O'Clock, he walking in Broadway near
Howard street, he was assaied and knocked down by
some person who, when he lying PROSTATE the
sidewalk put his hand into Mr.. Nixou's pocket and
abstracted silver hunting watch valued at S25 The
complainant bore evident traces of hard treatment at
the bands of some one his face sorely dsfgured
The night which the robbery took place was a cold
stormy and the neghborhood although nightly fire.
quented sby pedestrians was, unfortunately for Mr.
was given Of the occurrence, until many minutes
atc for when the assaed party recovered from the ef
ects Of the blow received the robber was doubt safe
none OF the many haunts Of vice that contiguous to
the spot where the bold crime was pepetrated Where
were the poces
BURGLARY AND ARREST on SUSPICION
Two men, named David Kelly and George Robertson
arrested by the Eighteenth ward police charged
with being concerned in the commission Of burglary by
entering the stables Of Michael Ryan, 2e East Fifteenth
street. 1t seems, from the ada Wits made in the case
that on Saturday named Williams was detected
in Ryan's stables which he entered in burglarious
manner for the purpose of stealing, and making his
escape from one of Ryans men, managed to get into
house in the neghborhood. The police, who
were near at hand, hearing the alarm raised upon
the escape Of the burglar hastened TO the spot and
entered the house. On searching the premises, and
entering the room occupied by the prisoners, they
detected in the act Of throwing rout Of the
window bundle, containing bunch Of skeleton keys,
and numb'r Of impressions wax. In the room we're
found number of burglars tools The prisoners we're
taken before Justice Clarke who committed them for
examination.
ARREST ON CHARGE OF GRAND LARCENY.
man named Thomas Eastwood native of England,
arrested by officers Moore and underl of Sergeant
Elders squad of reserved corps, charged, the
pan of 1hesus W. Thorley with stealing his overcoat
containing in pocket book two promssory notes each
for $3.50 and two executions for $4,000 It appears
from the statement of the complainant that while he
sitting in drinking saloon in Howard street. his
overcoat, which he had hung up had been stolen Sus
pectng Eastwood TO be the thief he commenced search
after him. and found, upon inquiry that he lodged
in Bergen county JAIL j. charge Of petit larceny
and accordingly officers Moore and Underhir des-
patched after him. On his arrival board the Hoboken
ferry boat, he made some resistance to the officers,
but overpowered. He taken before Justice
Clarke, at the Jefferson Market police court, who
mitted him for examination.
CHARGED WITH STEALING GOLD cOIS.
German domestic in the house Of Mr.. Leipinger of
13s Greenwich street. named Heterick Merric was ar
rested by the Third ward police Saturday charged
with having stolen eghtytwo dollars in gold coin the
property Of her employer It appears that the day
the missing property stolen, the house had
been left in her keeping by Mr.. Leipnger Gand upon
questioning her to its whereabouts she first de.
MED all knowledge OF but afterwards admitted 10 the
police that she had taken portion Of the money,
namely two of the coins TO the value OF twenty dollars
The police conveyed her before Justice Wood, who
mitted her for examination
ANOTHER sTABBING CASE.
young named Charles knight, residing in
Thirteenth street Sixth avenue, arrested on
charge Of stabbing fellow workman named Charles
Dohery. with knife The accused and the injured
employed in the workshop, and having
quarreed matter, blows were resorted to,
which fnaly ended In nohery receiving thrust
with dirk knife in the hands IL II alleged of KNIGHT
The wounded who Iides in BROOKLYN was brought
~ the City Hospital where he remains In very critica,
situation Knight held TO await the result Of the
wounded mans injuries.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Ngw YORK, Dec. Z, 1854.
SRI have made affidavit in respect to the late ca Sc
Cook against Hovins. y have only again to state
that regret linking the nroceedinus and which shnnd