The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-26

Police Intelligence.
CHARGE OF ExrORTIN0 MONEY! CURIOUS Az
PARA HUSBAND SURPRISING HIS WIFE.


Avery curious affair brought before Justice Welsh
yesterday involving The moral reputation Of Mrs. Eliza
beth Jane Rolter, of No. 1877 Twelfth street. and
Bernard Pnner proprietor Of clothing store at No. l76
Bowery-the two having been caught by the adys hus
band in q very peculiar position, and under circum
stances which, In his opinion, demanded immediate
partition In ORDER however, to make the case under
stood give brief history Of the affair prior to
the husbands discovery Of the grand developemens-
In the Hrst place Mrs Roc.er is Of Irish birth about
twenty years of age and may be considered very
coed looking young woman Her husband, George Role
ter is German, and machinst by trade, and She to
aid in their support, employed herself at making up
clothing for various shops and among them that Of
took from him was jackets bat not being able to
finish them according to appointment she him word
to that effect BY messenger, requesting him send her
the amount OF money due her for work done Mr. Primer
wrote letter to her in reply of which the folio wing is
copy, enclosing one dollar and half -
ms RoLErEn-Your request send YOU the money Won
%S Ss
nIsG so 70 still y my
70 nss and nsa ne sp9osy personally vii
N. B-Destroy these few lines " 'NA"
day or two after the receipt of this letter. Mrs.
Roleer says she called at Mr. Pnners store when he
somplmented her good looks and iutimated improper
things to herr she rebuked him using such Language
towards her and he only laughed Thus passed
along until last Tuesday Afternoon when she again
visited his store and informed him that she could not
finish the jackets, and that he must send for them
which be promised to do. On the day previous Mes.
Roleer says her husband left the city for Phladeph
and then absent, which fact known by Mr.
Pinner and, on Tuesday night, between nine and ten
O'Clock, knock came at her DOOR and in walked Mr.
Primer, he took seat, she at the time was en-
band. Pnner had not been nj in the room but
few seconds before he sprang from the chair
and seized hold Of her around the neck and kissed
her. She repued him, saying that such liberties could
not be permitted However, he insisted, and said he in
do mi than hat iu1mp fOOk
candle and looked into the BEDROOM to see any person
about the rooms. He then locked the doors, and
began to make himself very Free and to take improper
liberties She says that during all this time she endea
vored to repulse him from her. He finally pushed her
himself, and tried to make her do the same. She
fused he off her dress. They remained fighting
together for time until twelve O'clock when
who should come the door but her husband and her
brother Lewis Murray the two having as Is alleged,
just returned from Philadelphia As the door Of the set
ting-room locked they could not enter; but the
brother having key Of one Of the rooms the
same aoor which led into the bedroom they both
tered that way and there Roeter found his wife, partly
undressed and Primer completely An explosion now
took place more easily imagined than described. The
husband few into desperate rage, kicked his
wife out Of the room and pitched into Primer
rather severely, backing his eye and. bruisng his
face: The unhappy Primer wished to dress himself,
but the to let him do declaring that
he would send for the police and let them look at
him; that he would have divorce from his wife, and
have the whole affair brought into court Of justice
his request refused and to keep him FAST the hus
band and the brother bound him. hand and feet with
cord and sat him the side Of the bed c,ottes
Here he sat shvering with fright, suppcating his
tsgoniss to enter into compromise. The wife, when
turned from the house. hurried OIL to her other brother
Jerome Murray, and told him what her husbani had
done. He then to the scene of trouble, and be-
came one of the party to negotiate in settlement In
this manner propositions were made both sdes and
It not until IL O'Clock the following day that
arrangement and compromise took place, and the
OF $500 waa to be paid by Pinner-and he then to
be liberated from custody 10 meet this demand Mr..
Primer gave the following
CHECK.
No. l76 BowERy,
:S s hundred a:ss ' ana charge
" c sse'uns' B. fiSShH'
Lewis Murray took the check and 1t at the
bank for payment, but as Mr.. Primer kept account
there Of It was not cashed Mr.. Primer still
kept in custody, and on the return Of Murray, who
failed to bring hemoney the husband became very in
dgnant and the ropes end applied to Mr. Paners
back for the false pretence pactsed upon them. AT
gave up his gold watch and chain, diamond breast
PIN and $40 in money, valued in all at Sl45 The fol-
lowing is copy Of the certificate given BY Rnnsr ;a
s ss.s payment Il
" sSsscs T. ns ABOVE s not. for $500
was also required, Of which the following is copy:
Rotate. sa s % s.s ny e
IN Wss days B0Wsry sA'ss
This settlement being satisfactory to the injured hus
band, Me- Primer allowed to depart, but instead of
going home in peace he sought the aid Of his BROTHER
and proceeded forthwith before Justice welsh to whom
that told by the woman. The magistrate issued a
rant for the arrest Of Roleter his wife, and her two
brothers. Lewis Jerome Murray These parties were
arrested by officers Brown johnson Jarboe Of that
court charged with an assault and battery and extorng
money the g watch and chain and
Third avenue the 500 the secreted
the Of the wife, in her stocking The accused
Primer and extortng the above named proper
y from him, committed by the magistrate to await
Pnsr 4. told By wife
that he called at her house for the purpose Of taking
back the Jackets :. her request that she made herself
then locked tho door, and began to take familiar liberties
with him. when in the husband and her brother who
clothing then tied his hands and feet with bed cord
end threatened him with exposure If he did not pay
liberation, be was mpeed to act a. he did ' -
The Whole AFFAIR Is very curious one and no doubt i,t
h
hearing. Justice Welsh intends TO give It thorough
4 Charge Of Obtaining oOod. by Fal.e Praencss.-
serjeant s. j. smith, q the lower police court, on
Wednesday arrived from Rochester, having in custody
city, whom he arrested on warrant issued by Justice
Osborne WHEREIN he stands charged with obtaining from
the firm Of Hoyt Tillnghast 4 Co., merchants g
$3.50, BY false and fraudulent Representations 1t
seems by the evidence Of Mr.. Tllinghast, that
Mr.. Chapman, the 10th Of February last past,
called Gale on the firm, and wished to purchase :
bill Of goods on a credit; but as he was
then o debtor to the firm they refused to
increase the amount. Mr.. Chapman then, to induce
to give him credit represented that he had
In cash subject to his business which he had made and
in addition he had 900 belonging to his wife, not sub
ect to his business and further that he always paid
his notes at maturity that he doing good aourish
ing business was perfectly solvent and good any
body that In fact he the "Stewart Of Rochester
These we're believed to be true and bill
OF goods sold and trusted to Chapman to the al
ready mentioned and three promssory notes taken in
thereof at eight moths neither Of which have
been paid at maturity On the August following,
Chapman nadc an assignment of his property for the
benefit Of his creditors his liabilities then reaching
nearly $50 1000. 1t Is alleged by the
that Chapman wen knew at the time Of making the above
representations that they false and untrue and
done for the purpose fraud The accused was taken
before Justice Osborne, who required him to find bail
The sum OF 81 0C0 to answer the charge. Mr. Alfred
Edwards, Of No Park place, and Mr. Chester @ Hatch
of Cedar street. became the security, and Mr. Chapman
was liberated from custody.
Charge Of Fdving Counterfeit Money.-A woman
named Mary Murphy, arrested Tuesday night by
officer KnOWlea of the ard rooI