The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-11

ford AuO.&rd, Of wirser. whi,s, OF Eotoc, saa or
rn, Of VI, then retired 70 award the prizes
Ax7est OF . CenAaeacs Maa-rxtfaoek4aar
OrvouslSy.
(Fro0 Tho Phtladeiphss 6uu-dn, Oct 10
notorious scesndrsa, No "a I'd usro sssvsrs, he'd
hearing to day before Msyor ooorai, on . charge o,
sxineihg The psisssse v ~ei kao~a ia Ns~ Yors %
the man, md il famous for various
OF rascsIty prforned with sas sa o. rather eel
app@s aIoe and isgiy plAssibls msaasr. do
has figured here IN varioes swindHng rsosacsa. Tue
d<feDdsAt the uroshcs Of the notoroas Jack 5syea
tas bans rosber and bscsaer Of the prison ct Ports
Ths nee elected 10 day Ia the hearing bsess the
Ma, or tells the soy OF this eceat for ~hca
the scamp has bsen arrested On .ass qaestio - or
wits
s,ecisl oAlcer Richard guis was s-ors and testified
that h informed last evening that Mr.. Oliver s.
bempniI', jewslisr, No - NsEtl Eighth street, hal
beer s~ndsd out Of lot Of 70 .elry .ho witness
wh.re DO rested the deeucaLt from the descro
icn he hsd rscsaycd Of hun Hts Baggage was :nscx ed
list girl Tie osieoosDt .draitted .vias the .rtclss
bat said he intended paying him Tor thsm The goods
Mr.. . 8 Hsmphnl wss sworn, and testified that tn,
prisoner 6rst TO his store Friisy evsaing, In
company with lady, with WHOM he locked at set Of
her. he prisoner said he woo d call Agsio Monday,
esterSsy which he did On this Second visit he
lean Of $50 If wouio lena il to hs said would and
oio leD0 him the money.
tetben askec me had confidence enough ia him to
lot him have diamond for one hour said that IL
lie wa. true 10 word he night take It. Ho thea ask
NE ii wouls let him have gold lever watch until
returned, roli BIN would. re then ASKED me IL
snud bid him good by not GO door a id look
after I'm, ri Pile that You'd Ae sad to ms, 81
have got -. OF diam nds here EQUAL to years rent for
ycur tore; inow yoar heart ia y0ur mouth
to'a him vas not afraid to sross hun
The set of diam were worth $780, and the watch
SieS, mailing with the money loaoet hm, $Sf5. At
lie OF tho ho0s finding that the defendant
oil not return. became uneasy and seat Tor Mr. Ellis,
pre- ended TO be ec;ed with number raspecta ole
for iiies this city ind esid that re nephew OF
Nicholas Bicdie dbl not ask him his name resi-
derte cid he give II 70 me
The ha,or stkso the witrsss Whist conli induce him
to trust perfect ssrarR.r n Hemphtil fepei that
the con.c sstion OF tho defendant had comp etey
wrapped him up, and he did not know waat he vas
do&ng
Du,ing ,be time IL at Mr. r. giving his evidence,
the Mayor the prisoner, ami in fact all nciui
ing 'be witness h,Ise fousd it diff suit to suppress
snsi Q at such . story o. eoasun mae creduity.
eayor nrad ed the prisoner II h hid suythi1g to
eaj be psd tn It he not; he cid not fes ne
eaoe
The lstter said he woo have no diff ,ulsy in decdiug
Stevens 'k.D sal, in inso.ect toae, that HI had
frep political iB4uence aud int mated tat f he
bAo the ult would be oilTereot Tbs Mayor vsry
promptly chscseo and ordered HIN To be ssat tell
Ing him that If he dared insult him he woad Snmmit
sIespecs &c be coumit.ed; that Is Just VIVA. cx-
pect." eoinsd The oe'oGdaat in as pudens
~ be coaia sesame
Tho ayor Then oroer.d him to end hail Ia 81 500 to
nnss or the cha 20 Of cheatsux and cekauaiux.
Stevens epfe4vored to optaio private view with
tie ysyer plior TO the min alton prob sbiy vi 4
bnt Me, OF ysfu'ed T. have conversation with
linn except Ia II o. q third party The fellow
tbfn pretended to have Important disclosures make
but the tn X failed oigBaly.