The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-15

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ysstsrlsy esrsssnt Manifold and s1esr enith, Of tie
lower pslse court, arrested Henry J. and ssnusl ,. J.
bstses, hardware merchants, No. as Pearl street, mp
On warrant ssssa BY justice oshsrns wherein they are
charged with havisg dsfrauded @. n Chapman, (Also
hardware merchant, and doing business In the same
building with the aecused out Of 600 by false pre-
fences and fraudulent representations Mr. Chapman,
in his adavit against the prisoners says that on the
9th OF Nov, 1862 the accused called at his once, and
asked for loan Of stating that they doing
sgood business that they owned the coton 1t
Sing Sing that they had cash capital and above
all their debts and liabilities Of about $1,000 that they
wanted the loan for the parposs Of increasing their bust
from profits of $40 per 10 that Of 900
yearly and that they would restore the money
Of ~ ss.s sae hs 10 give them Il. seu
cd sum, and accordingly the 10th Of Dec 1854 the
complainant handed over to them the required sum
in ready money and checks the Union Bank.
representations above mentioned, he neglected to
nor, and that several months after this transac.
ton just previous to the 18th Of May 1862 he loaned
es es hs on s
Chapman alleges that since the time he loaned the
money he Ia. never received any portion OF It back
again. and that he believes the made ct
the time Of each loan false and fraudulent made
for the purpose Of cheating him out Of the above men
The defendants on being taken before Justice Osborne
denied the charge most 'strenuousy, and quite
sangune that their innocence Will be manifest.
After hearing the complanants statements in relation
10 this alleged fraud Justice Osborne concluded to hold
each OF the defendants to bail in the Of to
tho charge preferred against them. Bail wes
immediately forthcoming, and the defendants departed
from court until examination Of the matter takes
place.
A Hotel 7AiSf Cdught-A fashy gentleman, named
James Clarke arrested b ocer Deyoe Of the Chiefs
Office, charge Of having entered the Of d. d.
Howard, at the Irving House, and breaking open his
trunks In search Of plumber The prisoner vas found
In the just in the act OF tossing about the contena
Of two trunks, by Mr. Howard who, after short
struggle with him, succeeded in knocking him down end
securing him until the arrival Of the Chiefs aid officer
Devoe, who Immediately took charge Of him. Clarke is
represented by the police to be old sharper short
time ago he succeeded in marrying very respectable
lady In Bridgeport Conn., who made acquaint-
day He represented himself 10 be Speculate. in stocks,
&C. He was taken to the Tombs and locked up for ex
animation.
Charge Of False Pretences Sergeant Mans
fed and officer Smith, Of the Lo Pece Court arrest
ed man named William Tate, late dry goods dealer on
the corner OF Twenty street and Eighth avenue,
the complaint Of Messrs. Cochrane Clark dry goods
prisoner deraued them out Of $780, under false aud
fraudulent representations. 1t appears, from the ada
Wit of Mr. Cochrane that the defendant TO his store
and bought $500 worth Of goods saying to questions
put to him, thatShe was responsible man, and worth
considerable property and above his debts that he
was worth two dollars for every that he owed, and
that these representations they parted with their
an assignment Of AL his property, thus leaving the
complanants in the lnrch without any remedy except
legal one, to enforce their demands. The defendant
was locked mp for examination By Justice Dogart.