The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-19
Police Intelligence.

AkkEST On CdAh6E VI kEkflN9 \ GAMBLING HOUSE
"A JERsEYMAN AND FARO GAMBLERS.
Yesterday. man named John l.. Geding, appeared be
fore Justice Welsh, at Essex market, and made com
plant against man named Jarvis, for winning from
him ct the faro game $25. An officer despatched
after Jarvis and arresting him. brought him before
the mssi strate, who held him to bail TO answer the
charge made aganst him. The following is the affidavit
Of the complainant, which is worry interesting
John L. Gedpg being duly sworn, deposes and says
That at game Of chance, called faro William Jarvis
from this deponent, At sitting the Of $685.
in money the said Jarvis dealt the cards. played the
GENE, and took the money by said game; tine game
played by deponents playing upon certain card Or
cards certain sums of money, with the understanding
that the first card exposed after said Jarvis drew
card from a box proved to be like the one upon which
deponept laid money that the money would be forfeit
ed to Jarvis a. his game but the hrst card exposed
did, then said Jarvis forfeited deponent amount
equal to the amount placed upon the card; but if
the Arst and second cards proved to be like
the upon which the money was de
posted, then il called "splt,n and said Jarvis
took half the deposited per ceptage and pro
fit Of the game keeper; this game was played by depo
nent and said Jarvis with various success, deponsut
winning s,m shines, and said JAWS winning at other
times either full bets ssplts until deponent had
lost the amount above mentioned; the amount Of the
bets varied from twenty ave cents to five dollars the
esras OF Of salas upon when Opponent ad
table, and the cards dealt by said Jarvis from box
made apparently OF German silver; deponent has good
cause to and does suspect tha SAID articles and
apparatus are now in the premises In which said money
(that is, 40 Grand street. second story and
dsponen believes that the discovery Of said articles I'M
plements and apparatus would tend to establish the
truth OF the charge hare made And this deponsnt
charges that bv said game, said Jarvis from depo
nent, Saturday last ST. said premises, with sit
lar instruments implements and aoparatus Depouent is
resident OF Jersy Cty \. j., south Second street. be
tween Eie and Grove streets.
Tie KNIT, .Aaei'--Pyt1nbe Tdlai s,abbiii9 Case A
m agfa1v tariu ffar
nocn at his residence No. Isl Church street, chs, god
with having s,abbeda woman nsued Ann Gillespie
era times about the heal and body II appesrs that he
got into quarrel With this womiu, which resulted in
his getting very SAVAGE whercupon he rushed her
with shoemaker katie ami inflicted loss than i've
wounds her lace neck and body from the effects
Of which She will probably die The blood flowing pro-
fusey from the wounds, the ueighbors thought some
MURDER mort foul had been commit tied and therefore
raised great alarm, which brought the officers the
spot just in time to arrest the dangerous man. He was
immediately taken before Justice BogArt who locked
him up in the Tombs to await the result of the unfor
tnnate woman Injuries, who now lies in critical
ditiongat the New York Hospital.
Ayreslef o,, Esapsi Coaget from Aasvrn STATE Pr
sa.--A young man named Thomas Clarke was arrested
yeorday By ocer Phillips of the Second ward police
charged with being an ercaped convict from Aubura
State prison, where he was sent on conviction of
grand larceny. He taken to Auburn yesterday by
an officer who came here in search of him.
.Are,t If Cb.fblnce Nan yesteriay onicer Reefe
attached to the ohist's once, Arrested a usmea
Marx Wggnston, who Ia char by oi the bsarers
Of the icy street House with having robbed him of sl01
under the following circumstances On Tuesday evening
the complainant, white walking IN broadway, was a;cost
ed by the prisoner who proiessed TO have known him
for aud insisted renewing the AGO by
sleeping with lin at bis hotel Tbs complainant who
was not particularly sober Of the tse c,nseue after
some talk 10 take the friend a, had thus turned mp
bis hotel and into HIS bod ia fact to his bosom
irpy The night che newly msde acquaintance, 1t *
alleged got aud stole the money out of the pockets OF
LIS guest at the ley street Rouse and abont bag
ging gold watch. when a brother of complainant
made bold ~ ash hin wa. he was about do with bis
brothers. time pitce. The confidence said he was
going to put It under the head OF the yet sleeping
and thus avoided suspicion. lie then dressed hmself
and started Oh with the money be had previously taken
from the pockets of the sleeping ton being
Given Of the affair to officer keefe, hs without much
dslay, succeeded 10 arres.ing this ndivid who was
identified as the man who had played the confidence
g,ms on on them the night pAyious. Ne was looked
up for examination in the Tombs By Justice Boeatt