The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-30

Criminal Statistics q the City and County or
New York, Compiled for the Year 1854.
The criminal history Of New York for the year 1854 is
a very remarkable and interesting The gigantic
frauds that have from time time startled the commu.
nifty and shaken the credit Of banking institutions rail
road companies and other large corporatons-he fire.
quency Of murderous assaults and the bold and nglo
rious in which other minor crimes have been
committed, form theme that volumes might be writ
ten on Schnyerism to have been reigning para
mount during 1854 1t is hardly possible for correct
statement OF all the frauds by which innocent parties
have swinded out of money and property to BE- pre-
scented to the public their extent is almost beyond
putation. Tie frauds in which complaints have been
made before magistrates, and for which arrests
have been made, win not fall short, think,
Of four million dollars Two-thirds of this amount
of be readily accounted for when
the recollections Of the New Haven and Harlem
Railroad defalcations brought to mind. These
Frauds veIled by the recent robberes and embezzle
ments perpetrated ON the Bank Of the State OF Now
York. the Ocean Bank, the Market Bank, the Magnetic
Sewing Machine Company, the Ohio Life and Trust Compa
NY and the various frauds committed private parties
by nancers and defauters, cannot fall short Of the
amount just mentioned. Some idea may be formed Of
the amount OF cheating defrsudng and swndlng going
on in midst, complaints have been made before
the magistrates during the months Of October, Novem
ber and December, duplicating parties in the commits
sion OF frauds amounting to too hundred and fifty
thousand dollars Very few Of those arrested held
BY the magstratss nearly all Of these proving to
be breaches of trust and therefore, not criminal in the
eyes Of the law.
The criminal records Of this year show gratifying de
in the number OF persons convicted Of various
felones and msdemeanors which arises doubt from
the fact Of having among well drilledand uniformed
body Of police Through the efforts OF the Police Com
mssioners the police force Of this city has far ad
vanced in effectiveness within the past year that there
is no longer that difficulty in supervising preventing
riot that years ago encountered Every species
crime committed during the past year. punishable in the
State prison, has however been the decrease. MUIR
ders burgares robberes arcenies forgeres and riots
have decreased In a very gratifying manner, al
though the number of minor offences, such as az
sauts and batteries and petit arcenes have somewhat
increased But this latter increase may be well ac-
counted for when take into consideration the excite
ment attending general election, and the great distress
Of the poor Of the community caused by the present
commercial crisis We have been furnished with
complete and correct statement Of the entire business
transacted in the Courts of Oyer and Termner General
Sessions and Special Sessions by the efficient and gem
tlemanly clerk Mr.. Henry vandervoort Who along with
his deputy Mr. John Sparks has been attentive
the members Of the press in furnishing them nforma-
ton for the benefit Of the public 1t viii be SEEM from
the annexed statistics, that the amount Of fines col
1ected Mr. Vandervoor during the past year exceeds
that Of former years by nearly thirty per cent The
number Of Migrants recorded shows increase that
Of last year.
Statement of convictions and acquials had in the Courts
the Peace in and or the City and County of Ne,o York.
the gear 1854,