The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-14
Police Intolligence.


man named Michael Hawkins, was arrested by Ser
geant Sanford and officer Connor Of the Twenty first
ward police charged with having passed counterfeit
FIVE dollar bill the Farmers and Mechanics Bank
of Easton Pennsylvania 1t appears that the prisoner
went into the dry goods store Of John H in Second
avenue Thirty first street, and making small pur
chase offered the counterfeit in exchange for the goods
Mr. Hill suspecting the bill to have been counterfeit
sent for the police and had Hawkins arrested On
being taken to the station house and being searched $50
in good money found concealed in the lining Of his
coat Another Of these countereits had been also
ed upon a German man in this ward, named Bung
Hawkins brought before Justice Clark, yesterday
morning at the Jefferson market police court where
he pleaded poverty for the crime although
$50 found his He also said be found the
money in the street. The court however, did not relish
his story and accordingly committed him to prison for
examination
ALLEGED SEDUCTION UsDER PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.
Yesterday, officer Sweeney, of the Lower Police Court,
arrested named Christian Adolph Gotz, on q
rant issued by Justice Bogart wherein he stands charged
with having sednced Maria Walter residing at 1877
Cedar street. under promise of marriage The complaint
quainted with this and uuder solemn promises
OF marriage induced her to stray from the paths Of
and Innocence. The accused, it is stated, is
ried man, and has wife and family at Buffalo, in this
State The whole case however, looks very improbable
The prisoner conveyed yesterday afternoon before
Justice Bogart, who committed him to the Tombs for
class Of lawyers who frequent the Tombs managed to OBJ
tain 500 from Gotz by promising to have him liberated
Instead however Of the accused being liberated as he
expected when he parted with his money he was
signed to cell in the Tombs
ARREST OF ALLEGED BURGLARS.
About two O'Clock yesterday morning, the occupants
Of the house No. Ill Hester street awakened by
the noise Of burglars upon the premises One of the
mates instantly getting out of bed alarmed the burglars
who beat quick retreat for the street. Their pursuer
however, did not give up the CHI here but following
them gave the alarm to the police, who joining in the
chase succeeded after short struggle in arresting the
fellows. On being taken to the station house by officers
King, McCord and Bomstead they gave their names as
John Smith and John Farrell They conveyed yes
terday afternoon before Justice Welsh, who committed
them for examination on the charge of burglary.
PROBABLY A FATAL ASSAULT WITH CART RUNG.
Tuesday evening, about O'clock alteration took
place between Dennis Carrck and Hugh Hagen two emf
grant the dock foot of Chambers street. and
in the ARRAY Carrck seized rung and struck Hagen
q violent blow the head, knocking him insensble
and then off the dock pursued by several persons
Officer Powell of the Third ward hearing the alarm
to the spot took Carrck into custody in West street
and conveyed him to the station house. The injured
conveyed to the New York H spital, st In
ion that they did not think he would survive
the night The unfortunate man Is not expected to
cover.
SELLING LOTTERY POLICIES
first street and Seventh avenue arrested by the
Twentieth ward police, charged the complaint of
Anna NJ Miller, of 164 Thirty second street. with having
sold her lottery policy for the of eleven cents
She alleges that she has other occasions been in the
house Of the prisoner and while there bought several
other policies Justice Clark held him to bail in the
sum Of $500 to answer.
A DRUG STORE SIMULTANEOUSLY ENTERED AND ROBBED.
During the confusion attending the fire in the neigh
borhood of Forty street and Eighth avenue, some
burglars took the opportunity to break into the drug
store of Coroner Ives at the of Forty first
street and Eighth avenue and steal all the change from
the money drawer before discovery OF their
made apparent to the occupants of the house.
Another set of burglars made attempt to break into
store in the vicinity about the hour, but
frustrated in their designs by the inmates Of the
house. who, hearing their noise raised alarm, upon
which the burglars fed
IN THE CASE OF THE PEOPLE AGT CHAs sTEPHANI.
The examination Of the defendant in this case was
concluded yesterday, before Judge Clark at the Jeer
son Market police court mass Of evidence has been
taken before the magistrate tending to mpcate the
PENDANT The court has decided to hold Stephan for
trial on both charges.
THE WALL STREET FRAUD.
In the of A. A. Alderman, Frederick W. Meek
John Fayger and Peter Charles arrested for being
cerned in the late swinde perpetated the Ohio Life
and Trust Company of Wall street examination took
place yesterday before Justice Stuart at the second dis
trict police court. Peter Charles used witness
on the examination The case stands adjourned.