The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-15

A Confidence Man.--Yes.er,lay q man about thir<v
years Of age attended at the Office OF the Chief Of Po
and stated his namc j. Macdonald OF Cave Spring.
Floyd county Georgia and had been defrauded q
ts5 under tho following crcumstAnces:He stated thae
lately he came from Georgia this city for the
pose of bus ing goods and put at the Howard Hoss
where young man OF about twenty ave years Of sge.
and imperial Of gentlenaply appearance made scqunin
tanco with bin. Mr. Macdonald stating acc ieak
bad occurred the Philadelphia Railroad WHEN his
Gasraa with Mr. Macdonald sSsn .ad sSne ASi
yon arc from Georgian and intimacy immedistey
struck mp Yesterday Mr. Macdonald accompanied hla
friend to 2S9 Broadway, Qsargc Building When going
in at the doorway man rushed by them in . hurry,
PICKED up, and found to De q ball with . number o.
rings eDeraven upon 1t. The man returned TO reclaim
ball Chinese invention OF intricate charscter
which ho bad obtained in California from which place -
bad lately Mr. Macdonald ut TIN tme talking
quain'ance had been examining the ball which he haA
managed TO open and extract piece Of paper. whch
conveniently blind to tho proceeding. A mcment a
two after the bal given back to the last cosr asA
Mr. Macs acquaintance asked il thore anything In
III Yes" said the man. "a piece Of paper" III bet
there is not;' and after few words passing betweea
them, bet was agreed on, and Mr.. Msc's
friend despite his remonstrances, insisting betting.
when Mr. NJ reminded him he had take out the paper,
and 1t would be scarcely fair proceeding. To thh
NJ was requested If he did not choose 10 have ythns
to do With the bet to lend him what money he had,
after Mr. NJ had endeavored to dssuade him from bst
every confidence in his companion he opened his was
and handed out $50, ali the money he had. bet vaA
then made, and, matter Of course, the money
lost The acquaintance pretended to have reluc-
tancc Ia handing over the money, when the strsngc<
natched It out Of Lis hand, saying, "I've won II,
and will have H. and started Of no stairs and
followed by Mr. MS acquaintance, seeonely in pursuit.
After waiting little timo aud he not returning ssascA
was made through the building but neither OF them
was anywhere to be found. II then fsshed into tbs
mind Of Mr. Macdonald that he had been donc and haS
the York rogue too cute for the Southerner Ths
Chief of Police sent Of his shadows efter the msu,
but II only 10 pd that the rogues ehadowiess
and vanished into thin air.
"What seemed corpcrcal melted into air
A breath into the wind"
Acquitted Tho of George womer, Of la West
Twenty street. who charged before Justios
carie with having set aIe TO his promises renttsa
TO the Fro Marshal for investigation who exaainel
into the circumstances. Womer proved that on the
night in question he absent from the premissu.
This fact proved BY several Witnesses. vas slss
ascertsned that the night 10 quosonth house w.s
entered By burglars and sbQut $50 In money and otA
property. stolen and that the prepsrstioas ~
firing the building most likely made BY thsa IN
order to corcea their robbery The damage done by thA
fire to Mr.. Womer's property did not exceed go. o.
tho evidence aiduced Justes Clarke discharged ~.
Womcs from custody.