The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-19

ALLE0ED ExTENsrvE FALSE PRETENcR CASE
Yesterday afternoon officers undsrhil and Moore at
tached to the Second District Police Court arrested
person named Alexander IAmort, living at No. 80 Gran
berry street. Brooklyn, warrant issued by Justice
Clarke wherein 1t is stated that he has by false pre-
fences and fraudulent obtained
in goods and cash from Mr. Alexander Carpenter Of M
~ Stone street. From the AFFIDAVIT Of the complainant
II appears that between the months Of February and
June last he has sold Lemort worth Of goods
credit and that he has endorsed notes for him to the
amount Of 1000, through false representations
The Court held Lsmcrt to bail in the Of 5000 to
answer the charge civil suit between these parties is
yet pending in of the civil courts Of ths city where
M. Lemort is under bonds Of 1000 The matter viz
soon be Investigated and cleared up As 1t Ia now, the
case 10 involved in great deal Of ntricacy.
ARREST or roCKcr BOOK DnoPPER.
Yesterday . man named William Fouche, slas
Frenchy, brought before Justice Osborne charge
Of swindlng countryman named Rufus Rittenhouse,
out Of Ao by the "drop game It appears that
while Rtenhouse walking along Ccrlandt street. the
prisoner came up to him with pocket book which he
large amount of money. Several Hgures--dves tens
twenties and hfties-were shown the green one who,
IMAGINING that the money shown him genuine gave
the finder, Feuche at his suggestion forty dollars in
good money for the wallet On arriug at the Northern
Hotel where he is at present residing, he found
out how beautifully he had been taken in and drue
for and Immediately started for the Third ward station
house, where be description OF the that had
dipped him From the account he gave Of the transac
Hope, and identified the that had induced Rt-
tenhouse to part With his money The magistrate held
the accused to bail in the sum Of $500 to answer.
ARREST on CHARGE or BURGLARY.
John Martin and Edmund Gamble were arrested by
officer Quinn, Of the Sixth ward police yesterday ana
taken before Justice Osborne the charge Of having
the night previous burgariossy entered the lager bier
saloon Of Augustus Meyer, in the basement Of No. II
Canal street. and stealing therero aqatty OF liquor
and segars. They were committed for examination by
the presiding magistrate. .4
SELLING LOTTERY POLICIES.
John Warren, who keeps exchange shop At No. loo
West Broadway, arrested yesterday on the COM
plant Of Herman Worthless who charges him with having
on the 1sth inst sold to him lottery tickets Of the
Delaware institutions, for the Of 49, and that he
made bit Of $780, but Warren refused to point the
requieite cash; whereupon vorhies became
yexed and made complaint before the agstrate whers
than s20o in purchasing lottery tickets warrens Of
ice The accused was held to bail in the Of $500 To
answer.
GRAND LARCENY.
Bingham Spingler was. arrested by officer Curtis, Of
the Eighth ward police, charged With having, in coma
pany with two short boys who mot yet arrested
tered the hesse Of Annie Goldsmith s2s Greenwich street.
and stealing from her person gold watch and chain
Valued ss $50 The party went into ths hsa:s in an in
mates. They beat the complainant in violent manner,
and finally snapped the watch ont of her pocket Tho
prisoner taken before Justice Clarke at the second
District Police Court, who held HIM for examination
SELLING DISEASED MEAT.
TO TIL kDFrOR or rHE HERALD
article appeared in paper OF yesterday headed
above, and signed Noses Kipp, who had b.en ar
rested on charge Of selling diseased meat to my fam
~ should not trouble You with 0bis II not that
Kpp saya be resisted s efforts to induce him 10 settle
the matter, preerrng rather 10 meet the caumny
implying that the complaint made to extort money.
The complaint was male by me. ] eommsnca Tod first
to Mr. Kpp the fact that the meat bought from him
Saturday afternoon rotten when cooked Sunday
morning, to give him an opportunity TO satisfy
the subject He would give satisfaction, and sp-
parenty cared nothing about It, As my family consists
of twenty persons felt indignant that preferred the
complaint In question, and shalt prosecute it TO judg
nent, considering 1t public duty so to do
PETER GrISEY.
WAvgRIEY HOUSE Broadway Dec 1s 1854