New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-29

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THr CONFIDENCE MAN."-The two confidence
men, d. E. Bcrrien ,or Brienl and c. Barton, are a,
liberty again. The $40 bin on the Greenwich Bank,
New-York which they offered AZ the Eagle Hotel anil
the Railroad Station, and which was supposed 10 bc
counterfeit was presented by officer Chambern at the
Greenwich Bank and pronounced good. The prisoners
were accordingly discharged There ia no dcnbt how
ever about the character of these nlvidnaS, ~ e.
tated from their conduct and the inspection OF Their
baggage to say nothing Of the roll OF connieliet bus
picked up in the cnn. Bcrren Tor Buen, as he wri's
Isname called tbs forenoon alter hs foleaetom
a and desired US TO publish the fact that he had been
released for want OF ground ON which 10 detain nun
He also said that he was innocent OF any design
to pass counterfeit money, hat no Implements Tor
lock .pckrg were found upon him, hat he knew
uoihing of Barton ard htt in this whole business he
WAS an INJURED man. lie stated that he had trcd 10
be an honest man since his release from The state
Prison, and that this publ eat on OF BIS arrest would
forever implicate him with criminals IN the public cs
;imstion-tlnt ne had been rendered desperate and
would have committed suicide yesterday II he could;
with a good deal of other discourse in tie Inc OF Tie
Dailetic. While he was in our Office Mr.. lockwood
of the United States Hotel came in and pres nted 10
him bill OF $40 60 for board contracted by him last
September and OF which he had adroly succeeded IN
avoiding tie payment. Bnon ignored II, but the ser
wees OF an officer restored his memory aud he pau tho
money! Brion and Barton went OIL in the noon tram
to-day for NewYOrk. They met at the depot, and arc
evidently accomplices. Bren on the day before hls
arrest and Judgement in jail, he'd called ~ tne
ian and tiod hard to obtain an interview with John
Loyrey, who with Robert h. Williams was thfe
IN confinement for picking pockets az recent
circus exhibition. Brcn is evidently connected with
gang OF professional burglars and thieves, and e
very likely that had not his true charsetes been dis
covered a regularly planned attempt at burglary
would have been lnGde in this city. We have seen
the skeleton Keys, nippers pocket scrcw-dfvefi, dc
which were found on these two fellows They COM
lrse the latest inventions IN burglars tools, and are
rather ineoniously couriyed. baen Is good-!ooklng
10 rlof7 M
Of an extraordinary amount Of cool assurance and
unllushing oflrontery. We have a letter written by
Bion just after ha AIRES. and directed 70 William
III. Morrison Esq., Matchmaker and jewelcr, No. 252
"Spuug-st., Ncw-Nork," Of whom tie writer claims
TO have borrowed $50, including this $40 bill on the
Greenwich Bank. In the letter lac implores MorIi-
sons assisancc-tcls him 10 leave business aud all
other considerations for him in his dilemma. Brien
afO had number OF free passes over railroads. male
out IN his favor assistant editor Of The n. y.
Her0h d. f.. Britn. OF course the railroad Of
fceis had been deoeyed-The Hcrdld folks mover
Blcn though they express desire to look at the
gentleman. Hartford Times, May 20.