The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-15
Police Intelligence.

Officer Martin, attached to the Second district police
court. arrested a man named Elias Marcus, charged on
the complaint Of two different persons. with having de-
frauded each Of them out Of q considerable ar1ount o
property, by false p~retences and fraudulent representa-
tions. One Of the compliments, Reuben P. Swsrtwout
In the employ Of Grant 4 Howell, lumber merchants
stated that he delivered TO the order Of Marcus q guam
OF lumber on credit, the purchaser stating at the time
that be was . resi- onsible man, being the owner Of house
No. 1875 Eighth avenue. Believing the representation OF
the accused to BE- correct, he delivered 70 him the pro.
perty, valued 1T $225 rs; that since the delivery Of said
property he has ascertained that the statements made by
the accused as to his solvency, were entirely untrue, and
that the accused has never paid for the property in
question. The other complainant, George Hutch,
In the employ OF A. T. seriell, lumber merchant,
dsposed that he delivered to the order Of the &C.
cused, $50 is worth Of lumber, on his represent
ing 10 him that he was the owner Of house No. 1876
Eighth avenue, which, to the best Of the complainant
knowledge, 10 untrue, and was made ut the time with the
intention to defraud his EN- ploye rs, the bill never having
been paid by the accused. The prisoner was taken be-
court, who held him to bail in the sum Of $500 on each
complaint. Bail being forthcoming, the accused was
liberated from custody.
ARRESTED on CHARGE OF EMBEzzLEMENr.
Yesterday onicer Watson, of the First ward police, ar.
rested q young man named John HalIsey. bar tender In
the drinking saloon OF John II. Williams, No. 81 De-
Isyster street, on the complaint Of his employer, who
charges him with having, while in his employment, en-
bezzisd, In snail sums and at various times, money
amounting in the aggregate to about Sl60. In the an
davit Of Mr.. Williams II ID alleged that, :~uspecting Hal
hsey 70 have been 10 the habit Of pilfering from the
money drawer, he caufed two quarter dollars TO DO
mArked and given to the accused at the bar in return
ton Of which was accurately noted down, was also
caused 10 be delivered 70 the accused In trade. Tome
hours after the trap was laid for the prisoner the money
TO have been abstractsd. The police officer was then
sent for, and upon searching the accused the money in
taken before Justice Bogart, AZ the lower police court
who committed him for examination ON the charge Of
embezzlement.
CHARGE OF GRAND LARCENY.
Yesterday officer Sweeney, OF the lower police court,
arrested a German named sagismund seeglen, charged,
on the complaint Of Louis Wendell, Of 2Franklin street,
with having stolen . trunk and carpet bag containing
about $3.50 worth Of property. The complainant stAtes
that the accused and be live together at the above place;
that on Tuesday night he retired to bed ~ usual, with
his property IN his room that on his awasing the next
slept In the next room, were non est inrentus. A COM
plant was made against seeglen, before Justice Connol-
ly, who issued a warrant for his arrest. The property
Of the complainant WAS recovered by the officer, at the
segar mandatory No. 8 Allen street, where II is said
the accused stored 1t. He was held TO bail in the sum
of $500 TO answer.
ALLEGED GRAND LARCENY.
Two you ng msn, named George Thompson and Henry
Nicholas, were arrested by officer Holland, Of the Second
ward police, on the complaint of william Emerson,
Ct No. SO Mulberry street, who charges them with
having, on Sunday night, entered his room at the abov
place, ana stolen thtreirom $O in money. The &C
cused were taken before Justice Connolly, ut the lower
police court, who committed them for examination.
The accused deny their gui and state, In their examina.
tion, that they are clerks by profession. Thompson al.
leges that he resides at No. $40 Broadway.
CHARGE OF GRAND LARCENY.
A man named Harrison Francis, q colored MN, wa,
arrested by officer Baldwin,, Of the Eighth ward police,
charged with having stolen s6l from Mary o'Gorman, Of
No. IL East Fourteenth street. The property, ~ II Ia
alleged, Was returned TO the complainant by the wife o,
the prisoner, who, II Is said, received 1t from her hus
band, the accused. The prisoner, In his examipation,
No. 40 Grand street. The accused was committed for
trial By Justice Freeman, In default Of $500 bail.