The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-05
MORNING EDIrIoN-MoNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1855.
Police Intelligence.
CHARGE OF FALSE PRRTENCEy.

ohcer Knapp oftie Court OF SESSIONS yesterday re-
turned from Albany having in custody wu. n. Hol.
brooke, alias j. W. Hobrooke dealer in engraving II
paintings, htely doing business at No. sos Broadway,
whom he mad arrested on warrant issued by Justice
Rogart, complaint Of the junior member OF Arm OF
vsscher schsli, advertising agents at No $40 Broad
way, who charges him with false pretences. The am
davit OF complainant states that In the month OF March
laSt the prisoner called at the Office of the complainant
and informed HIM that his J. w. Holhroole,
and stated that he Secretary Of the Amsc Artists
Union and whsn asked by the complainant what said
American Artists Onion was aud is objects, he stated
that II was association of artists, who had united for
the purpose Of devisng to eject the sale of large
number OF epgravings and paintings then their pos.
Session. aba " mus t cres'nS SAFE ior them aaorJins
that he dss'rous OF making an arrangement With
the complainant and his partaer to advertise ther
States snd Canadas snd that he had call II for the pur
pose OF periectng such arrangement whereupon the
complainant believing these representations to be true
after consultation with his partner did conscnt to ad
yertse for said VIM. II. Holbrcoke, or as he aud his
paIaer believed his name to be- j. W. Holbrooks, upon
certain conditions In regard to payment for said adver
sing which con tions that the amount which
would be due for said ave,ising should AL be paid be-
fore the expiration OF three mcnths from the date sfore
sad, which amount has never bseu paid and whi,h
said Holbroo.e refuses to pay ttat before commencing
order for taid Holbroose to sgn which orer aaho
rived m and his partner 10 do saa advertising, and
w.
In tile presencs OF complainant aud his clerk, aud
said order Is appended TO the affidavit, that COM
ina ana s q s,d
lieving that the statements made by said Hol5rooke
we've true, but has since learnei they believe that
they totally false that there dii not exist at
the time said reprcsen atons made aay such
cation as tcfoIe named, called this American Artists
unicn that said Hobrooke was not Secretary Of said
Artists Mon and that the OF raid Hotbrooke Is
not W. Holbrooke and complainant therefore believes
that sad HolbIooke made the statements aforesaid and
Hall 4y,au IL
cclvpg him and his partner and with the vex Of cheat
ng snj tefIauding them The complainant further
states that he has been informed by officer Knapp that
the prisoner admitted to him that he was worth $4,000
or se O0O and that he had put all Of his property out
could not reach u The accused taken before jus
tce Connolly ut the Tombs and held to bail in the
Of - 600 to answer the charge preferred aga!nst him
CHARGE OF OBTAINING MONEY UNDSa FALSE PRE-
TENCEs.
Sergeant Martini attached to the Second District DO
lice COURT Jefferson Market arrested named Mar
lin Donald, charged the complaint Of George Donald
with having obtained sis3 by false pre'cnces I. is al
legged the part Of the complainant that he vas usuc
TO advance the above lot Of seyars represented
by Tue accused " bc valued at s6C0 and which he said
were In an auction warehouse, and would be svh at
sacrifice II he did not get the advance from toe complain
ant who relying on the Of the prisoner
parted with his money It's further alleged taat when
the complainant went to the store TO inquire about tho
goods he ascerained that they had been to and taken
from The premises, leaving him security whatever
the advance that ne had made The accused taken
before Justice Brennan who mitted him for
ton.
AN ALLEGED FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE.
fellow named John Murphy alias Murray, alias Jack
Monroe arreJed in this city Saturday BY officer
oIrieD Of the Third ward police, and handed over
the sheriff Of Passaic county n. who had warrants
for his arrest charging him ~ith having connected
with notorious set Of thieves who for months
ss Ma upon s.ss ss 2,
sbcet and conveyed back to Paterson, for trial Mar
ply, II s alleged bas no less than different indict
ments against him, charging him with having bean im
picatcd in the commission OF several burgisres and
larcenfes committed ip and about Patersoa.
FAMILY JARS.
man named William sheridan, residing at e5 James
street. arrested yesterday and taken Juscs
Osborne at the lower police court charged with having
beaten and Ill. used his wife Mary Anns in q cruel
time 70 time, both while sober aud Intoxicated, beaten
and abused his better half The accused eeaiei the
charge brought agains. him by the relatives OF his wife
Tie OF thc difficulty between Sheridan aod hi. wife
has been attributed BY some to the fact Of being
difference OF spnon has is alleged created ali this
trouble shesitan was held to bail In the ,um OF 81 900
70 answer
ARREsr or AN ALLEGED HALL THIEF.
man giving his name Louis Braimer, arrested
Saturday night charged with stealing lot Of cloth.
ing from the dwelling house No. 33 Market street. II
appears from the complaint made against Bra that
be was caught In the act Of carrying on the property by
the inmates OF the house who immediqtely hansei him
over TO the Seventh ward police In the poaesson Of
the accused found clothing other articles valued
at about $50 for which wanted at the sta.
ton house. The prisoner was taken before Jn,tice
Wood yeiterdsy, who committed him for trial.
CHARGE OF BURGLARY.
young man about 20 years Of age. named James
Hand was arrested by the Seventh ward police, charged
with having, Saturday night burglsriousiy entsei
the stables Of Dennis Moylan l33 and 13S Monroe
street, BY forcing oil Of the window shutters II Is
alleged that the police found Hand in the stables. He
taken before Justice Woo who com M tad hi m for