The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-18
Police Intelligence.
A MERCANTILE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DISHONESTY
ORA OLERK-$6, 900 lNYOLvgD.

MERCANTILE rRANsAOTION- -ALLRGED DISHONESTY
OF oLERK-$6, 900 INVOLVED.
Edward r. Barnes, clerk in the employ uent Of D. G.
Bacon, of No. 80 Broadway, taken in'e custody
Thursday evening by officer Brown aid V the Chief Of
Police charged with forgery under the fAowins CIR
cumstaDces-A few hours previous to the arrest Mr..
Bacon called 1t the Mayors Office and stated that he had
been robbed Of 900 By the accused He there stated
that on the day il question he the accused olsnk
check, to be filled BY him for the OF $780, that
having business to transact, he LETT the blank
in charge Of the clerk, and that upon his
check for 50 600 instead Of $780, and Furthermore that
he bad suddenly left the lower part of the city The money
which had been obtained from the Phenix Bank In Wall
street consisted entirely of gold chiefly $40 GOLD pieces
Believing that Barnes about to leave tue city, and
take bis property away with him. he applied for war
rant fohe arrest OF the accused whom he had
believe had not then left 1.-THE city. The matter was
placed in the hands Of officer Brown Who accompanied
soence Of Barnes, No 123 West Twenty street.
On arriving here the accused found packing up al
The officer Seeing he Condition OF Affairs casrr.d sroes
with the forgery, when the latter became very violent in
his manner and was disposed to be somewhat pugusc;
but officer Brown who is powerful man. soon queted
him. Barnes first taken down the Chiefs Office
BY officer Brown while Mr.. Bacon remained ia the IN
oder to prevent any one taking the AS
Barnes properly taken Of the officer returned
the lodgings OF the former, and there without much
search the SO coo IN goa The booty was placed
a coach and conveyed 70 the City Hail. preparatory
70 being delivered over to the owner. Every dollar of
the property being recovered, Mr. Bacon somewhat
urge the complaint Against hi ~ but he compelled
to DO SO by the magistrate. Information o. the affair
was communicated TO the District Attorney who under
The relations existing between the aud ,usei
allowed the magistrate TO accept bail In the Of $500
for the appearance Of the prisoner to the Charge
Barnes Is quite young man, and is respectfully con
nected.
NOT SET DOWN IN THE ORDER OF DANCING.
woman named Margaret Teddy was brought before
Justice Brennan yesterday afternoon charge of steal
ing gold and bank bills to the amount of SAL the
property Of Catherine Grant, of No. Norfolk street.
The accused and the complainant, il appears while at
tending Sunday night dance in the Fourteenth ward
became faiary acquainted with ono another and dur
ing little confab that took place between Margaret and
Catherine the latter foolish enough TO expose ali
her worldly wealth. AS soon rs the conversati was
ended, and Kate preparing herself for cheating
jig, she was somewhat astonshed TO end that al her
golden store bed suddenly disappeared. She before
Justice Brennan yesterday and made complaint against
the dancing acquaintance, who was ares'ed on sus-
picion Of having picked conplananps pocket The
magistrate concluded to hold the prisoner to bail
CHARGE OF ATTEMPT AT RAPE.
John Finn, man about So years of age, taken
into custody Sunday night by officer sheehan Of the
First ward police, charge of having attempted forc
bly, violate the person little girl II years of age
named Bridget Candrew The officers attention
drawn TO noise proceeding from stone yard in Mar
ketAeld street. and bis examining the premises
found the prisoner attempting TO ravish the complain
ant Justice Connolly committed Finn for trial in de-
fult of 81, 900 bail
ROwDYIsM IN BROADWAY.
About halspast O'Clock yesterday morning, dis
tusbsnce taking place in Broadway Leonard street
Fith ward) between some lawless characters, officer
Martin of the Sixth ward police rushed among the
combaants, and in endeavorng to arrest Of them
feled to the ground by blow Of slung shot When
assistance arrived to the unfortunate officer the rascas
had fed consequently the perperstor Of the outrage
mains at large Officer Martin Is severely Injured from
| the effects OF the murderous blow
ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY.
! Between the hours Of II and IL O'Clock Sunday
night attempt riade to enter the plumbing
tabshment Of Mr. Robertson of Market and Wa
ter Streets by two burglars. Officer Smith, of the Sc
venth police. suspecD2 that there WAS something
wrong approached the premises silly but the fellows
took the alarm and fed In their hurry they left for
midablc jimmy behind them which picked up by the
| officer ana conveyed TO The station house.
| CHARGE OF MALICIOUS MsoHIEF-FINE AMUsE-
MENr FOR SUNDAY EVENING.
| young man named Charles Adams, brought be-
fore Justice Pearcy at the Second District police Court
charge of malicious mischief The accused tits alleged
visited the house Of Mrs Hannah NJ Russell at No. 81
Mercer street, snd without any provoca.on commenced
| by way of amusement to break distinguishes and
chairs and to defaee and cut the walls and lounges The
female boarders of the house thrown into awu.
of excitement while the landady fearful that al
| her nice furniture would be spelled almost wild.
Mr.. Adams was locked up 10 await an examination.
SUSPICION OF LARCENY.
| young named Eveine Frances Doyle was
taken into CUSTODY by ohcer Hanray oil the teventa
ward police, suspicion OF having stolen a couple OF
gold ocke the property of Mary Anne lie Claire Of No.
$50 Fourth street The accused detained for
| nation by Justice Brennan.
| CHARGE OF coMpoUNDING FELONY.
Vincent Lecher Of No t27 Fourth street, brought
| before Justice Brennan charge of compoundng a
felony. The prisoner, IT charged brought complaint
for larceny against of his clerks Louis Fredand
whom he charged with stealing between SO and $40
worth OF gold leaf but after settled the by
making Louis work for him for not hing until, by his
labor he had remonerad his employer for the amount
Of property charged 10 have been stolen. Leichert
now been arrested charge Of compromising felony
lie held to bail to answer.