The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-21
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ALLg0fD ATTENrT At ExronTfoN.
woman named Mary Stewart taken into custody
yesterday and brought before Justice Connolly AZ Ne
Lower Police Court, charged with having attempted to
extort s1G0 from John Brnck Of No % Canal street.
by threatening 10 disclose family of the sA
ter Mr. minct says he has paid this woman ono tho~-
sand dollars already but that not ralracd with ths ss
mnde demand upon hin for si6O more Ts he REFUSED
10 let her have and accordingly when she insisted
the sum being forthcoming, he caused her arrest aud
made complaint, against her for extortion. The magic
trata suspended action in ih. the gsinx
further.
CHARGE or OBTAINING MONEY UNDER YALsM
fRtTYscEs
Henry l.. fohman arrested by officer Webster, =
the finh ward police charged with having obtained 80
from Kate Lecount of 90 leonard street. BY fass pre-
tencea and fraudulent Representations The complainant
alleges that she induced by tho accused take hn
brother from hia boarding school In Schenectady and
send him Ia another institution II the chAFairr ~
White Plains Wes,chesier county, that the sonassA
managed 10 defaud her out of thu above by aging
that II would De Deeesasry 10 place In his hands s
money, as 10 pay Tor his schoong in advance, that
the principal of the school In We~,che~ser county ta-
formed her when she cent her brother there THAI
moneys had been paid by Lohman for the pupils
yenscs. Therefore in view ~ tbese hets she chArrss
he accused with having obtained the sun u sss frc
her by of false prrtence- and fraudulent rcpre~~-
'aons Lehman was held 70 bail Ia the Of t30e -
answer.
rIGnT AND srABHIs1 AFrRAY IN THE FOURTH wAnu.
serious and perhaps fatal place on Sunday
evening IN the Fourth ward, between si he
IL Jacob and Frankfort streets In which D~nlra
MsNichol and Charles McSuiy received severe inju~s
In tho breast and back fron dirk knife aiiege 10 hAvs
been In The hands u Cornelius Downry Az far u
could asceraiD the facts in The 10 bs fd
iowsA party Of young In way became snxaN~1
IN bght nj the above place, wbrp hcNlchol and Nc
Nuhy pating along intencrci TO prevent tbs farslss~
prosroas Of ihn row. wLefeupon hownsy, ~ho
calm spectator 20 the whole proceeding, uinking proSA
bly, that the former had right 20 inerer In ID. din
Guilty, rushed at them ~ih open kDfe aud sssbbsA
each o them, iDncting dangerous Wounds from which
after tho by ofecr Murphy of the Foar
ward police, and yesterday morning committed 10
await tie result of thr wounded mems injuries by Jus
tice Anartson, at the Laser Police Court Ts ,njsrsl
conveyed 70 their respective residences In Jsosk
street Immediately after The occurrence, ~hsr- they
promptly attended 10 by aioctor
ARREsT oY AN ALLyGgD PIcxPoCKEr.
young man named william Spi,h Casey
rested Sunday At T. Jorcphs ehureL slath avenue.
charged with having picked the pocket ~ lady s
making her cnlt from this plao@ ~ ~orshlp Ths
District Police Court, -bcn he committed for
minstion.
ALLEoyp BURGLARY.
Tire. young mon. named Robert Johnson, John Da-
,ison and IhomAa Hilton vhsTe found tbe coal ones
e Nr. = Beu a, Va. Jane street, Yesterday morning.
at rather pnssssonabls hour. orecr. ianifes su
vel, aaa Sanger a the sluh ward pocs, disoovvr~f
thee gcnsmrn In the unylsakant rreiIcafnent, saA
brought them 90 The station house On charge u bur
slay The money drawer u the ofce had been bfcseo
orcn, AMI Hone small change contained therein sb
straotsd Tho prionefs ~efe brought b-fors Jasues
bavison yesterday AMI committed tor ersmlnstisa 90
chara. q tvrgLafy.