The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-07
Progress or the Municipal Revolution.
ALLIGLD FORGERY ON THE IRVING SAVINGS IN.


ALLLGkD FORGERY ON THE IRVING SAVINGS IN.
sTITUTIoN.
Mr. " L. Buxton, Secretary Of the Irving Savings In
sttuon yesterday appeared before Justice Osborne at
the Mayors Office, and made the following affidavit
CITY and County Of NeD Fork, ss-vanderbt L. Bux-
ouly sworn, deposes and saysThat the entries In the
bank book No 015 here purporting to have been
PORTING show deposits therein the amount Of 2i3
TO the credit OF Ambrose Cassidy forgeries, ide
with the elonous intent to cheat and defraud the SAID
institution Deponent further that on the 2sth day
OF February 1865, the said Cassidy opened account
with said institution by depositng the sum OF $32 and
receiving the said book, since which time no other de-
post was made nor had sad Cassidy any account in
sad institution from the 2st of November, 1854, the
cate Of the first forged entry up to the 2sth day of
February ult. when the aforesaid s32 deposited
by him, anS the original and genuine entry Of
said S35 has been erased from the said book by tear
ing out the first leaf of the which it writ
ten DeIonsnt further says, that on the 5th day OF
March inst man. whom deponent is informed is named
A. d. L. Whppe, called upon deponent after the nst-
had been closed for the morning. and presented
10 him ths craft now here marked, being draft for
$l,245 signed by the aforesaid Cassidy and the said
whpple had in his hand the time the aforesaid
bank book and pointing to the forged entries therein
s s. bs bsn s
open at O'Clock, and that he could then present the
at the hank and correct he would get the
Deponent further says that at about quarter before
O'Clock the aforesaid Cassidy to the bank and stated
that he had Drawn a draft on the bank for
money which deponent would find he had not there the
draft amounting to $50, and stated that it the
FIRST opportunity that he had get sluare with Whip
pie, who had given him Cassidy stocks which were
Wbpple had the book, and he replied that he had, and
depoDent requested Cassidy to remain at the bank until
about O'Clock William c. Dusenoury preserted the
aforesaid book and draft at the bank for payment and
endorsed the raft and inq II right TO which
deponent replied that 1t was and that 1t was forgery
Said DusenbuTy then came behind the counter where
tsponent WAS when deponent again told him that !.
forgery that Cassidy had anything like that
money in the bank and that he deponent, thought II
his duty to rtar both the book and draft whereupon
said Du injury snached the book from depou ent but
deponent succeeded in getting II again from him, and
said Dusenbury told deponent that fe~ minutes before
O'Clock had cashed the said draft for the aforesaid
Whippe oy drawing the amount from hank and paving
ii over to Whipple V. l.. BUXTON.
Sworn to before me March 6, 1855. D. ". OSBORNE,
Police Justice.
The following copy Of the draft alluded to in the
NEW YORK March 5, 1865.
CASHIER IRVING SAVINGS INSTITUTION =.
Pay TO ID. |. W., or bearer, twelve hundred ana
forty three dollars. A. s. CASSIDY.
MARCH B. 1885
A warrant was issued and placed in the bands Of
officer Knser of the Reserved Corps who arrested Cas-
sdy and took him before Justice Osborne. While here
he stated the Justice that he did not intend to commit
forgery the bank that Whipple had some time ago
sold him worthless stock, and that he was in his
CASSIDY ~ debt to considerable amount that Whipple
called upon him TO borrow more money, aud that he
consented 10 lend him 81 243 If he would give security
for what he already owed whppe sentsd TO this OBJ
tanned the required security, and furnished with
the CHECK for 81 2i3 Cassidy says that he did this
as to obtain security for the money Whippe owed
him. and to pay him oil for the worthless stock ~hch he
had purchased from him. He was required to furnish
b Ill in the Of 81 600.
THE FORGERY on THE MERCANTILE BANK.
Since the committal Of Pha'en and Hogan, Monday,
for attempting TO pass a counterfeit 90 bin the Mer
cant ls Bank of Providence r. Mary Phalen the wife
of one OF the prisoners, and woman named Margaret
Buffers, have been arrested the charge. At
their bouse the police found another bill the same
bank and several small parcels OF groceries, which had
been purcha sed with the counterfeit money Captain
Leonard of the Second ward las in his possession eight
Of the three dollar bills and one twenty dollar bill on
the Madison County Bank, of Caznova. N. ", and
quests that all Who have received any OF the same
kind will make 1t their business 20 call anil IL they
were passed upon them py any OF the parties now In
prison
MISSING GIRL.
Mrs. Martha Smith of l22 Stanton street, says that
Frederick Foe German girl, aged IL years. left her
mothers house the nth Of February between and
O'Clock in the morning, on an errand since which no
It'd ngs have been heard OF her She large for her age
has ght blue eyes light hair, and had dark plaid
gngham dress, blue sack, and black bonnet
THE MAYORS COMPLAINT BOOK.
That the ashes not been removed from before the
hall door Of los Nassau street for three days.
That shanty on the rear Of lot northwest corner of
Twenty fourth street and First has been
down and the effects taken away, although policeman
was present and desired to protect Il.
That the hay carts in the Bowery between Fifth and
Sixth streets are nuisance, and highly injurious 70
the business OF the neighborhooi.
up with goods OF every description TO the great annoy
ance OF the neighbour.
That the cross walks on the OF varck and liza
mersey streets are in very bad condition.
That the sidewalk corner OF Broniway and Houston
street Is in such dapidated condition that It Is almost
That Twenty second street between Second and Third
is in very filthy state not beipg cleaned for
long time that the ashes from the tenement houses
allowed to be thrown therein until is narly three
feet high in places and also that hand CARTS wagons
and coaches are allowed 10 remain on the streets con-
llv IN he eat af tla puhli II IND
householders therein.
That Fourteenth street between Fifth and sixth
ay.pues, has not been cleaned rincs Oct. l. 1854
That Fifth avenue, between Twenty attn and Tsenty
sixth streets has been encountered with building mate
rials for than three nths past.
That Twelfth street, from Second avenue down 70
avenue e. is in dreadful condition, being encountered
with piles Of ashes and garbage o. al sorts mixed with
be dreadful and Is almost sure 10 breed disease and
pt.tlence.
Fisher Sampson complains that he was arrested on
Monday last Tor burglary, he thinks by mistake for
another man, and he hopes the police win be careful in
future as his character Ia al staxe.
A PoEIIcAL COMPLAINT.
Mr Mayor, declare, itis a terrible shame
That with all the police of this wonderful town,
One cannot be spared, deaf dumb, blind OF lame,
And see them across, ,afe from wagon or boss,
Where the Jersey boats land their pronscuous crowd.
Courtlandt street should my dear Mr.. Wood
Have the care OF the Mayor and = pair OF police
And the prayer Of each fair shall for the Mayor
COMPLAINT AGAINST A DIsREPrrABLB house PoR
FALSE ADVERTISING.
Mrs Warren and Miss Julia Brogan entered complaint
yessrday at the Mayors once, against the keeper Of
dsreputable house in Thomas street. whom they charge
with having published false advertisement in the New
York sun The advsrtsement purperts to be for shirt
sewers but when they called At the address stated there
in they informed by ths woman that II was not
shirt hands she wanted but girls Who walked street
She very ndg when they expressed their gno
rance Of her object and said that she did where
the d ali the gr we're that she had been three weeks
pay ing rent and had not got girls The
committed 10 Capt Carpenter who vas directed 70 visit
the house and report in regard TO It's character.
BLASTING ROCKS.
The Mayor has given notice o. his determi 70
enforce the ordinance in regard 70 blasting In this
city Many accidents Of serious nature have occurred
in conteqpencs OF the careless in which courAc
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