The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-17
The Mayors Office.

BRAVERY OF A POLICEMAN OF THE TENTH DISTRICT
The courageous conduct of poicemeo Thomas Sowey
two recent occasions is worthy Of special commend.
tion inasn II 70 show the efficiency of the
preset police system under the control OF worthy
Mayor, Fernando Wood, Policeman slowey has been
connected tn the department only about two mouths
and deserves och praise Tor his vigilance ana bravery
The facts OF the IN question follows
twelve ago at about four clock the morong
policeman Sowey, having discovered three in Wal
ker street, with carpet bags their bands, stopped
them and requested Them N inform him what they mad
In said bags They hestated, and thereupon Sosey
sprung upon them and with the assistspcs OF police
man Charles speigbs secured and conveyed them to tae
station house. The bags contained portioa OF the
goods, the effects OF an alleged burglary committed
one Mr.. DOLL 81 Beekmsn srrset, The prisoners
United BY Justice OSBORN Ia default of $1,000 bail
each case and Thursday last they Indicted by
the Grane Jury, and are now in the ronbs awaiting
trial On the morning of the lith April, while duty
in Walker street. the same policeman Tnomas Sowey,
ciscoveret with carpet bag AMI questioned
IN reference to the same. Not te7tng satisfied with
The mans answers, he took hold OF the bag,
when the struck him in thu face, upou
which sloVey struck the upon the head
til bis club. 6ghtNhen ensued between them, du.
ring waich the accused succeedeh in get
ting the club out Of the pol hands slo wey attn
held fast 10 him aud catd .ouoy for assistance which
brought officers mead ana Wright to his rescue The
the bag found 10 contain lot Of carpenters tools
which subsequently identified by the owner, Mr..
Cornelius Collins as Chrystie tteet, whose place
brossn open and robbed the neh, and which was
pesr place where sowey arrested the alleged
CLARA.
MAYOR WOOD AND MOCK AUCTIONS.
The following Ia Dond established between the city
and auctioneers wnsh will doubtless, have the effect
Of az eckipg, in great the numerous fraudu
n pt practices Of mock sucticNeers innocent
tr, men and Others who daily made toer dupes and
tercessly robbed by them. The Mayor has already
fused TO grant any licenses to auctoneefs guilty
OF uock suction practices.
KNOW ail men by these presents, that we -, are held
and firmly bound the people the state of New York
in the Of dollars TO be paid the
people OF the State Of New York. for which payment we'll
and truly 10 made lind ourselves heirs
tors and Unsatisfactory firmly BY thesc presents Sealed
with our seals and dated the day Of -, in the year
of Lord thousapd eight hundred aud nifty -.
Whereas, the above bounden -, OF the city OF Me-
York hath applied the Mayor Of the satd city for IL
OF an suoonoer and the Msyor hath agreed 60 give
such license upon the 6iug Of this bond Nov, the cond
tion tf this obis sueb that IL the said -, hs
clerk aren't or assignee shall by mean. OF any fraudulent
and dceetnl practices, known as mock auctions tr.ndu
lenty obtain money from any persons shall ~
means o. such dtoeful and fraudulent pracce or by
eepe OF any other frau cheat Mt common law, de
egneoy snd With intent TO detraud obtain from person.
any mone any soods merchandise, or otner pro
written insttument. the false making whereof would
puni&able ne forE shsi any respect violate the
statute or any section thereof entitled act to punish
frauds and 20 suppress auctions passed Drill
o. 1858. tDen this Obligation shall be forfeited
seaied and delivered In the Bresenee Of - !.
ISi0natuyea
beTeby sprrove q the foregoing bona .ssn be or me-
TIE dsy ard year shove wi ten. T---
-, Mayor Of tbs oisy Of New York