The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-01

DHARGs OF FALSE PRErANoEs-FOURTEEN THOU.
SAND DOLLARS INVOLVED.
Yesterday afternoon officer Elder arrested a nan
named Walter Patterson, charged warrant issued
by Justice Osborne, with having the 18th May OBJ
taned By false pretsnces and fraudulent representa-
lions quantity of hops, valued at sl4 00o from
rett W. Rycsman, an extensive dealer in hops, doing
business in the lower part of the city Tns accused was
taken before Justice Connolly, al the Lower Police
Court, who committed him TO pzison for sx animation
which will probably como OF oday in the Mayors
Office.
CHARGE OF CONSTRUCTIVE LARCENY.
journey man tailor, named John Lum residing at
No Mulberry street, taken iato custody yesterday
by Off GER Rue of the Loser Police Court charged with
having dishonesty obtained $40 from his employer,
Phillip Ellis Of $50 Chatham street Tae complainant
states teat paying accused TOR work taat
had performed by mista he gave him package OF gold
dollars instead of three aces that after fading
sut error he spoke OF the vccarren % 10 the phi
soner bu. he denied all sedge the missing eold
ana seemed quite indignant nj oeing charged with hav
s psnans however, da mos uy believe the
statement made by Lum, ans accordingly went before
Connolly, L@~ss rocs ana ,Ss S,as
Of officer Rue, who proasecea to he accuseds pacs OF
sesrch succeeded in recovering the lost property wSi.h
carefully concealed IN stocking and sto wed away
doubt for rainy day The accused was taken before
Justice Connolly at the Lower Police Csurt, who com
niited him for examips alton.
CHARGE OF HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
John White, James Dernics, Patrick Flood and James
Flood arrested yesterday BY Sergeant Mansfield OF
the Lower Police Court aided BY the Fourth ward police
On the charge of robbns John johnson while the latter
partially inebriated The complainant alleges tn
while he in cherry street, ABOUT 1ols o'clock,
"Wednesday night be was attscsed by these men, who
possessed about sI and sIso sols his hat and shoes
He states that he received very beating at the
On hin With scarcely aits.n minps.s intsrmissop
White arrested yesterday morning IN low den la
Cherry street wbs the others subsequently taken
into custody In this locality, BY some OF the Fourth
ward officers. The accused taken before Justice
Connolly, at the Lower Police Court, who committed
them for examination tine charge preferred against
them.
sToRMING TAVERN.
Two named John Donsvap aud Tho mas Gregory
were taken into custody the complaint OF John
Baiiy, keeping tavern in Third avenue, Seventy.
ninth street. charged with assault. battery, and
besg very dforderly. The complainant states that on
the night Of tie 30th intsnt the accused became
10 dsorderly in bis premises tat he was obi god %
meet them that they returned WITH reinforce en
and commenced well directed assault upon his store
and perfon; and that be not u ing tsis manner ofre
aasg him In the hip and bripginx hfn, to the ground
The rect Of the party when they saw Mat Gregory had
n ths n,slt Tbs BeIs DAY. eompHtns wa. maize
n0sinst Gregory and Donavsn for sap aud battery and
each in tbe sum OF $780, for appearance
The wound received BY one OF the assessed is nota very
Ssvere enc.
SHOWING UP ALLEGED PIcKrooxErs.
Yesterday morning officers Kipner and Saith, two OF
She Chiefs shadows, arrested three men named John
Mcdonald, Henry Rodnan, and Wlhsm Byron, well
known 70 them AZ being suspicious cha-acters. They
we're at en- TO the Office OF the ohio OF Police In the
Park, where they were "shown ppn e. the officers
4here assenbied The Chief says tina. Mcdonald aud
kodmsn have Just tmersed from Sng sing where they
served FOIL stealing 81 500 Mr. MatssIt also
mas that these msn have, 70 his certain Wedge,
been preying on toe com immunity ioc the last ACtesn
years. By picking pockets IN manner most expert and
stealing cry goscs and jeyslry stores ths sbop
1ftDR plan After be Dg thoro phly rtvawel marshed
ard ter marched ard tue 9hoA, tse prson
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