New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-14

jurirc any person. Owing to the number Of extra
lookouts, the engineer was warned in time. On exsm-
nation il was found that portion Of the tunnel had
fallen in. gang Of men w@ Immediately SO: to
work but did not succeed in clearing the track for
several bOurs. The 5 p. ID. train from Albany WA
detained three hours
CAPTURE OF PAssERs OF COUNTERPART NOVEL
The Sixteenth Ward Police arrested on Saturday
nigh. seven individuals whom they detected passing
or attempting to pas counterfeit s. bills on the Frank
In Bank of Chepachet, T. l., ard the Farmers Bank
OF Dover. Delaware. One Charles Chew, aias Storey,
Yves the first arrested. lie had passed three OF the
counterfeits upon Il gentleman named Ricknay. Ga
beirg taken to the Station House Of the Sixteenth
Ward, Chew gave the names Of several persons OF
his acquaintance who were engaged in passing the
spurious bills On this information the police repaired
TO the residences Of William Johnson Henry L. Fra
zer Henry Kyntop aud VIM. Garrett, and arrested
them on suspicion of being engaged in passing the spu-
ricus money. As these prisoners were being taken to
the Station House in Of the Eighth avenue cars,
Fraser and KlyLtop seen 10 throw package be-
bind them on the sect, and th, package on being
examined was found to contain 81 900 in the spurious
money. On Sunday morning the prisoners were exam
iped by Justice Davidson, when Chew confessed that
the whole gang recently came TO the city from Phila
dephis for the purpose of putting the counterfeIs IN
circulation; that Hare hsd promised 10 let HIN
have package Of the money. and was 10 have met
him for that purpose in Vsrdan street. He also
stated that be knew several Others who had agreed TO
take packages of the money from Hare at discount,
they having facilities for circulating it. At the close
Of the examination the prisoners were AL locked up
Chew and Hare were arrested some weeks ago on
similar charge, but by some means escaped punish
NETT The whole gang it is supposed, were con-
nected with Smith ard Lambert, the bOa.men who
were arrested Friday night for passing similar bills
to druggist in the Ninth Ward. The Delaware bill
il well executed AID close imitation of the genuine.
CHARGE OF PERJURY On Friday last we noticed
the arrest of French lad named julius Saam IN, who
was brought from Palmer Mass, a warrant charg.
il him with having stolen 800 francs and q gold
watch from Joseph Limasser, residing at No. %
Walker street. The case fully investigated on
Saturday before Justice Connolly, when the following
facts came to light, and the result wa an honorable
acquta Of the lad and the Incarceration OF LmasSier
on charge Of perjury. Ii appears that the lad IL the
son Of wealthy French gentleman siding in Paris,
and about twelve months ago started In company with
bis elder brother for this country pleasure e1cur-
sion On reaching Isvre the elder brother vas taken
i'll and concluded to return home and did so, after fist
giving his brother l4OO in American gold to pay the
expenses Of his trip. On board the vessel in which
young Shannon embarked he met Limassier, with
whom he formed an acquaintance. and to whom he
subsequently intrusted his money for safe keeping.
On arriving at this port both put mp in Walker street.
but in few days the youth started for Boston, where
he remained a short time and then proceeded TO
Palmer Aner being there short time he wrote to Lin
assier for sl0O-the latter then having nearly 81 O0On
hs posse sson belonging to salsmon Instead OF sending
the mon, Limassier preferred charge of grand lar
ceny against the youth, and had an officer sent from
tbi- city 10 arrest him The publication of the arrest
q Salamon was brought TO the notice OF the captain
of the vesse in which the parties came to this country
and he proceeded TO the Police Court and narrated
such Of the above facts as be was acquainted with.
Others that knew the circumstances also did the sane,
and the whole was substantia,ed by the affidavit OF
the lad The accused denies the truth OF the aega-
tons but was notwithstanding, locked up.