The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-25
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A SINGULAR coxFLAMr--A CIzsK VS.. HIS LAT.
EndPLoYER.
Lewis J. Bridgnan, formerly clerk In the emplsy.
went Of Benjsmin Douglass o. commercial agents, Of
Trinity Building, Broadway, but now employed by Tap
pan McKilop, OF No. BeeAman street. appeared be-
fore Justice Connolly the Lower PoKce Court and pre-
ierred complaint against two men, named william
Thompson and William Bingham, clerks in the employ
ment of hessra Douglass Co. above referred TO. for
IN, ing obstruced him his business by following him
everywhere he went ana annoying him on the way As
the complaint somewhat novel IN It's character aud a.
the affidavit is interesting, We obtained copy Of IT. as
Lewis Brdgmsn being duly deposes and says-I
am clerk in The employment Of Tappan 4 McKlop, pro
ssn'S "lss building
5 ws shan clerk e s q
lass CO.. proprietor Of The Commercial Agency , 10
q oeoSer is wa. dssroas Of leaving lie employment Of
T. % ha hsa 20 com
cSdsd Mr Bepsmin Douglass the senior Of the ar told
vice estab sbment pursuing The same business he
should ever leave he would put upon track
sSSnS sS 81 I so So @'a s
Of The month The ny ny s '%
Be pad me for ms Services Mfer leaving the service
S GO aDges and e
an agreement ri them and on the h November en-
the 10 do which visit merchants and men at
Their oces and desks Q, counting houses and explain me
sccess the information which the agency obtains; the
Tappan a% William
%a hs 90 half m soaf Ss wa M
him in hanover street followed wherever
Srst saw him bsween nine and len O'Clock in the morning
and oS s + he r ~ oo
every place. at length asked hum what he meant BY follow
tsst DOUBTLESS pad very me; Tied
Of Corndt street he ioiow ed me % De boat which ,oos
to Jersey city when returned nearly hour afterwards he
an omnibus he took the next stage and sat in the forward
and Went to he barclay street ferry aasotea he @@sd
he boat Thompson has continued This and
on ae 18Th and lsh inst Thompson has been attended and
service Of 3 DoSsass Co have BEEN par!asd into and
,hroash stores and oees have been n'errupted and an
ably engage N nsa and n,ea business have aseer
amin Douglass continue this annoy unit, he compes
ne to abandon ny upon which alone depend for
Messrs. Thompson and Bingham were brought before
Jurtce Connolly who held them 10 wait the result OF
examination witch has been SCI down for Saturday a.
terno0n
TIE Twelfth WARD ELECTION CAsE-The investigation
the alleged frauds committed IA the Third district of
the Twelfth ward, on the last election day, was
continued yesterday before JUSTICE Connolly, at
the Lower Police Court. The entire OF tho after
doom WAS taken up with the cross examination or the
witnesses jsr the prosecn,ion. Nothing interest
ing was elected. viii be some days the win
be concuded.
CHANGE or KIDNAPPING John sardy, shipping mer.
Chant taken into ecsody yesterday by Ser
eean smith OF the Lower Police Court charge OF nav
ing been implicated with Capt Maoney, OF the ship Ell
wood Waiter in the Kidnapping Of q sailor, named Car
roll, and keeping him board OF above mentioned
pbip sganet his will and wish The accused brought
be fore Justice Connolly at the Lower Police Court where
lie was held to bail In the sum Of 81. 900 to
Capt Aaaoney having sailed for Liverpool the day after
the commission OF the alleged outrage his arrest was,
matter oil course, ELECTED. We have received let
ter from Mr. Sardy In reference to the above complaint
In which the accuseds eide OF the story Is told fol-
Iowa.
10 rnE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
Regar1g the kidnapping mentioned your journal
81 morning, the other side OF the Story hat sailors
who make business Of shipping receiving their ad
and then stealing them again from the ships when in
the raugn NJ midnight board OF the ship Eli
wood Water BY the officers of the ship by them
put in safe keeping until the sailing Of the During this
time Carroll the principal insisted upon rounding the
q one man whom they acknowledged to have stolen FROM the
chip provided the captain would let him and for which
JOHN Is. sARDY.