The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-27

k'Once intelligence.
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO ROB A PAWNBRoKER AND
BLOW UP HIS PRKMIsEs-ARREsT OF A DISHONEST
CLkkK AND REcovERY OF STOLEN JEwELRY-AN
INTERESTING CASE.
For the last two day. oeer Masterson of the Chiefs
once, has been hdsy engaged in working up case of
great ntricacy and deep interest and succeeded Wed
nesday night in completing the difficult task conhded
MS csre. The accused party in this formerly
Clerk In the employment of Perez Fridenberg, pawn
broker OF No 496 Hudson street who the morning Of
the l4th May last suddenly left his employer premises
The abrupt departure Of Thomas Lebo such was the
name OF the clerk aroused the suspicious of Mr. Frden
berg The safe and money drawer searched, when
money and jewelry 10 a large were found miss
Ing Suspicion at once fell upon Lebolt and deter
mined BY the complainant have him arrested and dealt
with according to law The authorities were consulted in
the matter and officer Masterson was detailed for the
purpose of ferretng the fugitive and recovering the
tolen property. As the result Of the officers abors is
highly interesting, give his affidavit in the case as
sworn before Alderman Clancy acting Magistrate at the
Lower Police Court. The affidavit reads follows
Hugh Masterson, of the Chiefs Office being duly sworn
deposed and said THAT the night of the 2lth inst
he arrested Thomas Lebot on charge of stealing va
the OF the Chief OF Police previous 10 which de-
ponent searched his aud found gold watch and
chain ne gold pencil pair of sleeve buttons one gold
ring lot Of pawn tickets, three cents, umbrella
Two travelling bags. and sundry small articles, all Of
wh!e were identified by said Mr.. Frienberg having
issncd lie ,ha pn,.ar,, Sa,'s p Jana JUN,
slno il, .aid hanr ~ sa;1 ~, All 800 s ei.' VI
,,enoe,.d ha I,ba ea;s ahoI,t 90, 80 %
,nno, i, Of NJ Tr;,fs -, =, $3.50, 49, !" W 'ue
said .os roon, : nn.n,y ~ 80. , M ~, nv, M
and son,e coub,,h,a aa,as,is h hish aug ia
acknowIedced ~ dcnnno,, ~, Ia HI n,an,iat Nv
male ternedo WIN xbi"b ~ rio,y nm The nraraSas "
Mr. TrIenbero aer robbing the same and h,t ba hal
arraneed The man or ,be ro,,a,g Min I,rob pahGId
and hat they were 10 do il ontlv On the nigbt or ha
obth instant nanonent also f,,,nd ,,non tn n.rson NJ
said Icbolt five or six false KEYS with which he admit
fed Ia dcpouent that ,bay hal intended ~ anon ,ba
drawers ana safe of sail Fridenberg ana the said ebo
Ia br,bo denonent Nv orng him ,be sum f
800 10 give IN "a him Il eoln the said KEYS and allow
him Ia cane also loeyed Himself to I'D. Ienonent
one third Of the nrocae al tho robbery !, ng that
he knew the property in the safe To DO worth sI 600 or
So 0OO and that the share Of deponent wod be about
4luuv ue IeIanoes Z, DC ulVdeu between himself ana
said Iebot found ia yarus tJ,ees articles Viii IN he
stated he bad stolen from sei Fridenberg and which
nav oeeh lienus9 oy Nun Ielphe' on NJ neN. ahy
altSteu oaoop 'hieu aooe ici' ne, ala 'punu ~
M lnss,'sion lasso "n, aiioil rms "hicu were
a9en.neu " MT FEuenoeFs 7. us proicrty. pepohent
ALSO iouna upon mn sohi M4'cn mhic uefoneht = IN
lorme ny Mr. JaoonS Oh 40. w .h'tiam street was
gwen Dy hthca 70 INN (Jacoos) IN exchange ior ano-
theI Wtech ioui u possession o su JACOBS ana winch
mao been stolen from Sad f:ieuoeTg, and Is denuhe by
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cans, aio, anS pench, har"in1 ,na,n g. - ,;,n
JOINT conspiracy to ron Inn u his property and estr "
his premses by means O ruupowder. The prisonars