The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-11
Police Intelligence.


cHABGE or EaBEZZLEMESr AGAINST CLERK-A
PENIfEST OFFENDER AND A wAYwAaD YOUTH
THE PRISONERS LETTER TO MS EMPLOYERS.
Levign Livingston, . respectable young man, about
twenty years Of aga lately In the employment OF tho
Grain Nessurers, No. l27 Broad street taken into
custody yesterday morning by officer vsldran, OF the
Chiefs cce charge Of having embeizied about $500
from hts employ ers collecting bills for the above
citation and appropriatng the came to his own use.
Various Witnesses were produced going 10 show quite
clearly hat Lvir gston had collected moneys TO the
amount above stAted from parties ebted 10 the board
Of Grain Masues and tpA nstead VI reirrnng the same
10 hts employers he Appropriated II 10 his oSn use.
The plhorer, appears, s quite Wild youth,
iond OF keeping d'ssoiue company woo no doubt,
urged hin 10 me comm salon Of the above offence.
The prpouer had the dsguerreotypc OF q handsoms
young lady IN ts possession when arrested and also
ksress Of himsel which were taken posssssion OF by
tee Court A few days previous to me arrest Of
Iivinsson be addressed note 10 the President Of tho
Gfsn Msasurers' Association, cknoEiesgDg his errors
king Tor forgiven As nt. letter may be rome
VIII interesting 20 the ruohc an ne shord scr &c
warning 10 olber clerks entrusted yn tas safe keeping
q their employ eis' money, -e have ooAned coy OF
NEW Yoax Dee. s. 1856.
DxAR srR-Yeu vii no doub, very surprised resang
d me Lad hoped hat lboqi az would
however sopp.is me e make ecnessoa which though
i've than . fat exposure OF the facts
ne oo's,ansag y, q collections hsrs !. SO Which aas
bal bad bad lem he Snss os % esqn n. ae 90
made so q when % have been pad
pointed IN hl- sspeetons self placing enre coad
-ensbJ aw ihe pei son thur night who promises
% seventy or hundred dollars on The enc q he
have given Jon fall s,aienen, Of he case ! cannot
abusing have the confidence you fully placed
hat sa csr s ss e az WIN ss
52nsn ns The Money s a. e, nsSs, dsns gs.
word II What say = not true meant 70 replace every cent
q TIE appropriated and wl % - yet 4 the time
than ihs have bn few friends 70 help mo along nohiug
% as Sy % Ra aa You
imagine my sigaon sna aPosal e you to grso; me The
my conduct Indebted you already FOR what
ne . bs % ssd . es yop see how aasTa,efaly
PAD 9g ssqner al was %iopa a Sns n0 s
So vsee mn 70 10 % You and relate he Whole ear Bui
doSs a an On 5a @ wUsS 90 - ss
70 we ssoq or nsns SS d %aes woss IN G
write clearly But what have sad hope viii sut
a sr Z Else II regard . IL books : eoaeeraed
am ePtirsy I'M sn sns % ~. -elemny swear msn,
suppose what dependence be psced on have nov
respectfully 1c.. 6c. L. LIVINGSTON
Lower Police Court where be vas committed 70 toe
Tombs for examinations. The prisoner Is most rospest
ably connected, and his conduct viii cause much pain
srd cbaern 10 large circle Of relatives and friends VINO
occupy high position In society.
SINGULAR GENEROSITY Par o. A TnrF "A
most singular Of generosity the part of pick
pocket came 70 hight yes,erday morning. Icnabod G.
Lsech droycr stopping At Chs mbersus Hotel in Ro
bin street, appeared before Justice Osberne a. the
Lower Police Court, and preferred charge Tor grant
larceny sasos some p'ckpocket, al present unknown.
Mr. Leech, appears ost biz gold vash and cnsln,
Iued at CO. few evenings ago, snd with vic~ Of
covering the same, he procured the services OF an on
Ger, but was unsuccessful. Toe following day be
ceved from the very scamp Who had 20 artf1ly
dvested him a. his repeater and 10 appendages,
Which he offered evidence against the unknown rogue.
rhe follow ing Ia copy Of the note In question ~
GIRsRD HeUsE. Dec. 1855
Mn. LrrcH. No n Robinson sreet-r you take out
wach n The Brsfd Hou.e and ne hard FOL
owed the cicer until be left then went up TO
you ard iod you would take you home. You told me 70
AXE 10 Chsmberlans and that your name Leech,
&C. took your watch and lett you IN Grsenwch street
watch forward i to day and send the ticket ia this
letter.
Tho above vas sneny NOUS and contained nothing far.
they frcept the pawn ticket on hessrs. simpson TO
their for The watch. The valuable recovered
AOm the pawu Office on the payment Of s25, which
amount was loaned the sentlemanly pckpockst By the
propretors Of toe pawn ofse the Aforesaid article
No further yct obtained 10 the perpetvaor
Of The larceny the Identity OF the Individual who ad
dressed the above note 10 the complainant aod not
al probable that success w crown the efforts of
the police Ia making any attempts 81 taking sucn r.
msrkably honest thief into custody.