New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-03
CITY ITEMS.

18Th ult., TALL pook maked man, giving his name as
G.. W. BufTrd called at the jewery store Of Messrs.
Fireman Il Bennett No. 2-9 Broadway and stated
that he w..ed to purchase quite bill Of goods for
sous friends in Savannah Georgia Accordingly he
s,lec.,d gold wstctes @ sins aud other articles to
tte emoun. Of 500 which he requested nigh, be
se,tto the store of Messrs. G.. w X VI. WalgroVe,
Nc. IS Nassau street. where he sid he wsuld NEE,
the messenger at specified time eni psy the BILL
Mr.. Freeman, having his suspciors light aroused,
to, the 20 9ds to Nassau street h. nself. where he
met Buffu1d, who after examining tn, jewelry,
s,enrsd 10 the deck ard drew a check on the Union
IA, k for the amount due. Mr.. Freeman with con
Siderable sagaciy declined accepting the check with.
ont Guarantee that it was genuine and would be
cashed at sight A, this upoture, G.. ". Wagrove,
esd. a. alleged by Mr.. freeman n'erposed, and sad
the check was perfectly good ard Baford repeated
that he had money in the Bank to ueet it, NJ
Freeman, having bis fears quieted by Wal
Groves assurarc ces, took the check 10 the Bluk
ard found that no such man "a BIffprd
kent an account there. Feeling doubly satisfied ths
he had been ssildl.d, Mr. Freeman ran back 20 W 81
grove in Nassau street, hopr TO iod Baiord there
but he had gone, when the victim informed Ws'grove
that he should hold him responsible for the amount Of
hs bill ss he rad virtually ndOrsed for BuffDid. NJ
Freeman row advised with Sergeant De Voc of the
Chiefs bureau, ard plans were laid 70 catch the
swindler IIardbils describing the rogue minutely
were struck OF ard circulated over the city AID
thro ahout the country far and wide. Bymeas of one
of these bls * was ascerained on Monday nat BuiiOrd
who has been absent had returned to the city, and
accordingly Mr. Freeman and Sergeant De Voc were
On the lockout for him Toward night Mr.. Freeman
-. IL. Lotto of mir
fnd Pearl streets being 10 search o. BuffJrd ani there
to bis eres. delight discovered the oytor eued rogue,
whom he seized az oIce and arrested Buff Jrd made
great fort to t.cape bu. Mr. Freeman held lin
tight till Officer Carmody arrived and took him into
custody Buford was committed TO the cells for the
night, and yesterday he taken before Juri,c Con-
molly at the Tombs where Mr.. freeman appe.red and
made al affidavit against him.
Rufford, it sppears, had purchased bill of jevelry
on Monday from James w. Seyme ur clerk to Mr. Da
,id Rowland, No % Maiden lane and gave in pay
ment bogus check on he Uron Bank, signed By q.
G.. Morgan Il Co. Tbis jewelry, consisting OF mag
rifcent gold watch, massive ch3in, &c., was ouLd in
BufOrds POSSESSION, when arrested by Slr. Freeman.
Buford represented to Seymour also, that he was pur
chasing for friends in Savannah.
Since swindlirg Mr. Freeman, Bnford called at Tiff
fary ewelry store in Boadway, and purchased goods
to the amount of So which he ordered to be sent
to the NewYork Hotel.
The messenger taking the goods 70 the hotel was
instructed not to let them cut Of his possession or
sight till he received the money for them Buff rd
WAS in waiting end waited 30 take the cwelry up
,tars TO show to Lis sick wife. To this Mr. iiffinys
man did not object bot ssid he 90 up too. Blf
ford demuiIed, and after making several lnef-:.u
II e, H.,
sbaIcoued the rich plunder, jumped into sage and
rode of-a lucky circumstance for the owners OF the
property.
ON another OCCASION Bufford called at the store of
Messrs IIinck, Harms * Co No Ill William street,
and selected cloths, ELK vesags, SC, but was un
succc ssul in removing the pander before his real
character GiscOvered.
TIE last complaint preferred against Bufford is one
of grand larceny by Sir. VIM. H. Sohoonmaker, clerk
in the store Of Messrs. Salisbury & Son, No. III
Broadway. On or about the 3Oth Of July, Bufford
called there ano requested that two gold watches aud
gold chain worth $3.50 II ght be sent to him at the
Howard Hotel. SchoOnmaher went with the goods,
which Bufford took up stairs under p.etense OF sho "
ing them to sick friend but he forgot to return, and
the clerk, after waiting for him hour two, went
hC me. He cid not the prisoner sgan till after he
was arrested. Bufford committed to the Tonbs
by Justice Connolly to await fmther ex animation.
How many other merchants and merchants clerks he
Las vc'imztd remains to be seen.
In biz different confidence operations he has gone by
the name Of c W. Bairord, C W. Mddlebfook {.
G. Buhord, c. G. Morgan C W. Weston, and doubt
lees he has many other aliases.
The Eighteenth Ward Fremont Republican Associs-
tion met on Monday evening at the corner OF Twen-
tieth street and Third avenue, the President HOMER
FRANKLIs. esq, in the chair. Addresses wese de-
livered by Messis James NJ Dudley, A. Seymour
William Boes, and by General james of Wsconsln.
There was good attendance. The Harrison Guard,
IumbeIing some twenty men, came in a body and
were enrolled as members, and received with three
cheers. About forty in all were added to the
roll
The Ninth Ward Republican Association will hold
meeting this evening in the Bleecker Buildings Al
dItsses will be delivered by Gov. Ford, Chauncey
Shafer, ard Mr. Underwood Of Virginia
THE LATE ACCIDENT To The STEAMBOAT hNlcK-
ERBooKER-A large denck was yesterday taken up
TO Petkskil and got in resdiIess for nghtn5 the
steam boat Knckerbocker. The work will probably
be commenced to day. Every passenger who was on
board tf the unfortunate steamer was loud In prasps
Capt. Cce of the sloop Mechanic, as but for h hu'
msne exertioDs many lives would doubtless have beeo
lost. After all had been taken off the sinking boa',
srd the sloop had started for Peekski, aproposhion
was made that a contribution should be taken up ior
Capt. Goes btroft. William II. Stephens, FlrSs
Marshal in the Mayors Office, who vas one oil the
party, was sppoined to receive donations and he an
nounced so as the result. "M.ke il fifty, shouIeu
an individual, paying over the difference. ne
amount collected handed to the captain WIKI a
complimentary speech from one of the passengers "a