New-York daily tribune., 1857-09-05

ALLEGED TICKET SwEpLE.-One Patrick Defy.
styrg himself ticket agent, arrested Thurs.
dsy evening in the Second Precinct, charged with de-
frau6;pg countryman named William Church, in she
sae of a passage ticket. 1t is alleged that Duffy de-
manded and took $50 from ChurA for two and half
steerage tickets, the regular price bsng Sp So 10
addition to thi, Duffy and Others who acted in concert
with him sold Church quantity Of bedding and tin
ware at exorbtant prices, after which they took him
and his baggage on board the vessel and there com.
PEELED him second time to pay for the bedding and
tinwsre Duffy, upon being arrested, was taken to
the Second Precinct Station House, where Justice
Brennan appeared shortly aaerward and discharged
him.
Sergeant Weed of the Second Precinct reports to
Deputy Superintendent Carpenter "that Duffy, Jas.
Murphy and other similar characters are almost
" daily complained of BY strangers whom they have
swindled and as general thing, escape the pun
&" ishnent Justly due them, by returning the money
I" they have obtained from their victims"
ARREST OF JUVENILE BURGLARs-On Thursday
evening Officer Washburn OF the Ninth Precinct
noticed number Of boys proving about Hammond
street and feeling suspicious OF them, watched their
movements. His suspicious were not without ounda-
ton for in little time thereafter the boys went to the
dwelling house of Mr. John Bogert in the same street
and attempted 10 open the front door by means OK
knife. Officer Washburn procured the assistance OF
Officer Albertson and arrested four boys named VIII.
Driscoll, Caleb Ryan, Michael Gsifney aud James
Woods, and conveyed them to the Jetferson Market
Police Court before Justice Dawson, who committed
them for trial in default of $500 bail each Ryan
works in ~ns porn a. , Se%1 orr aa of
umbrellas was born in NewYork and is IL years OF
age Wood works in the kindling wood yard, was
born in ireland, and is Il years old Gatiney works
in safe factory, was born IN New'lork' anu Is ~
years of age
D.p,,c RorBYRY OF A MOSEY DRAwSR.-fester-
day afternoon Mr.. James w. Dunning, dong business
st No 1872 Washington street, was called into the
basems nj TO look after matters and upon return
ir9 10 the store found young fellow named anes D.
Davis standing near the money-drawer. Davis aP'
peared much confused ard hastily lets the store,
followed by Mr.. Dunnipg, who pursued and arrested
him after short chase. The prisoner was gwen IN
CHARGE Of Officer Mead Of the Sd Pre- ;inct, and upon
searching him sl20 in Bank notes which he had taken
from the till was found in his possession and identied
by Mr. DuDsg Davis was s The Ue,vle accused is
dealer in hardware lives in Ludlow street, and IS 70
wears of age In relation to the charges he had
Iothing to say
DIspesrsr BoY-Ofiicer Treadweli, yesterday al
ternoou arrested boy named Henry Lergenfeldt,
| charged with embezzlng money from his empl0yei'
Lergenfedt was in the employ OF Jacob t.menllng,
the keeper oil grOcerystore corner vi Nn'n a'"uo
aud FIT; -vscopG street. and at different times ss
ALLEGED during the past month stole from said '.ore
cartons sums OF money, amounting IN all 70 "oou' s''
Iu.t;ce Dawson committed the boy tor trai'
psrsr,yI,o A RrvoLvrfoSAni RELIc.-The Hon
John Jay has recently purchased the house situate in
the town of Lewisboro', Westchester County, IL
| which Mejor Andre, the spy, was confined subse
quent TO his intercepton at Tarrytown by Paudlng
| Williams, and Van Vert. The building is one
stow p,an structure, with basement or high cellar
unde rpe ath and is in good state of preservation
Mr.. jaw has stepped in in good time to secure snC
perpet1ate this object of Revolutionary interest, which
N common with too many others of similar character
al over the country have thus far been suffered to 60