New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-19
LAW LNI.ELLIGENOE.
UNITED STATES MARsHATs oFrCE-JAS.

.r;ysstsd IN FTday on a charge not ntrequent now
DAYS, of frauduIently obtaining from the PostOhce
and p1Dderiog large number Of letter. four St.els
a Cunningham and four 10 Seeley Co. lie had In
hs possession wallet containing some $20 IN god ana
silver which he acknowledged to be the balance Oh
40 bin distracted from letter sent to Stone d St)r
lie aso owned TO having taken 500 from another letter
On Monday, which be had squaDdered lie was 80
systematic in his rOguery as 10 keep memorandum
book Of the firms whose letters he had TAKEN and the
amounts they contained lie was heid W oa'' III tne
The prisoner gave the names Of several boys who
have been In the same line OF business, ana IL was n-
tended keep the matter quiet for the present IN order
10 insure their detection. Al the request OF the
Iuthortee we did not mention the tact OF TINS ARES.
In The TRIBUNE of Saturday. Some OF the paPess
were not so scrupuOus but published conspl;uousy
h their columns. We mention this in justice 10 our
reporter.
ANOTHER CASE.
boy named Burllngame was arrested to-day on
sharse Of opening letters directed another party ~ agent
,he sste Company Il doe' not appear t1 Ggy CO @
LARcEsY.
Henry Gouron, belonging to the crew OF the bark
Esher Francis was arrested on charge OF stealing
coat worth S. belonging 10 Address ketrer fellow
sailor. Probably other clothes were stolen also, but
the complainant being Norwegian, and understand
ing little or no English found 1t dlfhcut 70 tel The
whole story 1t was gathered from wha. he did say,
however that the prisoner in the habit OF wearing
poer Ketrers clothes during voyage and kept what
suited him.
Smith, of Ne First Ward Police.
u. & COMMISSIONERS oFFICE-JAN. I7.-Before Com.
missioner STILLwKLI
WHAT is A DAN GERoUs WEAPON.
A complaint against Bartol Mayo, captain oil toe
Anglo Saxon, for committing an assault win DANCE
Gus weapon upon one Peterson sailor on board, was
dismissed. The dangerous weapon appeared to be
6si, according to one OF the wituesses
sURROGATE's COURT-Jan. l7-BefOre A. w BRADFORD.
A. Il Y. EDWARDS.
The will of Alfred III. p. Edwards was filed to-day IN
the Surrogates Office Mr. Edwards was son oil eI-
Governor Edwards of Connecticut brother OF Judge
Edwards late of the Supreme Court, and llnea de-
scendant of the famous Jonathan Edwards. lie ws
merchant and as such largely engaged in the China
trade, in which be made two fortunes. lie lost me
6,s, hut died in possession of the second, which
Amounted 10 between 5000 900 and s300,0OO. He was
married only last June. He was AZ years of age az the
time of his death, which was very sudden Inc cU"-
lions are returnable on the 9TH Of February
WILL
In view of the uncertainty Of human lie Alfred II P Ed
,S my sive sad eeq.s:sh in tIG us"
direct that my in their discretion, aud as
yeIi into money any my which may be unsafe
productive and invest said money IN some sale aud productive
direct that my said paying my debts,
vile May CriswOd ssOOo per annum if shall leave child
ehndres by her 50 long my said wife shan 1--we aud 'e"'"
5 If sscie shall be no child children then direct my
lous widow aud to the resi-
due Of said estste in equal portions Int3 my
Srothet John NJ Edwards my sister Frances wife Of William
Hoyt and my Henrietta wife of WoIthinson Hooker
A. The decosse marriage Of said wife In child or
ohdr,n by her survive direct said Executors TO pay the
income Of my said brother and sisters III
canal PORTIONS third each aud either OF my said
Arothtr OF sisters leaving chd children, then direct
sst sa child OF children the share thor father
or mother would BE- entitled TO receive under this my Will
And IN either my said brother die ehdes' OF
their child then the share of said child or ch
survivor survivors OF said brother sna
SISTER.
benefit until they respectively
.Irtye 81 when 70 be pd In equal
pons child children, reservng in trust $500
Der wife % long as she lives and remains my
In case l have child OF children, and my aid wife
$3.50 10 be my widow, then direct my said exccu
tors to invest the income Of my said estate after pay
tns the necessary expenses for the support OF my
shla or children and sAd child chidcn may re
ksre al NV .d estate And have child o. chill
dr,n Who survive my WIFE direct hat the death
nsnsse Of nv the trust for the use
OF NV saiA and sister, during their respective ve A1
the remainder go their children and dTec that IN 81
oAsss child shall receive portion except the An9u
INCOME my said estate until arrived at the iHl age o. q
49, ~. , 10, ~, al.
void and EdwAds PieepoLt b, IA Of the Ciy OF New ORR
trustees and executors Of This my last will and testament
In whereof have heeunto THE xlth OF Decen
her lass Signed A. H. P. EDWARDS.