New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-29


leather Congress CATERS He presented the appear.
OF having been IL the water Gully about "a hours
BREAKING CLUB OVER HIS FATHER5HEAD.-Johu
Lynch resident Of the Five Poins. got into alter.
cation with Oven Burn, his stepfa,her. yesterday
morning, and becoming greatly enragcd seized pc.
lccuaLs club which be bad in the and broke it
into spliatcrs over tho old mans head. Lynch wa.
sres I'd ond taken to the Tombs where Burn preferred
| a complaint against him. but had no sooner done so
than he desired 20 withdraw it. Justice Connolly sent
| Lynch to prison aud detained the stepf,ther Is
| witness.
| CHARGE or FALSE PRlTrEsEs-Willam G. Smith,
formerly resident Of Buffalo, yesterday brought
TO The city in the custody Of the Chief Of Police Of
Buffalo, on warrant ssued by Justice Welsh. Smith
| is chsrged with obtaining from Mr. John Warren,
merchant in this city, doing business at No. 81 Maiden
lane by means of false and fraudulent representations
property TO the amonrt Of $1,000. The complaint
made before Justice Welsh at the Lower Police Court
when Mr. Warren testified that from January 1857,
to June, 1851 W. C.. Smith, resident Of Buffalo, in
| Erie Co., N. r., dealt with him in purchasing mer.
chardse that on cr about the Goth day Of June 1857
Smith applied to Mr. Warren TO purchase merchandise
amoun.ir to abou. s. 900. Mr.. Warren made inquiry
of Smith to the probability Of said merchandise be-
irg paid for when Srth represented that he then
worth at least $5 COO and above all his debts and
liabilities This statement Smith reiterated 10 the
presence of Vim. Baker, enc of Warrens
statesmen. In consequence Of such representations,
Mr.. Warren sold 20 Smith large quantity
If merchandise, consisting of Watches jewery, cut
iery plated goods end other articles of like nature
! amounting to $4,000. Prior to purchasing said goods
| aIe bod In Mr. and
men that he carried a very extensive business in
Buffalo. On or about the 10th Of July, instant, Mr.
W. learned ON persons in the City of New York that
said w. C. Smith was and had been for some time in
solvent. Upon the receipt of this information, Mr.
Warren and his clerk Joseph +. Green, proceeded TO
Buffalo arriving there the 18th inst. They there
discovered that said Smith had abscolded from Buff
fao, ard that he was in nsOlvent circumstances aud
unable to pay bis debis-furtber, that the said Smith
| had for some time been purchasing merchandise OF
various persons in the City Of New-YOrk aad else
where, and, after obtaining possession thereof, had
sold the same, at auctions end Otherwise at one half
Of its cost price. SIR Warren also found that said
Smith in state of Insolvency when he made the
representation that he was worth 81, 900.
The statements set forth in the affidavit of Mr.
Warren wero substauiiated by the sfhiavi.s of Vim.
Baker ard Joseph F. Green. Justice Connolly, be-
fore whom the accused taken upon his arrival in
the city, committed him to prison for examination.
PASSING CoUsTERYEIT MoSEY.--A young fellow
giving bis name as William Holmes was arrested yes
terdsy by Officer Fowler, charged with passing coun.
terfeit money. Holmes, in company with another per-
sOD appears went into the gr0c store OF Christian
Hanfeld No 1,Ol4 Broadway, AID purchased six
cents woiti of liquor, offering in payment therefor
Al. ..o.k..
While Herman Derkson, the clerk examining
the bill, Dir. Hatfield came in and pronounced it worth
less upon which Holmes threw down ten. cent piece
in payment for the liquor though he had previously
asserted that he had no other money but the bill in
question. Upon being asked by Mr. Hatfield where
he obtained the bill he told him it was none of his
business, and conducted himself in bosterous and
rowdy manner. Officer Fowler called in, and the
offender arrested. Aid Fumer committed Holmes to
prise TO answer The charge.
MARROW ESCAPE FROM THIgvEs.-On Monday
night William Brown while pas ing through Chatham
street was attacked by gang Of thieves, who at
tempted to rob him Of his wallet Officer Quick hear
ing Browns cries for asstaace fastened to the spot
wherein on the thieves fed. Brown went to the S'a
tior House and remained little time and then started
for his residence in West Twentieth street.
ARRESTS At QUARANTIsE.-Oiiicers McSymon,
ORourke, Van Chef and Decker, arrested, on Mon
day night, two named James Harmon OF No. 1871
Cherry street. and Wm Haley Of No. 90 Oliver street,
for violating the quarantine regulations. They were
detected on board an infected vessels stealing aud
buying sugar.
STEALING PORK "A fellow named George Rother'
mel was arrested yesterday and taken before Justice
Brennan at the Essex Market Police Court on chasre
of stealing $25 worth OF pork from George Kelsey OF
No. 229 Ninth street. Accused admitted having CON-
rned the theft and made an affidavit that he cold the
property for $40 to VIM. Robenstein grocer, at No.
2I2 Broo-ne street. Jacob Gebhard made an affidavit
that he purchased the contents of the above-named
grocery on Menday from tie mofhern-law OF Roben'
steip the pork being included in the purchases The
parties were committed.
NoTEs FROM THE POLICE RETURNS OF TUESDAY
MoRSING--Second Precinct.-In this Precinct there
were four arrests.
At Al p. m. a respectfully dressed man was found
prost,a from the effects of the heat at the corner
of Wall ard Nassau streets. He conveyed to the
City Hospital. His residence is in Brooklyn.
The African, ebout whom SO much excitement was
created few days since, suspicion OF his having
been entrspped on board the brig FOra for the pur-
pose of selling him into Slavery, arrested on Mon
day for disorderly conduct.
Fifth Preeinct.--In the fifth precinct there were
twenty mine arrest. OF these the following named
prostitutes were arrested on charge of disordery
conduct drunkenness, &c:
Mary Sullivan United States 81 years Of age.
Florence st. Clair United States, y ycars OF sse.