New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-27

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ueB u. call Al Nos 10 snd p Gift street, Tor two o.
more boxes Of tin. TIE Expres,men were also watched
ard foui tn deliver the boxes Of tin at toe places
| Where Dupuy had been seer to frequent Darns the
course Of this investigation no notice thsa usual
was taken Of Dupuy at the store 10 order TO avert say
idea which he might entertain Of being watched. The
officers q, length becoming fully satisfied of Dupuys
sut reported the result Of their investigations 10 the
| firm when upou examination il found that the
| esys upon which be had made memorsndums on the
Exp,ess states correspondent with the ths
| books.
Messrs Phelps, Dodge & Co. then called Dupuy 70
their private office and put the question to him. point
blank relative to his commission Of fraud upon the
| house. Dupuy emphaticslly denied having in any
manner defrsuded them Officer Farley, who was in
| an adjoining room then called in, and producing
| his memcrai dun book, mentioned number OF days
| upon which he had seen Dupuy visit timers about
the city and engage expressmen to cal the es'ao-
lishmebt for goods to be delivered. With this con-
elusive evidence Of his guilt, Dupuy a, once ackno~i
| edged the crime. Ii had been bis custom TO make
false entries in his books. Having the of stock,
was his wost, when a customer cahed to purchase
bill of goods tie order being sent TO him, he would
have double the quantity put up, one Of which would
| be delivered 70 the customer and the Other be dis
posed Of by himself Thus he would visit the places
referred to srd get the proprietor to buy box or two
film. This he would send to them by express and col
leet the money himself
| Upon these facts Dupuy WAS arrested, and taken
before Justice Fandreau who liberated him on balm
| the sum of $4,000.
Subsequent TO this arrest il was discovered that
Dupuy had procured blank bill-hesis, and made ont
bills upon Mr.. Connor, and collected the money gv
1 a. A., Tk.o tnns
amount,d to about $500 or 500. Another complaint
was now made upon which Dupuy was resrested by
Officer Farley. and committed to prison, his bonds
man on the flint complaint surrendsripg him.
Upon the investigation before Justice Fsndreau.
the drivers of the Express Companies testified to call
rg and receiving packages and boxes at divers times
from Dupuy and delivering them according to his d.
recons.
Thomas Gallagher who was summoned as a witness
against Dupuy, at first refused to answer any ques-
tons, and WAS committed for contempt of Court The
next day. however, he purged himself of contempt,
ar in his examination testified that Dupuy was never
in his store (this was Of the places where the
officers had frequently hml that he never had
any dealings with him, and wouldn't know him ffom
any other man, and that he never gave Dupuy ANY
orders FOR tin.
The following is the affidavit, of Officer Farley, dis
proving C;alIaghers evidence:
Philip Farley Of the Chiefs Office, being duly
sworn saws that on or about the 18th day of June,
1857. be arrested Henry Dupuy now present. on the
complaint Of Phelps. Dodge & Co.. for embezzlement,
when said Dupuy admitted that he had sold quan'
tty of tin which he had embedded nom the said hr9,
| 10 one Henry Knox and Ferdinand Spele, who do
business in Ndliamsburgh, which said Knox and
Spele admitted, and gave up quantity, which they
had in their possession at the time and also admitted
| tbe amount which was due said Dupuy for goods
| a, from, and which he had embpZIled from
The firm Of Phelps, Dodge Co, which corrobofated
the statements and admissions made oy sara
| Dupuy 10 deponent at the time OF MS arrest;
| when, upon further search and inquiry, "a
well az upon the admission of said Dupuy.
il was found that one Thomas Gallagher also pur-
chased from said Dupuy and had been IN the habit oil
| buying from him for about one year and'a nan,
quantity Of tin, which had also been embezzled from
| said finn from time to time, within the period men,
| tiored-that said Dupuy admitted that he had been
in the habit Of sending sad tin "a Thos. Gallagher by
Fowlors Express and altering the order on the book,
and substituting the lame OF Congoly which sad
| statement is also couobOrated by Mr. Fowler, ITO
| piieior of the Express Company. Deponent further
| says, that said Thomas Gallagher was witness
| in behalf of the people against Henry Dupuy ON "a
cbnge of embezzlement, and has no doubt and verify
believes that in the evidence given by said Gallagher
before Justice Fandreau, Police Justice IN aud Tor
| The City and County of New-iofk IN the examination
ii en- pending before said Justice the 9th and 18th
DAYS Of June 1851 said Gallagher did commit gross
md wiliu perjury; depOnont further adds that sub
| eeQucDt to the examination OF pto-
pietor Of the Express who entirely contradieed tho
tatem.It sworn 10 by said Gallagher he admitted to
aepopent that he had sworn falsely, and was anxious
that depouent should ntercede with the Justice In his
behalf ard that he would tell the whole truth in reln-
ton TO the matter as il was between said Dupny and
| hin self; further deponent saith not.
| II clearly appearing that Gallagher had perjured
himself Justice Fapdreau committed him to prison on
that charge in default Of 5000 bail. ..
The Magistrate yesterday fully committed Dupuy to
| prison 10 await bis trial.
Mo,srs. Phelps, Dodge & CO. estimate that they
have Loot an average for the last year and half
upwards Of SIS Or slc0 week. Dup1y first entered
their service as porter hut gaining the confidence Of
lis employers, they advanced him by degrees, and at
tie time Of bis arrest he their delivery clerk and
receiving a salary Of 81 900 per anoum.
| METROPOLITAN PoIIcE Commonwealth Com
nissoners met yesterday and examined candidates for
he Fifth Fourteenth and Eighteenth Wards, the APP
| poutments TO be made on Monday next.
The following order issued to the various Com
mandants in the Wards Of this city:
NEw.YoRK, June ~.
You will give most positive orders to the members
| Of your command who are on duty on sunday, thst
they constantly patrol their posts and preserve
| order.
Also. instruct your roundsmen to visit each and
report any derection of duty which will be apparent
/ by the condition of the post.
II il expected and demanded that each and every
| man will do his duty.
The eyes Of the public are upon u.s. and they must
! M, he disappOinted. BY order Of
Y A. TALLMADGH Oepenl Superintendent.
FATAL EyFEcTs OF IsyEnPERAScr About 2
O'Clock yesterday morning Mary Jane Prescott, mar
RED woman Of excessively incorporate habits, who
reidd at No. u Baxter street. noticed near the
outer door Of tcr apartments in beasty state Of in-