The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-12
Police Intelligence.
aLLEgED swINpLH UPON An EMIGRkST.


Stephen Gordon proprietor Of a passage ticket Office
situated lac Liberty street. brought before Justice
Connolly the Lower Police Court, yesterday charge
Of sw milling named Edmund Judge out Of Si5. The
complainant, in his affidavit before the magistrate, al.
leges that he arrived this city from New Jersey yeser
day the purpose Of securing hs passage board
Of The Liverpool packets that his late employer Mr. Hen
derson gave him directions 10 proceed TO the Office Of
Mcssrs TsIecot Co, on his arrival in New YORK. ant
there purchase his ticket that he inquired OF come per
whom heTound standing near the Jeuey CITY ferry
the WAY IA Mezsrs TapscOtts Office when they mrned.
aely agreed 70 conduct nn thher that they took him
Office 146 Liberty where he met the
who himself as Mr. Ta,scct shat he told the
iSoncr he wanted 10 purchase passage ticket, when
the latter sgnhed his willingness 10 give him one for SIG
TheTeupon complainant took out h portemonnaic contain
ing els, ana about paying over the required sum-
when Gordon asked him e be would not Ike % have his
money changed into English currency. Complainant
thought woEd no; be BAD idea 10 have lis American
gold changed into British soveregns and accordingly he
agreed tie proposition and handed over all hss money
70 the prisoner The latter then gave him ti-Set par
porting 10 be good stecraEe passage on board the
ship Manhattan. and signed by one samuel WILSON, but
made VI the syycreigns which should have
c1nIanied u In vain the complainant waited for the
" glish gold. AZ ias, he summoned courage n ask
for H. when Gordon told wins were
in the Office ~ take b,ld or complainant anil PCT
hoard the vessel a. she abou, TO sail for ku.
rope. The men then caught hold OF complainant and
dragged him ou Of The cice, AMI were a1o1i c,rryng
him somewhere hy force. when he broke from
them and away fat he could The comp snant
further stated has been informed that tho Iasac
oac.. thai a spur one aud not ueket of pas
asge for that line. lie therefore charged Gordon with
having dcfsauded him out % els by means ~ ialsc
pre,ence. and fraudulent representations. In af.
dsyn which he subsequently made, the complainant
sayf'A the time dcponcnt entered SAID Office, az re
presented 10 be TapScutis. dcpUncnt showed said Cor
Don ucketor card that given him by Mr Henderson,
~ New Jersey direct deponent TO Tap~co office AMI
then Gordon said ~ am Mr. Tap-cott, !" ami took sail
ticket from deponefi a, the time saying,
that ticket and that wa the nducemcut which led him
20 purchase the ticket. and part with his money
tfu.ftn flpr saf
even though the ticket signed by person authorized
valuelcss. inasmuch AZ the vessel had
locked urn he ease A. very hard one, AMI ocked the
defendant up the 1olbs 70 await an examination which
vill ccme 10 this afternoon al o'clock
The prisoner expressed great regret at what had &C
CURED ard sirnihcd his willingness 10 return the com
riarat al his money, II he would withdraw tho charge.
justice Connolly however would not allow ia ige 70 do
go and expressed h determination 10 do all IN bus power
" ~, ascp 70 thn tricks whch continually playci
upon travellers by emgran runners aud passage ticket
CHARGE or FORGING Az ORDER
George ~ Gcrov vas taken into custody yesterday
Afternoon on charge q forgery preferred against him by
Dalrymple The accused, IL s alleged forged the com.
plsnants name 10 an order upon Mcssrs wlmerdng
Hoguet Co auct oneers for quantity or dry goods
valued at $500 GerOw, " charged gave this order 20
hoy named Henry Aldrich, With directions 10 *, The
goods and bring the N the Astor House where tho
prisoner promised 70 he IN readiness 10 the pro
n tty when AldriCh presented himself al the ,,ss ~
Mrssrs wimerding Co. the forgery wa al once de.
tsfted The youth then requested 81 accompany
Icrnan b. the Aston House where the officer found The
acrused ne was at once taken into custody and on
being brought before u stce Connolly he cOmsted
W the 1ombs Tor trial
RIVER THIEVES stEPRIsED-OSE oF THEN SHOT.
Az an early hour yesterday morning Officers Cook ani
vsscsy o. the Ninth ward police, discovered couple n
river theves IN boat ri the foot Of Leroy street The
pcemen ordered the thieves 10 surrender but the latter
pad no attention 10 the mandate and one OF the officers
drev revolver and fred upon the fellows ono ~ them
observed fall INTO the bottom Of the boh but his
cmpsnon succeeded rowing the craft out % sight and
Nus escsped With the wounded man No clue has since
Dem obtained 70 The whereabouts q the pirates.
ssrlIsg ngscD MsE-Pairck McCafrey and James
vAidy we're taken into custody Mon lay afternoon
cber " selling diseased meat oncer paulo II Bracket,