New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-26

rsua "a Co,neirs SHAY WAS Dot intimlda ed by hani-
cuffs or cell. ard created so great 81 uproa tht
was found necessary to pinon hin. Altog7thsr th're
wa, slivey time at the Sixth Ward StshonH use
las! Light.
THE FxIErsIvr ARREST OF CoryrERTTirSH AT
40 early hour on Thursday evening Al anonymous l't-
ter wss received by Deputy Superintendent Carpenter
settirg forth thai it the intention Of large gang
of feers to food the city during the night vita
coun,erfeia 80 bills tie John Hancock Bsnk OF
| Massachusetts minute description Of the bill was
g, en- and such other formation as would tend to IA
ciltste the p; lice in apprsherdng the parties engaged
in the refslious business. Although the note was
anonymous ard little reliance to be placed thereon
sti It vas tbeught best TO be on the safe side. The
police telegraph forthwith pu! in operation, and in
| sbort tine Messrs. Kellock Croly aud Chspio,
operators in the telegraph department, had no
tilted the officers in command OF the various police
stations about the city respecting the couu'ere. M
ney. Word was dispatched to the pstrolmen wh) in
turn notified mary shopkeepers aud requested them to
key ;nsrp lookout. There proved to be much truth
in the note, sbou. clock in the erenug the coup
terfeites est TO work with good will but i; wss
not long before some Of them fell into the cuches
Of the police. The streets on Chri.snss Eve we're
much crowded with people who ,6e,e on. purchssing
presents for their children, Il wss in overcrowded
stores that the cOunterf,.e sought to shove the
queer" The first crest effected was that of Andy
Boyle alias Thorsse Green The accused entered the
store Of VIZ. Fl. Hoyt, No. i53 Eighth avenue, and
purchased pound of tea for 81 so, offering 10 ply
men therefor one Of the 80 bills in question. Theper-
con waiting upon him handed good money in eK-
change ard the fellow left the store. Enb'ldsnsd by
succefY be rext went into the store OF F. Hsrs, No.
400 Eighth avenue, ard bought shit for 10 cents,
rendering in payment therefor one of the bills in ques-
ton He received good money in exchange, and LETT
the store but shortly afer arrested by Officer
Linebaek of the Twentieth Precinct and taken to the
| Staten House. where, upon being searched nine OF
| the counterfeit bills were found in his possession,
pocketbook cont aiming SO so in good money ard the
goods which he bad purchased. He vas committed
| by the officer in charge to a cell.
The next arrest was that of German woman nsmed
Augusta Meyers She purchased shirt at the store
of Thomas Acasta No. 4O3 Canal Street. for rs cents,
and received &c cd money 10 exchange for the counter
fei, bill che offered From Mr. Acasas store che went
the store Of James Irwin No 379 Canal street, and
upon rendering in payment for some goods she pur-
chssed, one Of the "quser," va, arrested by officer
Walk of the Eighth Precinct Upon beug taken to the
Station House she fegned sickness aud famed several
times. One of the bills " Itch she had dropped rear
the door entering found and presented to her,
when she acknowledged. After while Augusta con.
fessed to passDg the money and said thait given
to her BY who followed her from store 10 store,
ard took from her such goods che purcha ed and the
good money she received In exchange.
A woman giving her name as Mary Hennesssy was
arrested for attempting pass Of the counterfss
upon Aaron Woodruff, of No. 425 Eighth avenue.
Ellen Lundy was arrested for attempting to pass one
Of the bills on Henry II. Tyson Of No. 1874 Wsverey
place. in payment for dol Mr. Tyson knew that
be bill was bad, and detained her until the arrival Of
an officer. The fane woman had short time previ.
Gus passed one of the bills at the drug store Of L. H.
Dintmore in payment for bottle OF hair OIL and re-
ceived good money in exchange.
Patrick Cane was apprehended for attempting to
pss, one of the counterfeit bills upon Aaron Asher Of
No 1877 Eighth avenue, in payment for pair of shoes
Justice Flandreau, before whom the parties above
named were taken, yesterday morning committed
Boyle to prison in default Of 600 BAIL and locked up
the rect for examination. Boyle Is an hishmsn, %
years of age, and lives in Thirteenth street. He says
he did not know what quantity of bills be had, aad
did rot know that they were bad. He had no idea
that he was passing counterfeit money
Henry Howard, brick maker, was arrested by
Officer Walsh of the Fourth Precinct, charged with
passing one of the bills in question to Thomas Hussey
of Chatham street.
James McMahon, John o Brien. Eliza McDsrnott,
end Ann MCGOWAN were apprehended by officers
Jores Sutton and others of the Sixth Precinct for at
tempting to pass counterfeit bills to Christopher
Grsnds Of No. q Worth.st., and Patrick Feeney of
No. $50 Worth.,t. The prisoners were taken before
Justice CcnnaLy ard committed for examiration.
Rotina Harris, an Irish woman, was arrested at III
O'Clock Thursday night by officers Swift AID William
con of the Fourteenth Precinct for offering one OF the
counterfeit bi Ia at ftore in the Bowery.
Csroite Nsgrer and Mary Browne were arrested by
officer Wolf charged with attempting pass one OF the
bills on Hugh Kennedy Of No IL Muberry.st Upon
searching them two poke. books were found in their
possession containing 81 80 good money.
George McDouga ard Rubin A. Compton were ar
rested by Officer Ackeman for attempting to pass one
Of the bills on John Anthony keeping oyster saloon
a. No. 5S Ludlow street.
Harris, Howard, Wagner, Brewer, McDougal and
Con pton were taken before Justcs Wo'd, al the
Essex Market Police Court, and discharged.
The bill in question is very poor counterfeit, and
any peron who had handled the genuine bill could
easily detect it. The paper is rather pale.
BURGLARY AND ARREST OF ONE OF THE THIEVES -
Duriig Thursday night the marble wsrerOom of Wm.
s. Lee, No $50 Hudson street was buIglariously en-
tered by mears Of breskipg the rear window ara
forcing out The sssh communities ing with the office in
afta rain