New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-24

prison for examination.
THF LATE TICKET-SwIHDLGNG OryRATIors.-
Yesterday Frank Fowler an eI-poiceman, aud Robert
Edv ards, were up for examination before the Mayor
on a charge OF ticket-swIdling. These parties were
arrested on Saturday last the complaint of Aauson
Knox of Ohio, whom Trey induoed through the n-
strumertaty of runners to visit their office ana pur-
chase two tickets for passage to California IN the Star
Of the West, at $500 each. The value OF these
tickets was 500 each. Knox sent two Of his friends
to California with the dearly purchases tickets, and
remained here himself to prosecute.
Mr.. Spencer, their cour, sci, objected 70 the qres
tions put to the complainant and the entire proceed
ing tbe ground that the selling of tickets at the
above rates any rate they pleased to ask OF could
obtain did not constitute offense thst the transac
ton was legitimate ore and that any person had
RICH. to buy tickets of q steamship company aad sell
them at anr price they could obtain for them in the
same manner that concert tickets bought and
sold He further objected to the examination, "a the
tickets were not produced az evidence Of the
of passage As for the new law regulating the sale of
passage tickets be contended that II was uncOnst
torn and soid he intended to make this test case
The Mayor oyeTued NIL MS objections, ard sent the
papers TO the District Attorney that the used might
be prosecuted. The case viii be taken before the
Supreme Court on writ Of certiorsri
We hope ths will be made a test case. should i
ever core before the Supreme Court, Messrs Fowler
& Edwards viii learn that ticketswndlng Is nothing
mtre less than obtaining money under false pre-
lenses The vagsbonds who pursue this dishonest
calling enabled to succeed only by the grossest mis-
representations. Were these parties to charter a
steamer, OF purchase tickets 70 sell on speculation
their business would be legitimate. But it IS we.
known that they never buy single ticket at & risk.
Before purchasing ticket Of the steamship company
they obtain the cash for Of their dupes and manage
to keep them waiting until a confederate can obtain it
st tie true Office charging the liberal commission Of
twenty to fifty per cent for their trouble.
FATAL MIsrAKE-A CHILD PoisoSED.-Coroner
Gamble yesterday held an inquest a. the house No. ~
Cannon street. on the body of Thomas j. Newman,
child one month old, who died from the effects OF an
overdose of laudanum. Hannah Newman, the mother
Of deceased it appears, wen: to tie druggists about
three weeks ago to get three cents worth of the srup
ofrfubarb, but owing to a supposed misunderstanding
on the part Of the apothecary he put up vial OF auca-
nun and labeled il properly. Ms. Newman had no
OCCASION to administer the medicine TIL ast sunday
evening, when she gave her baby dose OF II, soon
after which he seized with cOnyulsious and died.
medical aid being Of avail Ths fatal mistake &C.
Cured IN consequence of Mrs. Newman being unable 70
read bu: tor this defect n her education she might
have by the label on the VIA thN II ''d "o' ''"
tsr what she intended to purchase The Jury rem
dered verdict OF death from overdose oi !auoanpn
given by mistake fol sirup Of rhubarb
A SHREwp SWISDLLR ARRLsTED.-lu November
last ex-Oficer Bower late Of Ctief Police Mat
sens aids, while stopping at the Girard House, Phil
adevh;a. LEANED that Mr.. j. W. Watson, who also
put ID at tie sams hotel had committed construc.
tive larceny under the following circumstance 1t ap-
pears that Watscn had been for some Gays previous
advertising to purchase 6rs.-rate business paper
or very advantageous terms, but did not state on
whose sde the vsntage was to be. In consequence
Of his advertisements merchant named T.. b. Stee
WHO had coupe Of first rate notes amounting to
abor. $500, called upou Watson who took aim TO bis
room in the hotel in question, where were displayed
upcn bis table a number Of documents and notes
which be stated he had purchased from various msr.
Grants within the last few days. He further stated
tia. be was acting foe very hesvy house II New
York. The two ro.ss above referred to cub
ui.,ed to Watson. ard afes soma talk about the
ms..er,s prce VA asyssi uPoa therefor. WstsSa