The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-12
Police Intelligence.

sEIZrRE or OBSCENE BOOKS, rLATEs, ErC.--AERssr
OF THE ALLEGED PUBLISHER
During the early part Of last mouth General Super
lniendeet rllmAdge received several letters from the
Of tho state relative TO the existence q frm in
this city named Gllen Co., publishers Of obscene works,
s3 Nasau street. This concern, appears ssued cir
euas containing obscene plates and catalogue Of books
Of the most demorazng description, and addressed them
people all parts Of the State, with the hcc cnnding
customers. gentleman in steubcn county represented
that the villages for les around flooded with vile
ussh emanans from the above pamed arm, and thn The
oyi arising tberefrom such 70 demand the mme-
attention Of the.anthorItes In this city Mr.. Tall
msdee determined to break up establishment at once,
accordingly placed the matter in the hands Of dctec
tive policeman shangle The detective proceeded 70 No.
s. Nassau street, out unable 70 and the hrm OF
Gllen 90. The name d"Gilen Go was assumed so
10 prevent detection but the oer managed 70 ssoer
tain who the real publishers He iJund out that man
named Thos. Ormsby answered for the firm of Gllon
% and that be was the publisher Of The oir.us pa'es
books referred TO- In order however 70 be sure OF
the fact Sbauge copcoctei scheme TO drew Ormsoy into
the net, which worked admirably The oacer played tho
part OF country merchant stopping at one o. TIE Gown
town hotels ana with the vew OF cn,rsppng the
wrote the lattcr the following note
MrRcH,srs' Borrr, yEw YoRE, April 10, lsse,
lars naming number OF dierent ~cks ana plses
% sc Guy hcush yegd send my boy sB sSS s"I, IS %
tearsr hy O'Clock THIS s'iernoen DO them up ecnrsy
let hesrtr Know WbAt me parcHl Noht%us
wiz send Jou the money by The bearer OF the pc
when the messenger brought the letter 70 0rmsby g
Office, the latter broke open the episue and after reading
The oonents told the boy 70 tell "Mr adams " call down
W the olce and that he would then be sccommo1aoi'
The boy delivered this message 70 shsngc when the latter
started for he pubsners Office, and arriving there
found Ormsby s Scadng the letter. The oiboer took
Ormsby into custody, when the latter declared that ne
not Mr.. Glllen thai that gentleman was out, and
would NOT be likely 10 return very SOM In reoy 70 th
the officer referred 10 the fact OF the prisoners having
opened letter directed 70 "Gillen Co.., and argued
that Ormsby it representative N the hrn, mag
much a. lac took the responsibility Of opening their letters
and ransactng their business. Shangle, in concert with
detective Wilson, then proceeded 10 search the oie OF
the prisoner, when large number OF obscene works
pstce, &c, together with interesting batch OF
letters was discovered slowed away In various parts
Of the room. Many OF theso letters were from
citizens holding lhieh positions In the country
towns In the interior OF the ate. The eorIcs
pondence was also found 10 have extended far north
Canada, where high legal dgnitary OF Her 1Sanni,
Majesty government was eagerly expecting The arvA
Of batch of the yellow covered literature. package
q letters ready to be mailed containing circulars prints
&c was also seized aud conveyed along with the rest OF
The copascsed property 70 the Office OF the puiy soper
intendent IN Froome street On Saturday afternoon
Ormsby conveyed before Justice Qusokenbuss, the
yeferson Market Police Court, whore be vN commiucd
for examination.