The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-23
Police Intelligence.
ALLEGED ARSON JOHN sTREEr-ARHrST TIL y
rRorRIETOR or rnE ...oRE ON SUSPICION.

ALLEGED ARSON JOHN sTREEr-ARRisT TIL y
fRoPRIETOR or rHE '.0RE ON SUSPICION.
Captain Weed, OF the Second precinct arrested Simon
Galnger yesterday Afternoon warrant issued by Jus
tce Welsh wherein Mr. Galnger stands charged with will
fully and feonously setting fire TO and burning certain
articles Of merchandise with intent to defraud the
Lenox Fire Insurance Company 1t seems, By the alida
vii before the Justice that the evening of the 18th
of October inst shortly before six O'Clock Mr.. Gaingcr
left his store No 40 John street. in company with his
errand boy; the key door, ready for locking
up when Mr. Ganger said to the boy shod on or swat
a minute, and then returned into the store the boy i'm
medatey left and did not Mr. Galinger again on that
night the boy passed the corner OF Fulton anu Pear
streets the clock in the jewery store under the United
States Hotel indicated five minutes to six O'Clock
Other witnesses testify TO the discovery OF the hre at
about six o'clock and that il was found burning in box
containing waste paper under one oil the counters the re
had burned and charred tn inside OF the box the under
part of the counter and burned and destroyed part
boxes of ribbons which stood upon the counter At
the time.
Fire Marshal Baker the premises shortly after
the fire was extinguished, and sent messenger Mr.
Ganger TO inform him about the fire, and desire him TO
come to the store Immediately The messenger ana Mr.
Ganger returned the store when the Marshal asked
Mr. Gangcr to state what he did prior to leaving the pre-
misses that evening. He then stated that just he
leaving he returned into the store to get bottle OF
which he had bought and put into the small desk
the store that day, to take home to Ills sick wife, that
on his return for the bottle he went behind the large desk
took match from the desk drawer returned back in
front Of the desk to aboue where the burning appeared
then lighted tho match ~ his segar returned with the
wine and threw the match at about the D SPOT where
he lii IT, and then Of store after wing
the store and getting as far Hudson street he rccocc
ted that he had forgotten the bottle OF wine but then
thought he would not return for it,
II further appears that the Fire Marshal found the bot
tie OF wine on the counter rolled up In newspaper II
was on the counter between the street door and the
ter where the fire occurred.
The business firm is s Galinger Son, dealers in rib
bons and millinery goods.
There was an insurance of 500 900 on the stock,
divided as follows, viz-Mechancs and Traders,
81 o00 United States 50 0OO Washington, 81 600 Icnox,
$780, Manhattan, 81, 500 Etna Of New York 81 500
Empire City, 81 800 and Peoples, 5000 Mr. Galnger,
on the day after the tire sent to the nox Com
pany written notice. setting forth their estimate Of loss
by the fire TO be about SO 000 The damage and loss
subsequently appraised by committee of the Insurance
Companies and Mr. Ganger Son. II amounted to $780,
and that Mr. Ganger agreed to take. The testimony
further shows that both Mr. Galnger and his were
detected the day following the fire and before the
companies had examined the burnt property in
placing unchanged goods among the damaged goods
which lay the counter The above the main facts
in the case. Mr. Galinger required by Justice Welsh
to procure bail in the OF 50 900 Mr. lsdore Bern
hard of No SO st. Marks place gave the required bond
and Mr. Galinger was liberated from custody.
CHARGE PASSING COUNTERFEIT MoSEY.-Bcnjamin
Jones was brought before Justice Quackenbush the
cond District Police Court charge of passing counterfeit
money, under the following crcumstances-About two
months ago the prisoner entered the livery stable Of
Michael Mclaughlin, No. 10 East Twenty fourth street.
and asked the latter out TO take drink The offer
accepted, and tho pair proceeded to liquor store in the
immediate neighborhood There Jones rendered the bar
keeper what purported to be SO bill the Rockand
Bank Of Rockland county, ~ ", in payment for the
drinks The bakeepcr being short Of change Jones asked
his friend, Mclaughlin TO give him small bills Tor the
tenn Mclaughlin accommodated jones' and put the bill
away in his pockebook. Some three four days after
wards going TO exchange Office in the lower part Of
the CITY, Mclaughlin found to his utter SURPRISE that the
bill given 10 him by Jones worthless and meeting
the latter the next day he informed him OF the fact
Jones promised TO redeem the bill, but failing TO
perform the contract McIaughn had him arrested When
taken into custody the prisoner tried to secree number
Of counterfeit ves the Granite Bank, Of Boston
which he had in his possession but in this he was unsuc
cessfu Tho magistrate committed the prisoner for
nation. The counterfeit the Rockland Bank is an
alteration from the plate of worthless institution called
the Wanbcak Bank, OF De Soto, Nebraska The Granite
Bank bills found to be alterations from the same
plate In order that readers may detect the counter
felt append the following description The bill Is a
fine specimen Of engraving In is likeness Of
Henry Clay and in another that OF Washington. The wig
nce the Of the bill represents scene on the
Western waters ornamented with double deckcd steam
boat Of the regular Mississippi stamp.
HEAVY HAUL PcKrocKETs During the meeting IN the
Park Thursday evening number Of persons were rob
bed Of their purses and watches. Among the number q
the out and injured Mr.. Edward Crofert Of Con
necticut who lost pocketbook containing S410. Nc
arrests were made by the police.