New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-10

Tie teton Of tie Mayor 30 owing 10 tbs csa'srs
p biuc sSeinst Nj DeyA b CD aso,.oa with osrt.ia
fraud u,ent coouss< b-urs hs sppc, Ct IS Stoet
Ca ussiooer. The Mayor esys he vii keep tbs
flee k,ksG Unit! Mr. Conover. VITO ws expected
Iom Albany ast night would sIriv- snc oicis y de-
liver him The keys, What his futurs would b.
he do lot state M. Couoyer il uow eetrcly oas OF
u e field, ard tue strife remsos between the Mayor
All ComInos Council ind Mr. Devils. The Mayor
vii p, obeby euspsud MIR. Deyiin Until the Commco
Comet can act il u case: but Mr. Devh's .rsessc-
ots IN ooprec,ioG viis auds ia contracts beitg ant.
iior to his appointment !: was thought doubtful
Whittier the Mayor and Commoa Couocil could pre-
vent hs tskiDg p s-essoo Of tie Department and it's
yaluGble pGpe-ihose coEosriDg the frauds With the
ret.
Hugh McCsbe, subject OF Devlin obtsired an ie-
junction ytetardsy egainst the Ms!Os asd others, TO
Lrevent them from ints rerins ia ang way with the ps
t.rs Of tie Department.
"A TRICK AID DEyIoK."-A youcg fellow named
Abraham Egbert wss arrested yesterday charged
with ob,siDrg by means OF a trek sad devic', Avail
liable horse from Mf. Wm. w. Topper, ct No. Con
gress place 1t seems that about the l5h Of February
Mr.. Upper, being confred to his house by illness,
was visited by Egbert who requested hi to lend him
bis horse Mr. Upper consented with the understanding
that tie animal should be returned wien wanted.
lew days $50 Mr.. Upper went to Egbert to obtain The
Lorse when the latter very cooly told him that he
had Jet mi b man have the animal until April -,
al that the uilkmar would not give him up untl be
Lad bis moneys worth out of hin. Mr. Topper disoe-
levirg the fellows story, made complaint at t1e JEFF
ferson Ma,ket Police Cour, wien Egbert was AZ
rested ard just ce Quackenbush committed him to pr-
son for examination.
Tn CHARGE or ApsTRAcTISC PAPERS FROM TuE
STREET DEPARTMEhr.-There was some further testi-
mouy taken yesterday morning in the case OF Charles
Tuner charged with sbstrsctGg public records from
Il G Street Commissioners office, and 1t went to snow
that the papers Mr.. Turner n search OF were OF
private ra,ure, being assignments Of contracts also,
that they were necessary evidence in case pendicg
in the Marine Cowt.
Mr. Holmes counse l for defense asked MIR. Busted,
as an act of Justice to move "a dismissal of the
plant Mr. Busted refused, leaving that for The
Mayors decision as in regard to the act the Mayor
required no advice.
The Mayor said he was not satisfied a. to the safe
beirg the private property of Mr.. Turner 1t hal been
turcbssed by the late Mr. Taylor, but Me- Turner mad
occupied il. He believed that Mr.. Turner would not
have gone to the Street Commissioners office for
pspers were il not for the subpoena from the Marine
Court In the present state of the public mind regard
Jug that flee was great iudiscreton on the part OF
Mr.. Tuner 10 do what he did. Had he asked hun
the Msyor) he would have gone with him and tried 20
obtain the private papers required. The Mayor while
disappearing Of Mr.. Turner'S act in going to the SAFE,
exorcrated hin from any intention to steal papers
Mr.. Holmes a.kod if the discharge was al honorable
OF 9, and was answered in the affirmative.
The Mayor, after the decision, renewed the request
that he and two citizens be permitted by Mr. Turner to
examine ard see what tho safe in question contalne l.
This was denied, the defense deeming it improper.
DARING BrRcLARIEs-THE THIEVES CSISG CHIC
RoroRM-1he family of Mr. Beck, residing 10 Thirty
sixth street, between Seventh aud Eighth avenues,
upon arising yesterday morning discovered that their
premises had been burglsiously entered during the
nrbt. Upon examination it wa found thst the thieves
had effected an entrance through the celarway,
and ascepded the stairway leading to tho basement
Most Of the family complained of strange feeling, and
supposed that the thieves made Of chloroorm
or TIE puIpore of keeping the inmates quiet. The
Dom of MIR. Beck had been entered and 800 tab On
from the pocket of his pantsloOns which lay on chair
beside his bed. trunk, 10 which were several six
dresses, had been taken into the yard and there red
of its contents.
Tie dwelling house of Mr.. Elliot three doors above
was also entered is supposed, by the same gang,
and in the same way. The burglars rfied several
drawers in the basement stealing therefrom only six
sbilngs The rascals found a dozen new spoons in the
kitchen which they doubtless st first thought TO be
silver, but finding their mistake, they broke every
spoop in two, and scattered tpem about the floor
Nothing had been disturbed up stairs.
The clothing store No. 262 Second street was broken
open Yesterday morning, and robbed Of forty fro,k
coats valued at $3.50. The thief was seen by Police
men Jobeon Of the Eleventh Precinct carving of the
piunder and on being pursued dropped it and bed.
The property was recovered but the burgsr sped.
BIGAaY.-Y esterdsy afternoon jonathan ID. Howell,
rosdelt of this city, appeared at the Lover Polce
Court and preferred charge of bgamy against Mara
Martin, whom he married eight months ago. Howell
alleges that she was married at Syracuse fourteea
wears ago. to one George Martin, whom she lived with
seven years when they separated, but neither party
obtained divorce. The complainant, ignorant OF this
fact, married her. and now to his sstonihment, hnds
ths she has another husband living. Justice Connolly
held ME- Martin alias Howell to answer the charge.
LARGr HAUL OF VAGRAsTs-The Sixth Precinct
Police, on Thursday night, arrested w Migrants 10 the
streets of their district. Justice Connolly before whom
this small srmy of Migrants was arragned, sent the
majority to the Penitenary, and discharged the others
with a reprimsnd.
Tx SPRING STREET Observation-Disclosures Qusck-
.pLush Yesterday morning after examination 10 the