The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-08
Police Intelligence.

ALLEGED EXTENSIVE swIsDLIsG OPERATION.
Mon,ayne B. Fabian, Walter Patterson and Theodore
Lewis, commission merchants, having an Office at No
3l5 Washington street. taken into custody Saur
day by policemen McUord and wildey, of the Deputy Su
pen,endcnts Office on charge of false pretenocs pre-
ferred against them by Mr.. Roonk, -four merchant.
doing business Of Pearl and beaver streets
The accused II alleged represented to Mr. Rocuk that
they had 500 barrels Of -four stored away in the upper
par, Of the building occupied by them which they
esrous Of selling cheap q each customer Mr. agreed
20 purchase the flour for shipment TO Liverpool and con-
tracted TO pay 90 900 down and the balance In few
weeks after the delivery Of the merchandise. While the
negotiations pending Mr.. Roenk discovered that the
nour n question aia not seloas 10 .1c 'na
who was entire stranger TO the bargain
that bad been made reauve 70 ms noar.
nevertheless he determined 10 send his carman for the
properly order to how far the defendants would
carry out their plan OF operations. When the carman
made his the the Defendants refused
deliver the aour unless Mr. Roenk paid over the
agreed upon. The Deputy superintendent OF po-
Ice who vas notified Of the affair advised Mr.. r. to pay
the 50 co., for the purpose Of entappng the accused
Detective policemen McCord and Wilder were detailed TO
work up case, when arranged that the money
should be paid 10 the defendants, and that they
should then be arrested for false pretences The accused
informed that If they would meet Mr.. Roenk
at his office be would pay them the amount The
policemen concealed on the premises and
would be called into reqaisiuon According agreement
the parties repaired 10 Mr. Roenks Office, where matters
having been satisfactorily arranged tie - 900 was paid
over the prisoners by one OF the clerks. The police
men then made their appearance and arrested the accused
who protested strongly against the conduct OF Mr. r. and
gave him 10 understand that gross outrage had been
committed upon tho persons Of three respectable citizens.
The money then taken from the prisoners and they
were conveyed the jefferson Market Police Court for
examination In the possession OF the pr found
number OF certificates OF worthless stocks articles OF
agreement OF various mining companies In California,
awers advertisements for partners, and very extern
ve correspondence relating 70 affairs Of business In the
possession Of Lews was found loaded pistol The accused
were taken before Justice Kelly, who held them bail
each OF $1,000 LEWIS bonds in the above
amount aud permitted 70 go at large, but his COM
paniops committed n default
BURGLARY AND ARRnn.-John Eagle, John Lozier, and
shn Meyer taken into custody charge Of having
g,urgariousy entered the store Of John Ballard Co..
NO II Ferry street, and stealing therefrom quantity Of
dressed leather valued at $500. Policemen Poole and
Benne Of the detective squad observed the prisoners
unloading wagon and dcpostng the contents In the base
rnent OF No ~ Elm ureet. Supposng that they were
burglars the policemen arrested tns ieo~s sno
II was discovered that the store Of Mcssrs Ballard 20
had been broken no and that the property found IN pos
formed part Of The proceeds oil
abe burglary Tho receiver OF the stolen goods was also
arrested, and committed for examination.
CHARos EsBRzzIRsKsr AGAINST CIsRK.-Joseph Ser
vantez, lad about seventeen years OF age, was taken
into custody by Inspector svoy Of the Eighteenth pre-
cinct, on charge Of ebezzlpg quantity OF plated ware
valued at $780, from the Of his employ ers, Mcssrs
riOuse n Co., No. "a William street candy man named
Monnoiee Jaques arrested charge OF receiving
ae stolen goods The prisoners brought before JUS
ace connolly at the lower Police Court, where they were
<ommrued tor examination.
BrptaRY--Bsc.Fx THrn.-A burglar broke into
the cellar o No % Front street. on saturday evening and
attempted 70 carry of quantity Of butter An the thief
was coming out of the cellar with property In Ms
session, he was surprised by ctizess, when be
cropped the booty and made his escape by fight