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

or the oean lockers Of Water street, his curiosity
excited IN relation thereto He accordingly determined to
take stroll in the classic neghhorhood OF Baxter (ate
oranec) street and with well filled purse proceeded
DIS exploring mission. Unfortunately feer lmhbed too
freely brandy and and his head became light that
II was with difficulty he could maintain equilibrium.
While IN this delightful condition he s unfor
tunate to fall into the hands Of couple Of ra damses who
forthwith laid their plans for robbng the erseyman The
unsnspectng victim induced to accompany the ladies
nome where he again INDUCED in brandy and water AT.
Ter paying for the refreshments Peter started for his ofg
ing house. No had he reached the sidewalk than
he was subjected 10 a premedased assault the part
OF a couple of garroters. Tho couuryman struggled
hard to free himself from tho embraces Of the highway
men but IN VAIN HIS purse tobacco box ana nat tell
into the hands OF the thieves and with much
ton that he managed to save his coat and boots Some
hours after the just related Mr. Plger hap
pened policemen Jourdon and others Of the Sixth
district to whom he communicated the tale Of his mslor
tunes. The officers Immediately proceeded in search Of
the garroters and after much difficulty succeeded cap
turing them The prisoners were brought before Justice
Connolly at the Lower Police Court, but the complainant
failing to identify them the magistrate compelled
discharge them from custody. Mr.. Pilger's loss wa
trifing compared with what il might have been had tn
garroters discovered couple OF $50 bills which he had
slowed away In his watch pockst
ARREST or TK PROPRIETOR ALLEGED BOGUS CrrY
DISPATCH Por Saturday morning officer Armstrong, OF
the Mayors squad, took into custody young named
Charles s. Warwick alias Hall alias Taylor the proprietor
OF an alleged bogus city dispatch post against whom Ia
alleged he has failed to carry letters dropped In the boxes
for delivery 10 their proper place Of destination and has
some time past made business Of opening all letters
eceivcd and, where money found enclosed the
appropriated his and the letters destroyed
It appears that long since gentleman residing in the
upper part of the city had occasions made
Of Warwcks post, but neither time did his letters
reach the party to whom they were directed. He
cordingly, after some inquiry, unable TO find any
headquarters for the above post and being satisfied that
all not right be laid the facts before the Mayor who
Immediately placed the matter in the hands Of the above
officer. OGlcer Armstrong soon succeeded in coming
of the carriers, who boy about years
Warwick to collect the letters but not to deliver them
that he collected from twenty TO thirty letters
a day, and that Warwick had his office in
a boarding house in New Bowery. watch
was accordingly kept on the house, and the
officer mad the satisfaction of meeting his just he
enter his ROOM when he was taken into Gus
tody. search then made and large number Of
letters found in his room, considerable number
opened among them two letters that the officers had
The day previous placed in OF the boxes containing
u5 in 'queer money, for the purpose OF detecting War
wcS large number Of his postbls were also found in
~ room OF the following description
wARwrcxs DISPATCH rosr-Postaee two cents in all
arts Of the city, south Of Fty fourth Letters for the
ress passed March 1857 Or they viii not be forwarded
the General Post Once mo mcneyed gaasbie letters
@ the carrier, who WIN give receipt for the same
CHARLES s. WARWICK Proprietor.
The accused being brought before the Mayor proved
be the same who connected with a man
med Smith, who arrested about six months ago for
like offence. He has also been an actor, and appeared
zette. The amount OF money that he has succeeded In
extracting from letters thought TO be about $500 JUS
tce WEIGH committed him to the Tombs for examination
. q default Of bail.
ARREST DISHONEST ERRASp Boulevard Crosby, q
youth about fourteen years Of age, late errand boy
the store Of Higgins Kellogg, booksellers, 1913 William
freet yesterday brought before Justice WEIGH
complaint of tho above Hrm charging him with having
stolen from their establishment quantity Of stationery,
&c. to the value Of about $780, and procured several
occasions like amount from parties with whom they
doing business under false representations From
the afidavs appears that Of the firm discovered
Saturday last number OF books secreted IN the cellar
and suspicion rested upon young Crosby which an
animation OF certain facts, fully satisfied Messs X. X.
That the accused intended 10 steal them He there
lore discharged His removal soon lead 10 disco.
vefes and found that he had procured under the
preence that he had been sent by his employer about
,y gross Of pens from Joseph Gillette, twelve dozen
FROM Edward Faber, which he sold TO man named
Patrick Donney Crosby when arrested, confessed that
ne had procured the above goods and up bills Of
$500. lie confessed that he also procured let
sas @ sna checks that s %sso onooscd ia
favor Of the firm One letter contained five checks Of
3lsa each from the Aurora Bank, Aurora, Illinois and
he procured a boy to take the checks 10 Kendall,
banker 10 Chambers street and wrote the following note,
signing IL Higgins 4 kellogg
Dear srEncosed ande draft Of slss each Witch ask you
% Pay foe wood like the money reh way for haze 6
mt ws,e Bank Way the Bank Is IN
"
Us is William st Il. y
The broker of course refused advance the money,
md Crosby failed to procure the funds lie also stated
thai he eecreted himself IN the a. Saturday night
after they had closed be broke open the safe and
stole floai that lcfl BY the casherand stole out
before moving. bonnely also arrested,
and with Crosby, committed to the Tomns for exanina
tsou.
CAFTvRx AIiEGyn HORN Tuxy.-About two O'Clock
yesterday morning Of the boarders at the public
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bc~s by noise AZ hts bedroom door Listening aitcn.
lively Tor few he heard endeayoring
90 effect an entrance by cf pair Of nippers Tho
burglar for such the Intruder Was just IN the act VI
sc o%or snsn 'n ~, sso NV I the soar The
prisoner proved 10 be- man named George Fry, VINO
Took lodgings there the night The accused was
brought before Justice Connolly, al the Lower Police
court where he committed tor examination.
Ctaser % PASSING WORTHLESS MoSry.-IIcnry Beck
meyer grocer brought before Justice Connolly, at
abe lower Police Court charge Of passing worthless
money. The complainant, Ellen clifford, alleges that m
change Cor $40 bill sha received worthless ~ bill ON
The Naumkeag Bank q Salem, Mass; that upon bring
iug Tho bal, hack 10 the prisoner ne refused give her
good FOR H. and would not listen 10 her Applications
fr Indemnify The magistrate committed the prisoner Tor
examination.
Tug Tuxpr swnnfxRs Yesterday quite number Of
cpa uts were again made before the Mayor ny parties
~ho had been aeeced by ticket swndlers. young man
named Robert smcic complained that he induced 70
purchase ticket Chicago for si6 and that his arr
val at Chicago cost him over si0-hs tickets al proving
~ be worthless Another named kobcrt White was
done out Of IS on ticket to Glasgow The Mayor yes
tcrday stationed officer again In front Of each ~ these
known Establishments TO notify strangers not u purchase
ckets Ofcer Moore, while standing in front Of place
Kept by well known ticket vender ~ Cedar street had
pail q water thrown out upon him He was accordingly
arrested and heidi TO answer.
Asuxsr oy ssovtHTu~--ycs,erdsy afternoon detective
Officers Euaoe and Farley arrested four noted shopers
named Jacob, Edward, Charles and oasharine Adrian,
whom they caught visiting several stores in the upper
part &C the city, which rather aroused the suspicious Of
inc Officers and they accordingly taken into custody
en their persons found two large pockets filed with
and boots and shoes, three fur vctornes,
several bottles Of wines and cordias, &C. valued IN all
Mt hundred dollars. They all locked up 10
await tho Identification Of the goods.
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