The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-06

SINGULAR CASE OF ALLEGED GRAND LARCENY. Edward
Smith, messenger At the rOmbs brought
before Justice Welsh charge Of having feloniously
STOLEN quantity Of furniture from Mary Cries. under the
following circumstances, narrated IN tho aldsvit Of
complaint On the I'd Of June last complainant
victed of misdemeanor the Court OF Special Sessions,
and sentenced 70 tho penitentiary Backwells
Island for the term Of six months the day OF her de
parture from the ombs Smith agreed to take charge of
her furniture which locked up her apartments
No Go Cortsndt street, and deliver IN Mrs Eos.
ter the matron Of the City Prison. for safe keeping until
compainants Of imprisonment should expire Upon
the promise Of the defendant TO take charge Of the proper
~ and band 70 the Of Mrs Foster, npan
gave h permission the consisting Of
various artces OF household furniture, valued at $oo
Instead however Of handing the furniture 70 Mrs
Foster, d"iencant conveyed the came 70 his
place oresosnce in Ccnue street, and there kept possess
sion o. refusing TO desver over the same To complain
art unless she paid HIM the sum Of $27 THIS complain
refused DO and finding that defendan. deter
mined To keep possession Of her property without any
ne TIT re,o she CONNIE suit grand larceny be.
fore Justice Welsh, above stated. number a Wit
nesses were brought corroborate
OF the complcpaDt Among the number Mrs foater,
who testified o the agreement that Smith male relative to
the tanter o. the furniture and ITS fannent on the
Of the defendant Upon the strength cf this testimony
Ju We sh held the accused 70 bali in the Of $500
70 answer the charge Of grand larceny Smith on his
animation stated that he batve OF France; was %
years age barber byiprofes on, and lived at No.
40 Centre street In reference TO the charge preferred
seanst him be pleaded not guilty
A CHURCH MKmRkR rRoUsrE Charles +. jacobson,
member of the James street Mariners church taken
into custody yesterday, By Policemen Peeney aud Hg
gins the Fourth precinct charge OF stealing $3.50 In
gold coin frem Joseph Kellenbeck. NJ No AZ oae'ry
street The complainant in an affidavit made before jus
tce Connolly the Lover Police Cour alleges thai on
Sunday last jacobson md he started for wlamsb irg
thai when they arrived at the ferry the former
into his head to turn back without giving any satisfactory
reason for 20 doing tha, complainant proceeded hi
puruey and after remaining In Williamsburg for sevsra
h"urs be returned to his home IN this city that upon MS
eBt'rhe bs nedroom and examining his trunk az found
had teen red durre his absence, and that $3.50 in gold
CO bad been absuaotep therofr IN Rpo~'ng lba, ia
C. bson alone was aware OF HE having this
money copeealed IN his trunk Relenbeck at
,rce suspected HIM Of the theft ADD h.d him
arrested suspicion. Complainant tbeu informed
Ispecicr Wahng that anoog the pieces OF gold stolen
IRON bus uuIk quarter VIII CD hs coald easily
iaepufy oy stain shich he discovered upon
few days previou'y, and which ~ hal cndeivoef 10
by scratching with penkDie Upon sesrchDg the
uupk of The pro the Identical gold referred oy
ctmrla found mixed 40 with tuuher ~ other
god pieces II at identified by ke enbeck a.
rart the stolen property Toe r.ooer 90 oens qncs
toned relative " the Whereabouts 10 the remaiudC " the
gold, stated that nil the money be had sas cont,ns in
bis TUNA Upon closely examining his pers h0seysr,
sh, $50 Of the gold fond IN hs pockets. Jus
tiee ,cnnoy con mued tho accused FOR examination
Much berest Tested 10 the re.ult Of the exarnina
ton by mb,rs IF the Mariners cbuf OF which The
accused one of she strongest pillars
cH,Ras oF PASSING CorSrxRsxr MoyrY -Iames stan.
ford taken custody yesterday by policeman Nor
tbcmer of the First prccnst Charge OF atom ,us 70
pass counterfeit 8vs dollar bill upon ths Merchso,s'
B~nk Of fowen Msss Tho accused, u s alleged, went
tbs of Morris Urhas No it7 Greenwich street,
offered the counterfeit In question exchange for txo
updersLrv valued s 81 cens The clerk In the store,
Simeon Coon, detected the counterfeit, and refused 70
change whereupon the pr.oner left The store Abou bon
" pass minutes the prisoner male anoher at
tempt th- bill nj the pore Of B-mAnb Isirssu-s lssk
Greenwich street and while endeavorns 70 do 40 he ~ss
ouUad tha
Nr. 1sir,soer, and upon finding thai he Wa again
attempting " pass tbe counterfeit be called In tho
iicc conrol,y committed the prisoner for trial 10
de'snt Of o. .coo bell The counterfeit Is pretty
,ol.'.ss imitation Of the sena,ne and suls Ss,,
maay good judges Of money. roe ygtetie especially "
ereeedirgy Gel ssec1,ed bot The nlns up Of the oill
or The bill found IN the po-se--on of The prtsonsr
eesrs dse pt p 1887 bot has evidently been but few
days In cirouiation.
se, lowell also arrested for attempting pass
a tb-se oovpterfeiS The stcre ~ rurst No ga
Grand street ms prisoner Was tasen before Justice
Steers, the Essex Market Police Court, where be ww
committed for examination.
A sailor at,emytcd 10 pas another OF the bills At
clohps store In Chsthsn street, yesterday a,@rnooo
Hy 81 the bill and slipped out for policeman, but tso
ra"r ~s net cssgh, ~ss'ly a~pecttns thst he wss
detected the latter stepped out also and mate h escape
euzrU or Bocrs NoyrY George Jackson ani George
Moear taken INTO custody by sergeant Hsiden, o.
the Frs, wsrd police, while attempting 10 sriudle
eouruy named A,am Ielb by inducing him 10 buy
bogus passage ticket 10 California. In the pose,son o.
the accused found the a s9co, 10 bogus bank
bits ~hich ss supposed they the habit of using
n the "s't fhns' and "drop' games The bills were
denrct nansns Institutions k9own the City Trust and
ReutTf Company and the .lobe Bs't. when srrestAc
uf TIE Trpot tired 70 throw svay gold watch,
bu, he ~@ detected In the at Justice Kelly, before
shom ne prisoners were taken, compelled " die
charge them In Consequence n the lack of eviience
CHARcE sEtiISe LOTTERY poIues samuel Kippcrs
and John w. Mead arrested and taken be the
Recorder yesterday. charge Of selling lottery policy
tickets their Office, 1a6 varick street The prisoners
eere held befo thaC Courf N