New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-15

portrait vas TIE frat p.oed 10 toe rosass gallery
lie made no hesitation in corversinz WITH soy o1e who
spoke TO him, aDd IN answer TO inquiry As TO how re
operated in the spiritual oice soma mouth, fac, he
sail tia! he irgaisted himfe into tae conf isnce Of
tie yomg women, seyeral of whom grated him al
TIC favoye be could desire. lie ergsged 70 chow item
the "expert g.me of Jack Sheppard, and got posses-
zion Ct large quantity Of their welry whereupcn he
let ba. tidy and wss not sgain found.
Shortly after he WAS brought before t1e Commis-
sioneIs aud questigneS. lie told Gen. Nye thst hs
did Mayor Tenann out o. 81 900 lat year by pur-
chasing quantity Of paint and paying with spurious
check for part Of which Mr.. Ternaun gsv, hin the
each. lie ssd that TIE Msyor wss aot Sd snar nan
IA lie wss. Tue General said ne ought to be placed
tie detective force lie repiei that tsers net
rogue in this city or Chicago Shom he did rot know.
He wsntei to go to Charleston ard leave this city. lie
had been ssut up last Fall to Black Island three
months for shopftDg end three months this Spring at
the Peniteptiary, and wanted TO have peace. As he
left the Commissioner room re saj, d" Fiat JV'tai1
Yudt cGlum."
Joinson is a South Csroiniep, aud has the spp.ar.
snce Of planter He was born il 1870, and lives at
No 273 Houston street. He il the most airot conf
dence man in New-Yo,k, aud lie capsule Of decsiving
any one. FraDk il not Of much account, AMI was only
used as a blind where Johnson operated.
Johpson sad that he wanted TO go to State Phson
where he would be rested ike man. Teey we're
mean niggsrdly set on Backwsl's Island, hs re-
marked, AID said lie would kill himself in the Tombs
before Re would be sen. there eglin.
johnson conveyed to the Tonbs and committed
for examination
An OBSCENE Book PUBLISHER ARRFsTED.-The
Mayor yesterday received a letter from the Mayor of
Phisdepbis notifying him Of the arrest Of some pub
lisers Of filthy books ard plates, who had formerly
carIied on their trade il this city. TIE persons
in question conducted their business under the name
and style of Fayete Harper s. Co.," and purportcd
TO have an Office in Nassau street. TOey Transacted no
business by personal commit nic alton with their custom
ers but carried their operations entirely by lister.
They would get the names Of respectable booksellers
ard newspaper and periodical vendors in al parts Of
tie country aud would forward circulars stating how
their filthy wares could be safely cent By express or
mail, and also stating that in consequence Of tue
" impeItnert interference" of NEEDING psrts, here,
they could net consent to have any vita those
who wished TO purchase, but that all business must be
GoIe by letter. tbs plain English OF all this IT, that
they perfectly well that the police Of
city have for long tine Teen on the lookout for
them, ard would be exceedingly reioioed to have
personal interviews" With the vatiou3 members Of
the finn but as it is little difficult TO arrest man by
letter they have up this tine gone On unwbipped Of
justice. They sent with their circulars Hats of the
fancy books published By them, with the equally
fancy prices appeded, and fall directions how 70 send
money without danger Of being interfeied with. Some
of these documents fell into the hands CT the Mayors
Police who soon afttrwsrd ascertained thst the bust
office had been transferred to Philadelphia The
Police of that city apprised Of the fact and Ss!ur
day succeeded in apprehendipg a man named Henry
X. G. Busey alias G. j. Wilson, alias John Walker,
with probably as many aliases convenience
might at times dictate. A large stock Of books and
engraviDgs were seized and, what is of more import
ance the plates from which the epgravirgs printed
were also found ard taken into custody, II s said that
these plates the only in the country, but i, is
more than probable that stereotype duplicates exist.
1t is supposed bysome that the notorious Alderman,
who wss sirested for the came o6ense about year
ago in this city 10 implicated with Buckley, ami that he
furnished the plates 1t s hoped that the officers Of
Philadelphia will destroy the books and pictures or at
least have tie grace to keep them to themselves aud
not receive them for distribution among their particular
friends as did Fernando Woods immaculate Police,
on the occasion Of the seizure here Of ACkeman stock
in trade.