The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-31
Police Intelligence.

land Christian physician.
Police Intelligence.
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO DEPRAUD THE PARK BANK
OUT OF 81, 000-sINGuLAR CASE.
Robert Davis an inmate of Edrdge street JAIL recently
preferred complaint before Justice Connolly the lower
Police Court against three persons named James Porter
L. D. Fredericks and Abner W. Spooner, charging them
with having, by Of . conspiracy, defrauded the
Park Bank out Of ooo The complainant alleges that
the accused used hum as An instrument TO effect their de-
signs, and a lengthy affidavit detailed all the circuml
stances connected with the affair." from which we compile
the following story-Mr Davis alleges that he formerly
kept store In Broadway; that in October 1885, he failed
in business owing the Park Bank the sum Of o00 that
the accused induced him 10 make an assignment a his
effects in their favor for much larger amounts than were
really due them thus def audng his other creditors among
the number the Park Bank. Prior TO the failure the
planant alleges that he induced by the above
toned par ties to open bis account with Park that he
deposited checks Of the accused for large amonn which
were promptly paid that In October 1885, the defendants
furnished him with more checks against which he drew
for the sum Of 81 O0 theeab outs that these checks
were allowed TO 30 TO protest, thus bringing hm mo Inc
banks debt in the above amount that complainant then
faed and by Inducements offered him by the defendants
made fraudulent assignment thereby cheating the bank
ont Of It's just proportion OF the assets In relation 10 the
conspiracy, and the which IL was Effected Mr..
Davis says-And this deponent further says that pur.
pose to defraud the Park Bank conceived by said
James L. Porter short time TO the execution Of
said paper writing and to the name Of this deponent
for said purpose that on or about the Isl OF june 1906
in urheraIce Of said purpose and ut the instance OF said
James L. Porter, an account was opened at the Park
Bank in the Of this deponent and tbereupon hcti
,ious credit for this deponent with said bank
by The deposit OF checks of other persons for large
amounts, which uniformly honored by the bank
which they drawn till about the 25th day of
eptember next following; that among the checks de-
posted were checks signed some with the Of Abner
both Of whom insolvent and wholly Irresponsible
the former being only clerk Of the deponents and the
latter son-in law Of the porter Of the Tradesmens
Bank, living over sad bank that, at the instance
Of said James l.. Porter, said Harring was repre-
sented to one or more Of the officers of the
in fact, he was only bar tender in small
restaurant kept by person of the name of Porter,
in the basement under the Iaarge HOTEL that said Har
ring, though without means Of his own, kept small
lance Of two hundred dollars the rradesmens
Bank, which, together with the funds necessary
stance OF said James L. Porter in furtherance pur
pose that on the 25h day of September 1885, there
deposited in the Park Bank to the credit Of This deponep
IN further Of said purpose checks of said
Spooper, and two checks Of said Harrng, amounting
oil to about $e,s25, all of which dshonored, tcre
being no funds in the banks which said checks
drawn respectively that in further prosecution Of said
purpose Harripg's other checks Of said spooner &
Harring, for large amounts, were on the next day
credit OF this deponent, which were refused; that
the fad Spooner was party to said pursose thus to
ceaud the Park Bank and to the fraud perpetrated
pursuance Of such purpose in concert with said James L.
Porter that IL was fully intended and understood between
spooner Harring should be firmly established with the
Park Bank and suitable opportunity should OFFER such
says tina, the Park Bank has recovered Judgment against
him tor the amount Of said checks dshonored
not as yet been able to realize the amount thereof in
sequence of the fraudulent transactions herenbefore set
forth. Upon the complaint Of Mr.. Davis warrants
issued for the arrest OF Mcssrs Porter Fredercks and
Spooner but of the defendants except Fredercks
could he found. hearing will take place in the
day, when is expected that Mr. Porter viii make his ap
pearance in court Spooner Is down South, and will not
therefore, be present for some days.
SPECULATION IN TRouBIE.-David NJ Whitney, an aged
and respectable looking man, taken into custody by
policeman Lmebach, of the Twentieth precinct police
charge of attempting TO pass some worthless bank bills
shop keepers in the upper part of the city. The bills
passed were of the Warwick Bank of Warwick r. l. John
North bookseller, at 24 Eighth avenue, took pay
ment Tor bottle Of pomade and another was taken al
the Of Francis H. LOSS 22S Eighth avenue pay
men for some small articles Accused afterwards went
avenus and senasrsd avs dollar nu.o Of THIS uans in
payment for vest Mr. Harris examined the bank
IL, saying bad, asked uCcdsud II he
had any other money. Whitney replied that the bill was
and clicked him. The officer then called, and Whit.
ney arrested the charge Of assault and battery
was found about $40 Of bad money, mostly in warwick
bills about $40 IN goot money! two bonds with coupons
attached for $500 eachone Of the "Pennsyvania Coal
and the other on the washington City and Mining Com
pany, payable to E. Lott bearer. There were also
tanning the following sgnauresThree signed Patrick H.
O'Brien and endorsed Arthur T. SmipsOn; two signed
. A. L. endorsed
same; two, J. Berrian and the remainder L. Williams
endorsed j. H. Coburt H. R. Hewlett, endorsed Thomas
Iawson Henry A. shute, endorsed John L. Targie Whit.
ney stated that he received these notes from
keep for him. that he received the notes from two
different brokers' and that hs business s that of specu
ator, and that he Is stopping At the Rainbow in Beck
man street. Accused committed to prison 10 await
examination.
SrABBNG ARRAYS AssAuLTs-William Baker and
James Lynch got into alteration in Mulberry street
Saturday night, when the latter it alleged, drew
shoemakers knife and stabbed Baker in the abdomen
ctng dangerous and painful wound The cries of the
wounded man brought policeman Muldoon, of the Sixth
precinct TO the SPOT who arrested the assaiapt and
ed him up in the station house for the night Baker
taken 10 the New York Hospital and placed under the
care Of the house surgeon. Yesterday Coroner Scmer
visited the wounded man for the purpose of holding
ane-mortem exam nation but the latter found be
too much under the influence of opium of such
proceeding The doctor gave II his opinion that tho
patient would hardly recover Lynch committed to
the Tombs TO await the result Of the wounded in.
juries.
Two men, named Patrick Brady and Nicholas H. Moore
became engaged in fight near the Eighteenth precinct
stabbed his sSversary IN be ea sise with necet
knife The wounded man was taken TO Bellevue Hospital
Tor medical treatment, while Brady committed to
John Macdonald, sailor, was taken into custody by
polio. Rowland Of the First precinct charge Of
liam Close, of No. 22z Murray street. The complainant
alleges That the prisoner assaulted him with carving
knife cutting him about the nose and cheek The
conveyed before Justice Connolly at the
Police Court, where he was committed for examination
LARGE HAUL OF ALLEGED STOLEN GooDs-On Friday last
girl named Augusta Myers, about twenty -four years
age, was caught in the act Of stealing goods from
the storeo j. Porter, Perfumer Hudson street. and
promptly handed over TO the Ninth ward police. Her
manner created suspicion among the officers that she was
an old hand in the business of shoplftng Accordingly
Capt Seabrng, with Sergeant Lush and several of the
officers set TO work to hunt the Whereabouts of the
girls headquarters. After time they succeed in
learning that she had been TO frequent house Ia ghh
avenue, near Thirty fifth street. The above officers on
Saturday night repaired TO the place In question and
found that she occupied room In the said building
They accordingly had the place opened when to their
surprise they discovered the room filled with goods of
every description, trunks bandboxes &c, all Of which
were filled with goods. Among the lot some
twenty valuable shaws, silver ware, &c, the whole
being valued at between two and three thousand dollars
The officers bad the goods all removed 10 the station house
the whole constituting several cart oas Augusta stated
IN reply ss 10 how she came in possession of SO large
a quantity OF goods, that she bought them OF n Jew
She was Ycsordav couxcyed hcfnrc Iustico