The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-14
Police Intelligence.


value Of several hundred dollars but clue the thief
could for a long time be ascertained until Saturday,
when the matter having been entrusted in hands Of
detective officers Farley and Eustace the perpeat0r OF
the deed turned out to he of the leading clerks the
establishment appears that Mr.. Fowler dntGg him
self unable to detect the thief finally placed the
the hands Of the above officers who, last Monday,
have been watching the of several of the
clerks. At last their rested upon named
William Scott, whom they discovered every ming
bringing with him 10 the store basket under the pre-
going to market before his return home at night
Saturday morDng officers traced Scott 10 the clean
my and repairing establishment Of j. bobrongh, No. 81
Coand street where he was seen TO leave his basket AS
soon as he had left Hobroughs place officer Estace
arrested Hobrought and officer Farley searched the bag
ke., and sure ennngh it found full Of goods Hob
rough denied kuo~Dg anything about the matter; but
stated That Scott ai removed trunk that morning
very carly hour frou his place. but ~hat contained no
could not tell. Oice Fariey thrn a search for
the trunk and bnay had the satisfaction Of nndng at
shoemaker's named Joseph Manner, No. 30 Gre, NV Gu
ing Of coats, pants and vests &c the property Of Mr.
| Fowler, was neatly packed within Scott then taken
further search OF his dwelling in Brooklyn resulted in
further discovery OF about slo0 worth Of Mr. Fow
lers goods Scott wss during the afternoon, taken be-
fore Justice Welsh and held TO await an examination
ALLEGED SEDUCTION ABANDONMENT Catarina Stisn-
berg pretty German GIRL appeared before Justice Quack
enbush,a few days ago, and preferred charge OF bag
tardy against well known Broadway merchant who Sc
duced her at watering place Switzerland, and gave
her money enough TO emgrate 10 this country Catarina
stewardess of the hotel where he was stopping
she was agreeable, good looking, and spoke English,
French and German with auency. The gentleman was
nlonc and fond of ladies' society, and the course of
brief while he painted glowing picture Of his position
Catarina the fair stewardcss such ardent pro-
fessons OF love and DEVOTION she induced to lis
ten to avowa Of his ove aud became enamored
in turn; and in moment Of weakness she yielded aud
thenceforth ali hls own, he promising 10 make
her his we After sojourn Of some months at the hotel
vised 10 20 New York where she should call at his
place OF business ut certain time, when he would meet
her there, and then they would be married. Being en-
cieae she had alternative but for New York TO
hide her shame by becoming the wife of the American
gentleman. She reached thus city early IN December,
when the period of maternity She readily
store of her seduce but his people told her he nd
returned from Erope but che found that they had been
deceivng her, he then in the city But she failed
find him. and length with empty pun aching heart
she compelled TO seek assistance fron the Emigrsnt
| Commissioners. BY them she sent to Wards Isand
where she delivered of a cbd. On recovering
she found the Broadway merchant and told him her sad
story He said be think was the father OF her
child and furthermore, he married. refused aid
her. 1bereupon the Commissioners her Justice
VINO arrested her seducer for batardy the
gir refusing as The married, make charge Of
breach OF PROMISE lest IT should reach his family. OF
course the case will be settled privately and the poor girl
sent back with her child 10 Switzerland.
LOBBY AGENT ON SMALL ScAIE-John Dunn residing
at No LOG Bayard street, expolceman who had been
dismissed from the department. appeared before Justice
Brennan on Saturday and made complaint against James
Qunnfor deiraudng him Of twenty dollars by means
of false pretsnces The complainant that Quinn
represented he had sufficient influence with General Nye
one Of the Police Commissioners the reinstase
ment complainant TO Office that, believing the truth
Of such representation he to give defendant $500
If the latter would procure hs reappointment to Olce
Twenty doars had been paid towards tine amount, the
balance TO be given subsequently, when the complainant
discovered that Quinn had influence at all with
General Nye, and that there was probability Of
poiptment 1t is understood that other ex police
men IN the sixth ward were duped in similar manner,
who Will come forward when the examination of
and testify relation the lobby busness at the police
| headquarters. Quinn was held to
CHARGE AND COUNTER CHARoE-Miss Anna D. Young a
Jewess OF more than ordinary fascination lodged COM
plant against Mr.. s. Ulman another Jew hoser at No.
Bowery. Anna alleges that Ullman went to her friend,
VIM Arnold OF No l55 Broome street. and representing
that he from her obtained from Mr. Arnold the sum
s35 her In this statement she is corrobo
rated by Mr. Arnold MIR. Uiman alleges that the girl
was recently in his employ, aud embezzed money from
the TILL and that this money which he obtained from Mr.
Arnold was stolen from him by her originally. Miss
Young reoins that on this charge Of embezzement has
had her arrested and that Justice Osborn investigated
case, and finding there nothing dismissed the
charge She further stated the magistrate this
charge Of embezzcmen brought by Uilman against her
originated from malicious moves that she was in
UHmans employ he was very much enamored her. and
besought lav0s which she could grant, that order
to induce her 10 accsoe to ms wishes he frequently made
her presents OF money of S. Sl0 which she
coqnetrshy accepted, leading him TO beieve that she
would accede to his wishes because did not yield
him those favos he trumped the charge OF embezze
ment against her She further states that the money
| which Mr. Utman obtained from Mr. Arnold she had
placed with him for safe keeping. Justice Brennan held
| the accused for examination.
| ARRESTS HARBoR PoIIcE-On Friday evening,
about eight O'Clock, the of Harbor police boat No.
arrested two together with Gilbert G. Smith, captain
of the canal boat Liberty, for stealing provisions from on
board the above boat belonging Mr. Henry Brnker of
West Washington market The former discovered
crossing over to Jersey, with loaded boat when
questioned stated that they had bought the provisions
mi " estai THAR
ment, and sa'd he nad right to SELL but the owner de-
MED any such right and expressed his opinion the
loss Of several hundred dollars worth of provisions
which had been stolen by the parties whom he had
suspected for long time They locked up in the
Third precinct station house and committed for trial
A SMART OPERAnoN.-Joseph Hughl was brought be-
fore Justice Brennan yesterday charge Of defraudng
Mr.. Philip Renck, Of Second avenue, out Of $40 by
means Of false preences The complainant alleges that
he bought what purpored to be pound OF cognac oil
from the defendant for which he paid the above men
toned sum; but that upon examination the bottle was
found 10 contain nothing other than cognac ether which
only worth about 81 pound. The cork the bot
put up in such shape that impossible for any
one 70 detect the fraud, except by minute examination.
Hughi was committed for examination in default Of bail
The MYSTERIES or SPIRITUAL CIRcLEs-Mr. Nelson j.
Hume, resident of Nunda Livingston county New York
was brought to this city last week answer charge Of
rape, preferred against him by Mrs. Mary H. Morrell Of
Newburyport Mass. Mrs. Morrel makes affidavit that
about eighteen months ago she and her husband were
boarding in the same house with Mr.. Hume in this city
and that spiritual circles we're gotten almost nightly
the house, during which she became developed AZ a
writing medium; that on occasion she went into a
trance state and on awakng found herself her own
bed which was in the same floor with the mar
lor and Mr.. Hume beside her. She now charges that
Hume then took advantage Of her. outraged her per-
SON. The accused charge in toto but was bed
by Justice Quackenbush 10 await examination whicn
will take place TO day.
HEAVY RuBBsRY or JEwmRY-On Saturday last the cs-
Enlistment Of Messrs Hermann Co., 4i6 Broome street,
tbo baab
four and FIVE thousand dollars worth of ewelry and IL is
presumed TO have been done by young named Ger
shon Cohen, brother.n law of of the firm. an
pears that Saturday, being the Jewish Sabbath no busi-
carried on, and while Mr.. Hermann was about
TO the store Cohen and that he want
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