The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-01
Fast Life i'm New York.

ii"g me past week the police have had
:" large several important swindliug eases
:" Ne" Aorx, which involve the loss of sew
efa' thousands of dollars, but as yet have only
succeeded In arresting one of the ALLEGED
opeia'oFs, VINO, 1T seems, has succeeded in OH
tanning about five thousand dollars from n
respectable house in Pine street. The alleged
party accused OF the swindle is n Young man
named VIM. Hurry, Jr, note broker. 1t seems
'hat No Is charged by the 1irm of Quick &
Il LHommedieu, dealers In mercantile notes
ahd foreign exchange, with having. on Fri
10y las caiiea upon them-having previous
Y uone business with them-and nquired if
they mao an IS GOO note that they wanted to
sell. remarking that he could dispose of a note
wal ting. "
Mr.. L'Hommedieu replied that he had.
ana gave Hurry an s. 600 note Hurry, IL is
aiiege l, look II, and, saying he would return
m III ABOUT twenty minu' :, left tie Office. de,
however, failed 20 re rrn ; and it is alleged
mat, after disposng of the nc q, he procured
draft on the Bank of the Republic for the
Luil amount, pro ceded air It to the bank,
Grew the anon. t in c. sb, and let. His not
returning T'sd some little ST -piciOn on the
part OF Messrs. Quick Il L'Hommedi, I, and
on The following cay, not ing able - ascer-
saih Hurry's VIII ,eabouts, hey proceeded be-
made against him.
hurry, the same afterno from his own
story, linding himself the holder of this Iarga
sum OF money, corclud TO visit some of our
leading gambling saloons and try his luck at
The game OF faro. His first step was to dive
into the establishment corner of Broadway
ana r Fulton str ct, where day gam is ALWAYS
kept gong, aad after ting several times he
Iost ABOUT -, JOO. He then took look in o q
sporting house in Ann street, where after
passing an hour he lost 5000 In company
with friend, he then proct ded to first
class restaurant, and, after enjoying a costly
N for fha HI linz
bic. 1t being e. > in the evening. q short
visit was made % the sweat board kept at the
corner OF Broadway and Prince street, where
he was so fortunate e. to win = 600 Think
ing that he had dore pretty we'll be concluded
TO try another house, and accordingly made a
stop at an establishment corpe of Prince and
Mercer STREETS. where. at the game of -aro, he
lost : 400
Hurry, on Saturday evening sin sailed
forth on visit 10 his old haun visiting q
gambling house, corner of Twelfth street and
broadway, where they soon relieved him of
nve hundr dollars. and at another. corner
of Broadway and Eighth stI 1, he lost he
like amount. Sunday night he again mada
tour around town, visiting place on Broad
way, Wnere ne vas fortunate in winning
abont one thousand five hundred dollars He
also visi~Nd Gnother of the gambling hells
where he remain until near O'Clock Mon
day morning, gaming about five hundred dol
lars.
On Monday Mr.. L'Homm dieu called upon
Mr.. Chris ' Hogan. of the de .ective force
and made him acquain with the facts, and
rogue 3ted him 70 work up the cGse, and if pos
sibie 10 arr I Hurry. M. Hogan accordingly
set 10 work, and, Ger lining that Mr. Hurry
had been a visitor at the above places, con-
cludei tha, he h: an -complice with him
lie succ l in finding a / autiful team that
the young gentleman he'd OBJ in d, with o
view OF sporting about ia and finally traced
him to me a we ho' H. where he arres ted him
yes arday 3tt.rnoon. Hurry, when con fronIed
by the de' i've seem greatly surprised, be-
lieving that he evad / all pursuit of the
officers. He W, taken to the police head
quarters. About four thousand dollars of the
money has ! 9n recovered by the officer
Hurry is about twenty-eight yt lrs age, and is
very respec, .hlY clnnec Ted - NsIn NnrL Pnner