The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-02
Police intelligence.

GANG CouSTxRFx11JSas ARsrs,1YD An attempt vas
made SATURDAY night to flood tho city with counterfeit
" threes on tho Bank Of Brcttleboro, Vermont which
would have succeeded well had not been for the timely
interference Of the police who, by Of the telc-
many Of tie bits he'd been passed number OF arrests
were nfto drriog the evening, among which the
the wss I,s oSc ey
the blls al tho store No. $50 Hudson street. William
Hoyt. William Dunno, William Mullen and william, Row.
land were arrested by the Third precinct police ana two
men, named John Farley and DANIEL Stray, wore taken
INTO custody BY the Fifth precinct police on s.rslar
charge The prisoners brought before Justice o.
borne and comm tied for examination. 4-na
TAIuy INA young man named John G. Calvin, while
walking up Broadway on Friday evening, met young
woman named Kate Thompson, who induced him to &C.
company her to oyster saloon tic neghbcrhood and
partake of refreshments. Kate represented that
she bad been abandoned BY her husband, and was in
search or some employment whereby she cou d cam an
honest living John quito taken with the appear aaco
Of tho woman, aod, taking on. h.s wallet offered her
some money. Kato thanked the oountryn, "A Tor bic
krdnese and afor some further oonvcrss po len him
for her homo. Soon ator Der departure Jerseysn
discovered 10 his intense astonohment that bis gold watch
valued ~ 500, was ms5.ng Policeman Parsons Of tue
Eighth precinct, was made acquainted With facts and
aor long search found tho deserted vito tho soon
saicf at No 4s Thompson street. The prisoner
mitted for trial.
SIZZLING GOODS BsIOw Cosr.--Ansel Holmes, clerk en-
plcycd in the store Of lcssrs Holmes Hunting No. 77s
Broadway, arrested by POLICEMAN Scott OF tho Sec
ond District Police Court on charge OF onbczzemont pre-
ferred against him by his erpoyors The accused It Is
alleged The habit Of puro.nrg inen and other ar
ces from the store OF bis employers and selling them to
dry goods dealer IN Sixth avenue at figure far below
the original cost. Upon being Grrestod the prisoner ac
klowedged his guilt, and gave such Information the
officer as ied TO the recovery OF 500 worth of the
stolcn property Justice Qusckcabush committed the
accused fcT examination.
ALLEGED PIoEHoCxET TROUBLE Charles Jar,es
fashy dresgod Engltshman was taken into custody by
detccsyes Fustaoe and Farley, suspicion Of pocket
picking in one Of the broadway ounibuses. fey weeks
ago the sister Of kr Sedgwck tho Assistant District At
torney, while riding of the South ferry stages was
unfortunate enough lose her poremonnaie containing
$50 Tho prisoner sat bos.de her. and az che dis
covered her loss se suspected that he had picked her
pocket She immediately left tho stage and ", Mt In search
OF policeman, bot In the neantme the prisoner also
lett tho OMNIBUS and made good his Tho ctac
tgeS were informed o? the matter and from description
Of tho accused given to them b. the lady, thoy succeocd
in arre3ng him Saturday. James den;ed this charge
preferred asans. hin, but nevertheless committed; 10
prison for examination.
BusGLA. CAUGHT.-At late hour on Saturday nrht
POLICEMAN MCPHERSON, Of The Ninth precinct caught
nan named Dexter Adams in the act of breaking into
store In Sixth aeaue, and after chasing him for some
Distance succeeded, with the aid or policeman Towers In
capturing him On taking the prisoner TO tho station
house and searching him, and other articles we're
ford in bis possession, which suseq gently identified
hate been stoen from the tailoring estab shment
Philip Lntenbcrg, No. 81 Blocker street. OF the nj hit OF
The 18th lltrno Adams takon before Justice Ulack
enbuah, and committed FOR trial.