The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-26
Another Alleged swindIins OPP ration ~
Fast Young Man.

Els VISITS TO THE BROADWAY GAMBLING sALoosns
AND FINAL ARREST BY TIE POLICE.
During Inc past week the police have had In charge
several Important swndng cases which involve the loss
ofsevers thousands OF dollars but as yet have only
ceeded IN res'ng one Of the alleged operators who IL
seems, has succeeded In obtaining about 50 900 from
respectable horse In Pine street The alleged party &C
cusei OF the swndle, Is young man named william
Hurry, Jr, note broker of late doing business at No
Pine street. seems that he is charged by the nrm q
Quick IHommedieu-deslers In mercantile notes and
foreign exchange No AZ Pine s,reet-wth having on Fri
day last, called upon them-having previously done bus
ness with themand inquired If they haa an IS 900 note
that they wanted 10 sell, remarkng that he could dis
pose OF Tote Of the said amount as he
had = customer in waiting. Mr. LHommedleu replied
that he had and gave Hurry an 900 note. Hurry II
alleged took it, and saying that he would return in
about twenty minutes, left the office. He however,
failed to return and II Is alleged that after dspcsng OF
the NOTE he procured draft the Bank Of the Republic
for the full amount proceeded direct to the bank drew
the amount In cash and then left. His not returning
ated some little suspicion the part Of Nessrs Qck
h LHommedeu, and, the following day, not being
able 10 ascertain Hrys whereabouts they proceeded be-
fore Justice Welsh where complaint was made against
bin.
Hurry the same afternoon from his own story finding
himself the holder Of this large o. money, concluded
70 visit some o. our leading gambling saloons
His first step TO dive into the we'll known
tablishment corner OF Broadway and Fulton street,
m.. a bs 1ps 9ns S ana H
then took look into sporting house in Ann street,
where after passing an hour he lost $500 In company
with friend he then proceeded TO first class restaurant
and after enjoying costly supper started out again for
the gambling table. II being early In the evening,
short to the sweat board kept at the cor
n n WnR 10 for
tunate as 70 win about 81 GEO. Thinking that he had done
pretty we he concluded to try another house, and
cordipgy made stop al an establishment corner OF
he lost 81, 400.
On the following day Saturday. he kept out OF the
way, but wrote note to his wife, enclosing the OF
$780, say ing TO her to Immediately to Boston,
aud there join him. He wrote the note with view OF
throwing any officers oil their guard that might call for
him. and, as intended II had the desired effect for Mr..
LHommedieu having obtained an officer from the City
hall force and learning the above facts proceeded direct
TO Boston ID hopes Of arrestiug Hurry. He, however,
had to return without being able TO lind him. Hurry,
on saturday evening again sailed forth on visit TO his
Twelfth strcet and Broadway, where they
lieyed him Of $500, and at another, corner Of
Sunday night he again made tour around
town, visiting a place Broadway, where he
visited another Of The gambling hes where he remained
until near four O'Clock Monday morning. gaining about
$500 During all this time he was stopping at Bxbys
Hotel, under the assumed name OF Townsend.
On Monday Mr.. L'Hommedieu called upon Mr.. Chris.
v Hogan Of the detective force and him acquant
cd with the facts and requested him 10 work up the case
and possible TO arrest Hurry. Mr. Hogan accordingly
set TO work, and ascertaning that Hurry had been
vster 70 the above places concluded that he had an
accompce with him. He succeeded in finding beauti.
full team that the young gentleman had obtained with
view Of sporting about in and onay traced him to the
above hotel where he arrested him yesterday afternoon
In room No Is Hurry, when confronted by the detec-
tive, seemed greatly surprised believing that he had
police headquarters, where he detained awaiting
examination before Justice Kelly About 81 900 OF the
money has been recovered by the officer who has certain
ly shown himself both efficient and Invaluable by the
prompt manner In which he succeeded arresting the
accused Hurry about twenty eight years OF are and
Ia very respectfully contested, his father being well
known Of our leading merchants. full examina
tion In 10 be had In the case