The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-09-12
Police Intelligence, &c.

SuiCIBH AuAiN-SiNGULAR CA,K.-lhrmis
Stone, man alou, 80 years Of age, residing At
tie Whitney House, corner Of Broadway and
12th st., wa, arrested yesterday, changed with
obtaining, by fraud, the sum u : 1000 from
Mrs Ellen Gay, lately residing a, the corner Of
Prince and Greene sts. From the aililivit Of
Mrs. Gay, the following circumstances some
Of which are quite remark able, appear. She
states that on or about the 18th Of July last tho
was In very i'll health, and very dcspondcnt on
account oi the III trc,,moGt and descrtun Of her
husband John u. Gay, who had dcfrauded her
Of the SUN Of $1,000 that rho had till lef.
q GOO, which was on deposit in the Blocker
ST. Savings Bark, but was 50 depressed in mind
that ihc determined to commit suicide. Sho
accordingly made aranE ements with an under
takcrfor her burial, and fo- lot in Greenwood,
and after this procured poison, with the inten-
tion of destroying hcr>olG but was Prevented
doing 50 10y the interference Of the Captain of
the Sth Ward police.
She further states that Thos Stone stimul,-
I'd her to commit suir do, ani promised that IT
she would draw the {. 600 from tho bank All
give it to him. he would pay the cSp'n,e' Of
her funeral, anj in case she failed to kill her
self, would restore the money TO her She &C.
cordinply did so, AMI passed the money to him,
but he now refuses to restore il, and even dcnic,
having received it. She ,ta'e. further, that at
| this time, Stone knew that h. w,ls melancholy
and almost crizcl, anil that he suffered her to
attempt her life, without interference Ga the
| aires, of Stone, he wa, taken before Justice
| Connolly, and held to bail in $500 to answer
the charge. Mr.. Benjamin G.. CLAN, one Of tho
| proprie,ors Of the Merchants Hotel became his
| bOudsman.
| TuE BrHNiNG or TnE STEAMER CArALINE
| --INvESTIGAIIuN rEFoRE JusrICR QuACKES-
| Tusu.-James larkin, formerly clerk Of tho
| steamer Catalne, who was arrested on Wednes-
day evening. on suspicion uf having willfully
| set lire 10 the boat on the night Of the II Of
| JUS last, was Yesterday brought before Justice
| Qugckcnbush for examination. Ii appeared in
| evidence that the Cat,line hal been chartered
| hv the l. :. Government, and was employed to
| run between Newport News and Fortress Mon
| roc That She WI. insured for S2O, OJJ, aud on
| the uight Of the II If July, after linfing e. m.
Butler and staff at the fortress she took tire and
| was totally destroyed, the officers and crew be-
ing r,scucd. 1t further appeared that ON tho
| 1ith Ot August, l.aikin, the clerk Of the boat,
| stated to Mr. Dohhvu Labor, one oi the wtnc,,c,
| present, that the burning Of the vessel had been
| accom- lShcd through him, and had been effect
| eel hy placing ,prits OF turpcniinc around the
smoke pipe. This statement Mr.. Lalrr AYERS
he heard lAkin M ke on different occ,.ions.
| Mr.. John Van Tine, Of No. 81 BrOlme
street testified that Llrkin had told him that
| he know enough ahout Capt. Phillips, COM
| maudef Of the CGidiiu,. to pat him In ii sht
| place. lie also accused Phillips OF having
-ocn .omcthing from the boat. Isaac o. Pail
| lips, captain # the vessel testified that She he
| Ian. t.,f ID tY1. L. :
600. She took tire about ~ o'clock n Bi,ht
| and the flame, were first seen about the steam
| chimney and coming through the Ncntlrot
| lnTkin WI, taken on board the boat At the re-
| quest of Mr.. G.. &. Davidson, At ALBANY; wit
mes, regarded him as passenger aud did not
| pay HIM anything for services thou "a he l'-
| sisted in keeping an account OF thu stores.
| With. IS, victualcl, manned amt Cgll'l the boat
| 10y contract, and had the ri ;iull contract he
| tween freeman 4 Co., Ter agents AMI Dm'rl
ID. Tomphlns Assistant uurrtermg.tcr General;
lmkin Wa in bed in his statoroum at the time
| the tire broke OUT.
b Tho investigation i, to he resumed on Mon.
day.
, ALLEGED SNINpLE --Charlcs Winsh a clerk
= in the employ Of Patrick M.D,ntll, passenger
n | agent at No, p Albany street was arrested
y, yesterday. charged with swiudlinr Bernlrl
COrluu out oi -. The allegations are that
20 COnlon, after purchasing a passage ticket fol
n | liy,tTa ui. asked Wush % give him change 10
II | British money for -. Nlu-h took the mono,
and gave HIM 5 I,er coin 10 the value IT - an
| then told him that he must take bedding Ion III,
y | balance. lunlou refused. and dcmau led hi
| money. lut Win-h refused io restore it, an.
| said That 10 was rule Of the 0H zee 90 require all
| that cam" There % dU -. tuulpu then cause,
' his auut, and Justice kclly held him to bail il
1t | $500 to answer.
n CHARGE on FALSE PRErEVcES-Richar
'l Davis. an Enslishmln, was arrested Yesterday
u charged with having, by false prctenrcs, de
fraujci w. & j. T. Lewis, carpet dfllers a
of No. l. Fourth avenue, out of gOu-l, To the ydlu
M Of Sl7J 10, and also with having lctraulcd. II
-, a u.llar manner, Mr.. Milton Is, Grtln OF M
> 1913 Ninth avenue out Of flour 10 the value q
Sl1Sg 20. The accused is a baker It infer
m,u'cd bread 1T the corner OF 81 avenue an
le ilh street and it j. alleged, made representa-
1t tons To the above parties regarding h's rcspon
IN 'ihliiv, which prove to have been salSe. II
-. wa, required to give bail IN $1,000 to answc
~ hc charges,
ct pooKEr- rIcKiNG. - Elizabeth Jacohus,
n talorcss, was arrested yc,tcrdly, charged wit
r. picking the pocket Of John Mulyihill Of a silvC
Il watch valued at So. She was locked up b
rs Justice Connolly.
Oh | Theodore Thomas, q colorcl man, was arrest
@l, churEcd with picking the pocket of Cath.
u! rine = 'waIt, a German lady of port -nonnl
contracting few dollars, a, she was standing
font Of her residence, in Thompson street. Tn
< | accused was locked mp 10 answer
!" PASSING COUNTERFEIT MoNEY.-Chas. 4
," Lee, carman was arrested yesterday charge
~ with attempting to pass a counterfeit II bill q
~ porter house on the corner OF so street an
r.. and 9th avenue, and was held to await eNamn
nut | alton,
a ALLEGED REAL ESTATE FRAup.--Joh
he White, Jr., residing in 9th street, near III
81 avenue was arrested yesterday charged will
dciauding Mrs. Fanny Choices wife of NJ
N. Young Cholcs, Of No. 1850 broadway, out Q
: real estate and furniture, at lonkers, valued a
IL 81, 900 over and above mortgage of g. ,0oC
*, | which was upon it. II is charged that Whit
Ia paid for the property other real estate in Ala
phany County, and a mortgage Of $4,000 !
en- real estate in Albany, all of which he elaine
n as belonging TO him, but this, as appears, wa
not the case, and Mrs. Choles states that sh
has received nothing valuable for her propert
st. at Yonkers. The charge Is to be investigate
is | before Justice QuAckenbush.