The New York herald., 1864-12-09
Police Iaesi,isrnce.

veteran swndler, who sas been operating in PhIla
dc.phia and this city for year two past, yeser.
tsy taken into custody yolcer Taggert OF Pha teph
and Detective McCord, Of ths city. two charges Of
grand larceny II appears that tho lst o. tober
hast Alfred Dnmar g. FTencnman forty two years OF
aee, called at the stars OF Mr.. George G. alien, ais
Broadway aud selected two gold watches and chae
lame, valued at three hundred and fifty dollars and
gu ested Mr. VIM H. Salt, OF tho clerks, 70 nd tho
noon. Mr Salt accordingly visited the hotss with the
ewery, and 10 tho halfway on tho fourth moor met
ques,ed Mr. S. to rsman IN the hail In few minutes
afterwards Mr. ss invited into the wbercupon
ne said his wife waS In an adjoining room and he would
shcw her the watches aud chain He thea took them
but Salt gac@ing suspicious, soon followed Dumar,
hallway and escaped. He was nat seen again
by Mr. Salt Another OF Dumars victims Ia Mr. John II
1863 Dumar wrote Mr.. Johnston a naie from 10 gold
Nicholas hosei, requestng him to ts4sx1O, which
wsoses we asd two chatelansacn. Whea Mr. Johnston ar
bis VIE acald mabdmar represented that hts wife
rived aASx BATH and that he would take the watches
chains show them TO her He lett the room with
tho jowery and OF course failed to return On that 90
cason accused gave his AZ Theodore Newuas.
Tho prisoner taken befora Justice Bowling. and,
pleading guilty both charges preferred against him.
.hs maaarate committed h.ga 70 prison Tor trial ~hou
boil.
CHAPTER OF RoDBgRIas.
On Wednesday evening William Raynor, Hrns n
Hampstead, L., entered restaurant corner Of Hester
street and the Bowery, and as he was leaving man.
then In the place. followed him OUT aud famnssly throw
ing about his neck led him arocDd tho corner
BY humber Of pcssons Tney jostled aim about with
great rudeuess and then ran away Immediately sftsr
treasury - noso. Raynor immod,atsiy made known hIs
loss the police after which ofcer Mctlon, Of
rs ro ,ss S
Gregory. Justice Bowling commisssd him 70 the Tombs
for srai. 0regory's aoocmpicss are yet 81 large.
ANorHER BOLD KosBxEY.
Ks John B. Scott resident u Massachusetts, but q
present stopping Earss HOTEL followed from his
hotel on Wednesday night BY giving bis
Lewis Clark, and while standing on the walk Clark
grabbed watch chain from Mr. scots pocket and
arrest 81 ocer Carnochan Of the Fourteenth prscDct
but the stolen property was not recovered Clark
taken beors Justics Bowling and committed for sral
cOUNrBYxAN ASSAULTED AND ROBBED BIZ HIGH
wAYNsN.
A day or TIVE since Mr. Andrew Woods residing az
Esopus Ulster county, this State. to this city 20
transact business and put at the Galway House,
Washington street. On Wednesday evening he had 90
casion to pass up Greenwich street. aud whom At the
or Watts three giving their names Potter
Kelly, John Grcchon and WIN. Ferguson, upon and
knocked him down. and while he was hold to the pave
mont BY two OF the robbers the other one raed his
pockets OF f27 They and or took refuge 10 house well
known az the resort Of thieves and dsreputabls cha.
ractsrs where they where followed and by
officers Field and Yu!e OF the fifth precinct WOODS
santd and robbed him Yesterday morning the accused
parties taken before Juscs Bowling and locked up
for trial bail being Refused The are young %sn
concerning the robbery.
ROBBERY IN clrSroy STRICT.
Three men, named Frederick svei,zcr, John Krebok
and William Kuntz wore arrested on tho complaint OF
william Krof, residing At No. a Clinton street, who
charges them with having, on Wcdpssday night last
forciOy robbed him OF pockstbook containing hun
drcd and thrtyn dollars while he in the slleyway
or premises No. rs Clinton street Justice Mansfield
committed the prisoners for . further herring.
rERsosArISa An OFFICER AND swISDLrs0.
0nccr oByrne Of the Essex Market Police Court yes
trday arrested two men, giving thoir names "a Adam
George and John IL Rusch tho charge Of falsely
sonatn officers, and by that means swndng kaac
.senheimer out of hundred and sixty i've dollars In
drcd dollars The prsouers pretended to arrest ussen
hemsr Ia the saloon attached 20 the American House,
Bowcry and afterwards took the property named
his pockets Tho prisoners who ere German9 were
committed for examination By Justice Mansfield
ALLEGED ArTEArr AT BxroRTIoN.
Edward Johnson, an Engshman, twenty oro years Of
age was yesterday arrested charge OF an attsmpt
at extortioo preferred against him by Bernard Bnlu,
proprietor OF Photographic gallery at No. 43 Fourth
street, Williamsburg Mr.. Bifnn deposes that week or
two since prisoner called At his place OF business md
inst johnson called for pictures, which shown
him. and appeared to be entirely satisfied with them
As no was about leave Mr.. Bfln requested the pr
soner tho pictures 10 order that be might sx
refused to do alleging that the stamps would soil tho
pictures, and lcft taxing them with him. On Tuesday
last Mr. Bin received letter from The accused sstins
that the had been violated by him tBihn
and threatening 70 expose the matter ne din rot
once 10 his address No. 80 Forsyth strcet the
sum Of SlUo. Justice Mansfield committed Johnson 10
prison for trial He gives his residence ~ Waveflsy
New York.