The New York herald., 1865-04-21
Jersey City News,
PxRs OSATING A NEW YORK DETECTIvE-ARREsT Oh
A swINDLkR AND SUPPOSED FOFGER.

1PxksUEATING A NEW YORK DErECTIVE-ARREeT OF
A swINDLBR AND SUPPOSED FoRGER.
young man. about twenty y-one years Of age giving
the ofJ X Adams and representing himself to be
New York detective ocer taken before Recorder
M,rndac, Of Jersey City yesterday, a charge of Oh
tanning money under falso protences. Tho accused
called the house Of Mrs ~ T. Knapp 2Js York street.
Wednesday afternoon, whore represented that he
was detective officer and had learned that gang Of
wight lie ten called for writing material and pelned
the following;
JrHsry C,qr, April TO- 1855.
BY virtue o. authority vested hereby authorize
Mre NJ j. Knapp, or persons authorized by her shoot
sedefence any person who may attempt oencr her house
\ Per SS H. PowetI, Acting Chief 0! Police.
Adams then demanded one dollar and afty cents
. Tor his trouble, which Mrs K refused, when he
let and she subsequently reported the matter at the
Of Mr Henry southard treasurer Of tie New Jersey
Railroad Company, corner OF Grand and Warren streets
aud made statement of similar pIport but left without
demanding remuneration probably consequence Of the
presence of Mr. s. Adams called at tho house Of
VIM Bumstcd in Bergen and mado similar representa-.
tons 10 the above for which ho demanded three dollars
Bumsted suspected his true character but paid the three
dollars for which he took receipt as well os permit
20 shoot the burglars, and ten followed Adams Jersey
City and caused his arrest the cuy After being
taken 10 Tho station house. checks supposed % have
been forged. found on hs peron One was drawn
on the Bank Of Commonwealth, for on, hundred and
twenty five dollars payable 10 Maedalcna G. Gray and
puportny 10 have been signcdby II g. Ganeswoort The
other the First National Bank OF Jersey City,
IN inNtr ~ PIT H. GRAY, ana iNry.Tmy 70 nave Dccn
signed by Georpo II. Hayden. The prisiSts WAY COM
mltted 10 the city prison for further examination
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4 MN FovSD DfowSED NEAR Stain ISLAND --CoroaeY
Hervey Of Rossve, staten Island held an inquest ON
Tuesday last, ON body, supposed to he tha, Of Luke
schcnck which was found floating In the Sound near
The village about six o'clock tho morning by Captain
w. H. Martin, OF the schooner James Madison of Perth
Amboy Deceased was rather slender about i've feet nine
inches in height, of light complexion with thin wbis
kers He clothed IN brown frock coat with black
buttons piack cloth vest, army blue pants, canton
flannel drawers, checked wooeu oyorshrt gray wool
J lon undersirt axoiics collar and black silk necltie
Ia the coat pockets found single borreled pistol
discharged and small pass book containing on the
first page the following ngMrs. Mahels Luke Sc,ienck
in account with tho " 3 B Loan Association 1854,
May ., by cash. s1 25 other credits at nine different
times, $50 50to March T." In lis vest pockets were
three lead pencils, Of different sgcs horn comb,
pummer's mirror and n brass doer key. on his right
iilllo finger ring, set with jewel Tho body ap
pcarod have been In tho water about a week The
verdict rendered that the cceas,d came 90 hs death
from some cause unknown 20 the Jury The body was
inferred In the Richmond county cemetery under the
supposed name Of Luke Schenck