The New York herald., 1865-05-27
Police IntelIigence.

ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO ExToRT MONEY PROM A. r.
sTEwARr-ONB HUNDRED AND THIRTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS TO BE DEMANDED-ARREsr or A SEA
CAPTAIN Az THE PRINcIPAL-Hs Is HELD FOR
EXAMINATION.
strange and somewhat startling partially dc.
veloped before Justice Dowling At the Tombs yesterday
afternoon, and from an affidavit on 0le with the mags
irate appears that conspiracy was being planned
with the view Of extortng tho enormous Of
hundred and thirty thousand dollars from A. Stewart
ESQ, the well known merchant OF Broadway. He was
10 be enticed into carriage taken TO the upper part Of
the city, and forcbly detained iii such he would
be willing 10 sign paper giving the principal
|coDspiralor hundred and thirty thousand
dollars, order on his cashier for that
amount The only person who yet figures crimnaly
in the matter is Errck Mason native Of Sweden, pre-
tending be captain and half Of the ship Victoria
Melville, now lying IN this port The mnn tn whom
Mason dvulged his plan desired to take active
part in robb ne Mr. Stewart listened TO Nassons propo
sons, and then gave Information 10 Chief Young, who
detailed detect YES Nveu and Vaughan TO take such
measures as would speedily secure Nasson's arrest.
They found their man IN Washington Parade Ground
and arrested him Below viii be found the deposition
Of James Douohue. with whom the desrous
of conspir Dr 10 cone inmate the crimc:-
James Donohue, OF No i1S Christopher street, being
duly sworn deposes and says that the 10Th day Of
May 1855, Errck Mason. here present. met deponen
the Washington Parade Ground and commenced talking
with him, that 10 the course OF the conversation bc
stated TO depopen that he was the owner Of the ship
Victoria Melville which had just landed With cargo OF
iron consigned TO Stewart, and that he then
law with Mr. Stewart, Who sued him lNassonl fov 0ve
tons Of iron short he said that Mr. Stewart wanted to
beat him out OF HE sbip and Mr. Stewart rich
man he formed an idea how he could get money from
w Stewart; that he wan, deroneni 10 90 and hand
letter 10 Mr.. Stewart while he was going
70 from bs house the club where be resorted
to meet him; that he would pretend 70 be foreigner,
and would wat some distance from the place, where
he would have carriage IN 70 take place the
evening Of "Wednesday, May a. 1s65 that he said after
he would get Ar stewart into the carriage he would take
ino IN air
and there detaiD Mr. Stewart forciby until he would
sign paper giving hun tNasson) $3.50 900, and tina.
be would tie Mr.. Stewart W the room until he had
received the money from Mr. stewars CASHIER that bs
would also compel Mr. Stewart 10 give him q paper 10
get his ship clear d. and that he would pro eed 10 IN
ballast after shipping crew, and then 90 10 England,
where he would take deponent after giving deponent
$40 900 foS his trouble the matter; that after this for
two or three days, deponen met him and kept going
around the city with him; Just before the time had
arrived for the contamination OF the affair deponent
called upon sergeant Young Of the detective police Who
caused the arrest Of said Mason
On this complaint Justice Bowling committed Mason
for cxamina,iou and. IN the mean time, detectives
kvep aud Vaughan are searching for further nforma-
ton against the prisoner
ARREST or BURGLARS.
william Goodman and Charles Hantre, young men,
nineteen and twenty years Of age arrested by ON
Carn and Mccormick. Of the Fifth precinct charged
with having broken into the store Of Mr. Nelson K
Adams No 10 Leonard street. and stealing therefrom
pieces Of CLOTH valued at $500 The prisoners being
caught ~ the act BY gentleman doing business IN
other part OF the premises they out but the officers
soon overharled them Goodman and Hanure taken
before Justice Bowling and committed for examination
Goodman confessed 10 CAPITA Petty tha, be short OF
money and intended akng the cloth fcr The purpose OF
converting u into cash
vIcrInIZED ~ oAxBLiSG BorsE.
Captain Joardan, Of The Sixth precinct. yesterday
rested Ire Mcbride. the reputed keeper Of Q gambling
house al ioi Bowery. the complaint Of Edward Wood
residing at No ~ New Bowery. Wood swesrs tha,
Mcbride, who is keeper OF the game, from him al
one sitting on the Path inst t faro. The sum Of $500
Justice bowling required Mcbride 70 give bail In 81 900
70 answer the charge
ARREST ov AN ALLEGED voRGER.
james A Mcnamara eicrk, was yesterday taken
custody BY Captain Jourdan Of the Sixth precinct
charged with having forged the name Of Mr r Nor
ton gentleman Of this city check for four hundred
aud b'ty dollars, on. the Manhattan Bank Mcnamara
was committed for Examination before Justice Dowing
The acc ed Is already under Indictment for forgery
previously committed
PASSING COUNTERFEIT MONEY.
Two men. named Daniel Williams and Henry GrcNn,
uorf yesterday arfagncd before Justice Mansneld
charged With passing counterfeit Ave dollar bill. par