The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-02
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

POLICE INTELLl6EMCE.
rnE CHEMICAL BANK DRFRAUDED-AFFIDAvrrs or
sER0EANT wBBD AND y. A. ANDREWS.
Ths subjo,ned adavits nled At the Jefferson Market
Police Court yesterday, and relating 70 the case already
reported in Sundays HERALD, will explain all tho details
hitherto briefly alluded to-
George H. Webb, Sergeant Of the Sixteenth precinct
police being duly sworn deposes and says:rhst on the
l3th day of September 1885, at the city Of New York.
forge, and counterfeit the Of II. Handford
upon the back Of certain draft upon the Chemical Bank
a Alien o ,as M and srnsa
Allen cashier" for the sum Of two hundred and ninety
eight and ninety nine one hundredhs dollars, payable
order of said landlord and that said forgery com
mtted with intent TO deraud said landlord the directors
and stockholders OF the Chemical Bank and othera- De-
further that said Lee did feioniousy con-
spre with l. Pomeroy, on said date TO defraud the
firm Of j. Wordsworth Co., No. 81 Cedar street, by
means of SAID forgery of the Of two hundred and
ninety light and nney-nine one hundredths dollars
deponent s informed by Frederick Arbuthnot Andrews
who said Lee forge the name OF said H Handloni
aforesaid and whom they used for the purpose OF elect
ing the object OF said conspiracy viz the derandng OF
said wadsworth Co. wherefore deponcnt prays that
said Lee and pomeroy be apprehended and dealt with
Frederick Arbuthnot Andrews OF Boston, Mass, now
saysTat orthe 18th Of September 1865 at the city OF
New York, in the county Of New York. Edward Lee one
Of the defendants In annexed Complaint, met deponept
at Leser's billiard room Broadway and showed de
ponent the draft referred in said complaint, and told
deponen that he wanted him get the said draft cert
fed at the Chemical Bank Of this city; that said Lee
thereupon took deponent into the music Of said
Lesters place. and there and then forged the name OF
landlord on the back OF sa'd draft that said Lee and
deponcnt then down TO the Chemical Bank; that
said Lee stood outside while dePonent went in and got
said draft certified that deponent and said Lee then
went down TO Cedar street, and when opposite No 81
Cedar street, D. 1. Pomeroy, one OF the defendants
in the annexed complaint aforesaid, came out and
stepped to one side and engaged in
that when they got through convcrsng said Ice intro
duccd said Pomeroy TO deponent and told deponen that
Pomeroy young fellow at that Kind of thing,
and that they and Pomeroy intended TO carry on tho
business Of forgery and obtain money thereby during
the ensuing winter that Pomeroy aforesaid thercupon
told che deponent that he Pomcroy) would to the
door of No 81 Cedar street and nod that thereupon de-
ponent should come into said No. 81 Cedar stree and
hand the aforesaid draft to him. and state that deponens
name landlord, and that he (deponent was from OF
tawa, Ill. dcponent did as he was directed, and said
Pcmeroy then handed the draft aforesaid 10 man who
stood at desk in the Office OF Wadsworth Co., whom
POmeroy called tho broker and stated that deponent was
young man from Ottawa and had no Trends here ana
was all right; the said broker thercupon desired sail
Pomeoy to put his Pomeroy name on the back OF said
draft which said Pomeroy declined to do and said bro
kcr hereupon refused TO cash said draft Dep0nen also
swears that said Pomeroy took him to No 80 Nassau
ret TO obtain the money said draft but found the
place closed up; aud further deponent saith not
FREDK. A. ANDREWS
Upon theee afldavs Justice Ledwith issued warrans
for the arrest Of d. L. Pomeroy and Edward Lee Tho
latter is out OF the city but his whereabouts Is known
10 The police is current that the draft referred
that institution.
ALLEGED ROBBERY.
Mr. Walter Tosen, of No. $3.50 Broome street, appeared
the Essex Market Police Court before Justice Mans
field and made affidavit that while passing through Cor
lears street at early hour yesterday morning he was
upon ana knocked down by Michael Fox, who II
is charged attempted TO rob him Of gold watch and
SIXTY dollars which he had in his possession Before the
assalant could carry his plans into effect however, he
arrested by officer Clifford OF Sixteenth precinct
nd IN hafQr sfrafa M
"mmitfed for trial In default OF bail
CHARGE OF LARCENY.
Yesterday morning Mr. Isidorc Meyers, of No. 103
Hester street, standing the corner Of Hester and
saaok Streets 1t is alleged that Michael Trchan young
twenty years Of age attempted to snatch from
his pocket silver watch secured by hair chain In
fortunately for Michael however, Mr. Meyers resisted,
and Selling the thief held him fast until officer BUTLER,
OF the Thirteenth precinct came up and arrested him.
Justice Mansfield committed the prisoner for trial in de-
fault Of two thousand dollars bail Trean is native Of
Ireland, and lives at No 1872 Leonard street.
PIcRPOCKETs ARRESTED.
Thomas Bell and John Brown both young men,
brought before Justice Ledwith charged with having
stolen gold watch valued at forty dollars from james
p. Walker, Of the Broadway Hotel. The complainant
riding up town the front platform OF Broadway
car and while there noticed the accused endeavong
to push him to and fro To avoid this Walker got on tho
steps when the two accused rRdely osed against him
III.
pursued the men, and when in East Twenty sixth street
drew revolver and threatened to fire unless they halted
Brown then surrendered 70 officer Linden of the Twenty
ninth precinct but Bell fed and not arrested until
yesterday morning. when he was seen seated among the
spectators in the court room Justice Ledwth commit.
ted both prisoners for trial in default OF two thousand
dollars bail zach. Officer Linden also preferred charge
against John Brown accusing him OF having committed
an assault John Mooney, Of No. 81 West Twenty
seventh street. Mooney, IL appears was pursuing the
fagitives with Mr.. Walker, when Brown turned and
struck him on the head with heavy cane, telling him
enf ho and nrnr In tffn1fA
answer on this second charge
DESPERATE FIGHT IN DANCE HoUsE-TwO MEN
sTABBED-oNE OF THEN Observation-Disclosures
ny THE POLICE.
On Saturday night about twelve O'Clock party Of
Italians who had collected the dance house 95 Cherry
street, kept by Amelia Schotgen became involved in
quarrel after which desperate fight with knives
and other deadly weapons ensued Francis Lamar,
attached the Isle dc Cuba living In the East
rver received fearful cut on one Of his hands and
arms, likewise deep and dangerous stab In the back,
tho steel penetrating TO the depth Of several inches.
fight The alarm being given officers Fitzgerald and
Dorsey, Of the Fourth precinct fastened to the dance
house and arrested Lamar, Griffith and John Nicholas,
who taken to the Oak street police station. While
there Lamar charged that he stabbed by Griffith,
while the latter alleged that his injuries were received
the hands of Nicholas The injured attended
by Dr. Hudson OF No Madison street. afterwards Lamar
removed aboard the ship where he Is employed The
has serious apprehensons that the steel pierced
Lamarrs liver Griffith and Nicholas after remaining In
the station house the remainder Of the night yeser
day morning arraigned before Justice Bowling and CON-
mitted for examination.
ALLEGED RAPE.
Geo. z. Weaver, youth OF nineteen, was arraigncd
yesterday before Justice Ledwih charged with having
the 25th ut committed rape the person Of Dora
Benner, child only nine years Of age The affidavit Of
the girls sister, Frances Benner sets forth that the
cused ravshed her and had carna connection with her.
while In the apartments occupied by Weaver. physi
cian examining the child testified that she had
rsced oathsome disease the result OF said connec
ton Weaver in defense states that the girl into
his apartments and sought 10 induce him 90 have
nccon with her, but that he did not attempt 70
do So Weaver was committed in default of $500
bail
DESPERATE ARRAY IN Y0RKvrLIE PORTER
HoUsE-ONE MAN KiLLED-sEvERAL PARTIES
ARRESTED, ETC.
At late hour Saturday night party OF Yorkville