The New York herald., 1866-07-20
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
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FNo CuusrsYmHN 3wINDIkD A CONFIDENCE MAs-A
cay or Two named Dickson, from Inc minine
xsstone Of Jersey, arrived in this city with eno,
"a yos 70 California Yesterday morning these country
-.n,ls,uen proceeded TO the ofHce Of the Pacific Nail
Steamship Company and purchased passage tickets for
San Francisco Soon afterwards stranger approached
and asked MI Dickson he was going 70 California to
vbch he received Affirmative reply. The stranger
sad he$was alsS sail for California in the same
s,eamo3 ana expressed desire engage him tDckson
and his Friend take of number OF race horses
Sarms &c passage bargain was soon struck with the
lsrse sen, when the horse man coolly asked MI
Dick he Dad any money that y 50 o,e ne woSld soiS
hs would be unable 10 use greenbacks IN California
Mr. Dickson unsbspectngygave the fellow $2l0 IN Treas
OF the money eleven false tokens pnrporuns 70
be $40 gold pieces and check on the First Natohai
sSns ,Sf Ss sbsss wss Ssues Dickson was
wait few moments, whereupon the swihdier rah up
fight Of stairs and down anohr in'o tIe s',ess,
shus making escape with the plundcr After waiting
nm indefinite period OF time Dickson and ms irioha ven
sured make search for the stranger but Of course 20
was beyond their reach. Not till then did these genie,
men from the suspect thoy bad been Vctmzaf
by sharper Their loss was made known TO Captain
Young OF detective force and efforts being made
70 secure the confidence man. who, IT seems i wei
known.
CRuUTY TO AsMAIs-cossIpBRArio son TIE pooN
Oar HoRss Yesterday afternoon M Henry Bergh,
President the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty 70
Animals appeared before Justice Bowling and entered
complaint against Richard Finnen, driver OF pair Of
horses attached TO car No IL, OF the Broadway and
Seventh Avenue Railroad Company President Bergh,
In his affidavit sets forth that FinnSn was driving
through University place. that one Of said horses was
totally unfit 10 be DRIVEN that he Ind running sore
upon OF his legs and was very lame, and being
driven attached TO said was torture 70 said animal
and was cruelty treating the same The magistrate
"A
Anderson, attached 70 the court, for execution
TSr CASE AGAINST THE Cry FINANCE DEPARTMENT. An
examination Was commenced before Justice Connolly
yesterday the complaint Of Mrs Ann Bryant against
Burnham, clerk in the Office Of Collector Of City Revenue
the nature Of the complain. and the alleged facts in
relation thereto have been already published. Mrs.
Bryant complains that Burnham by false and fraudulent
representation viz by giving her receipt for twenty
Eve dollars as rent Of lot on Third avenue, between
FIFTY nth and Fiftysixth Streets upon payment OF fifty
dollars said rent purporng to be In advance from the
not having obtained possession Of such lot that he
thus de-rauded her OF the sum Of nifty dollars.
Mrs Bryant can neither read write. The
defence sets up that at the time of such pay
Eent OF fifty dollars by Mrs. Bryant she MRS.
Bryant) was fully aware that only twenty 1--WE dol
lars for the ren of the lot and that other
~ Eve dollars TO 20 to release claim which another
person known to Mrs Bryant had upon such lot The
examination occupied considerable time. Alderman
Drew who was chief Of this department at the time OF
the date Of this receipt testified to the OF these lots
being twenty-five dollars and 70 Mr Burnham's hand
writing to the receipt Mrs McAlister and George Green
she latter clerk in the Comptroers Office both testified
70 being present when Mrs Bryant hrst called at the
office IN reference TO her desire to obtain lot and that
Burnham told her that he could not give her
lot on Third avenue, only on a side street,
possession Of man who was sick, one Of which he
might get for her But the most important witness
Mss Sarah Jane sterrtt residing At ll7 West Thirty
that he died Barch n last; during his lifetime he
lessee Of LOT on Third avenue between Fftyfflh and
Fifty sixth Etreots she knows Mrs Bryant and says
that she called her In September last In relation to
this lot which she [Mrs Bryant want d TO get; she
Mn. Bryant thought too much, and asked Miss Sterrt
she would not take less but told no; Mrs Bryant
sentng that she could not Afford 10 pay $50,
Miss Sterriu consulted with her father, who
was then sok and with his consent told her she might
have II for twenty dollars Mrs Bryant then said she
had not the money with her and Miss serrtt told her
she might pay Mr.. Burnham when che was paying her
rent and gave her note TO him instructing him 70
oeive IT. Miss Sterru further says that short time
afterwards she received this amount from Mr. Burnham
Nrs Bryant beng called to rebut this evidence, denied
an knowledge of Miss sterr says that she called
~ any house in Thirty third street reference TO this
70 the transfer Of title Here the case rested the defence
stating they would present evidence this morning
rsborative OF that Of Miss Sterritt-
INCIDENTAL ExrmksoEs MARRIED. Lpa-MAtilda
Perry resides the southcriy side Of West Fifty
ssreet, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues To go,
Earr,ed Is womans modern mission. Matilda has
soDplshed her mission. She is married. Matildas
husbands is Sam II does not appear where by
whom Sam and Matilda married. but IL is very
hkoy Sam promised TO cherish and protect Matilda II
possible that different individuals may have different
ideas of the fulfment Of this engagement, they may
hold diverse opinions regard TO what s necessary TO be
done 10 carry out this promise 10 cherish aud protect "
but there few who would exhibit their under
standing OF this solemn agreement and consider they
performing their obligations under il by beating
sheir wives breaking tho furniture and smashing the
srockery about the house. Sam accused Of thus
arsaiing Matilda yesterday and further with being in
ffQd b{vn
IN default of three hundred dollars to to charge
81 assault and battery.
Fiannso Rux-James Sullivan is charged with being
drunk on "Wednesday Different opinions prevail to
che OF different exhibitions different times
made BY who has put An enemy into his mouth
sseal away his brains" Many attribute TO the liquor
In Of matter James must have been drink
ing what n termed fight ne rum" on Wednesday. II
n charged agnns him that he went into the liquor store
al Christian Schwartz, In First avenue between Forty
Hth and Forty streets and being refused liquor
shreaiened TO cut The barkeeper Nicholas Hammer with
knc, and struck the proprietors wife and failing In
attempt do damage Schwartz dog
with xB fe After thus acting, his continued presence
20, prOrnvsing any entertainment he ciecied from
she premtses whereupon IL is further alleged James
amused msef by throwing stones at the windows aud
% ng I'VE gasa ne was nnsly 'aken INTO custody,
mont Of ten, dollars nne
ARasr On ALLEGED BunaLARs-Two mon narncFl Jas
Fay and Joh Williams wcre brought before Justice VIM
Dodge At tic Jefferson Market Police Court BY ofncer
Edward r Delama,er, roundsman Of the Twenty.nfth
prscnc charged with having broken into he dwelling
No East sixteenth street Il seems thas about half.
past four o'clpck on Wednesday afternoon Mrs Ann
Hatch resdiny at No East sxtssnth asrsst observed
abe two men ae work At the grating in the aud
chem disappear into the cellar Knowing that the occu
panr were all In the country she Immediately chilled the
attention Of the officer, who, with the assistance Of
several Others surrounded the dwelling They entered
The promises and found both concealed in coal.
eor Ia the cellar The house s occupied by Charles b.
Moore, who " at present. at Cold Springs. They were
both committed TO await the arrival OF Mr. Moore who
will rcturn to-day.
Rotssp His EspIosxRs-A young nan named William
J n Reed, a clerk IN the store OF Holmes Co, No
TAI Broadway, yesterday arrested by officer Barker
Of the Fifteenth precinct charged with stealing from
his employers quantity OF female wearing apparel
valued al ssh The deceased arragncd before Justice
Dodge whom be acknowledged his guilt and stated TO
tho ocer The whereabouts OF the properly all OF which
vas recovered He was knly committed 70 answer
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