The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-02

SwrpLK Asiss Bosus CHgcK-A FkMns oss
or INV PARTIES TO FRAN A few dsys ago gep,eel
appearing about thirty i've Year, Of age giving
her Jessie Buchanan, called upon Mr. Henry
Riggs, q salesman in tho store Of Messrs Brnck 4
Russell, No. al3 Canal street. and selected two silk
dress patterns and under garment, valued In all
SO She then presented card bearing the mama ef
~ D. Owens pnrpcring TO b. . merchants I, css1i
Broadway and requested the clerk tho goods 10
that address o'clock afternoon That being
rsher inconvenent time for the messenger 20 mp
town u finally arranged with the lady thai the
package should ne sent u MT owen mot atr Than hall
pas, three O'Clock '. NJ, ~ she ssid her husbands
place OF business would be closed after thai hour
Alexander Locke the porter for the firm, given the
parcel for tho delivery, and also bn for the
amount OF the goods purchased tn reaching
tho place Indicated Iogke found n representing
himself az w. H. Owen, and said The goods Tor him
The parcel was accordingly handed 10 HIM whereupon
be aed up check for the amount OF the bill on the
Bulls head Bank, signing thereto the name Of franklin
d. owen. Locke proceeded to the bank, and on
presenting the check for ment was politely informed
by the paying aier that Was entirely worthless Mr.
Russell member of the firm, says thai he deposited the
check received by Locke from Owen in the Broadway
Bank, and that Il returred 10 him - being OF
value Mr. Russell further states that he has made
inquiries respecting Buchanan, and ascer-
tanned that she lives in the disrepusoe house No IS
Crosby street. aud that she not the wife Of y o. Owen,
represented by her Mr. Russell therefore charges
woman and owen with obtaining goods from him and
his partner by of a aise check, with intent
cheat and dofraud Jessie arrested by deteciiye
officer and tie facts ~ set forth above appearing before
yusice Downing he committed her 10 the Ionbs for
trial. II her examination the prisoner said she had
nothing except that the gave her the card
gave her authority purchase the goods and have
btu therefor semitic his place The defendants confs-
IA the swndle has not yet been arrested This
not the only instance by tcveral that merchants hsve
been defranded by bogus checks drawn by Franklin u
Owen or some one representing that gentlemen st No
1,299h broadway.
A FoRAcgn TsorsrK --On Friday last one James
oNeill made predatory raid Earnest Cook bread
wagon, while standing apparently taking care Of
itself In Twenty street. Ninth avenue But
when In the act OF thus cvyiug tribute the baker
unexpected obstacle presented In the shape Of od
dog Tray who commanded the situation. o'Nefi wps
armed with siaye and the faithful brute sprsna
toward the thevsh intruder into the wagon received
a hov which broke leg. The yells OF the suffering
animal brought out Mr. Cook, upon which OMEN fed
but arrested BY oncer Of the Twenty eighth pre-
The vsne OF the bread In the wagon the time
stated g. and Nell yesterday before Justice
Dodge q charge OF attempting 70 steal % worth Of
bread. the matter VIII be adjudIcsisd - Special
SessIons N
MAYnrr--A DrsAansnAnIx Era Michael Costello and
Patrick Kelly reside ~ No 80 East Broadway Friday
evening the wives Of Michael and Patrick became m
voved In suaus fhs pugnacious feeling conseqacns
shsrsffom sxtsnded tetbe husbands, and Michael eh.,
ispgsd Patrick 70 come Sswn into shs yard and ssht il
out Patrick consented, and down into thu ward ,h,y
went Arrived there, they iniuleed for time IN con-
bat regulated to sdpe extent, according The roles n
the :. X after ~hSe . rough and tumble" cnsod.
sbe head with weapon pf SINE kind and, a. 10 sppsr.
sss from hs appearance hs bose vas blss completely
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