The New York herald., 1867-02-17

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MERCHANT CHARGED WITH FALSE PRErEscEs John
\. Bacon, merchant residing in Tarrytown. wesches-
ter county yesterday brought before Justice Hogan
by officer Leaycraft Of the Lower Police Court, a
charge OF false preences preferred against him by Mr.
George + Borand doing business at No Beaver street.
In his affidavit Mr. Borland charges that the 9th day
OF april last, Mr. Bacon to his place and repre-
sented that he President OF the Commercial Steam
boat Company and desired him to purchase fifty shares Of
the capital stock Of that company that tho company was
able to pay dividend of seventeen per cent. and that
it good investment Mr. Borand relying upon the
truth Of the made by Bacon and believ
ing them to be true, Bacon check for $5, 900,
whereupon the latter said he had not the stock with him,
but promsedkto leave It with Borand on the 18th OF
that MONTH Bacon gave a receipt for the money but
failed to keep his word in regard TO delivering the
stock that he did not deliver it on the 18th Of April
and has up to the present time; neither has he
turned the money given him by Mr. Borand Since that
time Mr. Borand says he has learned that all the repre-
sentations made by Bacon as TO the solvency
Of the Commercial Steamboat Company utterly
false and untrue and well known to be 80 by
Bacon the time of making them Mr. Borland further
says that the Commercial Steamboat Company had not
paid dividend Of seventeen per cent up to the time the
representations made and that since then dvi-
dend whatever has been paid by the company. The
Magistrate required the accused give bail In the
OF $4,000 to await an examination Mr. Bacon who is
fortyone years OF age and native of Albany denies
the charge preferred against him.
OBTAINING GOODS FORGED ORDER Mr.. Frank
Chaworthy, connected with the firm of Messrs Peace
Rawlins, OF 72 Beekman street, yesterday entered
complaint against Thomas Wilson, laborer. On the 9Th
instant Wilson called upon Mr. Chatworthy and present
ed TO HIM what purported to be order drawn by
Henry h. Casey, Of No COL broadway, for four seis
Of knives and forks, and three pairs Of carvers.
the order be genuine delivered the goods Wilson,
but subsequently, learned that Wilson had not been in
a s wilson
tral in default Of sldV6 bail. Wilson is laborsr
twentyeigh years Of age and native OF Scotland. He
had nothing TO say relative to the charge preferred
against him. e- -. A3g
YOUTHFUL FoRcrs--ssvERAL MEncuASrs vrcrm.
zrr Officer Hccord q the CITY Hail police, yesterday
arrested young German, only nineteen years old,
named Albert Lehmanu the charge Of forgery. The
prisoner recently presented TO Joseph Benedict IN the
Murray street, an order for two dozen pairs
Misses Balmora shoes valued at s57, purporing
Montgomery street. Jersey City. Tho cark (Bsnedict),
knowing that Mr. Moes was in the habit Of dealing with
his employees believed the order 10 be genuine and ac-
cordingly delivered tho goods to Lehman II after
wards appeared that the order FOR the shoes not
given by Mr. aolss and that hs ssntprs thereto was
FOR tsia he lives !. No 81 Baxter street The follow.
ing %ssSnns hsss been ssnds% SRt
n asay street. :cS NJ ti.1 p G; n. %
have been defauded BY tho prisoner and by reporting
their losses % officer McCord q the City Hail. they may
further the ends Of justice besides possibly recovering
the goods stolen from them.
ALLEGED CRUnr 10 TIE AxnfAL-Quite commotion
was created In the Tombs Pouos Court yesterday After
noon BY the introduction of fsrocous bull dog led BY
man named George LOWELL Who was in custody Of an
o6aosr. The anabe ana genaemany Mr.. Bersh, Prss.
dent of the Society the Prevention Of Cruelty - AMI
The rss1. samuel IsScsg ofsl2 Brssdwsy. advanced
. the ds.. occupied che. ., CLERK s., H.il an. and
s,.s - and W was .Sss: ...ssss 8. ssn. . cruel
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nes believes of tzalng nd dog for esas prsmsdtated
nsht NJ Lowell Who "a shs dof n sAsrgs. y. e
ass Ss psnsr e ssss IA he Dog W r.scvs .Ss
% :s' ;SS ssapass e. D,sss: ss sss: 3.
way the cells WAS pe.sag he brute he was bitten 4.
thesg but severely The insbrats instantly turned
s. aS &. nas him s
AnRur or ALLEGED CoHymmn Mm-Thres men,
named henry Wilson, James Martin and George Heath,
reputed confidence operato were arrested yesterday
afternoon IN tho vicinity Of Washington Market WHERE
Is said, they ply ther vocation OF swindlng green
countrymsn- f
ALLEGED FnoMous ASSAULT. Thomas Eagan was ar
raigned bsors Justice Lsdwh yesterday charged with
having stabbed Daniel L Gray in the abdomen with an
oyster knife on Friday night last, at Az Greenwich
street. Cray, who was dangerously wounded con.
veved 10 Bellevue Hospital, and Eaean committed
70 await the result OF the injuries inflicted.
ALLEGED LARCENY or wRARNe APPAREL James Ross,
tiusmith sixty years Of age, lately boarder at No.
ia sixth ayonue was arragned before Justice Ledwih
at Jefferson Market Police Court, Yesterday charged
with the theft Of wearing apparel valued OF from
the room Of Sarah Hagap in the above mentioned house.
Mary Halliean domestic tho house. testified 10 nd-
Ing portion Of the property under Ross bed and also
that sne Ross leaving the house with largo bundle
Ross pleaded not guilty but was held Tor trial 10 default
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