The New York herald., 1867-02-28
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.


ALLEGED LARcEsY-A Scene IN couRr.-For sewers
years past, very pretty young woman about twenty
two wears Of age the wife OF Charles Owens has been
employed Is waiter in the Oriental Concert Saloon,
Broadway. Among the frequsntsrs Of that place vas
Mr. Levi Knowles an aged man, doing business snd
living with his family No. 47o Broadway Mr. Knowles
spen, many Of his evenings In the Oriental Saloon, con-
versing and slipping wine with the pretty waiter girls
Mrs Owens was great favorte with MI Knowles and,
according To his own admission he has hvshed nearly
81 900 upon her. chiefly in allowing her to keep money
due him after paying for drinks which ne nad caed oI
Mr.. Knowles eventually fell SO deeply IN love Win
Mrs Owens that he told her she was TOO good
remain in such place, and proposed 70 nre
and furnish apartments for her and her HUSBAND me
corner OF Essex and Rvngton streets
consented TO accept the proposition OF MT Knowles anu
subsequently she found herself duly installed IN nsr
neg home which her kind friend was an almost daily
visitor Mrs Owens and also her husband soiemny
aver that Knowles gave her the furniture as ner own
but this Knowles denies purng ae0sh sslors & ,isur.
derstanding occurred between then as she alleges IN
consequence or his making proposition the terms OF
which shc could not comply with Knowles lnen pc
angry, threatened Mr. and Mrs Owens into
the street and concluded by saying he should send
for the furniture the next DAY Tnas miess oshsr MIs
apartments took away two blankets some crockery
ware, kniver forks and spoons, &c, which articles
On Tuesday evening he caused the Of Owens on
charge OF larceny and Justice Hogan committed him 10
the T0mDS Tor examlnAtl0n which look place yeStoudy
morning Previous to tho arrival Of Knowles however,
Mrs Owens appeared in court and told the magistrate
that her husband was not guilty Of larceny; tnat
have been stolen, and also stated the compianants
motive for bringing the complaint Shortly afterwards,
came deeply affected at the mortifying position in which
her husband was placed. and commenced to
weep bitterly. She seemed to be almost
her tears. till .. length she swooned and
fell to the floor. Restoraives promptly ap-
woman restored to consciousness BY this time the
prisoner had been brought into court whereupon Mr.
Knowles called up by the Magistrate and asked what
complain; he bad to make His counsel replied that
although Mr. Knowles had lost blankets and other
articles he had concluded not to press the charge any
further. and therefore declined making affidavit
against Owens This sudden termination OF the had
magical eloct upon Mrs. Owens Who almost instantly
resumed her usual cheerful appearance and left the court
with her husband, whom Justice Hogan had discharged
from custody.
ArLBGsD ArTExPT ExroRr MoSEY-A WALL. STREET
BROKER CoxPIAISANT-An aged man. named Henry
Wells living in estchester county, was yesterday ar
rested in the Gold Room, Broad street. by officer Dow
del of the Tombs Police Court the complaint Of Mr.
George NJ. Bowen, o broker. doing business at No 6S
Wall In his affidavit le before Justice Hogan,
Mr. Bowen that the lst of September, 1855,
Wells for the purpose and with the intent u extort
money did verbally threaten to accuse him OF an offence
against the United States Internal Revenue laws Wells
said that he (sowen doing sshort" business and
demanded 5000 of Mr. Bowen at the same time stating
That, case OF refuSa ne would make U complaint
against him before the Internal Revenue officers
of the United States, and accuse him Of desrauding
the government out Of large sums OF moneys from In
terna revenue taxes and having made false returns to
the officers. Mr.. Bowen refused TO pay Wells the
money he demanded, and several times subsequently
he renewed the threats and told Mr. Bowen that II he
did not pay the money he would him great trouble
and have his business closed up Mr.. Bowen denies
that he dcfauded the government but Wells made
rs Mr.. Bowens premises wero seized by . government
officer and invcs,ie alton had. which resulted
eviDg him OF The charge made by the defendant The
marsfrate detained the accused 70 await an examina
ton II has been stated that Wells has played the same
game with other brokers, and with much better
success than attended bis efforts with Mr. Bowen.
DEcosISe Az OYr1cER. YESTERDAY afternoon officer
Read OF the Twenty seventh precinct, while passing
cheap jswery establishment n West street IN citizens
Clothes was seized hold OF by one OF the sropers
who eDdeav0red to decoy him down into the cellar TO
make purchase Read rudcly shook on the roper, and
producing his shield, announced him. a. an officer,
much to the astonishment OF the cheap jewery man,
whose name is Edward Roach. He was taken before
Justice Hogan when the officer cndeavored TO snbstan
tate charge OF assault and battery against the prisoner
failed. Roach discharged and requested 10 be
careful in future how he caught hold Of men pass
ING through the street. ,
ALLEGED DIsoRpKnIS HousE.-ycsterday Justice Mans
neld ISSUED warrant against No % Gresn street, upon
the application of Anson W. Bailey, Of Brcwsters ation
Putnam county, v. Y, who stated that his daughter
Julia, under eighteen years Of age and SOD, David
BY James g. Charlton and his reputed wife, Lille, the
propreors OF this establishment where his said daugb
ter Julia wes then living lie or shame. He further
stated that when he visited this house, about month
SINCE TO look for his daughter he was forciby elected
and abused During tho day Sergeant Potter OF Essex
Market Police Court, with the court squad, made
descent upon the house, and arrested dozen girls whom
they found there but failed to catch the propretors The
ering daughter Of Bailey was not among them. They
were sent 10 the Island
AiLSsED VIOLATION or CRY ORDINANCE. John Fay
aragned before Justice Ledwith yesterday charged
with violation OF the ordinance OF the Board Of Health
in dumping manure IN vacant lots Nos 294 zoo, 29S
aud 900 avenue A. Fay was held to answer.
ALLEGED MAIPRAcTcE-Nary schaub, OF No. As
Crosby street. made complaint yesterday at the Essex
Market Police Court against George Williams for having
represented himself 10 be physician when, she has
since ascertained he was but shoemaker and obtain
ing from her f25 for pretended medical services and
medicine, from which she derived benefit. The
cuscd, who resides No. 50 Bayard street, COM
mitted in $500 to answer