New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-20
CRIME.
NEw-YORK FARMERS swINDrED.

state company Of eight nine men have been uaNe
ing through the counties with patent horse rake
They call upon farmer, offering the most tempting III
ducements and usually succeed in selling him
TO cell DC, George ". Pamers hayrake and tedder com
bnod for SEQ. They represent the machines as ssLs az
retail for SIS, and that it IL so perfect tnat nS t
farmer can do without IL; that the purchase VI
this right procure the rake fer go al the manu-
factory and sell at profit OF $50 10 snow Inas my
have inbOunded confidence in the enormous promo nc
cuiDg to the purchaser they offer to take ms or one
year and IN case the buyer does not MAXI s- o5
that time without counting one machine lot MS o" ut.
they agree TO take back the "nght or s ihns
held out, and give their, notes 4 few
hours reflection cOnvinces the purchaser mar ne hs
vetin1ed as there Is no legal s, OF fe note
compelled TO give legal guarantee IN the tlaisso
ton, they do so by ndorslng on le Dch t , re-
~ r, ~ rrts muCiIaGed oreter Tie farmers prom
ses 10 pay then fan into other hands, negbor being
found ready 10 cash mis- neighbours no'e 40 nu
erai discount thn rocoints and he notes arc made
payable 70 the order OF George " Pamsr'
About one week ago sheriff segier rom WON nom r S
COany, With several victims IN pursuit OF me
The later put np at the AlhamDr House, nv
49,. t,ys ~ ftc STATE of SewYor Including those OF
Duchess Columbia orange, aud Putnam Counties, about
$4,000 IN money % horses and II or is Wagons ana
cariaces he considers il the greatest swndle ever
practced in this state 1t was through the efforts of Mr.
bullock the Hudson River Railroad ticket agent az TINS
station, that the swinders were 50 closely tracked
HEAVY ROBBERY IN PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA. May 19-Last night, the fur store
Of the Mcssrs. Womrath in this city, was robbed OF Sce
Hudson Bay sables mdressed 10 dozen chinchillas,
dressed and other valuable furs. One Thousand dollars
reward has been offered for the recovery of the goods
and $500 for the arrest Of the thieves
FORGERY on THE BROADWAY BANK UPON CHECK OF
The BOARD OF EDUCATION
On Friday last the officers of the Board Of Educa
ton discovered that the payngtcer Of the Broadway
Bank had paid forged check account Of the Board OF
Education 10 the amount Of s1O0 This amount paid
individual not known 10 either the paying
or any the Of the bank Tie check was made
payable 10 the bearer and the signatures OF tle fIes
dent and the clerk of the Board were Affixed 10 as so
the name Of tie Chairman OF the Finance Committee OF
the Board. The check was Endorsed payape 10 bearer
and signed James VI. Mclean President OF the BOARD
OF Education. Al the signatures have been pronounced
unqualified fOreCur,. some time since lIc loaIu ol
Education adopted resolution that ri checks shOuid De
made PAYABLE The order of the person on persons DONG
work foI the Board furnishing supplies, ana cheeks
made ont IN this way have aiWaysp 'eh promptly cscu
The AVENUE 4 SHOOTING CASE.
Henry Davis. who on Wednesday evening last at
tackled his wife, Caroline and DR.. George Rosenberg at
his residence No CJ Avcnue A. firing two shots at them
and aftcrward shooting himself in the head died Sat
urday in Bellevue Hospital From statements made by
paws before his DEATH to the effect that Dr. Rosenberg
had shot him IN the struggle, Coroner Cover caused the
arrest OF the doctor and Mrs Davis They deny explicitly
that they had anything 10 do with the death of DAVIS
rom the room into Tie street Az inquest will be held
upon The body OF deceased at o'clock to-day al Bellevue
Hospital by Coroner Cover In the mean time Dr Rosen
berg is held bail 10 await the result Mrs. Davis
allowed To 30 on her own rccogIizancc
Slot BY Az OFFICER.
Early on Saturday morning, Oficcr Adam Lohr of
the Seventeenth Precinct attempted 10 arrest one John
Collins on sus pcon Of larceny when attacked by
some Of the prisoners friends who wrenched his club
from him. Officer L0hr then drew hi pistol aud nred
passer named Chas. Climber causing severe wound.
lie was conveyed to Bellevue Hospital
PATTY DAVIS AGAIN ARRESTED.
In November last, James Dolan alias Fatty
Davis was convicted In the Court Of General Sessions Of
pocket picking aud sentenced by Recorder IIacket TO
Sing sing for a term five years. ON saturday DOlan
arrested for drunkenness aud taken before the Jeer
Market Court 4 appears that ne had NO, been scni
10 State Prison al all. but had heen released upon BAH
upon bill 81 exceptions filed 10y his counsel
sTABBING AFlTlY.
Early yesterday morning Thomas Lea. q resident
OF New Rochelle Wcsichestcr County. became engaged
IN IN alteration with stranger in West Broadway and
ing wound, and then hc Lea proceeded 10 the
Ieonari-st. Police station where his wound was
dressed and he then departed
NEw-Y0RK CLERK ARRESTED N CHICAGO.
The newspapers of Chicago publish the details of
the arrest in that cIty on Thurday as by Detective
Oncer Richard Field Of New-Yorl II George Andrews,
recently clerk in the cice OF the Merchants Union
Andrews absorbed Win 500 OF Tie Express Companys
money aud on Monday morning iasi, armed win war
rant and the proper rcquistlon from GOV Fcnton ocer
Field set ont Tor hcago lie reported To- ChicfofPoce
Rcln in that city, and that officer detailed Detective
Simpson 10 aid hun. The two ~ le eth found Audrcwss
luggage at his clearinghouse whore had already been
tickcieG for Omaha. and had they been an hour later
they must have missed their man lie Was captured on
Safest with about $500 81 the embezzed money la his
possession. Having been taken HE Young man con
scented To accompany On.ccr Field without awaiting
formal application Ia the Governor OF Illinois, aud the
prisoner aud his cpor reached The Leonardst Police
station 40 10 o'clock on Saturday evening.
ARREST OF william WHITNEY AND col FARHAR-
IACTAILNT ~ COMMERCIAL CIRCLES.
The arrest. last week. Dl William Whitney and Col.
William iauar. has given sensation To commercial and
a. houal'r circles. where these gentlemen are well
known The first y the grandson ana her oi Tho late
stephen whitney. tho millonuc; COL tarfar IL com
maudrr Of the Jth Regiment y. G.. The prisoners
have recently been associated 1ndcr iho hI1n
name Of whitney 4 fairar, and have transacted q
storage and commission business ~ Pearl-st ON Tues
from the hands Of CITY Judge Russell, complaint Of
citizens charging that they had uttered spurious receipts
persons had frududcntly obtained money. The ofensc
under the statute is felony which may be punishcdby i'm
prsOnment IN the Penitenay. Another charge has been
preferred OF obtaining goods under false preleses The
accused held to hail on these charges, and Mrs
was therenpOn released. Col Fairar slill remain
ing in custody. ON Friday Mr Whitney was
again arrested a civil suit growing ont OF the same
transactions and bail appearing he ana his partner
were borne to the Ludlow-st jail, where both gentlemen
tion in the case take place at noon today III the Office
Of the Clerk Of the Circuit court
SEDUCTION AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
O'Clock last evening officer of the teenth
Precinct found Mack native Of Ireland aged y
years. who has lately resided at No lo Ninayeo n the
walk AT the corner OF seventhave and Twcntieths lie
stated that she had taken dose or PARIS green Tor the
purpose Of putting an end Ia her existence she was
taken 10 the station house where she informed the ser
geaDt in charge that she had been seduced By man
named Mahoney. and had few weeks since given birth
10 child Ia March last assaulted her and FOR thus she
his arrest lie held Ia hao answer the cha &c
assault Recently she caused hs arrest on charge OF
seduction and the examination IN the was Ia have
taken place to-day Mah0ncy in recent conversation
threatened to expose character in court and this 50
her possession was found small quantity Of Parls
green aud some oN1lic acid. \ narrative Ol
her conncctiouwith Mahoney WAS also found IL covers
fonl,cap pages and details the particulars OF Their past
with cicitnstanlial ninnehtss Inc nnior-
tnnate girl was taken 70 Bellevue Hospital. sha is con
side'ed 10 he in a critical condition.