The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-03
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

TIE ALLEGED ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY IN THE bETRoroII-
TAN HorM.-Justice Hogan held an examination yester.
day the Tombs in the OF James Henry Livingston
the Metropolitan Hotel railroad ticket clerk, who 10
charged with having, Monday last concealed himself
under the bed Of Julius H. sachss, guest a the hotel
as already fully reported in the HERALD. When the
case came on Mr. sachse was severely cross.
that Livingston the man he cav IN
his room until the following morning, although
that the accused is the who he saw in his room.
Henry NJ Adams of No. 70 West Eleventh street, tes-
titled that ho ticket agent and does business at the
Metropolitan Hotel; that Livingston has been 10 his
employ for the past eighteen months; that he saw HIM
him at his desk again the following. morning at
about the same hour August Davis. OF No i76 West
the ash S' a eS Livingston visited his house,
and remained until eleven o'clock, when
ne n ~ ea that he
prisoner resided there with his brothernaw, and she
saw him on Monday night como in at eleven O'Clock,
when she gave him some SUPPER ana also saw him the
named John King also testified that Mr. Livingston Left
at halfpast six O'Clock the Following morning. Ths
concluded the casa, and the magistrate reserved bis
doubt that he will dismiss The Complaint Mr. Living.
ston is out on bail Of $4,000 given BY his employer
DEsRAuDro Hrs INCONSISTENCIES d. AFFORD. ..
well dressed man, who was formerly in The employ q
Nsssra Grimm Co.. Of No. So4 Broadway, arrested
cnct charge Of grand larceny 1t appears that tho
prisoner is Jerseyman, from Bloomfield, and
considered himself smart business man. Acting
under this deusiCn he sold r. Stoutenburgh, OF
New Jersey two pieces OF Italian cloth for for below
its actual vaue and sought his fraudulent pro-
caedngs by removing the wrappers giving the number
OF yards notwithstanding false marks, In order that the
amount turned over to the cashier would correspond.
Unfortunately for this brilliant financial operator his
actions observed by another and hones.er employs
who mmunicated his suspicious to the firm J. p Mead,
Of the partners followed the goodso Newark and
there examined the packages which folly exposed tho
cheat, hence the complaint against AFFORD. Justice
Hogan heard the statements Of the clerk and the part
ne and remanded the prisoner for further
AFFORD is now an inmate OF the Tombs with abundant
time to ponder upon his llstarred venture upon the
sea Of crime.
CASE OF FErrcmsx. William a. Morris, a colored
man. complained before Justice Dodge yesterday, at the
Jefferson Market Police Court that assault had beer
made upon him by Henry Turner and that the said
Turner also coored had threatened TO take his life.
An examination of the circumstances brought hight
the that he had procured powder mixture by
the sprinkng OF which he could determine the future
Of the defendant that this powder had been sprinked
the said Turner expected by of 10 to get the
situation which he supposed Morris would, In conse-
quenco OF Ill health be compelled 10 leave Both parties
seemed to rely greatly on the virtue OF the powder ana
Justice Dodge ordered them to appear before him THE
Saturday, morning at ten O'Clock.
ALLEGED ASSAULT OF Car CoSprcroR.-Henry Bep-
pier yesterday brought before Justice Dodge at she
Jefferson Market Police Court a charge OF having
thrown Thomas Mccormick from his car without cause
or provocation. Bepper was held TO answer in 5000
bail
ASSAULT WIN sHovE1.-Jenrey Farrell was yeeter-
day charged before Justice Dodge with having assaulted
and beaion Patrick Mentally With shovel on Wednes-
day. The complaint made by McNallys wife-he
himself being In Bellevue Hospital too i'll 10 appear
and mako tue complaint Farrell was held to bail in
the amount OF 5000