The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-20

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Alleged Theft Of o310-RenarkabIe Testi-
meny Of the Cempiai.ant-Hs IL Sent TO the
House Of Detsntion-Ths Defendant on His
Parole. .aHxz&s4- = 500 49, - sss1.>x~l
On Friday afternoon young man, giving his name q
William f. Aahedy, called upon Justice Hogan, q The
Tombs, and expressed desire 70 enter . complaint
against Simon Jackson. clerk in the clothing store Of
Mr. seuer $40 Bowery for stealing from him the sum
OF s3lo. In Treasury and legal tender notes, which
money, he alleged had been paid In b. his present en-.
ployer Mr. Andrew Jackson living at $40 STATE street.,
city Of Troy Az the Witnesses necessary 10 perfect the
complaint were not then In court, the magstSaaa
examination, and sent the complainant. to the House
of Detention q wtneas Yesterday morning
.sss sIiue .a ssn: 81 E
bis money $50 He says he entered The s.ors Of the
nearly 500 while there be took Oh his old coat in the
breast pocket Of which was q memorandum book oons
naming there nesy two hours without Offering 70 psy
for the goods ordered and which had bssn placed In
trunk, NJ Jackson becoming annoysd :ha. nah:.y
call officer At that time Mahedy said he had lost hi
money, and ofosr Lacey Of the Fourteenth precinct
Spring street. whore the complainant said he lived q
No. "a East Thirty-fourth street. ~~~s-
In his examination Mahedy aid there were,
three strangers In the store at the time he bargain
ing for the goods do charge jackson with stealing my
on The i7th instant 60 to Mr. Ellis Ellis store, Isl Ca.
nal street, and purchase bill OF goods amounting 70
$685. but did not pay for the goods It the time; gave
him the name OF William Seymour, and told him 20
send goods to Oil Washington street and he would
receive his told him the reason was that had no
property stolen was in my room 10 washington street.
in q bureau drawer; another young man, whose
I did not have the key Of tho bureau drawer or
that OF the room from SIX O'Clock A. y. TO nine
2 n; go %.. ,hs 5000 from my brother, who
received $500 and spent 800 OF IT, counted my money
on Tuesday morning and after going e my wash:rwo-
he called the officers in and then made the charge; my
business was private ooachman at No. $40 State street
Troy, New York. with Mr.. Andrew Jackson; was i've
years in his employ ct $50 month; ! came 70 New
York two months ago; left his employ 3lst OF April
last known to Mr.. Jackson a. Mahedy; my
brother money from Troy he sent in fves and
tens; received IL through the Post office; paid ton
my SrOher received last tuesday
il in post Office the Metropolitan Hotel have not
the letter. burnt IT. paid postage to man behind the
York have not received letter before for six months;
I wrote letter TO my brother informing HIM OF
os e % ,0 and 2. wSen
wrote TO my brother; was then boarding In First
10 brother PAID Cents for postage
stamps for letter directed Troy Now York. Mr. jack
son paid me two hundred and five doar on the sst Of
April for work left Troy May A. and came to New
then went to place Thiry-fourth street, No. ~
stopped there three days; then went to Hudson CITY
and stopped at ITS State street. with Mr. Moran for ve
days; then came here and stopped 4os sixth avenue
for two weeks: then went to Thirty seventh street. be-
tween Sixth and Seventh avenusi At Germans; 70.
manned there about month; then went TO GIL Wash.
ngton street, at Mr.. Murphys; have been there four
or five days. worked In Thirtyfourth street build
ing since loft Jackson assistant mason; do
not know the mans name worked for got 81 80 6ayy
never worked as mason before; have made the
statements relative to the reception u the money
to-day that did yesterday in court TO Justice Hogan;
at Gil Washington street am only known by the name
OF SEYMOUR told the officer that lived at No ~ Fael
Thirty fourth street. the roason gave that numbf e
ssnp. d es ssn & ~ s
In envelope sent TO my brother and land notes; mem
notes on land; the land notes Charles xoYaH
Of Canada aud gwen to me TO be sent 70 my broeheft
there was no postage stamp the letter containing
$500 from my brother 70 me; ] am sure ofM
The above Is In substance the remarkable testimony
given BY Francis atlas Seymour y I ilias Aehsdy
terview batwoen kahedy and Judge Hogan, whom the
former represented to the magistrate that the money
stolen from HIM had been obtained from his former enc
Mr. Ellis deposed that on Monday last tho complaissnk
called at his STORE 457 Canal street. and selected NY
mede clothing worth t104 which no ordered 70 b iS61
r g. o
BIO had 70 70 Thirty fourth street. and then 70 bFe6k
Ign for the money. Mr. Ellis consulted with HsresAna
not to deliver the goods until be rst received his money
for thsm note was subsequently written 70 Seymour
by Mr. Ellis requesting him TO come and pay fer the
ssss az ss.a aG% said Rss Sss.
In order to learn u the strange andvsry inoonssskt
statement OF Seymour was true Judge Hogan directed
tho complainant no has boarded 70 appear m oouvs
TO day and give evidence ia the In the meantime
seymour is In the House OF Detention awaiting The
result
Both Mr.. jackson and Mr. Ellis allege that 10 was the
intention Of Seymour, alias Francis allan Mahedy -
defraud them out Of their goods