New-York tribune., 1867-03-27
IMPORTANT ARRESTS.
FALSE rRETESsE EXTRAORDINAEY-ARREs Oh TWO
sKUIFUL OPERATORS.

FALSE PRETESsE EXTRAORDINARY-ARREsT Oh TWO
sKILIFUL OPERATORS.
Last night Detecive-O Officer Richard Field appre-
hended George Hayes and John Howard, and took them
to the Ieonard-st. Police Station, where they were
detained by Capt. Petty The operations OF these
prisoners arc the remarkable that have to the
knowledge of the Police for many day. About two
years ago they opened office the northwest
OF Broad and SOuthsts the business being transacted
under the Of H. X Clinton. Clinton taias Hayes
purchased $50 worth Of carpctng OF Messrs. Hump
fell q Ilanlin OF broadway, ana oil MesSrs; Alien *
Brothers of No ~ LeOnars 500 worth Of silk coaks
and these were delivered with bl at Cntons office
OF course Clinton not In at the Tune OF the delivery
but would return and Of course Howard received
the goods. and the messengers who had delivered the
goods were requested to call within an hour when they
did call they found an empty room the goods hlNnB
The couple next opened shop az 30 % br0auwaSs hIu
transacted business under the name OF W a. stew
art. While here Hayes NOW StewarO bought
s6oO worth Of furs OF Mr. NJ NJ Bacs of No 532 Broad
way and gave him worthless check therefor bought
$500 worth of cloths OF Messr Abernoty Co. OF No %
Warren-st and gave that firm worthless check pnI
chased wagons valued at $685. Of Messs Brewster Bald
win Of Broadway and Tenthst and defrauded tem and
many other radesmen whose names have not been made
known. The business next resumed at NO III Beaver
ST., and there the Chlef was known as wallace
They here defrauded Mr. John J. Smith OF No
ls3 Broadway having bought OF him Sl,S5l worth OF
umbrellas and OF Messrs. j. T. Smith Co OF broadway
and Catharneane they got sdi5 worth OF coach harness.
Next they opened office at No; 10 WilIam-st aud
MIR John b. Dunham OF No Ill East Thrtecnthst to the
OF 81 900 for pianos, and Messrs Belts Nichols OF
Moving again. they adopted new name and opened an
office AT No Gl Broadway, as W. ). Hyatt q Co Here
they defraudcd many merchants, among them Messrs
Lacy Maker OF No. "a Chanbersst, sl24; Mr. NJ A. Co
burn OF No lj2 FOurth-aye $75, and Messis X W. TN
son Il Co. OF No. 90 broadway, Sl23 -
The next exploit Of Hayes Howard was at NO loo
Southst., where Hayes became W. A. Stewart. Whlle
here Hayes bought $500 worth OF harness or Messrs
Townshend. Baker Il Co.. OF No. 4G Lispenard-st, ana
gaye that firm worthless check ordering the purchase
packed and directed to firm IN Texas ana delivered ~
No lOG SOuth-st But, unlucky for Hayes Howard,
Mr. Baker followed his harness, and hnding everything
wrong No 1O6 SOuthst sent his clerck 10 Dak 70 as
certain whether Haycss check was good ON the clerk re
turn the check having proved worthless MT baker seleu
his goods and the rogues fled The firms business was
office nj No sOuthst While here, Hayes bought $500
worth OF flour OF the Messrs. Hckson OF the Newfork
Flour Mills and the flour delivered 10 ms partner as
usual Buf the game was blocked there, and Hayes x
Howard's partner was arrested The entlre ilrn was
indicted by the Grand Jury, and six months ago bench
warrant for their apprehension nrusted 10 Ofcer
Field but Hayes Howard Kept out OF sight unti last
night. ~.
When captured IN Bleeckerst., near Wooster, Hayes
offered resistance but the exhibition OF pistol quoted
him and changed his tack 10 tender Of his watch ana
$500 for his release but officer Field chose to deliver nm
to Can't Petty. Howard wont quietly t0 the Pohce
station and sulleuly cell He was once clerk Tor
BOSTON dry goods firm. Hayes has been III the raise
ptense business III other cities and IN this city he has
disposed of large Quantities OF spurious bank notes
N Is believed that this precious couple have defrauded
more than 100 OF radcsmen, always either Dy worth
less checks or having goods delivered at their Olce
wherever that happened "a be- and removing them there
from as above described. They young men oi about
80 wears of age, of eXqustey gcntcel address ana nave
been boar,ler at fashionable hotels. capt Petty
will deau the prisoners In the leonardst Police station
for Identification by tradesmen whom they may nave
VictmiZed