New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-03
CRIME.

CONVICTION or PAGE THE VALPARAISO (uL) MUIR
DERER.
CHICAGO July 1.-The trial of Chauncey i. Page
La Porte Indiana for the murder of his wife and her
mother at Valparaiso last Winter, concluded to-day,
and the Jury returned verdict OF guilty sentencing him
TO the Penitentiary for life
NEW sWINDLING PRAcTICEs-BOGUs TELEGRAMs AND
MONEY ORDERS.
new practice of petty swindling, by which
persons this city have lately suffered has been
reported 1t appears from the manner Of operations, TO
be conducted by regular gang OF those pests to largo
cities, known as "sharpers" coincidence men," etc.
Under the guise Of exrressmen and teegaphdispatch
messengers they manage 10 collect small sums OF money
from unsuspecting people. Two Instances viii show
their method of false representations. Yesterday
Hubbs, No 1888 West Forty .frstst and said he had
money package TO deliver it was received by Mrs;
Hubbs In the absence Of her husband out OF town. and
being requested by the messenger IL open the envelope
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buffalo, with the signature Of James II. Crockett
the money could be obtained at the Bank
of America and believing all to be right. Mrs Hubbs
and he in return handed her printed receipt All the
appearances Of the transaction looked genuine even 10
those used by the Merchants Union Express Company,
and it not until Mr. Hubbss return in the afternoon
IN It probably knew Of his being away from the city
On the 2Gh Of June man called at the residence OF Mr
W. A. Ludden, No 20 ClintOnpace, Brooklyn, and col
ected 81 81 charges for telegram which he brought
1t came in light samon-colored envelope, with the
States Telegraph Lines Girard House. corner Of West
Broadway and Chambers-st:, N "" and inside was a
Geographic slip similar To those used by the American
Union Telegraph Company with the following in writing;
To Mr LrDDEx II you will banking CoOke
Co. will end check payable toyou OWL order only
by the Bank Of America. H. WATSON
+ BROOKS, operator
which his wife had received while he was away from
home. discovered IL 20 be bogus The name OF the
operator being put at the bottom was piece OF cusl
ness and showed that there was something wrong about
it, The man who brought the telegram Is described as
follows: About feet inches high, light complexion,
blue eyes light hair sharp nose, rather round features
than otherwise from % 10 2S OF dressed In
Kossuth hat dark sackcoat dark pants lie seemed
of foreign birth He be easily identified, II ar
rested by referring 10 W. a Ludden No. l79 Broadway
ONE OF THE DRAFT RIOTERS ARRESTED FOR THE
MURDER or COL. O'BREN.
Thomas Kealy was arrested by Officers Murphy
and Abbott OF the Yorkve Police last evening the
charge Of being the murderer Of Col OBren one Of the
victims of the four days rotng in July 1863 The killing
Of Col sO'Brien was the most revolving act Of that
bloody period in the history of New-York City. He
was engaged in the war as a Volunteer Colonel,
hut happening be IN this city on recruiting service
when the riot commenced, and the need OF soldiers was
the most urgent, he voluntarily reported Tor duty
in uniting down tho rioters. On Tuesday, July
~ he led a battalion 10 the upper part OF
the city subsequently, in the afternoon, he went
alone, in uniform, among the awIess InuIutr rS
I'm Seeondav and was there brutaly murdered The
attack was first made him III a drug store az the
corner of Thirty fOurth-st He was dragged out from
there and the sidewalk aud was nnay takeh iato
ON him hy aud women He fingered IN al UNCONSCIOUS
condition for than five hours ana II was ohIy Dy
stratagem that the body could be obtaneu from the per
secOrs by the Catholic priests Inc pOce report ts ~
thew have positive testimony OF Kealeys quit; ana II
this rs true will greatly tend 10 prove the truth OF tno
prOyerb that murder will out"