The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-04

ously. On being taken before Justice bowling the
accused was committed ~ the T0nbs-
BURoLARY.-On Friday night the room Of Abraham
D. Clark, ct lA Spring street. was entered and hts
clothing and money carried on while he was sleep
ing. He put the In the hands Of detective Mat
Glynn, OF the Eighth precinct, who suspected man
named William Shepherd residing In Edridge street,
perry found in his possession. :
LARCENY OF CLoTHING.-Aaron Rainbow was yes
terday arrested and brought before Judge Shandley
OF the Essex Market Police Court, on charge OF
stealing clothing Of the value OF $685. belonging to
Solomon H. Hanford No. 27e Pearl street, in whose
employ he was. The accused, who confessed the
which he had left at pawnbroker's was fully COM
mitted to answer. Philip Fischer was likewise
the eoS o coa had
given him to make up by Sigfried Dobbin OF No. 344
Bowery. He was also locked up for trial.
BURGLARY IN BEEKMAN SrREEr.-John McLaugh-
lin, young man, was yesterday arrested by officer
Fitzgerald OF the Second precinct on the charge OF
having on the night Of the 2Sth Of August last broken
into the gold beating establishment occupied by Jo-
seph Sorem, 80 Beekman street. and stealing there
from gold leaf and cigars valued at $50. John Dean,
attached to the premises, testified that Mclaughlin
oat any employment and that after the burglary the
accused offered cigars similar to those stolen from
sne premises 20 Mr George conner 1 NO. ~ rark
CARPET BAG OF BRICKs-SHAKsPEARIANR READER
IN TRoUBLE.-Yesterday afternoon Charles Whitney,
large, fine looking man, better known as "Profes-
SORT Whitney, recently Shakspearian reader at Dod
worth Hall, was arrested by officer Of the Twenty
seventh precinct on the charge OF dcfrauding the
proprietor OF the Western HOTEL Cortland street. out
OF two days. board. When asked to pay his bill the
professor expressed his inability to do So On ex-
aiming his carpet bag was found to contain several
bricks and copies OF some Of the daily papers. Pro-
lessor Whitney claims TO be respectable man, living
near Binghamton, In this State, and says he came
here to speak at democratic meeting but becoming
1nebriated went on spree and lost his money. He
expressed his ability 10 pay the bill, and says the
bricks were placed In his bag by some friends by
way OF Joke. Justice Bowling committed the ac-
cused to the T0mbs
THE ALLEGED ROBBERY OF $o,55O.-Anson schmitz,
the keeper OF hotel at No. 2o4 Third avenue, who
was arrested by Sergeant Burden, OF the Jefferson
Market Court squad, on Friday evening, upon in
formation laid before Justice Dodge by Christian
Koch, OF Newcastle. Pa, was yesterday arraigned
at Jefferson Market. The complainant charges that
Mr.. Schmitz. on the arrival Of the complainant as
guest at his hotel expressed great concern about ak
$1,000 hve-twenty bonus and $3.50 in gold which
Koch had In his possession. Koch was induced to
deposit the amount in the safe OF the hotel When
he applied for it, he asserts Schmitz refused to
been entered and the property stolen. Koch.
therefore charged him with robbng him by trick and
device or the $1,000. Mr.. Schmitz appeared with his
counsel and Robert II. Bleake, Of 35l West Twenty
0rst street. and waving an examination entered into
ten thousand dollar bonds to answer at the General
sessions, Mr.. Bleakie becoming mis- bondsman. The
case is very mysterious one, and the evidence s by
no means conclusive against Mr.. SchmitZ, who Is a
man OF large property and FULLY responsible for the
security OF the amount In a civil court. The fact
that there Is standing reward OF 1000 for the
tectives, who have SO far been unsuccessful in
covering ii.