The New York herald., 1868-01-18
POLICE lNTELLlGEaCE.

SURPRISE AND ARREST OF BURGLAR Shortly afteR
seven O'Clock yesterday morning Hamilton G. Forgusons
jantor Of the pre- misses No 235 Broadway, while on the
third floor Of tho boidng was spoken to by John Soy
mour who asked II lawyer named Swift, occupying an
Office there, was in Seymour received reply In the
negative immediately after which Ferguson went down
stairs leaving nour in the hallway tho third Aoor
few minutes su tho jantor assembled to the
wholesale department: Of lessrs: White, whitman e
Co.'s clothing store, which no had locked but
q snort time previously, MAR. On looking into the
he (Ferguson) q largo pile OF coats lying on
tho noor whereupon ne ran down stairs and called
assistance Ferguson hastensd back UP stairs and on
reaching the hallway OF the fourth floor discovered
Seymour with large number o. coats on his arm On
being caught Soy dropped the coats and attempted
10 escape but was pursued and caught by Mr Norman
O. White before leaving tho building On examining
had been partially wrenched OF. seymour Is twenty
four years of age, native OF London Canada west
and q resident Of Boston. Justice Hogan committed
him to tue ronbs Tor trial. ~
CHANGE OF FAIss PsErsscEs.-J. Pcnniman Smith,
recently in Broad street aud living at III
West Fourteenth street. yesterday sed by ofcef
Leaycrsft Of tho Tombs Poco Coure on charge Of
false proiences preferred against him by Mr. VIM. II.
Birchard OF 70 Wall street. The latter in bis complaint
forth that about tho 1s of May. 1885, tho firm
Of wsgs,aa Smith, then doing business at 81 South
street, about 10 dissolve partnership when Mr..
Smith called him ir hardD Ard desired no should
into business With him ut tho old stand under the
firm OF smith & BcAard. Smith AZ that tins, an
charged, represented thrs The lrm OF WagsaT h Smith
had assets 20 the Of si7,cSa and their liabilities
only 7l9 and trat the rn worth 81 $50 over
and all is debts aud abi tiles; tnat he could pur
chase WaesaG In in Tho business fer 81 300 Smith
further represented thai he woc.h Saa0o and
ABOVE ia the o the brl believing these
representations 10 bs rrc, Ar Brchard says he gave
Smith s4 900 bis share of ho capital 20 establish tho
business or the nrtn. Dir. Birchard alleges
that the firm OF Wagslaff & snith insovent st tho
time the representations ~ers mado; that smith was
worth $4,000 independent Of tho firm aud that ho
took OF tile money he (5irchard) paid in and ap.
propriated IL to bis own uso or applied tls Same to-
Smith br BIcharl, therefore, charged ths accused
with derraudng him out OF $4,000, by means Of "a 80
aud E ldulcn representations with infant 90 cheat and
deraud. The counsel for The dolcndaut remarked to
Judge Hogan that this had already BON poorc
OF the civil courts and though TIE cbage Of such
character TO warrant the mag sato In Diminishing tho
care az once. Judge Uogan, however, thought differ
entity and ned Smith IN s40V0 bail " aSat tho result
OF an exeialuatiou.
TnzFr or DfAac>ps, ETc-Narths Corbett young and
ralhor piapossessng woman yesterday taken tetore
Justice Kelly, presiding at tho Fourth District Police
Court charges preferred by Mr. George and Mrs.
Josephine Bayoud. residing Wcat Nncy-nrs. street,
In whose service sno had boon engaged colds
nurse OF stealing lace handkerchief Of tho va Of
Sl2, diamond worth So) aud hyo sr1ailer stones,
tosoher OF the value of $40 and night dress estimated
at Sl5 10 all property 10 tie salue OF Sl47 On being
accused Of the theft, hs girl admitted guilt aud
returned to Mrs. Bayoud tho most valuable OF the
diamonds but refused say What dlspos had boen
made of tho handkerchief, night dress, &c. She wag
held for examination.