The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-04-18
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

CHARGE OF LARCENY BY A CARrMAN.-A cartman
who gave his name as Thomas Hamilton was arrested
and brought before Justice Dodge yesterday on the
charge Of stealing gold watch valued at 1926 and
$40 in bank notes. He was arrested on the COM
plant OF Har ret Irving, OF No. 349 Tenth avenue, by
whom he had been employed to remove furniture
from the above number; but while in her rooms, IL
is said he took the property in question He pleaded
not guilty to the charge, but the magistrate COM
mitted him for trial.
ALLEGED HIGHWAY ROBBERIRs.-A charge OF high
way robbery was preferred yesterday against a man
named Edward Donohue, before Justice Dodge, at the
Jefferson Market Police Court. The complaint sets
forth that the night of February II, while Robert
Burns, residing at 442 West Seventeenth street.
passing TO his home, he was seized by two men when
near his house, and while one OF the men held him
$l2 10. One OF the parties is still at large and DOno
hue YESTERDAY pleaded not guilty to the charge pre-
lerred against hlm He Is also awaiting trial on
similar complaint for which he was arrested on
the 9Th inst.
On Thursday evening George Barlow, of six.
teenth street and Tenth avenue entered the liquor
store "a Greenwich street, where he subsequently
knocked down, as he alleges, by the barkeeper,
Charles Brown, who held him while two unknown
cOntederates stole pocketbook containing $24 in
Treasury and legal tender notes. Brown was ar
raigned before Justice Bowling yesterday by officer
Lockwood, Of the Twenty-seventh precinct, when be
was locked up for trial in default OF 50, OOO ball.
ALLEGED SwNDLING BY AN AUoToNEER.-A few
days ago Henrietta Hirsch, OF 3s7 Seventh avenue
appeared before Justice Bowling and stated that on
the 14th inst she purchased at public auction at A
West Sixteenth street, from Zeno Burnham, piano
forte, for which she paid $780, Bnrnham then repre-
scented the piano as really worth $780, and as q
rosewood one, by which means and representations
the depOnent had been induced to buy said piano.
She further alleged that she had since ascerained
that the plano was not rosewood one and not
purchased other articles at the same sale ana mad
ascertaned that they did not bear out the represen
tations made by Burnham. The magistrate granted
o warrant for the arrest of the auctoneer and ne
was Yesterday taken into custody by Captain Jour
dan and detective Woodbridge, OF the Sixth precinct
When brought before Justice Bowling Burnham was
admitted TO ball to await examination on Tuesday
next.
CHARGE OF FALSE PRErKNCEs.-Justice Bowling
issued warrant yesterday for the arrest OF Conrad
Book, who is accused by August weis. OF Tryon row.
OF having presented, on the 18th of March last,
letter purporting to be from Books father residing
In Nuremberg, Bavaria, In which the complainant
was desired to allow Book to draw upon him on q
draft issued by the father. As Mr.. weis was well
acquainted with the elder Bock he believed the state
ment made by Conrad. and accordingly gave him
$50 norns lSl2Se and accepted the draf rendered by
Book. The draft was subsequently forwarded to the
father who returned the same unpaid, hence the
complaint against Book. Captain Jourdan and de-
tective woodbridge, OF the Sixth ward took the war
rant but the accused was yesterday by the
Twenty-second precinct police on suspicion Rock
was arraigned before Justice Bowling during the
afternoon and remanded for examination.
A MAN ROBBED IN LIQUOR SroRE.-On the 14th
inst Vim. r. Snow, residing at No. $50 Greenwich
street, entered, as he alleges, the liquor store stu
ated on the corner OF Oak and oliver streets in COM
pany with Geo. =. Grimm and Andrew Hansen where
they had some refreshments. Immediately after
coming out OF the place Snow afIrms that he was
Knocked down by his supposed friends and the sum
OF e3o6 IN gold coin and treasury notes taken from
his person. AZ soon a. Snow regained his feet he
discovered both money and friends gone. These two
men were arrested yesterday by officer Finn of the
FOURTH precinct and committed for trial by Justice
Bowling. Griffin Is thirty-nine years OF age native
Of Caiskill NJ resides at No. 81 Oak street and Is
q ship steward. Hansen Ia q German ared twenty
six and sailor. Both denied their guilt.
ESCAPED CosvIcr.-Captain John yourdan, Of the
Sixth precinct arrested Philip Leonard. an escaped
convict rom the Penitentiary who vas sentenced on
June 20, 1851, TO serve term OF four months for
conviction Of petty larceny. Tie served one month
and twenty-five DAYS, and stole the coat belonging 10
escape. Justice Bowling remanded the prisoner,
and also held him for trial on the complaint of Mr.
Nash who accuses him OF larceny.