The New York herald., 1868-04-05
POLICE NTELLICENCE.

ALLEGED FELONIOUs DESTRUCTION OF A PROMIs-
sorry NoTE.-About ten O'Clock yesterday morning
Mr.. william NJ. Newman, doing business at No. 110
Chambers street. went to the premises Of Simon
Goldman. No. 40 Walker street, with a promissory
note for s731 drawn by Goldman payable thirty
months after date, bearing date New York. June o.
1865, and demanded payment. Goldman, as alleged,
took the note, laid 1t on his desk and took check
book from the safe as " to fill it up for the amount
due. After few minutes delay Goldman, as al.
lered suddenly took the note in his hand, tore 1t In
pieces and threw the fragments into the stove, In
which was fire. Goldman reseated himself
at his desk and cOolly rcmarkino TO Newman that
he had changed his mind declined to give him a
note Tor the amount due. Newman then caused
the arrest Of Goldman by ofcer Bohen. Of the Fifth
precinct, on the charge of elonousy destroying the
intent to cheat aud defraud. The accused was taken
before Justice Bowling and committed TO the Tombs
for trial In default of $1,000 ball. Goldman is forty
Two years OF age, born in Germany and resides at 67
East Fity-second street. lie says there il no truth
in the. charge, except that the complainant asked
him TO discount note OF his (Godman's) which he
held against him, and he replied he had no money.
The parties were formerly partners in business.
RoBBING BONDED wAEEHousE.-Patrick Brennan
and John Troy were yesterday arrested by officer
iIambin, Of the Fourth precinct on the charge OF
stealing several bales of hemp valued at $500. from
the bonded warehouse OF Messrs Never A. Smith
27+ Water street. From certain suspicious move
mcnis about the warehouse ociler Hambln con-
Guided that something was wrong, and accordingly
caring away q load OF hemp which he took to a
Junk snop at No. 40 South street. on questioning
Waerson the officer learned that he had been
employed by Brennan to remove the hemp and that
Troy assisted In loading II upon the cart. Justice
Dowtng committed the prisoners for trial in default
OF ball. They claim to be innocent and saw they
were directed by the foreman OF the warehouse to
have the hemp removed. Several other parties were
arrested ON suspicion, but the evidence being ins,f
cient the magistrate discharged them
AN ALLEGED MILITARY SwINDLER.-A tall. fine
looking young man, about twenty-six years of age,
giving his name as George Foster, dressed in a ma
jors uniform or the regular army, arrested yes
terday by officer Codett OF the Second precinct ON
prisoner called at the store of Mr. II. MURRAY no AT
South street, and asked for the proprietor who was
some Of Mr. Murrays friends and asked T for rnlw the
loan OF small sum OF money to enable him
TO reach 1s home In Maine. Foster was referred 10
represented he was from Maine, and being ont OF
funds wished small loan merely for a few days
not seen again till yesterday, when Mr.. Broosman'
meeting his man In Broadway, seized hold of and
asked him why he had not returned the borrowed
money. Foster only denied having borrowed any
monsy, and breaking loose ran away only 10 he
overhauled by the officer. When before Justice DOW
ling, at the Tombs Poster became very dgnined and
and committed TO the Tombs for examination.
ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCE.-Sigmund Hsnerstein
was arrested by oficer Andre OF the Jefferson Mar
ket Police Court squad and brought before Justice
Dodge yesterday, on the charge of false pretences.
The complainant In the case Is John Eckart of No.
"a Eighth avenue, who alleged that owing to the
representations made him by the accused he was in
duced to part with about $500 The Occurrences IA
reported to have taken place last June, and under
the representations that the father OF the accused
was wealthy manufactures, and that consequently
Sigmund was In position TO make good all he said
he could Eckard let the young man have the above
sum. Not hearing anything further in relation to
the matter, he instituted the present proceedings
against the prisoner, charging him with making false
representations for the purDpHc OF dpfrauunu
The magistrate, on reading the affidavit, dcoided
upon holding the prisoner for examination.