The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-21
POLICE ISTELLIGENCE.

THE EMBEzzLEMEsT At BALL, BLACK 4 Co.'s
The young man, James J. Coy who was apprehended
Thursday night by Captain Mills OF the Eighth pre-.
cinct charged with the embezzlement OF $74 % and
the larceny Of number OF sapphire stones valued at
$50, from his employers Messra Bail, Black Co.,
arragned before Justice Ledwth at the Jefferson
Market Police Court yesterday morning and remanded
for examination.
ATTEMPT TO KILL.-A grudge Of some unex aimed
kind has existed for some time between Jacob
Mathes, boarding house keeper at 1o4 Cedar street.
and Patrick Joyce, barkecper at 1876 Cedar street.
Yesterday morning Mathcs attempted TO settle the
feud by firing two pistol shots from revolver at
Joyce though both failed to take effect az intended
The begerent was forthwith escorted before Justice
Hogan who held Mafhes to bail In the sum OF 81, 600
70 await trial at the General Sessions
BOGUS JBwELRy SwrNpLg.-Roland Burke ar
rived IN this city yesterday RON Chicago en- route
for Boston. He was induced to enter the premises
No. 81 Cortlsndt street. here mock jewelry store
IL kept where John Connolly and Henry McDermots
persuaded him to deposit 41O0 on promise that he
would be able to draw prize from box Of sealed
envelopes The Chicagoap failed In the enterprise,
he caused the arrest OF both Connolly and McDer
mott who were arraigned before Justice Hogan and
held FOR trial.
ALLEGED EMBEZZIEMENr BY A BoOKKgEPER---
Geo. H. O. Seners, bookkeeper In the employ or
Chas F. Schmidt, OF 20 South William street, was
yesterday srratgned before Justice Hogan on q
charge Of embezzling the sum Of sixty-nve dollars.
testified that he had collected sixtynve dollars on
draft from Edward Lurch on the nth OF August and
gave e the e. accused Tor the purpose Of having
was not done and the money appropriated TO his
own use. The magistrate held the accused for trial.
Nearly $1,000 has been embezzled.
Boots DETxcTrvEs.--For several weeks past
quordeaer keepers OF public houses and other per-
sons 10 business within the limits OF the Twenty
ninth precinct have been called upon by persons
representing themselves as detailed ofncers, who
have successfully blackmaed them by intimating
that there were charges against them, but for
sideration they could nc settled, and invariably
money has been paid them by the parties visited,
rather than be subject to trouble and annoyance.
Many OF these cases have come 10 the ears OF Cap
tain speight OF that precinct, and in some in
stances Il has been intImated that one OF his
detectives, John McCarty, was implicated
the Infamous practices alleged, which nc IN
dIgnantly denied, when ut last he was told that
as the rumors came so thick and fast that he must
clear them up and exonerae himself which ne dill
days OF great labor he has al last been successful
fcrreting out the parties alleged to have been the
authors OF his troubles and the cause OF
from the men and women In certain public business
of tho ward alluded IN. The rst trace OF the sus-
pected parties obtained ny Captain speigbt and de-
tectve MCCarty has not transpired but the Disco
vefs was made In this Invertebrates Sullivan few
days since called upon Mrs. Minnie Dearborn OF
West Twenty-seventh street and showing police.
mans shield told this lady that he had warrant for
her arrest from police headquarters; that there was
much trouble IN store for her but that the matter
could be compromised, ana that for 800 he would
INK It," The nervous and frightened woman told
her visitor that all the money sne had was thirty five
dollars; that he could have that, and she would nay
tue balance or fifteen dollars OF II, to make nifty
collars, some time during the week. With this Sul-
Ivan departed; but few days after she was called
on again, and meanwhile having obtained some al
vice regarding the case Mrs. Dearborn sent coored
servant 70 follow the second party, when she dis
covered sullivan In ooncIave with two others.
named Harry McCord aud John Dougherty.
sullivan, recognizing the servant spoke II
her and promised her large sum Of money
J N she would NOT say anythlng about see