The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-12

offensive OPERATIONS IN ruz BoGUs CHECK BusryEss.-
Yesterday afternoon eight appeared before
Justice Downing, at the Tombs, to lodge complaints
against young man Of respectable appearance named
Charles r. Curtis who had been arrested by officer
Neagher, OF tho. Broadway squad. the charge Of
swndling by means Of worthless checks. Mr. Edwin s.
Dry den of 80 Walker street, made affidavit that the
4h inst the accused called upon and requested him to
cash check for 2s on the First National Bank purport
ing have been by G. E. Edwards the order Of
Joseph ergham Believing the check TO be genuine
check was worthless, no such person IS G. Z Edwards
having an account in the First National Bank Mr..
Daniel osulvan doing business at No III Broadway.
the 23d OF December last cashed o $40 check for
Curtis the check bearing the signature OF d. Marten
AID also drawn on the Fourth National Bank. OF
Mr. Marten unknown at the bank and the check
consequently worthless. The accused confessed his
guilt and the magistrate committed MIN for trial. Other
complaints might have been taken against Curtis. but Is
was deemed unnecessary.
ARREr or REpurxD sRorLrFTRs- -0n tho evening OF
the 2sth umo thieves the OF Messrs
Carrot. Young Co., 25a Canal street. and stealing
four coats valued a. about $50 made thor escape with
them. Nothing moro was OF the missing property
till yesterday afternoon, when officers Mllliean and
Nortnot, OF the Fourteenth precinct. arrested two
youths, named William Lewis and Martin McGowau each
OF whom had of Che stolen coats The prisoners
were taken before Justice Bowling, where ir Dram s.
Baldwin, connected with the nbove named frin, mp
peared and made anaiavits against thom. They were
committed for trial without bail Lewis is seventeen
engaged IL tao news business McGowan, who Is
twenty years OF age, lives at No IL Mulberry street
and an umbrolla manufactured Both OF them deny
their guilt and claim that they bought the IN
good faith The other stolen coats have not been
covered.
ALLEGED BURGLARY PrARL STRxEr.-A lad sixteen
years OF age, named John Williams WIS yesterday ar
rested by officer Keirns, OF the First precinct on sus.
pcion OF having been with others In fore
entrance into tine blank book mandatory OF Mr.
John Duyckinck, l6f Pearl street Ii is alleged that
two boys not arrested managed to sccree 10
of &C.
curing punaer, of which fact John Callahan n young
man who works in the mandatory, appr.sed by
Williams and urged to aid them In wedding the place
but be refused 10 do The bows escaped from tho
building by opening trap door, and made thor escape
They su ai large but the police know and arc IN
search OF therD. Justice Bowling committed Williams
TO the Iofnbs for examination.
THE BRoaARs' orERA--Thc police crusade asans. ths
besgas OF the city to be dre,ed not ony against
mendcau,s agains every person happens be
poorly clad and casually stop street corner
and the blind, Ia fact shoas Of persons o. poverty
s-rcken MEN, brought up daily apparently FOR no
offence AZ ALL Some Of the dserepf Cd creatures
arrested ought 10 be 20 the infTnsry instead OF
prison. aud IL the ccc.s Of the Fifteenth precinct
little more energetic ia their Efforts against CT minas
ryng the and would pro oct the citizens New
York FAR better than they do ut present.
TIE ARREsr OF WILLIAM Marks MIR william Marks,
or 353 Eighth avenue, who arrested on Thursday
on mo complaint Of Mr. Devereux ~ ia chanNers
a. tho Fourth District Police Court, tho CHARGE OF
obtaining goods under false pfetences' irsiss upon
bis innocence aud asks "for n suspension Of public
ep,non until a full investigation Is had"