The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-18
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

HIGHWAY Observation-Disclosures Simpson, residing
AT No. l23 West Thrtythird street, appeared before
Justice Dodge yesterday and complained that
Philip Farrell and John Brady, the evening OF the
10th OF September, assaulted
LARCENY FROM THE PERsoN.-Mr. John F. Mayers
appeared before Justice Dodge yesterday, complain
ing that Joseph Gray, he public street, stole
from him watch valued al $50. The complainant
further alleges that IL was done wifully and mall
cOusly to defraud him. Committed to answer.
THE WEST STREET GOLD Com CAsE.-Before JUS
tice Dodge yesterday it appeared that George Zim-
lech was the only apparent guilty party in this case
and that his companion was innocent. After an ex-
animation Judge Dodge committed Zimlech In de-
fauit OF $1,000 bail. The party that was arrested
with the accused was discharged.
STATE BANK BILLs.-James Lawrence, OF the State
OF my Maryland" charged before Justice Dodge
yesterday afternoon, that Misses Susan Ryan and
Sarah Waters tempted him to visit No. Gansevoort
street. and that when there they stole from him SAL co.
Both were held TO answer In default Of the sum OF
$500.
DOMESTIC INFELICITY-S7ABBED His wIFR.-Mrs.
Orpha Smith, of $50 Pearl street, and her husband,
Alfred q. Smith, 1t appears do not live the most
amicabe terms. On Monday last Smith and his
wife met on the corner Of Broadway and Pearl
street, when he, as charged, drew knife and stab
bed her head with 1t, INJECTING severe wound.
Smith then jumped into ON omnibus and made his
escape and remained at large till Wednesday night,
him. The accused was held for examination before
Justice bowling The accused Is thlrty-sX years OF
age, lives at As Columbia street, and Is stage driver
by occupation.
Bogus BILL OF LADING--ALLEGRD FRAUD.-Mr.
John M. PendletOn, of No. As Broadway, yesterday
appeared before Justice DOwling at the TOmbs and
made complaint against Edward Schouler. who
had been arrested by an officer Of the First precinct
In his affidavit Mr.. Pendeton sets forth that the
7th OF June, 1857, the accused called upon him and
represented that paper which he then had
was a genuine bill OF ading for sixty sacks
of wool, which he further represented were
then on the route from Utica to this city, and re-
quested loan OF $4,000 or an advance on the wool.
Mr. Pendleton, believing the representations made
by schouler to be true and that the paper was valid
bin OF lading gave him $4,000 Mr.. Pendlet0n has
since learned that the paper Is forgery and that
the representations made by him were false as to
there being wool on the route and that he obtained
money from him by means Of the false and forged
bill OF lading and false representations, with the in
tent TO cheat and defraud. schouer, it rs alleged
by the complainant, admits the representations
made by him were false and that the bill was a
forgery.
SERIES OF SwINDLING OpERATIoSs.-For the
last i've or SIX years Messrs. Sloan Co., carpet
dealers No. 655 Broadway, have been very much eX-
erciscd by the knowledge gained from their balance
sheet that very extensive leak existed somewhere
in their establishment through which no nconsider-
able portion of the profit accruing to them in their
business operations was being diverted to Others
and benefit. So clevery. however and with such
perfect system was this pecuaton conducted that
Tor Il long Ume suspicion never entered
the mind OF any member Of the firm
duplicating any individual or suggesting any
plan whereby the robberies OF which they
knew themselves the victims could be carried on.
some time since, having finally reached the conclu-
sion that others more experienced in the ways OF
dishonesty and better posted in the matter OF crim
nal instincts than theymight be able discover evil
dences vi suspicion and guilt where none existed for
them, they consulted with detective Farley, Of the
Central once and placed the matter In hls charge
with The understanding that he was to work up the
case Farley set about 1t without delay, and after
prospecting around for a short time became susp
cious Of two OF the employees Of the firm, Charles
Frickcr and John Lougiran, whose duty 1t 10
measure anu determine the amount OF carpet
necessary to Ill al order given 10 car
pet such and such rooms Their plan
OF operations, it is alleged, was TO give In at the
store number OF yards in excess OF what
CURED, the overplus being the prof. they made in
the transaction Having fixed he matter thus TO
his satisfaction, detective Farley late Wednesday
night arrested FrcAer aud Loughran. aud subse-
quently Th0s. Salkeed who he ascertained, was the
receiver who mad purchased this properly. About
two hundred yards Of carpet OF she value Of four
dollars per yard was recovered, and more IL
pected 10 turn up. The extent Of the robberes thus
perpetrale is not yet known, but Is thought - he
very heavy.