The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-15

Bracket and oGhcers Ferhen ami Webster. Of the
Forty-eighth precincs RrooklynL yesterday after
noon brought before Justice Downing ct the Tombs.
Captain Charles Memken, Of the schooner A. @. Ha-
vens; Julius Ferdinson and Casper Ainala, seamen
picion OF incendiarism. Last Sunday morning the
vessel was discovered to be- on hre in Cow.
the captain and crew Of the Ravens succeeded in
extingushing tho fre, after which the vessel was
towed into one OF the Brooklyn docks. The nse
being regarded a. suspicious the arrests were made
and the prisoners taken before Justice Cornwell OF
Brooklyn, who detained them to give the officers
trate subsequently decided that he had no jurisdic
ton In the case, as the fire was not in Kings county,
ny Ds wee Attorney q nas S
examination. Justice Bowling. after hearing the
case felt It to be his duty TO discharge the defend
ants, a. there was no evidence produced against
them.
FEMALE PIcKPocKET-Mrs. Albertina Seidler OF
70 bloomfield street. Hoboken, appeared before JUS
tice Dodge, at the Jefferson Market Police Court,
yesterday morning, and charged one Jennie viii
hams with having picked her pocket in Sixth ave.
nue. car on Tuesday Of pocketbook containing bank
bills to the amount OF seventy-six dollars Jen-
ME sat alongside OF Mrs. Sedler, who had occa-
sion to take out her pocketbook TO give a gentle
man friend Q piece Of paper containing an
Immediately thereafter the gentleman referred TO
observed the cloak OF the accused thrown over the
dress OF Mrs. Seidler and movement OF her hands
corner OF Sixth avenue and Washington place Mrs.
Williams and an alleged female accOmplice got out
out OF the car, when Mrs. Seidler at the same mo-
ment almost missed her pocketbook. They were
followed and JENNA arrested, but her accomplish
escaped. The pocket OF Mrs. Sedler had been cut
with knife, which instrument was dropped by
Jennie While on her way to the station house.
Jennie demanded an examination and was COM
mtted in default OF bail until she could be tried.
AN ALLEGED Bogus ExPREssMAN-RoBBING A
SOUTHERN LADY.-On Sunday evening Mrs. Annie
Gibson. residing in Bowling Green KY, arrived from
California on the steamship Guiding Star, and the
following morning delivered her trunk, containing
wearing apparel and variety Of other goods valued
at about $3.50, to man giving his name as Smith,
representing himself as proprietor OF ''Smths Bag.
gage Express Company" Smith, who said his ONCE
In this city was at 435 Greenwich street. received in
structons from Mrs. Gibson to deliver her trunk at
the Erie Railway depot and ut the time Of receiving
1t gave her what purported to be receipt. On the
wagon at the time and aiding and assisting
Smith was q young man, twenty-five years
Of age, giving his name as Thomas Wright
subsequently on going to the railway depot Mrs.
Gibson learned that her trunk had not been deliver
ed, and on making inquiries at 435 Greenwich street
found that instead OF being an express once 1t was
only stable where Smith kept his horse and wagon.
Ofiicer POrcher, OF the Twenty-sixth precinct, on
being applied to by Mrs. Gibson, took the matter in
charge, but after making diligent search has been
unable to md either Smith or the missing trunk.
Thomas Wright who was with Smith at the time OF
and yesterday arragned before Justice bowling aud
locked up trial. Wright is an express driver and
lives at No. 446 West Forty second street. He claims
to be innocent.