New-York tribune., 1868-03-31
Tur CRIMINAL COURTS.

Timothy Britt was arrested on Sunday Tor
having stolen five barrels OF whisky worth $3.50 lie was
held for examination before Justice Cornwen.
In the Brooklyn Court of Sessions yesterday,
25 prisoners were arragned charges OF burglary and
grand larceny. Pepe Balds and Mary McCary pleaded
guilty TO larceny and were sentenced respeetvey ior
year In the Penitentary.
Ia Justice Voorhees, Court, Brooklyn, yester-
day morning. Louis Dabelo was fined $40 for assuming
Gilbert Schaffer, NewYork lawyer, was arrested on
Saturday accused of obtaining money upon false pre-
lenses from German named u. Hasuacnt
In the Jefferson Market Police Court Terence
OultOn was yesterday held for trial for cruelty TO ami
mails through driving horse with large sore on lts
for stealing watch and chain, valued at SIS. from Mrs
Amelia Shades Of No % Minettaiane. Another ehsrge
OF stealing silver watch from Mrs Charles Fletcher
(colored) was also preferred against him.
In the United States Commissioners office
bail given In the case Of John H. Eagan who Is ac-
calling himself William Martn-to defraUd the United
States out OF prizenoney due the heirs of John Martini
steamer. William Martin 80 caled) has already been
committed for trial. the doctor has been allowed TO turn
in Jail ten days has found bondsman Christopher Keys
who becomes his surety in 5000 for his appearance for
trial in the event Of his c0mmitta Eagans case is still
pending before the Commissioner
At the Tombs Police Court yesterday, Ferdi-
nand Kurtzler German residing at Muskegan, Mich,
made complaint before Justice Bowling that he had been
swindled by the "bogus" firm Of Clark. Webster Co..
prOprietOrs of the Bankers and Merchants Grand
Il
62 Broadway. The complainant invested 81 In the
swindling concern, and in due time received notice
that he had drawn prize OF $780, and that the said prize
could be obtained at Washington c. where the drawing
had taken place Having full faith In the representations
made Kunzler determined ~ visit Washington and Sc
MS prize, but being poor be walked to Toledo Ohio
before taking the cars distance Of more than 200
miles. Having arrived at Washington, no one could
give him any information about the drawing, but he
learned that several OF the members OF the
gift enterprise firm had at various times been arrested
for fraud and that the swinde. Kuntzer
then came this City, and visited No so Broadway, ad
yersed the headquarters Of the coneern and found
closed. The Mayors Office and Police headquarters
were then visited, but at each place he found
his only among thousands OF those who
had been swinded IN the same manner, and that the
concern had been broken up number OF times by the
police The magistrate directed that search be made for
one Henry Elias who is really the head OF the swinde,
but he could not be found, and 1t is than probable
that the German will return TO the Wolverine State minus
his prize and the money he had invested 20 secure it,.
william JohnsoH, cOlored cook, resident at Jamaica, L.
L. recently stole from the Office OF Charles Rosenhemer,
No 1t Cedart two coats valued OF $55 Yesterday De-
tectvo Fnnery OF the First Precinct arrested Johnson
and his information OF the coats found IN
pawn shop. He was committed 20 the Tombs.