The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-01
VARIETIES OF GIT LIFE.


Arrest Of nm Accom- oiished Alleged Hotel and
Bmrdinr House A'cat-A veritabIe Bohe-
milan.
An individual who has bAsn operating to q con-
siderable extent In this city as hotel beat. as ID
learned from the narrative Of the ofcer, was las1
evening arrested by detective Tiemann, Of TIE
Central once under somewhat singular circum-
stances. Tiemann was In search OF man named
Eugene Murphy, who Is wanted In forgery case In
Philadelphia, and having received Information whids
LED MIN TO suppose he could be found at ccroain
house In Lafayette place he called there to ascertain
when ne met man who gave his name as Stewart
who informed him that Murphy was not there.
something In the man Stewards appearance, takca
In connection with his name. stirred the ofhceys
memory In relation to another case in which stewart
boarding house nomad, was sought, and induced
him to arrest him. Upon searching him was found
slip cut from one Of the incoming papers, contain
Ing particulars OF the arrest OF Murphy In Brook
lyn DAY or TWO since on q charge OF larceny
ana ms communal 20 the kings county jail to answer
as to the whereabouts OF Murphy The charge against
Stewart was the larceny OF two meerschaum pipes
from boarding house Kept by Mr. Wright at No AZ
West Eleventh street. one OF which was found in hs
possession, together with pawn ticket for another
supposed TO be its companion. Various other pawn
tickets, given under different Names for diferent
articles of clothing, were also found IN his possession
together with pair OF sleeve buttons made from
text and pocket handkerchief marked In similar
American silver quarters. marked with the letter
German characters r. II. brass baggage check from
Earl's Hotel and paper check for an overcoa, from
the Metropolitan Hotel were also found on his person.
and a list OF seventy-seven boarding and LODGING
houses. all in frst class localities with few others
on a card with the word "car set opposite each.
Numerous complaints, 10 Is said, have been mado
to the police respecting the operations OF this indi
vldua and from these, from the pawntickets found
him. and parly from his own admission, 1t Ia
learned that he has been travelling under numerous
aliases, vlz---Stuart Hutchinson, Cav and Y9unian.
as well as his real name, given by himself as john
Walter SHEPPARD. Some six months since detective
Tienann was looking for him under the name OF
Yeoman. II appears he gave piece OF rough am
Der to one OF his numerous hosts, who wishing to
dispose OF It, offered IL for sale TO kadenberg, who
recognized 1t as having short time previously been
stolen from him. Y0uman at that time lived in
Amty street. but moved before the officer c0nd ar
rest him. On examining the baggage left by HIM Mt
Eare's Hotel last evening the ofcer found bunch
Of latch keys supposed TO be those OF different
houses where he resided
Sheppard Is man about five feet seven inches in.
height with light hair, light mustache, In growth
as wei as In color about twenty-iour years or ago.
OF good appearance, and says he was born In Eng
land. Under the name OF Y0Imans he has recently
been arraigned at JEFFERSON Market Police Court
on complaint OF o boarding house keeper for
fraud. 1t Is ascertaned that at more than place
he gave reference TO las Broadway, where, ON
inquiry being made, oil knowledge OF him was de-
ned; the inquiry not being made, however until az
ter he had obtained board nj least for week.