The New York herald., 1869-02-26
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ALLEGED ASSAULT WITH HPlsToIs.-0nleers Drought
and OBrien. Of the Tenth preclnct appeared before
Justice Mansfield yesterday afternoon, at the Essex
Market Police Court, and made complaint against
two young men, named William Primrose ana Patrick
McCluskey for assault and disorderly conduct u Is
night at Military Hail. In the Bowery, and that while
there they raised q disturbance. The 0Aicers were
called in to restore order, and they allege that while
Quelltlg the row the prisoner, iTinrose, nred on
fired OF similar weapon into the crowd. The Judge
held both men to answer at General Sessions, bau
being given In 81, 900 and $500 respectively. s<t
AN OLD SNEAK THIEF ON "rIME."-Shortly before
twelve O'Clock on Wednesday night detective Kealy
of the st. Nicholas HOTEL In making his usual tour OF
inspection about the house at that hour discovered
notorious character, resident OF the 'theves' quar-
ter" In the Eighth ward, named Frank Morris,
Mercer street side. endeavoring TO escape through
an open window to the street below with bronze
only only seen but recognized in tnis little sneaSing
operation Morris left the clock on the
window ledge ana IN making ing .aewd'sp desperate ns
escaped But his lease OF liberty was Of snort dura-
tiol,, as the detective KNOWN! his haunts com.
met him Greene street. when he was taken into
custody. Later In the day he was arraigned at the
Jefferson Market Police Court before Justice Led
with to answer the charge and although his denial
OF guilt Of the most strenuous character Norris
was committed to answer in default Of 500 ball
Tie sstIIhe" may soon come when this rotler
notorious boy Will regret his last "nntimelyn job
CnARGE OF FALSE PRErENcEs-A WHITE STREET
FIRM Recommendation Solomon, o man nearly
lory-avc years OF age was yesterday brought before
Justice Hogan, at the Tombs, BY officer Marks at
tached to the court squad. on charge Of false
pretences preferred against him by MIR. Ezekiel
$. Haisted, Of the firm Of Halsted 4 Stiles.
doing business at Nos. 43 and 10 White street.
In his alidaylt Mr. Hasted that In the month
Of January 1857 the accused applied to him TO pur
Ing tnat he had store III Port Jervia, Ia tnis
state, and also another store at No. 67i1s Third
avenue in this city; that he owned the last
named premises for which he paid $4,000, halt In
cash and the remainder secured by bond and mort
gage; thar he owed bat 5000 and bought mostly Tor
casa. On the 18th OF August last Solomon again
called upon the firm and wanted to buy goods on
credit representing that he had rented Ills store In
Port Jervis and manufactured and sold lew at No.
90 Warren street, that he had at Port JeTvis stock
OF Poos valued at 81 200 and 1000 worth OF goods
at No. GO Warren street; that be owed in all not to
exceed So 900; that in addition he had $1,000 out on
q mortgage which was portion or the proceeds of
the sale OF the store No. GIL Third avenue which
he had sold for $4,000. Mr.. Halstcd, believing the
representations thus made to be true, did
OH the 18th Of October last sell and deliver
to Solomon goods to the amount Of $S76 81,
on credit OF four months, and at intervals
from that time up the 10Th OF January last the firm
delivered to The accused goods amounting In the
aggregate to $50 H. all on credit OF four months
1t Is charged by Mr.. Halsted that none Of the goods
obtained by solomon have been paid for and that
to has property and ability TO pay are false and un-
true and were made with the intent to cheat and
defraud 1t Is further charged that about the first
OF the present month Solomon failed In business and
quenty, unable TO pay his debts Justice Hogan de-
tanned the accused to await an examination