The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-04-10
MAYORS OFFICE.

the last lew DAYS has presented q scene which would
| entue it to be styled the Mayors opera Boare
Bureau. with Lies Bavards" lthe chatterers beng
performed. Marshal Tooker sta quietly strokng his
blond beard, the faintest traces OF smile visible
through the hrsute appendage to his chin; his aids.
Messrs. DAILY and Hart, pull their neatly-trmmed
mustaches look at each other and grim. while IN
front OF the Marshal's desk stands motley group OF
chaterers male and female. one asserts that she has
been swlndled oat OF a feather bed. while the
alleged swinder asserts in a loud and sharp style
that her accuser Is impudent anu impertnelt.
and that there such thing as q swindle, but
regular sale. At the same time sharp-featured
old woman Is making heart-rending appeal to the
Marshal 20 obtain for her some redress against q
pawnbroker. She Is suffering very much indeed,
and is in such pain that she Is obliged 10 use
strongly Favored liniment which she persists In
standing the desk in front OF the Marshall and.
beng anxious to enlist his sympathy, she makes
desperate effort to uncover her bosom and show how
the "roomatiz Is on her, and otherwise unbosom
herself. When the parties engaged in the argument
about the bed would stop to draw breath the heroine
of the liniment bottle and rheumatism would put in
her appeal as OF crying interlude. This hap
pened on Thursday morning, and from the debate
on the bed question Was developed nice point In
relation TO
EMIGRANT BOARDING HOUSES.
Mrs. Sarah POcock was the complainant. and from
her statement appeared that she, with ner husband
put up at the hotel Kept by Mr. Hazard, ut NO. $50
Liberty street. she was out OF funds and borrowed
eight dollars rom her hostess aud as security for
the money she gave large feather bed, pair of
pillows bolster and some bedcl0thng. She had
rendered the money to Mrs. Hazard Tor the purpose
OF obtaining her bed and Dedding but could not get
tnem Mrs. Hazard said she had bought the goods
aud would not give them up. 1t was ascertaned IN
the course OF the exclamation that the boarding
that the proprietor had badge gwen
him by the Commissioners oil Emigration permitting
him 10 enter Castle Garden and solicit ocarders, a.
though lie had license from the mayors ONCE as
required by law. Marshal ToOker. Ia consideration
oil the fact that Mr.. Hazard was not acquainted with
the law OF the city in regard TO emigrant boarding
houses, relrained from enforcing the penalty pre-
scribed by the law, but ordered him to procure
license at once and requested him to give up the
bedung for the purpose VI saving himself some
trouble.
BOGUS INTELLIGENCE OFFICES.
There were several against the establishment at
against an ONCE at No. SIS Nassau street: young
man appeared before the Marshal, VINO stated that,
in answer to an advertisement lor young man To
travel nobleman, he applied at No. So Nassau
street and PAID three dollars Tor the purpose OF
securing the situation he vas requested to call the
next morning and then again the next afternoon.
Then the ''nobieman" had gone out OF town ana
would be back next morning. Next morning The
young man vas sent to the residence OF the noble
man, at 30. 55l Sixth avenue. There he met two or
three Others who had been sent to the same place for
tue pur ose OF obtaining situations OF different kinds.
lie told others what alter and they said
"hobiemann must have gone TO Alaska. lie returned
to So Nassau street and obtained his money, but he
wanted the Marshal to make the oifice Keepers pay
him tor the time he hau LOST following the thing
up.n Another dodge OF the Intelligence Office Keep
ers was shown by the conlpdint VI lady VINO re-
sldes on Ling Island agaise the keeper OF an Office
at Al Greenwich street. fhe lady PAID So 80 lees Tor
obtaining farm hand. A man was recommended
TO her and she engaged HIM. He went with ner, but
he ran away and when sue applied ut the Office again
the same man again being hired out to
other person. she mentioned the matter but they
purpose OF obtaining the money she had paid, and
eacl time she the same man being hired out.
BOGUS JEwELEY SHOPS
| are again nourlshing; and although the universal
sentiment Is that those who are feeced are
right" the Marshal does the best ne can to
tue money for the ''silly 1ats'' who expect To win
easy fortunes. Andrew Oilman lost nine dollar 1t
the jewelry Adjustment No. % Chatham street.
oficer McGrath wen. with the complainant and sue
ceeded III having his money refunded. young
man. named Cnainpe G. Jennings, wniie on his way
| from Rockingham county, Va, TO POughkeepsie, APP
pied at the Marsnal's desk and stated that he had
| lost 500 at the envelope dodge. Officers McGrath
and foury went with the young man aud founa that
| The place In wnich the money had been lost was
closed and the owners or proprietOrs had aoparted
for parts unknown.
new swINpLING OPERATION.
Another young man applied ut thc MGgshal's desk
and stated that be had sent three dollars IRON
Sharpsburg, Pa, In answer to circular Of opium
and Plum" at 9j Chatham street or No. Chambers
street. for the purpose OF receiving return hand-
celved pair OF Jewsnarps. Cf course, the Marshal
could DO nothing Tor him and he was obliged to de-
part, cogitating, no doubt, that the gut men must
have thought Jew-sharp the best And Of music
Tor SharpsDurg
PAwNBRoKERs, swINDLEs
are daily exposed. Mr. John Godfrey who was
brought into rather unenvaDle not0riesy at No. 304
Grand street, and now keeps at No. 80 Blocker
street. the subject OF three add tional complaints
Goods were pawned with him. and when called for
The parties received the pleasing Information that
they had been Sold The customers OF Mr. Godfrey
appear to be generally persons who do not
speak English, and they are led 10 be-
lieye that the establishment IL well con.
Quoted and more private one than the
ordinary pawnshoDs. He then defends himself on
the ground tnat he Is "a ''broker and commission
merchant and that the goods were regularly
bought and sold. He denies tue Marshal's lurls,llc.
ton IN the matter, and civil has been insii.
tuted 10 recover tue goods Case the result OF
which VIII determine the Others Marshal Tooker
asserts his determination TO make Godfrey pro-
cure a pawnbrokers license aud be gmenable to the
same laws and rules as pawnbrOkers IN general.
An old lady applied al the Office yesterd ~ and stated
that young man engaged at DeviIn x Co IS store
owed her bill for washing which he would not
pay, and when. Dy direction OF MAJ shal rooker, she
applied to INN again he told her 10 sue ms wie.
Tue Marshal then gave her note to the managers
OF the concern calling their attention 10 the case.
The questions which the Marshals are Obliged to
answer during the course OF DAY are so many and
80 varied ia their import as to be almost beyond be-
llei; but the busires IL zone up Ia "A really spark
any manner and ne and incidents are often
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