The New York herald., 1869-04-04
MAYORS OFFICE.

The business In the License Bureau of the Mayors
Office was unusually brisk during the past week.
particularly in the way Of the issuing OF licenses
but In consequence Of the extraordinary number Of
cases entered upon the complaint book for invest
CATION and disposal. What with charges of collision
with malicious intent to do damage, swindng
by bogus intelligence ONCE keepers, usury
on the part of pawnbrokers failures Of
expressmen to deliver goods placed in their
care robbery by bogus jewellers fraud by unlicensed
pawnbrokers styling themselves 'brokers and COM
mission merchants" munching by biting horses
nipping by vicious dogs, cruelty to animals, short
weights by various retail dealers and badness on the
part Of hackmen, &C., &C, the time, patience
and good nature Of Marshal Tooker and his
assistants, DAILY and Hart, are pretty well
exhausted. The detective officers. McGrath
and Yoary assigned to- to the Mayors rs, once "a
credtabe to the workings Of the office to record the
complete success OF the efforts made 10 have justice
disposition shown to the lowly with their really
trivial, but to them3all important complaints, Is
ment and by this courteous treatment they gam, as
they are well entitled to have, the blessings of the
poor, and display their possession of a true idea
OF the meaning OF the word 'democratc.' lnterroga
tons of every conceivable kind and conundrums well
calculated to puzzle the end men in a first class
band OF MINISTRIES are put to the Marshal momenta-
rily by all kinds of people in various languages and
thus the interpreter OF the bureau Bnds his services
in wonderful demand, although II is but fair to say
there Is good excuse If he does not Immediately
the objective point OF his Us0-UiS, and the Marshal
is befogged with his energetic explanations.
Among the many interesting cases placed before
the Marshal yesterday was the complaint OF fright
ened individual residing in Newark, which goes 10
NEW JERsEYMAN CAN BE BEAT
Otto Monheimer, gentleman having place OF
residence In Newark, N. j., and modest and unas
suming disposition which was evidenced by his re-
quest that them there reporter fellows" be not per-
mited to learn Of his adventures in the metropolis
made an afldavit wherein he stated that he
name Of Dibblee Il Geery, doing business q at
No. 17e Broadway, and after partaking with those
excellent gentlemen not more than two glasses
OF liquor became so stupehed that he was easily In
duced to risk his stamps on game OF chance: Sin
gular enough his lnck failed him in his hour or need
and he parted from the company OF the aforesaid
friends minus ffty-six dollars Having read In the
HERALD OF the peculiar ability OF the Mayors blonde
Marshal for laying out swinders, he made applica-
ton to that Official who promptly sent his compli-
ments to Messrs. Dibblee Geery by oicer McGrath.
ness being duly appreciate its object was grati6ed
and so was Mr. Monheimer when he saw his green
backs once more.
Another dose OF
GoDFREY's CORDIAL.
Mr.. Jacob Levus made an affidavt before the Mar
sha OF which the following Is the substance:-In
the month OF March, 1867, he borrowed OF Mr.. God
frey-whose name has heretofore appeared in these
reports-"broker and commission merchant" doing
business at No. 304 Grand street, the sum OF twenty
five dollars, leaving as collateral security valuable
fendant interest at the rate Of twentyv Der cent
per annum, and received the information that the
dress could not longer be kept at that rate but So 90
per MONTH would be required. This statement
was made by Mr.. Godfrey Immediately afer
the complainant spoke OF his inability to re-
ant was forced TO comply with the out
rageous demand ana continued to pay that amount
regularly every month save one until eleven Of them
had sped away The one month IN which he failed
gave the opportunity to Mr.. Godfrey which the lat
ter seized, to exact extra compensation for his
disappointment, the SUN OF one dollar for storage
besides the interest money, making 50 90 for that
one month. Complainant afterwards was enabled
to settle full and redeem his wifes Dress but find
ing upon computation that he had been financially
abused he resolved to seek satisfaction at the hands
OF Marshal Tooker Mr.. Godfrey has been notified
to appear OF the characters In the trial. which
win come Oh tomorrow at noon.
There are eleven other important cases, OF dissim
lar nature though, upon the books for examination
at noon tomorrow. During the week the Marshal
has isaued i54 licenses, foIlows:-Carts 65 vend-
crs. o.: drivers 81 express, 81; porters, 8; JUNK
shop, /: boarding house. I, and coach, I. For
licenses aud fines he received $3.50 So and ne
10 he refunded 10 various compianants $6lS so.