The New York herald., 1869-10-03
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

THE ROBBERY AT SrEwARTs.-Cnarles Thebaud
and Daniel S. Church. two clerks employed at
Messrs. A. T. Stewart Co.'s, pleaded guilty at the
Tombs yesterday to stealing about 500 worth OF
silk. Both prisoners were committed TO answer.
THE ENVELOPE GAME.-A newly arrived German
landed Yesterday In New York, and though he had
lived In this city for some time, few years ago. he
could not resist his passion for gambling, and was
induced TO 60 into the envelope gameo oy a man
street, who swindled him out OF $85. Committed BY
Judge Bowling to answer
THREATENED TO SHooT.-Th0mas Connolly OF
NO. 437 East Fourteenth street, preferred COM
plant before Justice Dodge yesterday against John
Herman charging that on Friday he presented
six barreled revolver at his breast and threatened
70 shoot him. He denied the charge, but was locked
up IN default OF ooU bail 10 answer at the General
Sessions.
the Twenty precinct, on Friday morning dis
covered a man named Frederick Carder fighting at
the corner OF Sixth avenue and Twenty-fourth street
with q number OF negroes. Upon searching him at
the station house large pair OF brass knuckles was
found on his person. lie was committed by Justice
Dodge yesterday in default Of $1,000 bail TO appear
at the General Sessions
THE ALLEGED DIAMOND RoBBERY.-In the HERALD
OF yesterday were given the particulars OF charge
preferred against a young man named Theodore
Lipplncott by his employer, Samuel Laird. in which
1t appeared that the young man had feloniously
appropriated quantity Of diamonds and scout
$l,O In Casn. yesterday JDe complainant Decdmc
convinced OF his and withdrew the complaint
Mr. Lppincott being accordingly discharged In con-
nection with the AFFAIR Mr.. Lard makes the follow
ing rather remarkable statement:-With reference
to report that appeared In the HERALD OF the I'd
instant, inculpating a clerk In my employment,
beg TO make the following statement-The jewery
entrusted to that gentleman, whose name Is The0-
dore Lippincott, incorrectly printed Lipmann, in
the article IL question SAFELY delivered by him
TO the lady to whom 1t was addressed. beg leave
to state, IN justice TO Mr.. Lipplncott that never
inferred that he was guilty OF any intention OF rob
berry. 1t was q loss that thought best to come be-
fore the justice for explanation.
CONFIDENCE OPERAroRs.-Two young men, giving
their names as Charles Walters and william Rice.
were arraigned before Justice Dodge yesterday on
charge OF attempting to swinde one John Maxwell
by means of the old confidence game Of one
engaging the stranger then meeting the other. TO
whom "he owed a small biAi-not having the neces-
sary funds 10 liguidate al hand and borrowing
money from the victim. Ofcer Kelly, OF the twenty
sixth precinct, lDterfered with the operation the
present case arrested the confidence men and
arraigned them a. stated. Justice Dodge COM
mitted them TO answer ut the Court OF General
Sessions.
man giving his name as Patrick Mcdonald,
fortyseven years OF age, native OF Paris France,
also arralgned before Justice Dodge yesterday,
about 10 sail for Europe, by selling hun worthless
passage ticket. The dupe In this case happened to
stroll into the ofice OF John G. Dale to make somo
inquiries, and on exhibiting the ticket which ne had
purchased was informed or its worthessncss. MIR.
Dale procured the arrest OF Mcdonald, who was
committed by Justice Dodge, without bail. Small
was committed TO the House Of Detention.