The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-06-27

To answer the charge. Up TO the hour OF closing the
court four r. NJ, the General had not made bis re-
appearance to offer bail for mis- sable friend.
HOTEL THIEF CAPTURED.--WIlam A. Holden,
alias william Reed was arraigned before Justice
Dodge. at jefferson Market yesterday by oicer Banta,
OF the Fifteenth precinct, upon complaint OF Mar
ceiso de Fora, guest at the Spingler House, Union
square, charged with stealing one gold watch and
chain from him on the 10th OF May last valued at
$500 The complainant states that on the ABOVE date
name as william Reed, CINCINNATI" stating
mat ne was a wholesale halter az tIa aI
the purpose Of purchasing stock, and was as
signed to room No o. on the third oor, next 10 MS
room; that his watch and chain lay on the table IN
the middle OF the room. About five O'Clock In the
morning the chambermaid woke him and informed
him that she had seen man leave the room and
proceed to the one adjoining occupied by the prl-
soner. He discovered his watch had been stolen,
aud immediately raised an alarm, when he saw the
prisoner leave the room he had been occupying and
go down stairs where he was detained by Mr.. Can
non, proprietor OF the hotel but upon his promising
TO again return to the MOTEL If released ne was
his agreement and was not again seen until
yesterday morning. when he was found at the ire
wires in his possession used by burglars for picking
locks He pleaded not guilty to the charge, but was
committed in default OF bail for examination.
Holden Is one OF the most successful anu adrOlt
hotel thieves That have operated in this city for some
time past and has been sought for by the detectives
for nearly year. His plan OF operation Is to enter
hotel late at night secure room from the porter
or night clerk, and commence operations. On the
night OF the 10th OF the present month lie registered
his name at the Coleman house as "W. A. Hanson,
city," and was assigned room. Early on the fol
lowing morning daughter OF ex-Presldent Tyler
who was a guest at the house, was awakened
by hearing noise In her room, and
discovered the prisoner in rather too afectonate
position with her jewelry. which lay on the bureau,
he being nearly dishabide. An alarm was raised,
Hanson arrested and on the following morning con-
veyed before Justice Ledwlth, at Jefferson Market
when the lady refused to makeia complaint and he
was discharged. Upon an examination she ascer-
tanned that very valuable set OF diamond earrings
were missing from her room. On the I'D Of May he
entered the ST. German Hotel IN company with q
friend, both eigning to be intoxicated, and, register
Ing their names as Il. Hall and William Lee, were as
signed a roOm leaving at an early hour In the
morning. After their departure 1t was. dis
covered that the apartments of two Of the
boarders had been entered and gold
watch, chain, sleeve buttons ana sixty dollars in
money taken away. During the month OF May he
took lodgings at the Clifford Hotel and was
discovered by the night watchman endeavoring TO
force open the door OF one Of the bOaTders and
ordered from the hotel. For several nights lately lie
has been stopping at the fremont House, on Broad
way, and on each day following some PERSONS room
was found to have been opened and plundered. Hoi-
den Is about five feet seven inches nigh, weighs
about l50 pounds, fair features, dark brown har,
smooth face, talks In feminine tone OF voice and
always writes with his left hand.