The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-15
Police CGCRT PHOTOGRAPHS.
A Nice BOX for n Bogus Detective-One Of the
Young Men Who Demand Newspaper Re-
fractions and Whip Reporters Taken In and
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COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS.
Before Judges Downing and Kelly.

COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS
Before Judges Downing and Kelly.
Judge Bixby Judge Kelly's successor) occupied
seat on the bench yesterday morning.
THE BOGUS DETECTIVE CASE
Edward G. Howe the young man who has been
victimizing the public by representing himself as
detective police oficer, came up for trial. lie was
defended by Mr. w. f. Howe.
The evidence given was confined to two cases,
though there were Six set down Ia the calendar
one OF obtaining money by false pretences from
John NJ Ferry, and the other for personating police
officer, evidence OF which given by Detective
McDougal. The facts Of the case have been very
recently published in the HERALD
Judge Downing, In passing sentence, said to the
deendant:-You have evidently well practised thus
fraud. The first thing you have done IN the morn
ing was TO PICK up the newspapers to see who had
The misfortune TO have any missing property or miss
ing relatives, and then go to them and perpetrate
these frauds. You have been tried here only on TWO
cases, but the police have information OF no less
than sixty persons who have been defrauded. You
have represented yourself as detective officer, and,
providing Yourself with forged paper, having the
heading of the Metropolitan Police you have intro
duced yourself an inspector captain OF the
detectives and obtained money for Information you
have promised TO give in reference to lost relatives
| or lost property. These people have expected your
| return from Albany or somewhere else, where you
saia you resided put You never n retarnea fod our
| vsed some mode oy wnica you could be arrested
OF others. have given inOrmation but II does not
seem to do me any good.
Judge DowIing-iou say that the Information you
have gwen mas done yon no good. There are other
cases on TINS calender against you. You have only
been tried two; the others VIII stand over You.
IL well known VINO has been behind you In these
lransacioDs-guite well known II Is to yourself,
for 1t is your own relation am sorry he IS not here
on trial; wish HIM to understand that lie IS KNOWN
ala wish II to be known also that he is oicer
OF the Metropolitan Police force IL IS he that has
set this scheme foot and this man Is your own
Drothern-iaw, He stole for You the note paper with
the heading upon II from headquarters. Now, dont
know that can say anything more to YOU must
say this your bfotherinlaw IL he Is In court that
think the best thing he can DO Is tn get out OF the
police department. ] am surprised that the Police
Commissioners have not discharged hin before this.
You viii be sentenced for the first offence TO six
months imprisonment with nifty dollars Inc, TO
for the second offence 10 commence at the conciu-
sion OF the first sentence.
Wallace T. Vanvetchia young nian respectfully
connected who was recently employed by the New
York News Company, was about month ago found
guilty by tnis court OF embezzlenen. AT the sug-
geson OF Judge bowling the prosecutors very I'M
willingly concurred in tue Judges Recommendation
that the sentence should be suspended and that he
shoud have another chance IN liie.
Having obtained this cnance ne came TO the
Herald Office, and finding the reporter OF this court
Tor this Journal ne threatened to lick nun LOT nav
ing dared to report his case at the Special SESSIONS
and was only removed rom the once Dy tue ponce
No aggressive action was taken against hH III TINS
matter It was only regarded as the eDuitOu OF "a
headstrong and youthful temper. lie followed TINS
attack up by meeting one OF the employees OF the New
York News Company at Sweeny's hotel aud threat
ening to put bullet through his head. The New
York News Company then took action, and be was
arrested on sunday a bench warrant TO come
up for sentence the original charge or embezzle
ment.
Judge Dowllne-The Court suspended sentence on
you last month IN tue belief tnat you would be
well behaved person III future. Now that sentence
was only postponed on condition that you would
behave yourself Now have been called upon by
the prosecutors TO put that sentence into effect The
evidence here IN the FORM OF afdaviis. that you
have threatened 10 assault one OF the employees OF
the company with which you we're connected. Not
content with this you called ut the ONCE OF the
HERALD and threatened To 'iiok' Mr. Wilson, the
representative OF that paper for having published
you are wicked bad young man.
Prsoner-May say q few wordsf
Judge-CertaInly; 90 on.
Prisoner-Tt was said IN that report that kept
fast woman up town, and that | robbed the News
Company 10 keep ner; can prove that kept COM
pany with respectable young girl.
Judge--lt would have been lar better for you TO
le1 that statement die ont and not STIR Ii up; you
ought to have known that and not 20 TO the Office
to provoke inquiry into IL; | told you thea that
would keep my word with ycu II You dill n0t.keep
your word with me am going TO do It. 4 send you
TO the Penltenliary FOR SIX months