New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-16
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
CRIME.
TIE WHISKY OPERATORS.

The examination in the case OF John j. Rob
alias VIM. +. Ten Brock, Patrick Weir and Lman-
uel Paper arrested week for having by means OF
bogus checks defrauded several downtown merchants
of wines liquors and cigars 10y representing tha hey
had opened a store at Hunters Point, and would pay
cash on the delivery Of the property at the store came up
on Saturday at tho Tombs before Justice Hogan The
particulars Of the case heretofore given IN IE
TRIBUNE There were several complaints against the &C
cused but II was decided by the magistrate 10 take IhaI
Of David H. Jones Of No 81 Beaver-st, the evidence
IN his case being clearer in the others The test
nlOny Of MI Jones that Robinson and Weir came 10
ms place and the former represented that they had pu
chased place Hunters Point and were aDoutto STOCK
with liquors for which they willing to pay on de-
livery Accordingly ne sold them eight barrels OF WHISKY
valued at SITS The whisky was dehVered
at Hunters Point, and It IS alleged
Ten BROCK, gave Check FOR the amount drawn the
Ocean National Bank, and purporng 20 De 6gDeo by
IN the store Patrick Sullivan at Secondave and Forty
Weir and Papper Frank Hodson testified that he was
boOkkeeper OF the Ocean National Bank and had been
this bank signed by William r. Ten Brock, said to have
been given III payment Tor LIQUORS bought Of
less No such person had any account at the
customary to pay checks payable TO order unless IN
dOsed had looked through the signature book and INDEX
book ana found no such name as William Ten Brock.
Counsel for the accused urged that the testimony OF MI
HodsOn should be received the books OF the bahk
tied but his o6ecnons we9o overrued coming too late
Daniel II. Jones OF No 81 BeaveIt was crosse Examined
considerable length, and testified in substance as io
lows Robinson and Weir came TO my place ana repre-
sented that they had purchased wholesale ana retal
store Hunters Point; Robinson gave me his card ana
said ms name was Ten Brock; he said he would pay
said ne was not there his brother would be- and would
pay the bl our porter, RAIDER was present ana lmnk
sent to Hunters Point and told him TO get cash. and If
to get check Robinson spoke OF cash and nothing
came 20 the with Robinson, but made representa-
the Station House aud at Court; Paper told the
Station House what he had done Paper did not make
saw my property in the store corner Of Foryeghtkst
and second-ave on the 7thinst and identified IT. Pat
eghthst aud secOndave. testified: ! know Weir and |
Papper purchased the whisky found at my store from
them Thursday last agreed TO pay thOm 1915 for the
whisky gave them $50 on account, and the next day
gave them SlOO the property was seized by police
Saturday; the officer took four barrels from Paper
came to me first ana told going TO break
money to Weir: he asked SOC for eight barrels |
q whisky he made no dd ms as no
and agreed 70 give him $50 John Brady OF Hunters
there is liquor store on the hrst floor let it week
ago Wednesday there nothing IN the store but
the fixtures; the parties who OOklt went away about
week without paying me any renti they hired the
for month; neither Of the prisoners hired the
Zen Brock
After argument by counsel the magistrate held the
Of bail Weir and Robinson committed 70 the IOmbs
Paper gave bail ia 5000 and was released
TTE SULLIVAN-ST. ALLEGED POISONING CASE
On Saturday, Deputy Coroner Shine received
from the colored people living No. &c sullvan-st
package Of sugar after using OF which Mrs.
Sarah H. Brown and child we're taken SICK, and Mrs.
Brown died As heretofore stated in THE TRIBUNE, the
suspicious Of the husband has led TO the belief
that he poisoned her The sugar Will be analysed by the
chemist of the Board OF Health The b0dy is TO be
huned and postmOrtem examination made
THE BOGUS BOND swINDLERs.
Gabriel Gerushyme, Lawrence A. Browne,
and j. william Laidlaw, who we're arrested Friday
afternoon IN Hoboken, for attempting defraud
Rush ont OF tO6 600 by means Of the bogus bond game
the fun particulars Of given THE TRIBUNE,
were Saturday brought before Alderman OBr1en at
the TOmbs, but, the not ready, they were
recommitted 70 Police Headquarters
wIFE-BEATING.
Patrick Feely, a laboreT, while drunk on
Saturday evening at No. East Thirty-fourth-st,
kicked and his wife in most brutal manner eaus-
ing severe injuries about the head aud body. The
wounds dressed by Police Surgeon Purdy, at the
Fiftyninthst Polce-staron and yesterday the brutal
assaaut Was committed to answer.
THE TENANTRY.
Ann Murphy and Grace Breslin, tenants at |
No 2s Westinghouse quarreed Saturday night, and
the latter was seriously about the head and face by
her assaant was locked up IN the MOertystPOhcesta
ton
SNEAK THIEVES.
A bale of goods, valued at 500, was on Sat /
urday evening stolen by sneak thieves from the Mercer
A. entrance Of the store OF Messrs T. H. Van Ingen No
az Broadway No trace OF inc gooo mas oeen IouAu'
BURGLARS IN DWELLING.
On Saturday evening the apartments OF {. |
Prank No 1872 East HOuston-st. entered by burg !
lars who clothing, and other articles valued at
t45O with which they made their escape