The New York herald., 1869-05-15
Police INTELLIGENCE.

STEALING CLOTHEs.-Albert Schiller, the captain
OF the bark Storm Bird, appeared before Justice
Shandley yesterday, at Essex Market Police Court,
and charged william stevens, his cook and steward,
with stealing from him, on Monday last, about
eighty dollars worth Of clothing. Portions OF the
stolen property were found In the prisoners clothes
RE prisoner enies the Charge but the Justice held
him for examination
CHARGE OF EMBEzzLEMEST.-A little girl named
Mary Cohen, employed In the fancy goods store Of
Edward A. Ridley, No. 800 Grand street. was yester-
day brought before Justice Shandley, at Essex Mar
ket Police Court, on charge OF embezzlement. Mr..
Ridley deposed that the girl took dollar for bon
net which she had sold, aud, instead of paying 1t In,
appropriated the money to her own use. The girl
acknowledged taking the money. and was bailed in
$500 to answer the charge at the Court OF Special
Sessions.
ROBBERY BY Boy.-Yesterday. before Justice
Dodge, was arraigned by officer EuIner, Fifteenth
precinct Richard Smith, who had in his possession
nineteen silver spoons, nine forks, two saltceers,
one silver mug, Catholic prayer book, an Episco-
palIan ditto 'ioyle's Gamesn "Flora's Interprete
and Fortuna Flora" .'Strawsn and other property
Of the value OF forty dollars, which lie admits hav
ing stolen, but refuses 10 tell from whom. The thief
was reinanded to the station house to enable the
officer 70 ind the owner. The silverware Is marked
A. ". I. and A. 4. II. b.
STEALING FROM THE YACHT HESRiErrA-Two
men named Francis Cassidy and John Stebblns were
yesterday arraigned before Justice Shandley at Es
sex Market Police Court, charged with stealing two
brass eyebolts and five sabres Of the total value OF
twenty Five dollars, the property OF James Gordon
Bennett, Jr., fvoin the yacht Henrietta The com.
plalnant. Martin J. Lyons, stated In his complaint
that the above named articles were stolen on May
while the yacht was lying at the foot OF Tenth street.
East river. Cassidy was the watchman In charge OF
the vessel and he acknowledges giving the sabrps to
Sebbins for the purpose OF having them sold. Steb
bins also states that Cassidy gave MIN the eyebolts
for the same purpose. Both men were held for ex-
animation.
A CLEVER SwINDLE.--On the 11th instant Mr..
Henry Clay Elliott, publisher, at No. ~ John street,
was visited by telegraph hoy from the ST. Nicholas
HOTEL named Frank Barton, who presented him q
letter and asked for an answer. Mr.. Elliott broke
the envelope and read:--
Mr. En.'orTpease inform me BY note y yoq ya be At
purchases make and prefer dealing with you,
been instructed by friends. Yours truly, nr.uv
Visions Of n large sale OF goods presented theni-
selves 10 Mr. Elliott who responded by letter 10 the
effect mat ne would he IN at the hour na,ned ihe
note TO the party who had employed him. lie was
told 10 walt, and IN lew minutes was handeda q
letter addressed TO Mrs ". G. Elliott, No. ~ west
Fourteenth street. with instructions 10 briug an
answer Mrs. Elliott received the note, which
reud--
DEAN EnaA-T have friend here who wishes your
Your ales,lQna,e CLAY.
The forgery Vas SO complete that Mrs. Elliott en-.
closed the ring M an envelope addressed to her
husband and gave IL TO Burton who delivered II TO
the man ut the hotel. on discovering the swlnde
at night Mr.. Elliott communicated with 0nlcer
Corkey, OF the Fifteenth precinct who found the boy
and obtained description oi a man named James
d. Farnun, alias j. u. Forney alias J. ID. Hays, who
had formerly been boarder in the house in -Four.
teenth street. on Thursday he was arrested, and
was recognized by the boy az the man VINO had
despatched the notes and received the ring. Tbe
accused, who halls rrom Little Falls, where he car.
ried on the photograph business was yesterday
committed for trial by Justice Dodge Two or three
operated upon them in similarly ingenious
manner.
AN ALLEGED FEMALE SuoPLirrge. Ellen Kelly
whose arrest ana commitment for trial few days
ago for stealing lace shawl from Morrisons store
| in Broadway, was announced IN the HERALD at the
time, again figured at jefferson Market yesterday.
This time sbs s accused Of the Larceny of pssS lace