The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-24
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requests the pleasure Of -
eopHhy on Thursdsy evening January at eight o'clock


In We same row arc'half dozen photographs of
the spinal column Of the negro minstrel r Christy
who threw himself from his hotel window and broke
examination, to show that Chrsty before his death
from the injuries received could not have been in
asr MS ~ the the
appearance o. the shattered vertebr@ presented by
the PHOTOGRAPHIC V exceedingly interesting. Next
English burglar and his wife, who lied from
England with Bank OF England notes TO the amount
OF $40 sterling: The only interest attached to this
document Is comprised In the highly respectable ap-
pearance of the criminals ana the completeness with
which the English authorities describe the eharac
tertstica OF the fugtives In the printed circular oer
Ing reward for their appreianslon. and scattered
throughout the principal cities Of the world. There
Is arge photograph Of the OF the L4uri or Of
policeman walker in 1858 with portraits Of Joseph
Black, alias John Riley; OF Mrs. Miller the notorious
hotel thief; Of Muller; the murderer Of the English
banker In the railway carriage, WAC ned to this
country and was captured, sent back TO England
and executed; Of A. L. starkweather, who murdered
Pritcaard the Scotch wife po,soner; Of the as.
sassln Booth. and Of human head found
in the z, East river The latter photograph repre-,
continuance IN me wateg and nideods with the
slime and oose Of East river An inscription the
'This ia photograph Of the head Of man who
was found BY plecemeal heating IN ths East river IN
October, 1854 and who was undoubtedly murdered.
he be whom no one missed ~
n =, DURdLARs' AND coUNTEREErTrsG TOOLS.
ummies OF various sizes and shapes from the small
steehooked lever 70 the massive crowDar. chises,
ss q sy Of Sse S %
made Of ope-eightn Inch wire, with wooden rounds
Joint 50 tHs, the ladder can Be foed up or carried
IN small yalise. It Is very hight and exceedingly
strong ana with ,srss sharp steel hooks , a, the
Ing perscty Sale means 81 transit from &c one
story To- smother. rho lodder 4 used principally
are enabled 10 let themselves down rom 'r win.
dow to the ground after Obtaining their booty. A
s s sss t. rSw 1T s books ANA
None Of the various burgiars imr' ements ia the
collection have any particular interest attached to
uent Hers are found a small, lead plate Tor coun-
terfeitinG trade mark very common ar,
tcle n' passss dies money lDGnG
Jerry Cousden, arrested in Hoboken in July, 1865
The plates and dies were limitations OF those used
dltion to the counterfeit money this bank there
ore bils o. ones, twos. nves and tens on Other
banks which the coantsrsessr ives probable worx,
dies, with q bundle Of counterfeit bills. taken from
samuel A. Kinney arrested ct No. ls7 Houston
Coming spurlcu gold dollars Among other Si.ls are are
counterfeit Two dollar bill OF the national cur
sass Ave pound note OF the
OF New York. dated February 1e, 17l1, and signed
by Samuel verplanck, with the notice In corner Of
the bin, "'Ts death TO counterfeit and several
CERTIFICATES issued by swndling gift enterprises, with
which 70 entIap the unsnspectmg. forged check
q curious history. Il was made payable to Gcol a
=. Banks, and was for the sum OF 100 In gold.
Banks evidently prepared the check for the use
which he subsequently made OF 1t. After passing
the right with femaic house Of prostitution IN
Mot Street he gave the Check to the woman and re-
Iestea ncf 70 70 out ara gee y osneG SO sa ss
reached the street than he followed her, complained
to police ocer tnat she had stolen the check had