The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-07
TIE BoGART FALSE PRETEyCE CASE.

More Rich DevelOpments-An Original Plan
OF "Beating''-Three Moro Compartments
Long Island and Orange County Victius-A
Poor Widow Makes Complaint.
A few days since an account Of the arrest OF an
aged man, giving MS name-as William Bogart, on .
charge Of false preences was chroncled In the col
umns OF the HERALD. The particulars OF the charge
made against him before Justice Mansfield. at Essex
Market Police Court, were published and the
old mans ingenious mode OF raising money
fully exposed. The result OF the publication OF the
case In these columns has been that some hau dozen
persons who had been vlctimzed by an Old man IN
the same manner have been to Essex Market Ponce
Court and identified the prisoner a. the person VINO
had gained various sums Of money from them under
similar circumstances to those recorded on FTrcay
last. Yesterday three fresh complaints were made
against the prisoner, the particulars Of which wiz be
found below
VICTIM FROM LONG ISLAND.
Albert S. HENDERSON, clerk on board the steam
boat Meta plying between this city and Port Wash
ington and other places on Long Island, stated thas
on the oath Of September 1862 man representing
himself TO be Peter w. Powell lwnom he Identifies
on the way tnither Powell asked Hem
Sfas by the ROddy aackey
Hendrickson stated that he had sister by
tina. name residing in that place . on arriving az
Mackey's house, when Powell stated 70 the lady that
son OF hers, named William, had died IN England.
leaving property consisting OF cloths silks, blankets,
&c, Of the value Of between $4,000 and $40 OO0.
which he had been entrusted to bring to this coun-
try and deliver 70 her. Powell alias Bogart further
said that he had spent large amount Of money to
get the goods here, and that he had saved the
In the State OF New jersey Powell then asked for
ninety seven dollars for expenses incurred, and Mrs.
Mackey, believing tue mans statement to be true
Instructed Mr. Hendrickson act as her agent The
next day Powell eturned In the steamer TO New York
with Hendrtckson, and lie (Hendricksonj gave Powell
$780, The man then appointed to meet the clerk the
next day at the Morris and Essex Railroad depot but
erickson came to the conclusion that he mad been
deceived Bogart denies all knowledge Of the trans
AN ORANGE COUNTY COMPLAINANT
Onncer Nelson J. Owen, OF Goshen, Orange county,
came into the court room with warrant for the
arrest OF William l.. b. BOgart, issued by John Burt,
Justice OF the Peace at Warwick, Orange county.
The warrant was issued on complaint OF Marina T.
Quackenbuah who states that on the sd of OCTOBER
IN the town OF Warwick, person, representing MIN.
self as William T.. b. EOgart came to her and stated
near Yonsers s0 Of sss Value s.0rs Il
ss5, 600 belonging to her, which he had brought
and wlled them to her. Bogart tnen ASKED for siOa
expenses incurred IN bringing the goods to this
never since been seen. AS the man is now held ED
under four charges, the officer aerved the warrant
and left
POOR WIDOW CAUGHT.
poor widow woman, named Mary MCGUIRE, re-
siding at No. IS Lewis street. who earns her living
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whom she recognized In the court room with Oh.
tainlng from her twenty three dollars By telling to
her similar story some day In last July. Bogart
stated that relative Of hers had died in Liverpool
and left her large quantity Of dry goods.
These he had brought to this country and
had stored near Sing Sing. He promised il
Mrs. Mcclure would go to sing sing with HIM
s Meua give aes s The
sleep in the house all night, paid his fare TO Sing
Sing, paid his lodging al hotel IN that city and
then hired wagon for him to 20 for the goods AZ
well as giving HIM the twenty-three dollars asked
for. The woman waited till dark for Bogart,s re-
turn and then found out that he had returned TO
New York. The poor woman had not seen him
since and when she read in the HERALD OF his arrest
against him.