The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-20


TUE COUNTERFEIT RAILROAD TICKET CASE
Michael Timothy accused Of passing counterfeit
railroad ticket the Atlantic and Fifth Avenue line
VI cars WAS oonorabiy acquitted by Justice Wash.
SEIZURE OF wHfsKEY.-Yive barrels OF wn!skey
LOT properly branded were seized on o cart on
board Of one Of the Fulton .erryboats yesterday
escape.
COUNTERFEIT TREASURY NorEs.-Thomas Kirby
was taken before Commissioner Jones yesterday
afternoon on charge OF having passed one coun-
ierieit ten dollar Treasury note on Francis Schroeder
AS the accused was unable 70 tell from whom ne got
the note, the Commissioner held him 60 ansWer
liking bis bail at $500.
PROBABLY FATAL KEROSENE ACCIDENT E.
Ledwith and his wife, residing In Van Buren, street.
near Classon avenue. were terribly burned on
lamp. The burning fluid was thrown over their
clothing, setting them on fire. The carpets ana fur
niture also ignited and before the flames could be
extinguiShed MIR. Ledwtth was so badly burned that
his recovery Is looked upon as doubtful. A neigh
boring physician was called in, and by his direction
the unfortunate man was removed 70 the hospital.
Mrs Ledwith was not 80 severely burned as her hus
band.
THE ALLEGED FURNITURE SwINDLs The examin-
alton in the case OF W. G. Rathburn, charged with
obtaining 5000 worth Of furniture on worthless
bonds OF the Cumberland Coal Company Of Nova
Scotia, was resumed yesterday before Justice Walsh.
Mr. George w. Chadwick testified that he was a
stock broker, doing business at No. 36 COrtlandt
street, New YORK; that the Cumberland Coal bonds
Of Nova Scotia had no market value; he had known
$500 bond to be sold for ve dollars; they had been
sold a. Nigh as twenty-five dollars or Ssoo BOND;
asked to be one OF the ten men to put IN 81 500 to
buy the license obtained BY the company from the
British government, but did not DO so. The further
hearing was adjourned to Monday.
BURaLARIEs.-A boy named Michael McNally was
committed for examination oy Justice Delmar yes
terday upon charge OF completely In q burglary OF
the house Of J. @. Colt. No. 27l State street.
The butcher shop Of T. b J. s. Morgan No. 1854
Myrtle avenue, was burglariously entered on
wednesday night, and robbed OF small amount Of
money,
the cigar store Of A. Isaacs No. 7 Myrtle avenue,
was feoniously entered and robbed fourteen dol.
lars In money ana ten dollars worth Of cigars on
Wednesday night.
The grocery store Of W: George Sutton, No. 90 Full
ton street. was feOnlously entered, but the thieves
must have become alarmed, as they fed without
taking anything.
residence OF Mrs. Farrell, No. 81 CARL street. yester
day morning. but the family were awakened and the
| thieves ned.
AN ELopEMENr AND THE REsuLT-w H. Ro.
| botham was arrested and committed to answer by
Justice Riley OF the Fourth District Court yester-
| day, on charge OF stealing dress and some few
other articles Of female attire in which Mrs. William
| Weller was enrolled when she turned her back on
the "bed and board,p provided by her husband, for
that OF the accused. RobOtham had boarded IN the
family of Mr.. and Mrs. Weller for the past seven
months and his attentions to Mrs. Weller led her to
desert her husband, leaving the following note III
explanation:-
DEAR wuLIAM-I have left you. left you because dc
not love you. You shall again even you try
LIZZIE
Mr. Weller, thinking he would like TO hts tickle
minded spouse again. caused the arrest OF RObOtham
| for the larceny OF her clothing The woman ap-
peared in court to hear the result OF the charge
| against her paramour. The case Is TO be tried on
Saturday.
ALLEGED ATTEMPT OF A Boy TO POISON Hrs EN-
PLoYER-Theodore Eve, an errand boy, employ ed in
the family OF Mr.. w. II. Whitney, No. "a Bedford
avenue Eastern District, was arrested yesterday
and locked up to answer charge OF attempting TO
poison Mr. Whitney and his business partner, Mr.. L.
d. Vosberry, under the following circumstances
Mr.. Whitney and Mr.. V0sberry sat down to their
cofee together yesterday morning, the family being
absent, and finding that the coffee had disa-
greeabe taste, one OF them accused the boy
OF having poisoned 1t. This startled him, and
he attempted to escape by jumping out OF the win
Richard Orpen Mr. Whitney subsequently ascer-
tanned that aDout half an ounce OF opium had been
obtained at q drug store on Broadway on q forged
| rder from himself and he supposes that this wa
| the poison used by the boy. Eve Is only fifteen
| years OF age, and besides having this grave charge
| laid TO him, Mr.. Whitney accuses him oil having a.
| various times stolen valuable property from his
store and residence. The boy admits having put thu
poison In the coffee but says that he did not mean
| 10 Kill his employers, only wanted to put then
asleep, so that he could rob them OF enough MONEY
to enable him to get out OF their service. lie elaine
| that they have frequently ill-treated him.