The New York herald., 1869-09-07

goods amounting to $4,000. Il stTuch him that tar.
Ing the bare and unsupported statements Of this
the goods he thought, as mere mstter OF business
prudence, 1t was worth while to telegraph Messrs.
Woods a Yeatman, and he did telegraph them.
Then came back the following reply:-
To pAr 4 HA1.nr, l.s Canal street New | YS.isE ~ m
William Morris not authorized 10 buy goods FOR US.
Messrs. Day Halsey UNLOCKED their goods and
replaced them on their shelves. This telegram with
about the lightning speed 1t came from far away
been selling their goods to Mr.. Norris To some 1t
came In time to save them from loss. To Others 1t
came 700 late the goods they had sold having been
sh1pped as per orders In plain Saxon, this was
pretty 90. Telegrams poured In lively upon
Messrs. Langley Kincaird, Cincinnati to hold
the goods in tner care, which kilograms happily, in
many cases were In season. The number OF victims
OF This young mans stories Is not yet known. 1t is
understood that he has purchased 100000 worth
OF goods at least, and perhaps two or three times
that amount. AZ far as known he commenced his
purchases on the 5th OF last month, and having kept
three weeks undetected land IN fact unsuspected
the aggregate OF his bills must certainly be large.
Among mis- known victims are Maynard, Wells & Co.,
NO. 20 warren street t. VINO % sold him boots and shoes
Co., Of No. "a White street. who alse
sold him q large bill Of boots ana shoes; ". II.
$1,000 worth Of groceries; William ]. Peake Co.,
No. 4s White street who solo him $500 worth OF dry
S Nc ~
of $780, ana RindskoY, Brothers Co., No. 70 Walker
street, who sold him bill Of woollens and cloth
All the abovenamed parties and others too nume-
r0us to mention appeared yesterday at the Tombs as
compliments against Norris Shortly after the re-
ceipt OF the telegram given above the police were
arrest and conveyance to the Tombs. as
prisoner. Mr.. Asa X. Runyon, salesman for
the firm Of william j. Peake / Co., made an am
davN setting forth that the 9TH OF August last the
accused came into their place OF business and repre-
sented that he had an order from Woods, Yeatman
h Co., of the Cumberland Ironworks Of tennessee
to buy goods on their account; believing this state
ment to be true he sold him bill Of dry goods to the
by direction OF the accused the goods thus sold were
shipped to Woods, Yeatman Co., In care OF Lang
ley Kincaird, Cincinnati; the bills or
l1adning 1;Sn were delivered to the accused he
that he had sold goods tothe same party
under similar representations; Mr.. Hasey also told
HIM that he had teegraphed to Woods Yeatman b
co. to learn whether Morris was their agent for the
purchase OF goods ana that he had received tele-
gram denying his authority to buy goods on their
account.
James E. Halsey, OF the nrm. Of Day 4
or about the 25th Of August the accused through
similar representations to those detailed above, pur.
chased Of him bill OF goods amounting to about
$1,000, with the same directions as to shipping
them. Before Shipping them ne ,elegraphed to
Woods Yeatman to ascertain II the said Morris
was authorized to buy goods on their account, and
received reply denying giving any such
aSasTy T. TIM The Of Sbs I'VE
plainants who were present stood ready to
made similar affdavits but Aldermen OBrien be-
fore whom they appeared. thought this unneces.
ings After these afidavis were taken the prisoner
was consigned, in default OF bail. to cell inside TO
await further examination which was set down for
ten A. NJ. next Friday. The prisoner seems very
half the excitement or concern Of his merchant
creditors and victims.