The New York herald., 1869-04-03

|
HOFFMAN, residing at No 400 Eleventh avenue,
appeared at the Jefferson Market Police Court yes
| terday and accused one Charles Binginneimer,
fellow boarder, OF purloinng from him carpenters
| tools valued at dfty dollars The anidavt OF com.
painant was based upon information Of servant girl
IN the house, who saw the accused leave the pre-.
misses with property. Held for trial. In default OF
| 81, 600 ball.
ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY.-Oficer schafYer, of the
| Seventeenth precinct, while patrolling his beat
| yesterday morning about FIVE O'Clock saw man
named John Wilson standing in the doorway Of
the cigar store of Theodore Miller, No. % avenue
| A, while two other men were walking up and
down in front OF the premises, as II on the
| lookout for some one. The 0ticer's suspicious
walking away rom % him mt the policeman arrested him
ON the way to the station house John Cropped
Jimmy" which was found to correspond with
number OF fresh marks evidently made in the store
door very recently. John was taken before Justice
Shandey, at the Essex Market Police Court, and by
him committed to await examination at Sessions.
ALLEGED NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CAsE.-Late
yesterday afternoon the alarm OF fire raised in
the rear basement Of premises No. 35 Mulberry
street. and persons rushing in found the room filed
with smoke. 1t appeared that Catharne Shandley.
the occupant Of the room, had trouble with Catha-
rine SlOcum, living in the front basement, where
upon the latter, as alleged ran into Mrs. Shandeys
room, and, lighting MATCH endeavored TO Set nre
10 the bed. This falling the desperate woman took
hot Goals from the stove, placed them in Mrs. Shand
clothing was all ablaze, and damage to the amount
OF fifty dollars sustained before the fire could be
cinct arrested the woman SlOcum and Justice Dow
ling committed her to the Tombs for examination.
LARCENY FROM THE PERsoN.-James MCGUIRE, q
lberal-hearted boy, with more money than brains,
has been induging In spree OF a very tempestuous
character Is alleged. Yesterday he called at the
store No. 3s1 Fourth avenue to Indulge in ad-
ditiona stinauii, when he met with two bosom
do DnHo Drioo
who accepted his offers Of friendship until
all became very 'boozy." In this friendly "jambo:
and pulled him. emily in spirit Of fun but when
they had retired he discovered that his pOcketb0Ok
containing $So4 was missing: Particulars M % OF the
yesterday Baker was arrested He was arraigned at
the Jefferson Market Police Court, before Justice
Dodge later in the day. and although he strenuonsly
denied his guilt he was committed Tor examination.
Price is still at large.
NOT So MUCH OF A "HIGH HANDED OUTRAGE"
AFTER ALL.-In the HERALD OF yesterday q report
was published giving an account Of the arraignment
at Jefferson Market Police Court Of Mr.. Benjamin
Such, on charge OF alleged violent detention of
and extorton OF money from one Stephen P. Russell,
Jr. 1t appears however. that the "extortion" con-
sisted the demand by Mr. Such that Russell should
pay him q sum of money due to q lady, Russell
having visited the apartment IN which he was de
The lady had declined to see Mr.. Russell in
person, and had given Mr.. Such authority to
interview with her debtor, for peculiar reasons.
Mr.. Russell declined to make the payment to Mr..
Such, ana q dispute ensued in the course Of which
the latter gentleman informed Russell that the lady
would not see him, demanded the money and closed
the door. The complainant swore that the defend
ant closed the door and locked it, putting the kew in
his pocket, whereas the door is fastened by spring
lock only, Justice Dodge asked MIR. Such to give
his word OF honor that Mr.. Russell should not be
further nterfered with by HIM, and he assented, but
Russell asked that bond be given, and the defend
notion " bond in the sum Of $500 was given, the
complaint being dismissed as to any further pro-
ceedngs. The parties were boarders in the house
In THE BUTCHER BUsINEss.-Ye Yesterday morning
there was arragned at the Jefferson Market Police
Court, before Justice Dodge an elab0rately dressed
young man, Aonzo Flock, wearing broadcoth and
paste diamond jewelry, on the charge Of passing
fraudulent checks upon several wholesale butchers,
who are in the habit OF supplying minor dealers in
the city with meat. There followed him several CON-
business, among them being the folowing:-David
L. Thompson OF 2l5 Eighth avenue. COM
him and stated that he desired to pur-
chase quantity OF meat for his restaurant,
these representations he sold him beef amounting to
fOrty-twO dollars when he handed him q check upon
the Second National Bank for $50 ~; believing It to
he genuine, he gave INN the difference In cash; that
since then he mas ascertained tnat the prisoners
statements were false. and the check false token
similar charges against hlm:-Chares A. Wnitmore
OF No. 1888 Third avenue complained that Flock pur
chased from him a meat bill OF s37 So when
he HANDED payment bogus check on
the Manufacturers and Merchants Bank for
bills. John schmidt, of NO iss Third avenue, also
complained that Flock purchased meat, which he
carried away, amounting to $40 VI, handing Ia pay.
ment check for SS5 81 en- the National Citzens'
Bank OF New York. when the change was given him.
Upon these charges Aonzo, who had during the
taking OF these complaints maintained the coolest
expression imaginable, seeming to fear no trouble
from his little illegal operations. was committed to
answer at theCourt OF General Sessions IN default
OF 900 bail upon each complaint
ALLEGED BURGLARY IN WOOSTER STREET.-Annie
Ward, middle aged woman, residing at No. 2O3
Wooster street, appeared before Justice Dodge, at
the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday, ana
cused two rather Indifferent looking youths, Daniel
Dougherty and Thomas Gafney OF entering her
room AZ the above number on the 3lst ult., by
forcing the lock, and stealing therefrom silk dresses
under clothing and national bank bills, amounting
In all TO $780, Her anidavit, which Is very positive
its particulars that the above persons the cul
prs. hinges on the following:-She AYERS that on
the night in question she left her apartments at
about halipast nine O'Clock TO obtain her supper and
returned at midnight; that when she reached her
room door discovered that 1t mad been forced
open, and upon entering found that the above pro-
perty had been leoniously abstracted; upon making
inquiry OF her friends living In adjoining
rooms she asccrained that q noise had been heard
suspicious hut not Investigated by them that sub
sequently she was informed by officer William
Benne OF the Fifteenth precinct that on the night
in question he saw two men standing In an aeyway
opposite her house, whose faces he distinctly saw
and whose features were engraven upon his mind;
after watching them fully hour he saw them
the street and enter the house OF complainant when
he. suspectng all was not right followed them, but
did not succeed then in entrapping them; when
afterwards the officer learned OF the burglary he
arrested them, Knowing them TO be the culprits In
their Informal examination the accused pleaded
guilty assuring the court that they could prove
an abi. They were held 10 answer the charge at
the Court OF General sessions each In default OF
$500 bail