The New York herald., 1870-04-13

creatures small fry politicians are.
A young man named Herbert Cockson was COM
mitted by Justice Downing yesterday to the General
Sessions for obtaining by means of forged check
on the Grocers' Bank 1854. When Cockson was
arsested 1913 was found upon him. He had altered
the check from payable to order" TO "bearer"
and the teller, Mr.. Watson. did not discover the
alteration.
Aveteran police sergeant, william G. Graham, OF
the Twelfth precinct. who has been member Of
the various police forces for twenty two years, died
on Monday afternoon Of consumption. He has been
suffering from the disease for ten or twelve years.
put continued on duty unul within few weeks OF
his death. lie Is member OF the Police Insurance
Fund.
Mr.. Thomas B. Merritt. well known business
man, OF Cornwall, on the Hudson Orange county,
came to this city on the steamer Baldwin. Tuesday
week ago. and has not been seen or heard OF since.
IL Is supposed that he has been drowned. He was
ABOUT nve feet Tour inches rather inclined to corpu
lence, and was neatly dressed when he left home.
lie was hfty live years OF age.
The remains Of man. whose name is unknown,
were yesterday found in an clubhouse in rear OF
premises corner OF Seventy.1fth street and Second
avenue. Deceased about forty-ive years of age
five feet in height, with black hair but no whskers
He was dressed in dark clothing and wore felt hat.
The body was conveyed to the MOrgue. where COrO.
ner Rollins was notified to hold an inquest.
meeting OF the Board Of Police Justices was held
yesterday when there were present Justice Shand.
ley IN the chair and Justices Ledwith, Scott, Cox
and McQuade. The business was of formal charac.
ter granting permission to Mr. Bergh to SIT within
the railing at Special sessions. cOmmuIiG alton
was read from the Aldermen and Assistant Alder
men, also signed by the Mayor, asking that each OF
the justices OF the civil and public courts appoint
janitor at salary or 800 per annum, payable
monthly
Yesterday morning Hugh Bradley. truckman In
the employ OF the Williamsburg Mill and Lumber
Company. fell from his truck while driving through
Christopher street and fractured several of his ribs
besides receiving severe internal injuries. Mr..
Bradley was taken up and wished to go home. but
while being conveyed TO the Charles street police
ststiOn by an officer ne died. Coroner Rollins SUBJ
sequcnty held an inquest on the body, which was
removed to the late residence OF deceased In Will
liamsburg by the relatives. Mr. Bradley, who was
about f0rty-flve years OF age, leaves q widow ana
three children.
The Twentyninth precinct police report that at an
early hour yesterday morning an officer OF the pre-
cinct found at the OF Fourteenth street ana
Sixth avenue, Miss Mary Bradley, aged twenty two
years, OF 122 West Twentieth street, suffering from
illness. Sne was taken TO the station house. where
few minutes after her arrival she became the mother
OF fine healthy male Child, who already has made
quite noise in the world. The girl stated that the
father Of the unfortunate child deserted her six
rushed out into the pouring rain to avoid the antic
pated vengeance OF her stepfater. who she feared
would soon learn her real condition She was sent
to Bellevue Hospital.