The New York herald., 1870-11-26
uNIrEa sTATEs cOMMssIgNsRs' Covs1.
The Case Of the snip Old Colony.
Before Commissioner Shields.


IN this there Is u crlminating and recr.mnat-
ing charge. In tho drst The conplainant5 are
charged by Captain Isaac u. Grlnde, OF the ship
Old Colony with having mutned and attempted To
fire the ship. on tins charge the defendants were
arrested and brought before the Commissioner. In
qulry into the facts o the case WITH the over true
ta,e' which the appearance OF the unfortunate men,
raymond Raw and FRANCO Frank, put tue Charge IN
anotner aud very different light. and with the syul-
patny with which the Commissioner always looks
upon the parry most likely 10 be the oppressed the
tables were turned and The -eanen were accented as
the coInplalnants against the First second ana
Ihrd males ol tnat vessel already published ia tho
HERALD.
The examination was 10 have been he'd Yesterday
but m consequence OF The abuse and l-tre atmcnJ
nlIctea as alleged, ~ the o'cers 81 the vessel on
the two men. they wcrc noi able 10 appear and the
COMMISSIONER III consequence ADJOURNED the Case
over 70 Friday next.
Charge of Pcfsonniing 10 Rcveuue OHircr.
Charley White Qiot the weli-Snown negro mln.
streD was brought before Commissioner Shields
charged With pcrsonating United states revenue
ofilcer aud swindling Fred deIck Held, discharged
soldier, out OF MS pension papers. Il appears thai
one joel Meyer was In the saloon or one st,ltzeI
at NO. l9l stanton street, when Held who Is a
tailor residing at No 235 Tlnrd street came
into the saloon and wanted 10 sell Meyer his
pension papers. White came UP at this time.
and informed Held that he was "a United
States revenue ollcer, ai the same time exhibiting
shieli, and telling Held he rlgnt 10 dispo Sc
OF us papers seized them and forcibly took th EN-
Irom Heius possession after some taik, White tod
Held that he could have his papers back by pay
ing Zee ol two dollars; Held SAID he did not have
the money with him, but he would go home ana get
ir, and White promised 60 until Hcld's return:
when Held came back White was gone and Held
was unable 10 trace hs Whereabouts for some time,
but inally met him ana demanded hls papers
White refused 60 give them uD. and Held, who, in
the meantime nad been Informed that White lad
personated an olcer, and mad probably sold MS
papers, mad White arrested White was held for ex-
animation IN default oi 100 bal.
An Alleged Passer Of C0nn,crseit Money Cap-
turcd.
LOUIS Meyer Dnd Louis Emil started on Thursday
morning on q Thanksgiving bender. During the
peregrnations ol the former, who was temporarily
abandoned Ly his iriend he entered LADIES' board
my house, No. 10 Delaney street, and there offered
twenty dollar note, purporing 10 have been issued
by the shoe ana Leather National Bank OF this city,
In payment Of some refreshments. The spurious
ness sf the note was a. once detected, and Meyer
was arrested On being searched, among q quantity
OF valuabies found or Meyers person. was a second
twenty dollar counterfeit notc purportlDg To be
issued by the Oneida National Bank OF uuca. The
accused asserted that he knew nothing OF the
character or either OF the counterfeit noes but the
Commissioner tnoaght II was case fer the Grand
Jury, ana Meyer Was ued 10 await the action OF .nl
body.