The New York herald., 1871-02-15
TIE ToIBs POLICE COLE Z.
THIEVES pEFRAUDINa THIEVES.

THIEVES pEFkAUDlNd TdlEfLS.
Two seameD, named Alfred Lewis, a Rnssian, and
John n. Nilsson, Swede, both belonging to the bark
Alexander. now lying at pier No. North river were
charged oy their captain, Oswald Z. Almieldt with
STEALING FIVE BAGS or cOrrra
Of the value Of s20c. The statement OF the latter
shows that few days ago he was engaged in un-
loading ns vessel at the pier. and among tho cargo
was large quantity Of coffee in wicker bags. Lewis
and Nilsson had both returned from voyage with
him. and he had always considered them honest and
deserving men. On Friday last he was informed
that five bags Of the coffee entrusted To his care dur
ing transit had been taken from the vessel and car
rled away br these hands. After some trouble ne
ascertane1 that the co1ee had been taken to lager
beer saloon IN West street. lie at once communal
Gated with ell officer and had the defendants ar
rested.
On being brought to the Tornbs yesterday the de-
PENDANTS stated that they met u man near the
pier one night who accosed them. ana after ascer-
tainipg that they were seamen on board the Alex
nnder offered to buy as much coffee as they could
get away They at once set to work and got the i've
Bags OF coffee up on tue deck placing 1t att 60 tat
1t might be seen, and soon as It became dark
or Friday night they handed 1t over the ships side,
and after landing It managed TO convey 1t TO the
lager saloon They nad arranged to sell it from this
house. They left the ceiice there, went away ana
promised to come again the next morning and COM
pete Their contract. Calling again ON Saturday they
TAN ..Doa HAD EATEN THE poos,"
or IN other words the thieves had been robbed for
during Friday night 1t was alleged by the saloon
keeper snat man had called with horse truck ami
uader nretence OF having purchased and paid for 1t
carried 1t away. Thus the unfortunate thieves have
placed themselves In peculiar posit1on-they VIII
receive the odium and punlsnAenc but none Of the
benefit or the ROBBERY.
Inc landlord or the saloon AYERS that he knew
nothing OF ,he transacton-who the parties were or
anything ABOUT them. The captain OF the vessel,
however, believed he knew the coffee had been
stolen, and tat 1t was MS duty to have prevented
ITS removal from his house. The PRISONERS were
held for trial Ut the General Sessions
PERSoNAg1Sa AN ASSISTANT ALDERMAN.
John Flood, or no place. Bowhere, arrested at
the Tombs prison BY Warden Stacom. Flood, IL ap-
pears, went TO The warden and asked permission to
Visit prsoner at tc same time stating that he was
Halet Odel, an Assistant Alderman OF tho Eighth
district OF the city OF New York. AS Stacom Knew
ode perfectly IT was little too bad to expect that
he should take this Tor fact and he aceJlousy asked
Flood to show him hs badge" Flood accordingly
show "a him badge with the name oi Mr. 0de en-
graved on 1t, but IL was little too tbin," and the
warden arrested him for falsely persopating one of
the aldermen OF the city.
Judge Downing thought he was very poor imlta.
tion OF the Assistant Alderman whose name he had
been ualn2-being tai! and as slender as ''Sixteen
String JACK" who could get through good sized
keyhole. Flood flooded, put It was no use. As he
refused to give his object for obtaining admission
into The prison he was held TO answer at the SPECIAL
Sessions Ia 1000 bail.