The New York herald., 1871-02-07
Is TX MARKET POLICE COURT.
Ho5bing Jewelry store-The Burglars Cap
turcd and Held for Examination.

E05blng n Jewelry Store-The Burglars Cap
turcd and Held for Examination.
About nine O'Clock Sunday night three burglars en-
tered the jewelry store OF Christian Greshaber No.
l07 Cnton street, and carried or from twenty-five
to thirty dollars worth OF jewelry, eyeglasses &c.
Mr. Grieslaber, who
LIVES IN APARTMENTS
the first floor above his shop, has always been IN
the habit OF winding up his clocks every night be-
fore retrDg, and last night he, accompanied by his
| son, took lamp and started TO go down stairs for
| that purpose, when, upon descending near the
/ foot Of the stairs, he
HEARD THE FRONT DOOR OPEN
and some out. Not having anything about
him with which he could defend himself he stopped
still and began debating with himself what be mad
best do, when bls son. who was little in advance
called out that
THE BACK DOOR WAS OPEN TOO.
AT this moment man from the back room
past the stairs into the store and ont through the
front door, closely followed by another man who
did not appear 10 be in any great hurry, as lie
stopped upon coming to The foot Of the stars ana
looked mp INTO Mr.. Greshaber's face a moment and
then passed on out. Mr.. Grieshaher then went
down to the store and began looking about TO see
WHAT HAD BEEN TAKEN
He found several drawers broken open and their
contents thrown the floor. and missed various
articles OF little value from the snow case All ms
valuable Jewelry, watches and the like were
securely locked up IN the saie else the thieves
would nave
MADE GOOD HAUL.
MIR. Grieshaber went OUT ana found a roundsman,
10 whom he related what had taken place, and asked
HIM what lie had best do. The roundsnan told him
TO 20 home and say nothing ABOUT 1t and he would
eenth Precinct station house and reported To the
sergeant, who sent detective Walker to look up
case
Walker went 10 the store and saw Mr. Greshaber
who gave him as many particulars possible buC
nothing really 0f any importance that ould lead to
the detecnon OF the burglars. Walker, however,
suspected "A negro by the name OF Thomas Hicks
whom ne knew 10 be most notoronsly bad charac
ter and, accordingly, at once set himself to work 10
SCOOP HIN M
THIS was apout nalf-Dast nine a quarter to ten.
ana 10y one O'Clock IN morning ne mad captured
HICKS ana one OF The other parties, upon botn of
whom he lonnd some Of lhe stolen articles. They
at once acknowledged that
THEY HAD CRACKED THE PLACE,
ana Hicks sald that the third party-.be one who
stopped at the foot of the stairs aud looked Nlr.
GrieshaDer in The face as he was gong out-had
been placed Ill the stairway,
ARMED WITH A HUGE cHIsEL.
the same they had used to fofce open the front door
upon entering, FOR the purpose OF cooking any one
VINO might attempt 10 slip quietly down stars and
captnre them. Oncer Walker arranged his prisoners
before Judge Ledwlth. who committed them III de
fault Of ban.
RIVER THIEF ARRESTED IN THE ACT.
As Captain Juan X. Paltra, OF the Portuguese bark
Marranna ILL.,. now lying at pier So East river,
walking up an down the wharf alongside OF his
SHIP Yesterday morning, he noticed "lair-haired
youth OF about seventeen summers. named John
dcCarty, entering his cabin. From the sly.
cAT-LIkE MOVEMENTS
of the boy who evidently thought he was wholly
unobserved the captain Ielt sure he meant no good
~ MN or 10 anything he might have lying around
loose, and 30 ne uetermmed 10 investigate matters a
little. Accordingly ne went Doarn and stepping
as ghty as possible, he crept ny TO the cabin wIu
dow and
PREPARED TO TAKE Az OBSERVATION"
Opening with as little noise possible the shutter
he Deered i'll, and there Deheld the young rogue in
the act OF tylng up large bundle OF clothes. The
captain al once rushed IN upon him and seizng hun
by the throat, demanded TO know what busin -ss ne
had there rhe boy, who was
fRiGHrESED NEARLY 70 DEATH,
npE nyv lnpl hat no hql lrnru
pose OF stealing IL possible. suit Of clothes mis-
own were very much the worse for wear and re-
fused longer 70 protect his limbs from the biting
fost lie did not. however, say nythlng about the
captains gold watch and chain, worth $780, which
he had ID his coat pocket, and which the owner
soon relieved him OF. Captain paltra called an
officer who chanced TO be passing and requested him
10 conyeJ the rascay John into the august presence
Of Judge Ledwith. Arrived there, Master Jonn
McIarty was soon placed III durance viie III default
OF $1,000 bail.
ALTERING A CHECK
The next ana last case oi any Importance brought
up was lust no case at all,' IA the complainant
luseo 70 prosecute The circumstances OF it,, how.
ever are Is follows:-Last Saturday young man.
named Arnott Nash, OF very genfleman,y appear
ance and manner>, walSed INTO the Fifth National
BANK ana, stepping up 10 the paying teller's desk,
presented CHECK icr 81, il2 30, drawn on the Bulbs
Head Bank, 'paJ able to the bearer and signed by
George Euhl. The teller looked at the cheek a mo-
ment ano then made motion 10 lay IL down on his
desk, wneD greatly TO hls surprise, IL
WOULDN'T BIZ LAID DOWN,
but persisted III sticking most enaciously to his fn
gers. lie at once began 10 smell "a Inice.u and
upon very close and careful scrutlny he thought he
detected slight" alteration ia the figures from
what tney had previously been lie Immediately
had The gentleman who presented 1t arrested after
discovered the original amount called for was only
FoKrY.sU DOLLARS, INSTEAD OF SLIP 90.
When Arn0tt was arraigned before the Judge gen
neman uaLed Richard Williams one OF the teilers