The New York herald., 1871-10-20
T0MBS Pol .CE COURT.

4 Cashier In Dinlculty steals $500 from His
EmpioyerS-45,OOO Needles stolen by an
Empl0yc-RObbcries In the Gold Room and
on Broadway In Open Day. t
Walter +. Magee, dashing young man twenfy-six
years OF age. resilient OF Rhode Island and cashier
to the arm Of Adriance Robbins Co., OF s55 Broad.
way, was yesterday morning charged before Judge
Bowling, by Joseph B. Lockwood, copartner IN the
concern with defraudiDg them OF $500 in very In
Renious manner. The circumstances are these:--
Magee has been entrusted with certain sum CT
money each day for the purpose Of defraying the
current expenses and making disbursements ofsmall
amounts for which II would otherwise be necessary
to draw checks. Mrs. e. W. Robbins. who Is the
wife Of William NJ. Robbins, one Of the partners,
has, 1t appears. an account with the nrm. from
which It seems that orders for money made by her
were paid. On the 3Ist OF July last the defendant
made an entry In his cash book to the effect
that he had paid the ABOVE amount
o. $500 to Mr.. Robbins, her husband, and this was
charged to her account The amount was posted
In the regular manner and was not noticed until
Wednesday, when the books were being regularly
audited by the proprietors. when this amount was
called over Mr.. Robbins stated that he had never
received any such amount, but ne would see Mrs.
Robbins. This lady was consulted about 1t, ana
she unhesltatingly denied having received this sum
from the hands Of Magee or that she ever author
tied such an entry. Magee was trotted to the
''taplsn and an explanation was instantly de.
manded, but he could give no satisfactory account
OF the money, a1d subsequently averred That the
money was paid. TIE old, old tale comes looming
M in this case. Magee has been living too rast
spending great deal but earning very little in
comparison and finding bankruptcy and an un.
pleasant crpose threatening him. he employed the
property OF hi employers to extricate himself from
ms diGaculties. He is young man OF good educa-
ton and has been brought up In good family. He
was held TO answer az the General Sessions In $4,000
ExcEBDiNGlY SHARP PRACTICE.
Henry Moss resident IN tine City OF 1l Gnn1rcnes, mes
sharphsI Henry mas has for rie long tine been in the
enjoy OF w. @. Spelman Co.. 36s Broadway. On
nc was ,s nn 81 e m no
one seemed to think there was anything wrong
about that circumstance, but shortly after ward II
scriptlon ofthe one In his possession contain
Ing 45,o 900 needles. had been taken away and no
was under agitation it was suggested that the trunk
OF the man MOSS should be searched, and sure
enough. the needles were discovered % stoWed q away
Moss, at first denied ever having seen them but as
ne had the KEY OF the trunk on his person, and It
being tOerably certain the goods had not been
drawn through the keyhoe, however powerful q
loadstone ne might have had therein, 1t
with the intention OF dispOsng OF them ~ some
future time for mis- own special benefit Judge DOW
e 1E % neees M rom
q store to another place and force them through
seynole IN package II sacn was Tn sse case case u was was
the case to the investigation OF the Grand Jury in
RonBERY IN THE GOLD ROOM.
Patrick II. McCarton, q tall hungry LOOKING
young man, encased in portions OF what was once a
excited sdS moo Samuel sebe % Of No. New street. ~
stepped TO the bench aud stated that he had b1-
m ave ons ns and nnns %
his overcOat worth $50 on hook prior 10 commence
reRy o Of @n Al ,s me another
named william ii. Olsead, OF 30 Wall street. was pre-
sent McCarton was sitting there and suddenly went
walked away with It. The owner OF the coat saw
him, well as the otner genteman although he WAS
under the impression he was altogether nnobserved
In short time he returned to his place, he being
runner employed there, and then Beebe asked
him to return his coat. He became highly Indig.
lant and denied ever seeing the coat. He was con-
fr0nted with Mr.. Olstead, but still maintained they
had made great mistaKe.n He was asked to re-
turn the article, or he would be prosecuted but
still he declined to do so. There was no doubt about
his taking II and officer smith OF me FIRST precinct
would return the coat, and he said "No." The two
gentlemen made af1davits as 70 the occurrence,
want the trouble OF q prosecution Tor $780, and de-
sired to withdraw the charge but he was informed
prisoner % into custody he was in the hands Of ins
authorities OF the state Of New YORK; McCarton
" ~ sent down stairs until saturday, when he Will
be tried In the Court OF Special Sessions.
R0BBfNG AN EXPRESS WAGON.
Henry W. Smith, of 96 Worth street, was driving
an express wagon along Broadway Wednesday morn
ing when Charles Heslin, Of rs Mott street, adrotly
stepped up behind him and removed a case con-
tanning jewelry, neckties, braids &C., OF the value
OF $4s He had observed tnar ueslin was watching
his vehicle, but not aware for what purpose his
vigilance had been cxerted until he missed the pro-
perty entrusted to his care He at once went back
and found Heslin In the act OF opening the case,
which he said had fallen on the truck. OF course,
n a a n W n
which would have been much easier than carrying
IL on to side street and rnng 1t, under the pre-
teDce or seeking the address Of the owner The lat
ter story was considered too thin 10 hold water,
and ne was committed for trial before Judge Bed
ford in default OF $1,000 bail.