The New York herald., 1872-09-15
JEFFERSON MARKETP0LICE COURT.
Before Justice Cox.

CHARGED WITH STEALING SILK.
John M. Casey, a housesmith. nineteen years Of
age, presented by officer Schick, OF the Green
wich street station, on complaint Of Ann Murphy,
of No. Renwick street, on q charge OF grand lar
ceny. Mrs. Murphy charges that on the sth instant
she temporarily left her room In charge OF de-
fendant. Upon her return she found the prisoner
and twenty two yards Of black silk valued at $40
g0ne and charges that the prisoner took 1t from
the fact that no other person was in the room.
He denied the charge, but was fully committed for
trial.
AN ALLEGED EMBEzzLER AND FORGER.
William Schotte, q corpulent looking individual,
claiming to be journalist, was arrested by Officer
Tuly, of the Court squad, charged with embezzle-
ment and forgery. William p. Groom, OF 130 Rod
ney street, Brooklyn, President Of the New York
Mercantile Journal Company, charges that on the
4th day OF January, 1870, the prisoner was in the
employ Of the company as a canvasser for adver-
tisements; that the above day he collected $175
from Messrs. William J. Peake q Co., in payment
for an advertisement, and appropriated the money
to his own use.
Lewis St. John, broker, doing business at 1873
Chatham street, also appeared as complainant and
preferred charge of forgery against him. Mr.. st.
John charges that on the second day OF APRIL 1870
the prisoner, by means OF false representations, In
duced him to cash check for $76 on Messrs. Ward,
Campbell Co., bankers, drawn & payable a, to the the
purporting to be signed by E. r. Nudge Sawyer ~
Co., which he represented as good and would be
hOnored upon presentation. Mr. st. John testified
that he placed the check in his bank for collection
and had 1t returned a few days after with the
statement that the endorsement was forged. The
prisoner denied both charges but was held for ex-
animation.
BOSS TwEEDS BUTLER ROBBED
On the 9th instant Hamilton Lodge, L. O. o.
(cOlOred), gave an excursion to Dudleys Grove.
Among the eXcursiOnists was Archibald Waters,
Boss Tweeds cOlored butler and an Eighth ward
cOlOred man named John Sewell, alias John Williams,
of As Watts street. On their return trip Waters
states that sham fight was gotten up the crowd
pressing around him. While jOsrling against him he
charges Williams with stealing gold watch from
his pocket, valued at $50, which had been pre-
sented to him by the Boss cOlOred woman on
the boat appeared and testified to seeing the pri-
sOner take the watch from Waters pocket. Will
liams was arrested on Friday night by Detective
Murphy, OF the Prince street station. He denied
the charge, but was fully committed for trial.
young BURGLAR CAPTURED.
About halfpaSt ten O'Clock Friday night Ohicer
CaiD OF the Twentieth street station observed two
boys emerging from the coal hole In front OF the
boot and shoe store OF James Spencer, 129 Eighth
avenue. One OF them, named Martin Tierney, OF
ITO Ninth avenue, was seized by the officer and
conveyed to the station house. His accOmplice
succeeded in making his escape and Is still at
large. Upon examining the premises 1t was dis
covered that they had forced upen the grating
over the coal hole and packed up three valises full
OF shoes ready for removal. He admitted the
charge yesterday morning, upon being arraigned,
and was fully committed for trial