The New York herald., 1872-10-23
DETECTIVE DoINGs.

Emanuel COrteZ, with half q dozen aliases, was
arrested yesterday morning by Detectives Tlly and
Reilly charged with passing worthless draftSon
number Of firms in different parts OF the city.
Cortez, the police say, Is an old offender, and
Captain Irving has been most anxious for some
time back to catch him, as numbers OF complaints
were being made at the Detective Ofice every day
about his operations. This man was arrested some
time ago. but he got Off in consequence OF the care
lessness of the Clerk Of the Police Court who made
mistake in making out the papers in the case. Heis
Spaniard and more than usually cunning-one rea-
son why the detectives have had so much trouble
in finding him. At the time OF the arrest and for
family Of the notorious General Greenthal:' and
II would appear the Spaniard intended to do away
with the ordinary adage, 'honor among thieves" in
their case as he owed bill for board and had some
Detective Reilly went to the house to
presides over the establishment was amazed,
not that COrtez should be arrested, but that he
e ea a. WORK and n kept the fact to
nothing abe about % it y weli The balance o OF 'd the
Police Headquarters and locked up. When brought
into the Detective Office he said to Captain Irving,
seemed unbounded, and he was not at ali put out
by the little fact Of the arrest The police WIN con-
duct him before Judge Hogan, at the Tombs, this
morning
Dennis Noonan, q native OF Charleville, county
Cork. Ireland was arrested by two oficers from the
Central once or board the steamship City OF
Brooklyn yesterday morning, charged with having
committed q forgery on tne National Bank The the
OF Charlevie to the British Consul at this port.
Noonan says the affair is family matter, and he
brother and was only for the sum Of ESQ. The
seS saS found whsn Sas e %ss s ssed s
the ship, and this fact goes far to
bear out the story Of the man. Another passenger
by the same vessel, named Pat Mclaughlin, OF
Balinasoe, called at Police Headquarters yester..
day, short time after Noonan was locked up, and
81 6s. Cd. during the voyage and had gone
away without paying It; This IS. being an the
n ne said ts ss 4 left s
ssI s;M where Neensn wa was i%pri.onsa: ana "a
Noonan told the officers II Mclaughlin would call
again tomorrow morning at nine O'clock he would
Kelso discovered yesterday that Nconan's wife
teegraphed to some friends OF hers in this city to
with him. Noonan viii be kept at Police Head
quarters until arrangements are made for sending
him back to Ireland.
ARREST OF LUNATIC
James Burns who shot John Halloran in the
captain walsh, Of the seventeenth precinct. '" This
man was tried for the murder and got OF on the
plea Of INSANITY He was was sent to the utlca state
ten days. ago. The authorities there sent
word OF his being at large to Superintend-
ent Keso, who gave the matter In charge
of Captain Walsh. Several attempts were made
to capture Burns but he managed to keep
out OF the way OF the police until yesterday. AZ
Captain Walsh was going back to his station house
from the Central once he saw man sitting In a
street car that appeared to look like Burns He at
once jumped upon the vehicle. Burns dvining his
intention, rushed for the front platform, but the
Captain Captain was was too % quick for him. The
to the door. He will be sent back
to the asylum in charge OF two detectives to-day
Through the courtesy Of Superintendent Kelso
reporter OF the HERALD was permitted an inter-
view with Burns last evening. He was In the same
cell as Noonan but he looked and acted in very
sane manner for q lunatic He walked about che
cell comfortably smoking cigar and smiled know
ingy at the reporter at the greenness OF the unior
tuuate man caQed with him.