The New York herald., 1873-08-14
A Forser Caught and Held.

About midnight OF Tuesday Captain MacKeler,
OF the Eighth precinct, entered the residence OF
German, named Alfred st. Clare 166 Twelfth
street, and represented that he was bent upon as
certaining whether the occupants conducted
house OF l-ame or not. ST. Glare formerly carried
on business Of an immoral order In Fleet street,
and being tried for and convicted Of the offence,
was sentenced TO the Penltenttary. He served his
lime and was released about twelve months ago.
The real object OF the Captains midnight mission
he held warrant for forgery. The plaintin
nsa,ess nsmes foSr fnS fellow Uvro real estate agent
thirteenth street, H. aesss ha st. az cass
sss German Americas BANK d New YORK. and Ip par:
porting TO be signed by Messrs. Williams Haven,
that he had received it in payment Of wages
ploy he had sailed. Burrell gave the man $500 on
the spurious scrip and deposited the check for
wife st. ose Denied that was at yhone ee
but the Captain insisted upon making thorough
search, and was rewarded by finding his game,
quantity OF crockery ware in one OF the upper
apartments The prisoner is now in jail awaiting
trial.
The Pirates Of Our Harbor-Recovery of
Some OF the Booty or the Brig Oscar.
The rapid increase of piracy in the harbor and
along the river front of the waters Of New York
and Long Island shore is becoming question of
more than ordinary interest to our commercial
shipowners and assignees, and certainly calls for
the enactment Of most stringent measures on the
part Of the authorities to protect our reputation
among our foreign customers. 1t has .come to q
pretty pass" when the river thieves can in broad
crew, and remain by the ship until everything Of
value, even to the copper on her bot
tom, has been secured, and then pull quietly
and unm9lestedly away to some snug cove,
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seem to the general reader as incredble never
theless, such state Of affairs as this exists, and
Wanted system Of perfection of government will
DO waited to the four corners OF the earth. The
time may come, unless something practical is &C. &C:
OF New York, when foreign merchant vessels COM
ing here may deem 1t proper precautionary
selves against these modern Captain Kidds."
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pfe''aS pf cable A cham at the junk ~ store Of
Peter aud James Kelly, brothers, No. e5 Kent
street. The cable was found to bear the impress
with having been taken from one OF the vessels
which were cut loose from the docks OF the Long
coniagration of the 5th inst. The junkmen were
arrested and locked up on suspicion Investiga.
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Captain surich BY river thieves, on the day Of the
fire.. 1t appears that the Oscar vessel OF $50 tons
she was hauled up to take in cargo and it
became necessary to cast her OF. The brig, once
adrif noated up the river to a point of Astoria,
where she grounded and burned nearly to the
water's edge. Captain Surich sent OF the crew in
boats to keep guard over her and protect her
chains, anchors and other imperishable property.
While the sailors were pulling about the burning
hulk small squadron O. river thieves bore down
upon them and beat of the Austrians. They then
stole and carried away with them all that was Of
any value. SO rapaciOus were these scoundrels
that they stole 100 fathoms OF chain, $500 in gold
and at low tide stripped the bottom OF the brig OF
her copper, the latter amounting 10 the value OF
$500. Where were the harbor police Echo an
swer5, "Where p,