The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-09
TOMBs POLICE COURT.
THE GERMAN TORGER.
Before Judge Smith.

Before Judge Smith.
Richard siepert, . lean-lookipg German. wss ar
raigned at this court yesterday afternoon to an
swer three distinct charges OF fraud and forgery.
1t appears ne was arrested on Thursday night BY
Onicer Anderson, OF the Fourteenth precinct ON
complaint OF Peter A. Betz. OF No. N3 Centre
street. who charged him with having on the same
day attempted 10 pass 2 forged check ior 81.
1t was found that the prisoner exactly an
swered the description given OF man whom
q bogus check Tor $50 Drawn on the German Ex-
cnange Bank. Yesterday Mr.. charles Lerz,nger.
OF No. 2s7 Bowery, Identified Stepert az the person
who passed forged check upon dim for $4I. Eacn
Of these gentlemen made complaints against
ssRsT Tno rh MAD n0sa9g Say wnen loma
looks very much like soldier being dressed In
blue blouse ana wearing . long mnstache. He
was held IN default OF bail TO answer tine charges
preferred against him.
A LOST ovERCOAT.
On New Years Day Mr. Frank ]. Fitzpatrick lost
. fur beaver coat, valued at $50, from the hallway
OF No. 320 West Fiity-sixth street. He at loss
as to how 1t had been taken. but trusted to the
great detective. "Time." to solve the mystery. A
solution came sooner tasn ne aaa os
st. Nicholas HOTEL that James Price, hackman.
had taken 1t. Price ackno wledged the tneit to
Kealy, and was yesterday arrested 0y him. and. on
complaint OF Fitzpatrick. locked up TO await trial
BURGLARS.
James Bennett, Hugh Nelson and William Casey
were brought to Court yesterday morning charged
with burglary. They were found In the store Of
q. II. Booth & Co., and It is charged that they
tapped q cider barrel and absiracted by means
of straw certain unknown quantity OF apple
JUICE therciIom. How they got into tie store Is
be able 10 explain. az 1t Is thought that tne three
men have been IN Cne habit Ol sleeping on the
premises with his permission. They were held in
$1,000 each TO answer at General Sessions.
YOUTHFUL COMPLAINANT.
'T1m" Kennedy, little boy aged eight years,
appeared before Judge Smith yesterday afternoon.
He was 80 small that the Judge could not see him
over the bar, 80 Sergeant Quinn lifted Tim up and
he told his story as folows:- my father licked me
80 hard he nearly killed me, and want to have him
locked up. This policeman poln'lng to an Officer)
took him uD iOr me, and II you put nim away ne
can't kill me-" II appears that Timothy Kennedy.
age, healthy and able-b0died, who Is too lazy to
work. and IN ord r to support himself he has from
time to time compelled Tim ana his lit tie sister to
lie girl refused to DO his bidutDg and he logged
her unmercllully. Yesterday Tim rebclled, and LOT
bis audacity he was trounced severely hence the
charge. This case would be a-g0pd one for the
new Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty 10 Chu.
dren to begin operations on. The father was neld
to answer the charge OF assault ana battery.
MINOR GASES.
Patrick McDonough, OF No. $50 Broeme street.
yesterday charged Michael Williams. OF No. 102
Pitt street, with having stolen from him s.
Williams was held In default Of $500 bail to answer.
No. 81 Bayard street, Which is the resort OF many
ttInerant Hebrew pedlcrs, among others Augustus
Bargmau, who, according to Abrahams story,
hs@. Inc goods in "a question Consisted Of one
dozen boxes OF parlor matches. and were valued
at 81 20. Augustus languishes in the TOmbs, hav-
ing no kind friend TO 60 security In $500.