The New York herald., 1876-01-28
TOMBS POLICE COURT.
Before Judge Flammer
A SOUTHERN sw1NDLER ARRESTED.

A SOUTHERN SWINDLER ARRESTED
James L, Kyle, twenty-f years of age native of
Georgia, arragned a charge OF receiving goods
under false pretences 1t was alleged by William A.
Hubert, OF the firm OF Hubert Co., No So Chambers
street. that the goth OF November 1875. the pris.
them, and upon representing that he was
buyer for Kyle 4 Hammond, OF Charlotte " O., and
| authorized to purchase goods thoir account OBJ.
taned twelve revolvers OF the value OF $S5 1t was
subsequently ascertaned that the prisoners represen
tatons utterly ialso aud fraudulent He
managed to elude arrest until yesterday, whom
| he taken into custody. There wa 8
still another complaint pending against him
for obtaining 800 worthless draft drawn upon the
aforesaid Kyle Harmon, and the victims were
Messrs Graham Harris Co., doing business at No 5s
Chambers street. He represented that he was the
brother OF Mr. Kyle Of North Carolina and had lost
his overcoat and memorandum book IN the car coming
from Philadelphia. His manner aud address so
easy and of hand that he had difficulty in gotting
cashed his bogus check He pretended 10 Graham Har
ris & Co. that he wanted to purchase a quantity OF
brushes In answer to the charge the prisoner said he
had nothing to say Kyle was further committed on
charge OF stealing shoe brush valued at seventy five
cents from the firm His arrest In this instance
led TO his Identification the party who committed
the above swndling transactions and to their develop
mcnt II is said that Kyle has been leecing several
leading merchants in this city He was held TO
on all the charges
ATTEMPT TO KILL HIS MISTRESS.
Robert Dietman, alias George Smith, was released
from Sing Sing few days ago. his term Of service in
that bastie having expired, and to this city He
sought his former mistress and finally iCund her In
house of i'll fame in Elizabeth street. He entreated
to leave the place but she refused Dleman drew
loaded revolver aud pointed at her head and pulled
tho trigger The pistol missed fire and before he could
repeat the attempt ho overpowered aud arrested
Justice Flammer held him in 81, 900 bail to answer
EXCISE VIOLATIONS.
Six persons arrested for breach Of the excise law
selling liquor without license, held In 800 each
to answer
PROGRESS.
workmen were busy yesterday afternoon In remov.
ing the dsgraceful old pens in which prisoners brought
TO the Tombs heretofore been confined like beasts
in menagerie. In utare there will be separate rooms
for them.
THE cRIsPINs' STRIKE.
Michael Sheridan and Conrad Carroll were arragncd
for disordery conduct The complanants, Messrs.
Hannah & Reddish boot and shoe manufacturers,
No 35 Warren street, stated that In consequence of
their having employed society men for the pur-
pose OF instructng them in the operating Of certain
new machines the defendants and others congregated
around their store and gave them considerable annoy
ance Justice Flammer held the defendants $500 bail
TO keep the peace for six months. writ OF habcas
corpus was subsequently sued out and the prisoners
were taken before Judge Barrett, OF tho Supreme
Court The minutes OF the not being in the pos
session OF the Clerk the examination postponed
until to-day at eleven O'Clock A. ".