The New York herald., 1876-02-25
WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT.
Before judge Morgan,

THE BLEECKER STREET RAILROAD CASE
The examination in the Of John G. Rickway,
trackmaser OF the Bleecker Street Railway Company
against whom charge mado of conspiracy to de-
fraud the company, came off yesterday The evidence
showed that Rickway, upon false vouchers, had re-
ceived certain sums OF money which he divided up
with the employees of the company The first ntma-
tion the company had was upon the statement of an
accompce James Lawn, to the effect that the 22d
day OF January he presented a voucher, signed by
Rickway, purporting that the witness had worked
FIVE days for the company, whereas he had done but
three days Labor. on receiving the five days. pay
the witness retained three days. pay for himself and
gave to Rickway two days pay Upon crossexamina-
tion the fact was ehcted that LAWN was an empioye
not of the company but of Rickway and that the lat
ter had full power TO employ mon Tor the company,
and that the company could not hold him responsible
for larceny false pretence, but simply breach of
trust Judge Morgan, after considering the evidence,
said that Rickway could not be held under the
plant Rickway was accordingly discharged. The
company Will now commence civil suit against Rick
way.
FELoNIoUs ASSAULT.
Hugh Mcclure of No. 616 Broadway was held in
81 900 bail to charge OF felonous assault and
battery The complainant, John schae1er, of No. II
First street. made affidavit that Wednesday morning
Mcclure pointed loaded pistol at him. threatening to
shoot him the act being committed without any provo
cation his part. Mcclure in his own defence, said
that he was partially intoxicated, that Schaeier
handling him rather roughly, and tnat he pointed tho
pistol at him to make him desist but that he had no
intention OF shooting
woMAN's REVENGE.
On Wednesday Mrs. Carrie BURNETT, OF No 221 South
Fifth avenue applied to Judge Morgan for warrants for
the of large number olotery Dealers alleging
that hor husband through policy playing had lost small
fortune Judge Morgan declined to grant the warrants
and referred her Police Headquarters At the latter
place she preferred her complaints and superintendent
Wallng detailed the whole detective force the
policy dealers The result the OF the follow
ing parties David Nolan No. 1O3 West Seventeenth
street; George Schmt No. 357 West Fortieth street.
Edward Lawson, No 124 West Twenty fifth street
Francis Brown, No. West street. Edward Hawey, OF
No 245 West Fortyninth street. and Michael Iaire Of
No 232 y Greenwich street The lattor discharged,
there beng evidence anst him but the others
held In 81 900 to Mrs. Burtn ott In answer
inquiries, stated that she knew nothing about the
policy business, but her husband who absent
from the city, had lost nearly all his money in
Therefore she went around to each lottery
shop and bought tickets in order 10 make the COM
plant. Her husband knew nothing about her actions
and she positively that she was not hired to
make tho complaint II rather singular that all
the parties arrested do not belong TO tho ring while
in party arrested in store whore
next door ono Of the ring dealers kept full sway and
the complainant had been enaged to make the COM
plant in order to break up the New York lotteries.
The prisoners or persons In the stores
arrested somo time ago on similar complaint and
brought up before Judge Wande at the Yorkville
Court They were held TO answer, but on its being
shown that the arrest was merely "motlye OF re-
venge' the bail bond was discharged.