The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-16

complished forgera BY means OF uttering certain
forged certificates on the Mechanics and Traders
Bank and on the Chatham Bank, they had succeeded
In obtaining money from several firms In the city.
Their method OF operating was TO visit stores order
goods and send for them by District Telegraph mes
sengsr OF course tho forged certified check would Be
for much larger amount than the price OF the goods
instructions TO ask for the balance. In this
action. Through the agency Of one oil the
smart little messengers the detectives managed 10
capture Fisher, who immediately threw into cuvsrt
q pockstbeok, containing a memorandum whicn led
the Of his accomplice, John q. Richardson.
at No. ~ King street. check book OF the Mechanics
anu Traders Bank, with u stamp for making forged
certificates, and several spurious checks, duly tdenti-
fed and ready for were found In inc OF
the prisoners. Among the signatures used by the
iorgcrs their nearous operations were those OF
Rouse Turner Tor Sill and $40 respectively,
Palm for $500. Tho prisoners yesterday were called
TO the bar ny Assistant District Attorney Lyon and
pleaded guilty to one indictment They were re-
manded lvr sentence.
FALSE PRETENcEs.
man named Moritz weis, Of No IS Orchard street,
was recently found guilty Of obtaining by false pro.
fences from Barnett Goldstsin, jsweer, Of No. 103
Division street, quantity Of jewery valued At $7a It
appeared that the prisoner had also relieved David
Klein OF NO 127 Canal street. OF watch and chain val.
ued at $50; Joseph Bulova OF No. ~ Canal street. Of
ana Nathan Grey, OF No. Al Canal street. OF $l2 all
under somewhat similar preienceb. motion was
made tor now trial, which was denied, and Judge
Gderslseve sent the prisoner 10 state PRISON Tor the
term OF three years.
William Carriers. who was charged with censpr-
ing with Muir, Hartog, Hustcd and Hayes In the
issuing OF about $S0,000 worth OF bogus 81 Louis
county (AIo.) bonds was arrested some time ago BY
Detectives O'Conn0r anu Field, Of the Dstrct Attor-
neys onlce, and lodged In jail. An indictment was
found against him Tor forgery and another or emoez.
clement He pleaded guilty TO the latter anu was sent
TOR year 10 tho Penitsntisry.
EXCISE CASES.
There were six cases on the calendar yesterday for
violation Of tho Excise law. Four OF the accused
William II. s.auG, George H. Peters, Francis Aeaney
and Il p. woolf-pleaded guilty and Judge Glider
sleeve sentenced Thorn 10 pay ane Of $50 each The
others refused plead guilty, on the ground that
they were bartenders and that the propretors Of tho
establishments In which they were employed were
possession OF regularly issued hotel hcsnsea The
trial Of William Lynn then proceeded with, AS
sistant District Attorney Lyon appearing Tor tho
prosecution and Sir. Peter Mitchell for tho accused.
Only were sxAmined-Williain n. Waite
and Charles Baich. the charge WAS that Of
selling liquor without license on the 20th Of Nove.
Der. Waite testified that he purchased glass Of
whiskey from the defendant, and that he saw no
license hanging in the store. In CONTAMINATION
by Mitchell the witness, VINO Is employed vt 81
day BY Society Tor tho suppression VI Wee, al.
miLtcd thcre SIX complaints against him In
inducing ctlzeps TO soil quor 80 that
he ight prosecute Ihom. Mr.. Mitchell earnestly SUBJ
mitteu that the prosecution should have proved by
the chief clerk OF the Board OF EXCISE, who was IN
court the license wore issued " Tho establish.
msnt in which the defendant was mpoysd; anu mas.
much had not proved that ne declined to place
his client tue witness stand. The jury returned
verd,ct Of guilty and Juuge Gdersesve hnsd the
PENDANT $6U, which sum was promptly paid.