, 1879-01-12

vagrants, $500 to the 10th; Henry Bartells
shooting John Leyden, 81 ,00O to 1he 3lst
as it is thought that Leyden will bt ,.
able to appear BY that time; Patrick Farrell
off piazza fourteen feet from the ground, SG0l
TO the 18th; Robert Mides, larceny Of clothing
from Theodore Morton, Of Colehonr, Sl0o line;
Justice Kaufman held Patrick Cation in total
of $1,000 to tho Criminal Court for forging the
names Of theatrical people to orders tor eoods,
with which he succeeded u swindi'ng sone
two dozen business houses. He pleaded guilty
to four charges of forgery and eleven OF Obtain
| ing goods BY false pretenscs. Justice Aiorrlson @
held Lizzie Mellon and Kate Corbett in S1oo
each to the 21st for the theft OF two coats from
| q. Levy, Of No. 275 Milwaukee avenue: Err
| minia Meyers, charged with stealing clothing
| and jewelry from her employer, John Graf' OF
No. 155 Fulton street, which she sold in order
to invest in policy games, $500 to the Criminal
Court
Early on the morning OF the I'd inst, Chris
tophcr Ahlgr1m, proprietor OF livery at NO.
53S Canal street, while attending 4 ball at the
West Twelfth Street Turner-HaIl, met a young
man named john O'Brien, who proposed. as
they should go home together When at
the corner Of Dussold and Jefferson streets,
O'Brfcn knocked him down and demanded bis
monev Ahlerim screamed for the police, and
O'Britn, after trying to pound him into keep
lug silent, jumped up and ran away. O'Brien
was arrested yesterday morning BY Officers Nc
Tigue and Cara, and was readily identified by
Aalgrin. O'Brlcn was convicted about year
ago for robbing Oscar Briggs at the corner OF
Clark aud Twelfth streets, and was sentenced
to FIVE years in the Penitentlary, but in some
way or OTHER he managed to escape serving lime.
SAMUEL FRANK,
st. Paul man, VINO carried on the business OF
ciof hcr, batter, ETC.. in the name OF his wife,
has gotten as far as Hudson, Wis, on his way
to this city, where he is wanted on a charge of
consDr1ng to dcfraud the firm OF Leopold Bros.
Frank had store at Sauls Centre, Ainn., sew
eral years ago, but failed. Thence be moved to
St. Paul. anu opened shop under cover OF his
frau. lie has been in the habit OF buying goods
in Chicago for four. or i've years, patronizing
also milwaukee, dealers. In August last,
he dropped into Leopold Bros, aud represented
that he was worth between 81, 600 and $4,000.
and that nc was indebted to only three partles par;
goods was sold him. subsequently, it was
learned that he had disposed Of his stock, aud
not only swindled his business creditors
but also his relatives. Mr.. Llcnry Leo,
1ennd hS '0uesssa deency % Of ss6uoo IL Frank
assets, and nothing satisfactory could
be gotten out Of him as to where the goods had
gone to. A requisition was accordingly for
wardcd for him, and three vr four days ago he
was arrested, and the officer having him i'll
charge started for this city. Somehow. perhaps
by tclceraphine friends, d writ OF tabcas corpus
was procured and served when they gol into |
Wisconsin, and Suage at Hudson now has the |
application Tor release before him. The proceed /
ing is a novel onc, but the attempt to get free |
by such trick Will doubtless be unsuccessful |
Nothing was heard from Hudson yesterday. |
aud The result is therefore unknown. If a de-
cision, however, Ind been given, its purport
As far as can be ascertaiued, Frank Qwcs $751;
0O0 TO Chicago firms, the amount being thus
divided: Leopold Bros, $500; Hart Bros,
$1,000; Silyerman, Laudauer s. Co., $1,000; 4.
Lewis & Co.. 500; - Price,, Levi
d Co., $500; Packer, Work s. Co..
S400. He is also indebted to Milwaukee parties
in q considerable amount. An Indictment is
easily obtainabe against him on account Of his
false statements as to his assets, he thereby
getting credit; and, as such sw1ndling Is getting
q little common. it is about time au example |
should be set Others who are inclined to walk
in Franks footsteps.