New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-03
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
FoReERs TO BE SENT TO ITALY.


FoRGERs TO BE SENT TO ITALY.
20 BIZ TAKEN BeFoRw THE UNITED STATES COURT
BEcKEk's POSSIBLE CONNECTION WITH BROOK
LYN FORGERY.
George Eurals and Charles Becker, the prisoners
who were arrested Friday night on charge OF COM
uniting forgery in ltalv remained at Police Head
quarters yesterday. Inspector Bvrnes did not send
that they ought to be taken before the United States
Court. which Is not open on Sundays.
dispateh was received by :he Inspector from the
ment had positive proof of the guilt Of Engas and
Becker, and that the necessary papers for their ex
tradition would be sent on immediately.
The counsel for Mrs. Josephine Frau. who was ar
rested December % for utteriDG q forged cheek on
the Commercial Bank. in BROOKLYN, for $l,o0O'
stated yesterday that from the published descrlp-
tons OF Charles Becker, his client Things he Is me
man from whom she got tho check. Mrs. Trau's
statement In regard to the matter y that %aS
her farm at Wcstbury, L. L. and N part payment OF
it gave her the check for $500 which was
to tho-crder of John Steele and signed
Gill. Baird a. 90 She afterward met Steele. and
be wanted 81 900 OF the money. giving her another
check for 81. $50. When this was presented for
payment she was told that the account was over
drawn. Then she gave the cheek to Adolph Bessie,
and when il was presented for certihcatiOn it was
pronounced forgery as well as the one for $1e0o.
Mrs Trau aud Bessie yere arrested. They are now
under bonds awaiting trial.
The police of the Twelfth Precinct reported to Su-
periptendent Walling yesterday that the jewelry
store Of Mrs. Rosa GoOdsteLn at No. Z,293 lhird,
ave-, had been entered by burglars ana robbed OF
$500 in cash and watches and jewelry valued at
about $1,000. The robbery was discovered New
Years day Mrs Goodstein husband ana mo SON. T of
F FaaaSS angeles Rse in n'y the store in safe
en pnSr5 IN the store. When Mr. Goodstein visited
the store about 10 a. IN. GU Saturday he found the
dog stretched ont on the floor. apparently dead; III
was discovered later that the animal had been eli
drugged The safe d the room was, open, and an
examination showed that powder had been used to
blow the door from Its hinges everything mug
taken Va a%sy. The burglars evidently had
done their work thoroughly. They had prled open open
and bad broken three upright iron bars I t6at
guarded the panes. The robbers escaped without
leaving any clew by which they could be traced Inc
following list of articles stolen was 1urnished
10 the police yesterday: One pair OF Solltalre
diamond earrings, 1850; five small pairs OF diamond
earrings $780, 100 second hand silver sq w9tcheS,
hunting ease gold watches. $500; four ladies' stem
winding watches. $12S; forty new silver watches,
$3.50; watch chains. bracelets, earrings rings ana
other jewelry, $1S; and cash $oOo
MIDWINTER SUFFERING AMONG THE POOR.
The intense cold of the last few DAYS has been the
cause OF great suffering among the poorer classes
Many of those living i'll thu tenement-hollse dlsIcus
are inadeQuatey clothed, and without fire. those
who are even without MONIES Oh tHo pOOieSU soI.
seek lodgings at Night i'll the police stations and at
the fve-cent lOdgIng-hOuses. Most OF tue ponce
stations have two sets of rooms, one for men and
one for women dodgers During the recent cold
nights there were many more applicants for lodging
than could be received. Ragged wretches who
struggled in at late hours content to crawl I'M
der the low hunks and lie upon the floor for the sake
of shelter and warmth. The cheap lOdglng-Douses
in the BOwery had no lack of occupants. most of
whom sought shelter at an early hour the chance OF
picking up a few pennies the score OF the OPEN
Ing OF the new year not being sufficient induce
ment to remain in the streets. .
AT tho building of the Commissioners OF Charities
and Correction at Eieventh-st and Ihrd-aVe. there
were 700 applicants tor coal ~ day last week;
an increase of about 90 per cent over the usual
number daily. majority OF the applicants come
from Baxter-st, hottest, MulbeTTy-st: and other
streets in the lower part of the city. In cases OF
sickness or where there were small children, cart
loads of coal were delivered promptly.