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The Daily Dispatch: November 18, 1863., [Electronic resource], Five hundred Dollars reward. (search)
False Pretences. --Philip Lambert, a young soldier, was arraigned before the Mayor yesterday to answer the charge of obtaining a pair of boots, worth $150, from Jacob Morbus, Morbus stated that three weeks since the prisoner and Charles Riddle came into his store. Charley wished to purchase a pair of boots, and was shown a pair which were rather large. Charley decided to have a pair-made, and for that purpose left his measure, and paid in advance $160, promising to pay $15 more when the boots were finished. The next day Lambert called on Morbus, countermanded the order for the pair to be made, said Charley had sent him to get the pair he tried on, and paying the $15 due, took them. Charley afterwards called and demanded his money or the boots, but got neither. Henry Lambert, the father of the accused, testified that he sent his son to bank with a check for $400--that some hours after he learned that Phil was drunk, and going in search of him, found him and the money, mi