Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-03-28
From the Massachusetts, Spy.
SURPRISING DISCLOSURES.

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Several instances Of fraud, forgery and burglary
have taken place within the last SIX months, esincins
an alrotuess and skill rarely equalled in this coun,
try. and which have not often been cxcel'cl by the
most accomplished adopts in the old world. Byll
the vigilance OF the New fork police. several OF
the ringlealers have been unprecedented, and are
now in the way Of meeting their deserts, while such
information has been obtained will. it is believed,
lead to detection and arrest OF more. 1t appears
that there was gang, regularly organized and ex-
Tending throughout the whole country, with their
committees OF correspondence and vigilance at eve
~ po:nt where they could be of any use. Some
sngnlarly remarkable circumstances have grown
out OF these transactions of which the following Isl
4 brief detail can glye consistently with The
variety of facts related.
In tile course Of the last fall several stores be.I
longing to some Of the first merchants in New York,
were broken open and plundered OF money, papers,
aud other valuable property, to TO large amount
One Of these was that Of q. &. s. S. llowland,
which was broken open on the night of the 18th OF
October. On the 18th. check, purporting to be
signed by that firm for seven thousand, seven hun
ired and sixty dollars, was presented at the unon
Bank and paid. 1t was soon ascertained to be q
FORGERY. and discovered that the bills (Which were
Of large denomination in which 1t was pac. had
been exchanged at the United States Bank, and the
Chemical Banks. There can be little doubt tliat II
ken open, from their books, that they had funds IN
the Union Bank, and at the same time, probably
their signature was found, and the means thus OBJ
tanned of counterfeting it. Several persons were
arrested on suspicion, among whom was limolhl
B. Redmond, keeper Of the United States Hotel II
pearstreet, on WHOM suspicion fell, irom his re
,,sembauce TO the person who presented the check
But on examination they were all discharged
few weeks after, man was arrested at 0
near, Wilmington. Delaware. in whose possessio
was found large amount IN money, among Whic
were several bills which were identified as som
of those which were given at the Branch Bank
exchange for those received on account of the io
ged al eek This person proved to be David " ir
welf%nown in New York as an old offender. 4
ter being days in the city, and having conlnnr
cation with his brother and other persons, he Sc
for police officer and informed him that RedmoI
was the person who broke open the liowands stoi
and that lie also presented the forged check at I
Union Bank that, after the money obtalne
lie came on board of the steam packet at the VIVA
and divided the money, with him, Ware, and ano
er person.
On this evidence Redmond was again arrest'
and so strong were the circumstances, against hi
that although he had hitherto sustained an irrep
achable character, lie was unable to procure t.
for his appearance at Court and was committed
nrison. in consequence of this establishment,
which he had expended $4,000 IN furnishing
fitting it to accommodate company, was broken
and his business brought to close lie was c.
mitted TO prison on the 23d of November and brou
to trial on the nth of January. On trial. "
swore again to lis passing the check, and to Il
dividing the money, before stated. The tel
of the three banks, before named, swore to t
belief that Redmond was the man who passed
check and got the bills changed Onthe other h
itwas proved that there were one or more per
in the city, who SO nearly resembled Redmond,
they we're frequently mistaken for him, even
hisaparticular acquaintance. But the most cor
sve testimony in his favor was that Of nuno,
persons. employed in his family, who swore
on the 9Th Of October, the day the check was
.sed he took physic and was confined to the II
during the day, and could not have been at
without their knowledge. The Jury, there
found verdict of Not Guilty. Redmond now.
fully to clearur his own character, entered
slant against Ware, for perjury, and he was Of