Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-10-11
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from The Qs5.ck Gazette, sept 20

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GREAT SWINDLER-saidt 10 harc gone n
Boston - Sinea Tuesday last an extraordinary
excitement has been crentrd among the mef-
cantiir part OF the community. owing 10 the
r.norie disappearance ola person who had
est bis he'd species OF Banking and Exchange
OIfire in 81. Peter street and who had built n
vault for the security of his treasnre,s part Of
which in gold coins, real or forged was every
dav artfuy exposed in cased t~lndo". II
Appeared nat he arrived in Nav from Belfast !;
he brought 40 letters ofintroducliou, but said
h.. WIS a brother Of Member Of the English
House Of Commons mud was himself worth
Coo to 10000 He carried about hi person
heavy gold chains. and exhibite on every oc-
casinn handfuls Of sovrreigns.
The credit this person enjoyed was at first
not considerable and certainly those who OBJ
served his proceedings closely, took him for a
swindler However, Ire gradually gained con
fdence :; he advertised b lis of Exchange and
English Gold for sale. went % far as TO ask
deposits in bis bank, offering payment Of inter
est be deposited few hundred pounds IN
each of the banks. He sold his bills aud took
n,tes Of hand pavahle conditonaly on the ac-
cpptance of the bills but reqnrad advance
of cash. in some instances 10 10 % per cent.
and when his credit was iDprosed 90 % per
cent. others paid him in full. He purchased
Exchange from other houses, which he sold
nj n loss TO get the monev into his hands, still
few had suspicious Of him. To complete the
whole he became horse racer-pnrchaseh in
most mart the celebrated horse tliho set NJ
as Member OF the Assembly for the L unity
OF Devon. in this district md sad that his hor-
ses and carriage had arrived at liallix, and
were TO bp in time to drive down 10 the poll four
in hand.
ASosner Of Filho he set ont for Montreal on
FRIDAY week last, where he wa "a bet largely
Monday turning out had day, and therfh
NJ races, he started for Laprade. sending
note bt a porter that he had returned n 'lde-
bee. and would call for his baggage. gen
.ipman. a large sufferer, who had gone Up
with him and others soon suspected he had
taken sudden leave. His baggage was
examined and few dirty shirts found. In
the mean lime, pursuit was determined up
on.
Snce tlis period no direct Information has
been received from the person in Par'at, hui
the fugitive is known 10 have ashei IA driver If
Burlington was the best place t. turn off for
Boston
After the news had reached Quebec, the snf-
fprers began to look about them, the money
in the banks said to he somewhat above
G3On) was seized. as also the property IN the
house used as the place Tor business. II IS
differently estimated that the sums carried ell
are between + and EiO0OO. In" losses tail
heavily upon several persons. A lady and 1t
tie girl, -no commonly went by the fugltIve's
name but entered on the steam boats book by
a different one, went 10 Montreal on tuesday
last, the same night that the news that he had
left Montreal reached here. Her behavior on
board indicated that she was aware OF the per-
sons flight
From. the Jfon'real Gazette, Sept, 23.
Ia the course of the summer, an individual,
calling himself J. w. Harvey, established HIM
self as a Private Banker at Quebc. though
unprovided with letters OF credit usual on such
occasions, he commenced selling Exchange on
London TO considerable amount Those who
objected TO paying before the fate OF the ohls
was known, had exchange given them on their
simple acknowiedg ment Others gave deposit
on the amount Of 10 10 % per cent. while 9th
ers less wary paid The full amount. Harvey
also discounted bills 10 a gres extent, anu pur-
chased gold 10 considerable amount. On
pfetence of being presen al the races here, ne
arrived 10 this city on Sunday se'nnlght from
Quebec. /, will be rccolested that the races