Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-07-06
From the .qlbnny Argus. :
ALBANY GENERAL SESSIONS.

" and county, terminated on SATURDAY 'he tS'o
inst. after an ardrous term Of two weeks. Judg-
es L'Amoreux, Lansing, Burhans ana MOORE
presided. cc
The case of John Tifon, convicted OF forgery
presented an instance OF confirmed, anu i0hy
and successfully practiced villany, unparaleied
in the history of our local trials. lie came 10
this city in November last, pretending TO DC sew
eral thing. but chiefly gentleman OF toreune'
the partner of mercantile house OF extensive ou-
siness in Boston, an officer OF the U. >: Navy
and late Spanish Consui at Key West lie 'opN
rooms alternately at several OF our most estao'
lished hotels; though he rather avoinea 'han
courted general acquaintance. Besides the
crimes for Which he was indicted, many others
came out in the course Of his trial. 10 gentle
man of Boston about to leave the country. with
whom he had insratiated himself, he sold forged
draft for $500 on the encouragement OF Havana.
The gentleman had no sooner sailed, than ne
drew unon him for $500 and from their supposed
intimacy. obtained the cash for it IN Boston,
To gentleman in this city. he assigned note
for $1,000 pprportng to be given BY a marine IN"
surancc company in the cityot Boston as COL
lateral security for bis endorsement OF draft on
the Treasury Department for $500. discounted
at the Vi. & F. Bank of this city. The endorser
having his suspicion excited, found, upon inquiry
that there was no such insurance Company IN eN-
istence. lie pursued Tilton to New York, con-
tron.ed rim and threatened an exposure, and Sc
cured sum in cash sufficient TO indemnify ms
endorsements; which sum il afterwards appeared,
TiIton obtained in the following manner. Sc
veral weeks previously, he had selected broker
of that city as an object Of depreciation at an
emergency. To him, he had represented his ex.
tensive mercantile transactions, and fortified his
representa- tons of himself BY very fatterlnS re-
Communications from some Of the heads ct de-
partment at Washington. from Mr.. Webster, and
other Gentlemen. These Recommendations. 1t
is perhaps unnecessary to say, by the way, were
all forgeries; they were enclosures lngenlousiy
placed in the envelopes of letters received by han
! from the officers and persons mentioned, IN reply
to applications on his part IN relation to pretend-
ed claims. made for the purpose of procuring the
envelopes. With unequalled impudcnce, he
called upon the broker. IN company with one OF
the deputies of the Sheriff of this county an who&e
custody lie Men ooaS, introduced the deputy as
friend of his from Albany. stated that he was
DESTROYS to make small remittance by him, and
offered draft Oh the treasury department OF
| $500; and so plausible were his receptions, that
the broker cashed The draft at once, and the de-
puty sheriff & others left him with hi h notions OF
!
was indicted and convicted, were four. viz: a
bill IF exchange parporting to be drawn by Muir
duck Storey 4 20. Of Havana. on Jonathan Good
hue & Co. cf New York. for SJ5O-the endorse
ment of John ". Woods. of Bath. Opposite this
citv) to a note of S25 "a Hote purporting to be
drawn by Iohn lNo2Is-E.s-.s.2 l+1trrrr:rrrccSl Il
note purporting to bn drawn by James Woods,
Esq. supervisor OF the town of GrecmDush for
three hundred dollars. endorsed bv Osborne and
Gray, and discounted at the \. York State Bank.
He was first detected on the bull of exchange in
the following manner: On the 10Th Nov. the bill
was enclosed by Tilton under the fictitiou, name
of r. S. Gilbert to Messrs. S. and VI. Allen of
| New York for collection. On the next day, the
| Messrs. Aliens wrote to the pretended Mr. Gil
bert. directing him to call at their house in this
city (Mcssrs. Van Zandt & HanfortD and receive
the proceeds" of the ,rsft. Bvlhe same mail.
the Messrs. A lens wrote to their house. advising
them of the draft and Of their answer to Gilbert;
adding that it WAS evidently forgery, tire pre-
tended drawer having lied at Havana IN June pre-
ceeding the date Oft the draft (Slst Oct. 1899 and
suggesting that steps be taken for the arrest OF the
person who should call for the 'proceeds'' agree
able to their directions. Tiltor called on the Esd
Nov. On being required to produce the author
Try for the receipt Of the money for another person
for he admitted that his name was Tilton,) he
produced letter from Gilbert dated at New
York on thes21st, requesting him 10 call at the
Albany post office for the Nassrs lens letter to
him, and to call with it o. Messgs. Van L3ndt
and AFFORD and collect the amount of the drift.
Being told that a si4ht informally in the draft
would prevent its INN date payment. ne wr5t- /
in the Office of Van Ztudt AMI Hluford, - a,e
pretended Gilbert at New Yl,., advising hin If :
thp lct & tarr. -