Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-07-26
NEW York, July 16.

Forperu.-On the 9th instant, person I'M
der the name of William II. Mead, deposit,
ed in the Mechanics and Traders Bank OF
this city, the sum of two hundred and twcn-
Ity-fve dollars, for which amount he drew
check payable to his order, and obtained the
signature of Z. d. Brown, Esq. the Cashier, !
certifying that it was good for that amount
| This check he contrived to alter into one TOR
twelve hundred and twenty live, by convert
ing the two which was written IN the poay'
| into twelve, and the addition Of the figure one
at the margin, preceding the S225. WIN
this altered check !-e proceeded 10 Drookiyh'
where he drew the amount from tae Long
Island Bank, and subsequently MADE ahp,neI
deposit in the Mechanics and L raiders DahN
OF eight hundred and fifty dollars. For TINS
latter sum lie drew four checks, one TOR TWO
hundred and fifty, and three for two hundred
dollars each upon which he also obtained
the certificate of the Cashier that they were
!, rood for the amount specified. The success
,, attending his first achievement probably en-
. Outraged him to try his fortune with tnese'
: Ifor as it now turns out three OF shem, all al
tered in a similar manner, were passed IN
: ALBANY on Friday last, one at the State i>ank,
a one at the Farmers and Mechanics, and one
: at the Canal Bank. No intelligence has as
/ vet been received of the remain ing two nun
c dr,d dollar check, although it is more than
. probable that it also had been increased &c
:. twelve hundred and the money obtained up,
II on it. 1t has been ascertained that one OF
= the sc altered checks was presented at the
c lL.eathcr Manufacturers Bank IN TINS CITY,
RI where the teller Immediately discovered ina
to tho amount certified to by the Cashier wa
te only 5000, and he consequently declined pay
;rp upon it larger amount. The man pre-
49,. ing it, as the letter states, did not eX
'c I'ih;t he slightest alarm, or betray any cyl
G. nnns &c :. want Of honesty upon the diner
l. 49, L'.;ro. no, ted out ohm, but with apPar
T. wv e;tv ot.ssed not to have observe'
&c s. ,Nd ascrIbed the difference entirely to tn
~ mistake of the Cashier. yelln sIew ~ I iaf
u rect it, he received back his 'heoh ", ~. ~,
IF the bank under the pretence OF sol"s l.;
nj Cashier, who had certihed III 10
Il moncy.-Courier.
On Tv,,opn,SAnyC Casa young lad
N, or i've name of Mcmillan, in Upper Ca
80 :, NADIA, eloped with young man ~ ~
t., a' name Of Kennedy. They embarked IN
:. canoe, and arrived on the American ~.
~ ~, of the St. Lawrence, and were marrle
~ at Messcna by magistrate. hey WEI
II" overtaken about two hours ailef tle u, =. a
rage by the step father and uncle OF u
Young lady, with whom she very WHINE
10 o. iv returned to her FRIENDS. she was
.tIy forwards placed. at her own request,
he Nunnery at Montreal. Kennedy III
and the Young lady brought before the Go u!
Aies or Kings Bench, held Tor montreal q,
trict. in last month, by writ Oh noos
sorpns. The Judge having heard
MIS- narties. and read the affidavits on W
hem Sides. decided that as Miss NC MILAN
gre not detained against her wiil, the VIII
habeas corpus did not apply to her CO