Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-10-13
Nrw York. Oct. 3

NV DIRK, Oct. >.
Pohc.-Fo'gery-O the 20th ullino Mr..
Orlando {. Osborn, OF the firm OF 0. {. Osborn
\ Co, No. II " all street, came to the Police OF
fee, and made affidavit that on that day, u man
calling himself George Il. " arrsn, called at their
office, aud presented n draft atI months, dated
Boston, 2Sh September, 1896, purportine to be
drawn by otiS Rich, d commission mcr, liant of
Boston, Ia favor of Mrssu Hubbard and Casey
No. 81 Broad street, New York, for 81 1903 As
and putportlns To hc by them accepted also rndor-
sed b, George b Warren, PAYABLE at the Phcnis
Bank OF this city. This draii at the request of
the PRISE tier, Mr.. Osborn. in part eashod. paving
hlm $500 IN cash, and giving IN, note at 80 days
for S5oo,27, with which Warren retired TO his
clearinghouse ut Congress Hall.
Abou an hour after having discounted said
draft, Mr. Osborn sen, III, book keeper, Mr..
Muuuttord, to Mcssrs. Hubbard IL Casey, who u,
once pronounced the names purporting to be their
signature ol acceptance, forgery, which induced
MIR, Osborn to apply for process for the arrest
oil Warren The warrant being placed in the
hands Of Mr. Holman. oiiiccr he repaired 10 the
Philadelphia steamboat wharf, aud arrested " ar
rcn on boa,d, lac Was on the exc Of starting for
Philadelphia, and brought him to the Office On
searching him, another check o, the same date aud
amount, and signed, accepted, and endorsed as the
hrsl named, was found in his possession, =, also
La his examination it appeared that Warrcn's real
name was John NJ Case, Of the firm OF Thoma,
A. Russell n Co, commission merchants of Mo
bile, as appeared by card IN las possession, and
as he himself confessed. lie stated that he was A
native of Grafton, Massachusetts, had been about
year in Mobile, aud that he received the drafts
OF a man calling himself George b. Warren, whom,
he mel ON borad the steamboat Providence who
told him he was an extensive shoe and boot manu-
ftciurer in Haverhill Massachusetts, and that SAID
Warren gave hun the drafts, as he stated, TO as
slst him III his businesses, he was fond OF aiding
and encouraging Young men, taking his receipt
Tor the same, and for the amount of which he was
10 draw on the house of Russell & Co. in Mobile
and also promised to SUPPL, them with shoes IL
sell for him on commission. Case further stated
that himself and Warren arrived here on SUNDAY
and stopped AZ the CITY Hotel that NIGHT and thai
he next morning removed to Congress Hall, and
ON Tuesday the drafts mtre given and accepted
lie accounted for the disappearance of the mo-
ney hv stating that he had paid Mr. Blunt Of Bur.
ling Slip, $500, las he held against him his Cases,
individual draft On Warren Murdoch, ofBoston,c ON
dorsed by the firm of Russell Il Co.. and by John
Whldden, OF Mobile, which was protested foi
non-accerIanrc: and tina, he had sent $50 asc
IN a letter to his wife IN Boston, who Was there
with her two hdren. Mr. Hubbard Of the firm
OF Hubbard an! Casey, came also to the Office anu
made affidavit that their names as acceriois WIRE
forgeres. W arrcn, alias Case, confessed that he
had purchased wig inl, roadway soon after com,
ing into the CITY, which he wore when h. went I.
Mr.. Osborn'> but said that nc always wore one II
the winter. Tire evidence against him being com
plettd, he was fully committed on SATURDAY t.
prison 10 answer. Courier