The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-05-19

PoLIcE, May l7.-Forgsry Gamblers Fate
nlgniy respectable and intelligent young man NAM
ca uecIee blytn connected with some Of the first ia
miles 70 the state was yesterday arrested by Merritt
Sparks ana Wadron, police officers, on charge of
forgery. He was examined by Mr. Justice Lownds
and after some lme his courage falling he confessed
ms guilt ana gave up $3.50 part OF the produce of
his crimnality. The manner in which the foroer;es
for which he has been committed for trial. were
traced to him, is somewhat singular On the 29th of
AP las esc n, was Sv presented at The Seventh
Evertt, for $3.50, drawn in favor Of Mr.. H. Lawrence
and signed by VIM. Goldman, for Robert Kermit
The bank gave notice to Mr.. Kermit that he had
overdrawn his accouat which he said was mposs-
Bic, by between TWO and three hundred dollars
and investigation took place When this check
for $3.50 was exhibited, Mr. Kermit declared to be
forgery, but who the ferger could be, was quite
mystery Among other checks which had been paid
by the bank one in favor of Messrs Talcott and
Son, dated the 3lst of March, but which had not
been cashed until the I'd of May, and this circum
stance excited a suspicion that the check had been
withheld in order to practise upon and initiate the sig
nature. Messrs. Talcott a. Son were applied to, who
informed the inquirers that the check in question had
been received by their then clerk, George Blyth, of
whom they spoke IN high terms Of praise, and had
been kept back by the firm themselves from inatten-
ton, having been regularly paid over to them by
Blyth at the time he received it from Mr.. Goldman.
They furthermore stated that Blyth had Quilted their
service, and was now in the employ of Messrs Wright
4 Hull.
Suspicion against Blyth was thus laid asleep, unstA
within a day or two when fresh forgery was DIS
covered OH the Bank Of America. check fer $1,000,
purportng to be drawn by Pellot and Barber in favor
of George Schofeld, was presented and paid on the
4lh Of May by Mr.. Ebenezer Platt the cashier
Mcssrs Pello and Barber, in their examination Of
the filling up of this forged check, discovered seme
resemblance to the hand writing of Blyth, who on
account of his employers Messrs. Wright and Hull
had receipted some invoices, &c. These two cIrcum-
stances being put together, viz that of the forgery
on the Seventh Ward Bank, and this latter on the
Bank of America, caused the police to suspect Blyth
as the party concerned in both Of them. Blyth was
accordingly apprehended, and the result shows that
the sagacity efhe police not at fault.
Having thus stated the particulars of these forge
res, have yet another duty to fulfil which is to
relate how this unhappy young man (Blyth)-the
subject of our report fell into the commission Of these
crimes 1t appears that there is person of the name
Of Samuel Demott, who keeps gambling hoase in
Nassau street, two doors from Cedar street, where the
game of Roulett is constantly being played. Blyth
has made deposition that he lost 10 this man. at one
time, $780, at another, Sl00 and at other times, va
rious Sums amounting TO above $1,000. To cover these
losses it was that Blyth committed the forgeres in
question: and 10 the accused spirit of gambling ne
has sacrificed his honor his happiness and success in
life, and brought and desOlaOn, TO sit by the
hearthstOne of his family and friends
The nstigator and induccr OF all this misery, De-
mott has been held to bail, to answer to the charges
made against him by Blyth, in the sum of $4,000.
Tree I0ads.-Two black rascas named Bill
Minor and Jim Johnson arrested by police Off
GERS Waldron and Dunshee for robbing Mr. Lang
No. so Anthony street, of pair of handsome boot
trees and a pair of boots, which were upon them.
Committed.