Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-05-11
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enay, NJ. p. for Brdgcwa,cr the only officers in
the British army who had taken passage in that vessel
DOMESTIC.
casc OF .ucIeod-The n. Y Journal Of Commerce
has the following account Of what transped in The SUI
preme Court in that city on Thursday, touching the
case of Mcleod.
| at having been announced that McLeod's would
come before the Supreme Court this morning, the Court
filled almost to sulfocaton, witha dense crowd,
amongst whom were several ladies' Mcleod was
brought into Court at ten o'clock. lie IS man appa-
rently between forty and fifty years DID, rather above
the common stature, strongly built with an ordinary
Of countenance and has red sandy coorcd whs
kers and hair
When the case called on, his counsel, MIR. Spen-
Ger, informed the Court that it intended to move
for the prisoners discharge from custody, several
grounds of the most prominent Of which was,
that if the prisoner had committed any offence at all,
It was public national offence against the United
States Government the British Government having
authorized the attack the Caroline, would be
proved in the course of this inquiry.
The Court here interrupted Mr. Spencer and said
that should there be any conflict in relation to the
proofs the return of the habeas corpus, if was
likely that any investigation beyond the record should
become necessary it could, perhaps, be better to now
make some disposition OF the question, IN order 10
give the parties time TO make amy further proof they
may desire
MIR. Hall, Attorney General, on the part OF the
people, sad-the case had been presented on certain
allegations Of the prisoner, and he counsel for the
people dsmurred 10 these allegations not being su
fcient 10 sustain the motion for his discharge.
\ Court-ilave you seen tho allegations,
Mr.. Hau-Yes, they have been furnished to me, and
the part Of the people propose to demur to them
Court-The great Importance of the question makes
inclined TO postpone it until Judge Bronson arrives
here, and he will probably not come until next week
Mr.. Spencer-It would be more convenient for me
to have it set down for next Friday week.
Mr.. HaU-lt will be perfectly convenient for the pro-
scouting officer attend Friday, and have OBJ
lection to that day. if il will he convenient TO the prl
suner
Court-We shall therefore set it down for Friday Of
next week
II was subsequently intimated to the Court that Fri
day was appointed day of General Fasting.
The Court then set down the for next Saturday
, week.
We have been informed good authority, that Nc.
Leod has made affidavit denying that he acas at all
concernedin the attack on The Caroline.
+ Judges Nelson and Cohen presided"
THE GRAND FRAUD BEGINNING TO oPEN!!!
The following from the N. Orleans Picayune gives
the first gun respecting the late splendid effort Of ras
cally genius upon the Northern banks and brokers'
accomplished S,eiadiug.
) A LARGE BUSINESS SMALL CarITAL.- One
Of the most extraordinary of swindlng-as in
| genious and daring extraordnary-which has been
FOR time developing itself, is creating great
! excitement in this community The exploits of SL,i,
Hines and King completely ecpsed and the eli
max of rascay has been attained in the present
s,ance-the particulars of which we give as follows:
Two men, calling themselves Chambers and hackey,
were some months ago residing this City. They had,
originally, capital Of about 81 0O0 ont Of which they
have managed TO raise something than $780, 900
by of swndling One is said to be native Of
New York, and the other Scotchman. Chambers APP
pears to have been 'bead DEVIL and his cunning cool
impudencc and knowledge of finances combined,
stand unprecedented IN tue annals of crime lie was
once arrested in Baltimore behalf Of the Charleston
Banks for frauds committed them, and sent TO the
Peniten,iary, where he served out his time.
While here, alackey kept an account with the City
and Commercial Banks, depostng and drawing small
sums frequently and occasion, he ovcrdrew at
the City Bank for goo. After this, he kept out OF
the way for several days; but he finally arrested,
when he said it unntentional mistake, refund
ed the money, and had the matter hushed. From Mo-
bile, he corresponded with Mr. Hall, Cashier of the
Commercial Bank, the subjects of finance, cxchan
ges, Sc.-From this Bank he obtained Two certificates
Of depostc-one for 500 the other for S 900 in spe-
Gle. The 500 he raised 10 ST 900, which was present
ed by man in company with Mackey. The paying
teller refused TO pay it, saying it not in the hand
writing of the receiving teller, who, being called at
irst said it not in his writing. Mackey laughing,
said to him. 'What, deny your handwriting
Dontt you remember having given that certificate,
the day of its date Refer to your books This was
done and the date, number and amount of the certi
ficate were found TO agree. The money paid, and
nothing more then thought about it. The genuine
certificate for ST 600 retained by the vlan and
is supposed 10 have been altered to much larger
amount and sold.
hackey afterwards got several other certificates from
the same bank specie depostes which have all been
altered, and the Cashier is already advised of
which never negotiated by the bank. One for
S130 600 sold al Louisville; for $4,000 at Gin
cinna at Philadelphia for S2l 900; and one N.
York for 1913 900; besides others not rccollected
The mail from New York, Saturday last, broug ht
to the address Of commercial house in this city
tcae ofdepos:te purporlng 10 be No 422 for 1913 900
specie in tho Commercial Bank which, had been alter
ed, probably from 1923, and sold to broker in New
York. This is the last which has been discovered, but
il is probable many more will yet come TO hand.
Pursuit has been made after the swinders from LOU
isville, Cincinnati, Mobile and this city A young
Scotchman, who identify them, was despatched
from this city week since for Canada, where it is
thought they intend to 60.
u The following statement from the Louisiana Adver-
tiser of the 24th ult, will not only explain the means
by which the late forgercs the Kentucky, CinciR-
natl, and New York bankers effected, but also
lieve the public mind from every suspicion having
tendency TO implicale any officer in the New Orleans
Bank as an accomplice in the knayery:
"The march Of rascality and wickedness is onward
A fellow by the name of Matthew Draper deposited
four several amounts in the Commercial Bank Of New
Orleans, between hundred and seven and hundred
and twenty dollars each about the Goth Of March
and received certificates Of deposite therefor With
this anchor to windwad the scoundrel oberated the
figures and the words, and inserted twenty one thou
sand Mexican dollars in the body of the certificate
and at the bottom in the left hand corner are the figures
: SCI 900.