Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-04-27
TIE: RANK swINDLERs

There tan be but little douot but that the man
who lately swindled the banks Of Kentucky aud |
Cincinnati OF 1900 dollars. is the famous Loudcn
-"indier lie did not try his hand here, but seems
TO have done it ai the court:
The United States Gazette SAYS. after referring
'o nus western operations. 1--WE now learn that a
sti'iiar auempt was made on the GiTarl Bank in
TINS c"y' out without success. 80 exact is the inn.
Itaiion ui the writing. the enrnytn, onJ s;,,,.
lures of the drafts, aud even the Ic,icrs H., 49,,
comparison mo difference IL observable Evcn ~.
color OF the ink ON the counterfeit is The Same n
that ON those Known To be genuine. The rnck did
not take here"
u Is stated that at Blliimorc he opcncJ n .
tiaiI"n oi the sane character, and tailed only bc.
c Iusc lac AaS toO close ia driving a bargain ri
nally, he gave New York n touch of his quality
y AL hpnpIei the comm REAL emporium Iy maxim,
E IL the scene ct his crowning act oi villa nv. the
! Ptric liars OF which we copy from The American of
yesterday:
We just leain IN II some time last week. the
e shicr at the u NIX oi America received a letter
- from tho New Orleans II INK enclosing the half of
" a ~crrtiica'c tor % 900 Mexican dollars. which lac
WAS To deliver To u Mr.. BrUon, ON presentation of
the other hall. and recommending Mr.. q to Mr.
~ Thomp-ons consideration as an English gentleman
of fortune. VIII had deposited the ~ ,uey with the
," New Orleans Bank. Nj. Bgit;ol appeared o.
IT. Thur day, aud received the half of the certificate
~ Which nc took Ia Jacob L.iiile n Gus. who cash, d
~ n iUr hun ~ y rhrck On the CuiIn Bunk. whi,l
'h was paid IN $1,000 nulcs. At Il late hour in ia,
We day another person. evidently an ~accompicc. cam,
Nv Ia MIR. Little Ia buy sovereigms, and purchase,
2OUO which lac paid for IN notes oi the Union hanI
" The neNt day the steamer for England sailed -
w Them seems hc no dodht hat THIS Is hat a part I,
T. the plan by which Ihe hanks have been swir,died.
''' Mr.. LiIle has offered S5n00 reward Ter the =,
cnvcry of the money. To show the cuolness of IN
lad villain, when lac presented himself at the Unio
vas Bnrk, the chctk heing drawn 10 his orIcr, PAYNE,
IN was refused On the grOuud that MIR. BnrIun wus
Use stranger.
10" lie Immediately returned To Mr. Little anil askc
mo hIm io acc,mpanP Inn tor the purpose of surIsfyi,
'nc the bank. Fir. L'iIic NOT being uhIe To- 90, the cas-
"S Icr "i the Bank ni AmcrIra went with him, and u
money was accordingly paid.
The There can I've lItle doubt that this Mr. Parks
Ca alas Daws'n. alias Brrnn. lett Boston fr Lave
- pool IA the Acadia steamer on SaIurl ~ l.st.
cen The amount that hc Is known to have secured
sad about SJ0,OiO; but r1hahly the full extent of
rty frauds is not yet nsreriaincd. The cashier Of q
oi Bank of Kentucky describes the swIudlcr n. n ruh
nds short, thick set man, ui:h a broad G,rchc,,I ~
be halr, lace sallow, a defect IA n fore tooth, and Thin
he was a hitlJ siUop sinuldereI.
Thus agrees generally nth the descripiirn civ
2 to Of personal appearance in The Cincinnati Gazei
se- There can be ltilc doubt. we think. Ihui the IA
.on. vcst of plumber has all been reaped by a single
.css dISIdunl, who ms, huwcyc-. have had accom-,
zeal ccs ~ New Ohrans. u hch",c The banks fro
ipp. which the ceriiica'es nf dcp,sire on which 1
low swinGler obtained the money purIrrIed Ia bn
nan come, @ insiItr'c a rcIl Invcsiig IIion inlo "a. g..
aS- duet oi all pcrsHIs connected win their cstlblt
tn. Ms. u seeins To- us from all Ihe cIrcunsranr
de. IhiI the ra~cIl must have hal ac, umplIccs viii
the The walls OF ihnsc Insult .iions.