Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-04-27

Bank The half eertifeaie. having produced the other
nan, which was carefully compared and found TO
Sponsspond. and sold the same TO the Commercial
10 this city, receiving the one, two and three
dollar notes Of that Bank, which he stated he in.
tended to use in the purchase Of -Four on the Mus
Alnsum. Not the slightest suspicion was excited,
until TO day. April is. when MIR. Gano received the
following letter from Mr.. Hall.
COMMERCIAL BAsk OF Nav ORLEAss,
,y April !, isli.
W.. U. w. Gano, Esq. Cashier.
Dear Sr;-l have this moment received your
letter Of the 3oth ut referring to letter from me OF
ne 'th instant in relation to certificate Of depo-
ste. As have no knowledge Of any such letter,
ana having also received one OF similar purport
from Mr.. Gwathney, Of the Bank of Kentucky, l
Tear some imposition has been attempted, and has
Ten TINS letter off to pct you on your guard.
Yours respectfully,
GEO. o. HALL, Cashier.
The body of the forged letter from MIR. Hall, is
written IN blue ink, of precisely the tint Of that used
IN the Commercial Bank OF New Orleans, and is in
the hand writing of the clerk OF that bank, who fills
up letters for the signature Of the cashier except the
words, II reeOmmsnd him TO your favor. which,
together with the of the cashier, are in black
INK; and on comparing 1t with number OF letters
from the same bank, OF late dae, not the slightest
am renee can be discovered, either IN the paper, ink
or hand writing. The paper especially bears tho
same water mark, and seems TO be from the same
ream.
The public are requested to be on the alert. The
person who represents Mr. Parker is small man,
WIN brown or auburn hair, rather broad forehead,
ana Keen expression OF eountenance.
liberal reward will doubtless be offered aud
any one who shall detect this rogue will be we'll
paid.
tUT A similar scheme has been prac,sed in thi,
Clty through the Bank of America, in a certificate
OF the Commercial Bank, ". q. for sS3, OOO which |
was passed TO Jacob Little x Co. 10 whom any COM
tnunleat on relative to the same may be addressed i
who will pay the above reward Tor the recovery of
Il
amount recovered.
From the New York New Era.
LOOK OUT FOR A SWINDLER.
we earn from the Cincinnati Gazette that a few
dayr before the last OF March, the Lafayette Bank of
that city received letter purporting to come from,
the cashier OF the Commercial Bank OF New Orleans
bali OF acertihcate OF depose for Sl3OO
with request that that amount should be paid TO
VIM. Nj. Parker, OF London, on the presentqent by
him OF the other half OF the certificate. On the 3Oh
Of March the cashier of the Lafayette Bank had oc.
caslonito write to the Commercial Bank on other
business, and IN the Of his letter alluded to
the business in question as follows:
Mr. Parker has not yet appeared when he does
shall hand him the half certificate sent for hi,
uSe."
On the 81 Of April, MIR Parker made his appear
ance, and producing half Of the certificate the
other was delivered to him, and he sold il to the
commercial Bank OF Cincinnati, receiving the one
Two and three dollar notes of that institution.
No suspicion that all was not right was entert,in
ed till the 18th instant when letter was received
rom the cashier Of the New Orleans Commercial
Bank, denying any knowledge of the former letter
;onr 'nns the halt certificate, and stating that he had
received an in!imation of the reception of a similar
etler by the Bank of Kentucky
MS letter stamped the certificate of deposite
with the eplste containing II as forgery, but the
matter IS involved in considerable mystery. The
per on which the letter is written bears the same
water mark as that which is used by the bank
The body ofthe latter is written in blue ink of pre-
else the tint oil that used in the Commercial Bank
Of New Orleans, and Is IN the hand writing Of the
;lerk OF the bank who fills up letters for the sigma
lure OF the cashier. To Il are added the words 81
him TO your favor and the name of the
cashler-On comparing the letter with number of
others from the same bank, of late date not the
slightest difference can oe discovered, either in the
paper ink, or hand writing.
The person who represents Mr. Parker is descib-
ed as small man, with brown or auburn hair rath-
er broad forehead and keen expression OF counte-
nance.
Since the above was written we have received the
Cincinnati Gazette of the 18th, which contains the
following additional particulars
We have since learned that the same william, I'M
der the name OF Robert Dawson, appeared at Lou |
lsville on the 3lst uL, and called al the bank of
entucky for half certificate OF deposi;e Of the |
Commercial bank of New Orleans which had been
enclosed TO MIR Gwathmey the cashier in a letter
which IS an extract copy of that 10 MIR Gano except
the names. The amount Of the certificate was
SlS,OOO, which was purchased by Mr GwaIhmey !
and paid Tor IN Kentucky, Indiana and Cincinnati
bank notes. IN about equal amounts MIR G. de- !
scrbes the swlnder rather short, thick set man.
with broad forehead, hair hair them face salow
defect IN foretoolh, and thinks he was a lille |
stoop shoudered.
A letter was also received by Mr. Bush, cashier
OF the Branch OF the n. Bank OF Kentucky at Co |
vlngton, purportng to be from Mr. COPELAND cashier
of the Merchants bank, New Orleans, dated March
H. enclosing forged certificate Of that bank for
81 900, specie, to MIR Bush, to be delivered TO w.
NJ Parker, which letter bears the New Orleans post
mark, but having been first TO some wrong Office
did not reach MIR Bush emil three days ago. This
certificate has never been called for
IL IS row evident that MIR. Dawson, or Mr. Par
ker, is operating largely, and has probably made
attempts upon other banks As he is evidently an |
II is not improbable he is the same
adrolt individual whose arrival in the United States
from London was lately announced in the papers
His frauds have no doubt already been great, and
the public every where should be on the look out.
We are authorized by the officers Of the Bank of |
Kentucky, and Commercial Bank OF Cincinnati, 10
say that liberia reward will be offered by these
banks Tor the apprehension OF this rogue. From
the magnitude of his scheme o! operations, il is
most probable he has accomplices,
From The Bgliimgr, pafyfol