The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-05-13
Tue RECENT EXTENSIVE foRGEiEs.


The attempt on The Girard Bdak.-QuI,e
an excitement has prevailed among our
banks aud brokers, Tor two or three days
past, 10 relation TO the recent extensive for.
serles in Cincinnati, Louisville and New
York. A daring attempt was also made
upon the Girard Bank Of this city, as well
as one or two other Banks. lie also visit,
ed Baltimore and was mol successful. While
in Philadelphia, he called upon Mr.. NJ. L.
Miller and endeavored to sell him n large
amount of notes of the Cincinnati Bdnk.-
But Mr.. NJ. Gu questioning him, arrived at
the conclusion tina, all was not right, aud
declined to purchase. Tie afterwards eilec.
ted the sales with another broker.
The particulars OF The case of The Girard
Bank are thus stated IN the Ledger.
"On the % of April instant, Mr Lewis,
Cashier Of The G.rard Bank, received d let.
ter FROM g. D, Hall, Cashier OF the Com.
mercial Bank OF New 0dcanS, containing
one half of a certificate Of deposite of that
Bank for sol 900. Mexican, in the name OF
Matthew Draper, of London the letter is
the same, word for word, excepting the
names, as the one tina, has been published,
addressed 10 the Cashier Of the Lafayette
Bank Cincinnati.
"On the 18th Of April, Mr.. Draper call
ed a. the Glrnrd Bank, and produced 10 the
cashier the other half of the certificate, Gu
riously cut, which matched the other hall
Mr.. Lewis had previously received. After
going among the brokers and trying unsuc
cessluIly to sell il, be returned to the Gi
tafd Bank, when Mr., Lewis purchased II
from hun. No doubt Of the genumeuess Of
the letter or'certtica.e existed in the mind
OF the officers of the Girard Bank, but from
subsequent circumstances, and The couduci
Of Mr.. ID. an apprehension arose in their
minds as TO the identity Of Mr.. Diaper, aud
II vas though, best by those officers TO te
quite the return Of the money, which was
oblaiued on condition that il should be given
up as soon as advice Of the payment Of the
certificate at New Orleans was received
The certificate was forwarded 10 the Com
mercial Bank on the l2th of April, and 20
doubt exists in the mind Of the Bank here,
that il was 4 certificate from the same plate
ian eiaboiately engraved one as that used
by the Gank. from which ii purporled to
come.
/! has been since ascertained that Mr..
Draper arrived ~ tins city aud pu, up Ct
Sanderson's Merchants Hotel, on the Il,h
Of April. The money was obtained from
the Bank on tie l3h, and not recovered
from him again until day and a halfor tv o
days after although he was earlier sought
for. He remained sbou, the city until FIJI
day or Saturday last, SINCE when be has no,
been heard from here.
We have examined the forgery, and
compared II with various other letters, re
celved upon the Cashier OF the New Orleans
bauk, a'd find II, in every particular, to re
scfnble Inc genuine. The body Of the le,
ter is in blue ink, perfectly resembling the
hand Of the clerk that performs tina, duty
10 the commercial bank, as does the color
aud texute the paper, and the Cashiers
signature; and even the seal upon the va
fer, 10 the number and distance Of the in
dentions, perfectly TALES with those of the
genuine. So Wholly does the counierfei,
represent the genuine, tina, i, is only from
reading il tina, it can be distinguished.
This IS one OF the most stupendpus frauds
ever practssd 10 this coun,rv. lie has oh
aimed from the Cincinnati Banks Sl4 600;
from the Louisville Bank $4,000 and
from the New y FORK Bank Of America 500.
600; and had, in his possession, sol 600
from the Glrard Bank 10 all. $40 600
besides others which may not vet have come
to light. |, is generally believed tha, the
depredator has sailed fot EIrope, and tina,
he is the same adroit villain whose arrival
IN the United States, from Loodon, was
lately announced 10 the papers.
Siace the foregoing was in type We have
learned tha, the person from ahom the mo.
uey was obtained was not the person Who
obtained it from the Bank. but that i, was
unquesionably the same money, and was
obiained through the intervention IF the 20
Ice IN The lower par, of The city. The per.
snn holding il was evidently an accomphce,
Who made every exerion to escape, and -
evidently returned his booty through com /
promise tho, had for US obleet the return of
dollars 10 The bank, and gave the rascal per
mission 10 rua unshlpt of justice.
We have also learned that efforts wero
made By this same gang 10 obtain from the /.
Farmers and Mechanics Bank, and from
the Bank of Pennsy lYania, Of this city, thro
the instrdmenial,y Of duplicate certificates,
$50 900; from one ST. 900, and from the .
,'her sl3 000, but they were unsuccessful /
IA both instances.
ARREST OF ONE OF THE SUPPOSED 4
FORGERS.
Yesterday afternoon, at late hour, con
stables Clopp and Ford arrested an sdlyi.
iu4l answering in personal appearance the
description given in the papers Of the per.
,on who committed the recent forgery upon
he Cincinnati Bank, and connected with
other depredations Of a Ike Character
This individual for two or three d1ys past,
las been putting up at the White Bear Iln-
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