New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-09-12
Still More ForCertes.

pace with It's successive disclosures is likely 10
prove neither easy nor pleasant Tor the chronlclor.
We have another case OF forgery to-day-how e1-
tensive cannot vet be ascertained. The perpe-
traitor IN this case was Government Contractor
at New Haven, named J. C. Whitnore. It seems
that banks are IN The habit OF granting loans CT
money to Contractors on certificates of delivery
in anticipation Of the regular payment. Whit
man five or SIX months since, had contracted 70
make {" Friction Primers an article used for ez-
poding artillery, of which he was the inventor, to
the amount Of $4,000, for the Government the
terms were that they were to be furnished at S Is
Der thousand Whitmore, however, by repre-.
senting the sum offered as $50 per thousand, IL.
duced man named Bun to engage In the busi,
ness with him and to advance $1,000 IN cash
He occupied rooms in Brewster's carriage factory
in New. Haven, and had about 100 hands en-.
ployed.
Within few months past certificates and navy
orders on Mr.. Wetmore, the Navy Agent IN this
CITY purporting to be drawn BY the naval officers
at Brooklyn, to the amount Of 2,400 dollars ha q
been offered by Whtmore and cashed by the City
Bank at New Haven IN anticipation of Their pay
mcnt here One Of these drafts fell due few
DAYS since, was sent to one Of our City banks and
presented for payment to Mr. Wetlnore. He de-
clined paying it however, as there was no dup!i-
cate Of the voucher which in such cases he al
ways required and it was returned to the City
Bank in New-Haven, This led the Cashier OF
that Bank, Mr.. Pa,dee to visit this city on Satur.
day last TO inquire into the matter. He took the
certificates, &c. and laid them before the Com
mander and Storckecper Of the Navy Yard, by
whomthey were signed, and who at once pro.
nounced them forgeries.
Whitmore, meantime, has disappeared, leaving
his wife behind: he had become largely indebted
to grocers and other merchants in New Haven,
and was connected with another establishment
of the same kind on the North River, where he
has probably perpetratcd similar iorgcries He
had furnished goods TO the amount of only a few
hundred dollars The New Haven Courier,
which furnishes most of these particulars, says
that his wife is suspected of having been con
ccncd in his villanies. He has not been appre-
hendcd, though officers from New Haven and this
City are in pursuit of him.
Thus end the careers Of Tyler Postmaster
and Tyler Contractor, one confessed forgcr to
the amount of $4,000 and the other alb
scondng robber to an unknown extent. AT this
rate the Accidents otficc-holders promise TO be-,
not only worthy to tread, but actually in the way
of treading, in the footsteps of their predecessors.
TYLER is thus rapidly and surely commencing
himself to the confidence of the Loco Focos.
We hope he enjoys it.
u The actual amount of money obtained by
VIC understand, was s28, 800; and the
precise sum recovered in this city was s25,150.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.-An attempt was made
OH Friday night last to rob the house of Mr. Sam
ucl Mum, at l55 Sixteenth street, which was
frustrated by the courage and spirited conduct OF
a young man named Post, living with Mr.. Mum.
He was awaked at about midnight by hearing the
door of his room opened, and saw man enter,
go behind the door and take down dress. He
got up, partially dressed himself and
rushed after the man, who started out. He took
with him large knife which he had in the room,
and as soon as he had left the room received cut
across the hand and another IN the face from the
robber whom he had disturbed. He nevertheless
followed the man down stairs and on overtaking
him struck at him with his knife, but as it was
perfectly dark he could only aim his blow at ran
dom. On reaching the bottom Of the stairs, the
burglar turned and stabbed at him again, piercing
his clothes, and Just wounding the skin. The
burglar then escaped through the basement and
into the street. The knife which Young Post
had used was found stained with blood, and on
the sidewalk were also marks of copious bleeding.
a man was found IN the garnet on the Tuesday
night previous, who succeeded in escaping. This
had induced Post to take the knife to his room
with which he so nearly put an end to all further
attempts of this midnight robber.
The MoRMoNs AT THE WEsT.-The following
concerning the increase and condition Of the Nor
mons at the VESTS from private letter to a gen.
tleman in this City, dated
"KEoxux, lowe Ter. Aug. 81 ls4s
The Mormon, have had great accession TO ;h4i.
be1s this Spring aad Summer, mostly English Tbs City
Of Nauvoo has become receptacle OF many thousands Of
poor. deuded fanatics who deceived robbed aud ol-
pressed by their corrupt aud designing leaders IN
that is truly revolving the Christian, Patriot and Ph;!an-
hEops regard that People combining the elements Of
an explosion that Will later, reduce them
or society 10 state chaos and anarchy There
b. already the premontory symptoms of conruson among
them. Many the spirits that hesitate NANTES;
then disafec;ion aud disloyay their prophet and leader
LATEST FROM YUcArAN.-A gentleman arrived
in the city last evening who came passenger in
the brig Forest, from Sisa, informs Us that about
the 18th August, the Secretary of the Yucatan
Commissioners arrived at Merida with The terms