The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-09-14

WHIThoRK, THE FoRaER This "very respect
able" torger, 1t appears has resorted TO the ptiful
attempt to cheat agent, for whom he advertised.
This detrac,s much from the ''respectabiliy of his
character. Vilainy, on grand scale, makes
hero, and gives an enduring pre-eminence; but to
become mean, paltry cheat, is despicable. 1t is
common, nevertheless, in this community. How
many advertisements are met with in the daily pa
pers for clerks agents, who will be required to
advance, or who may have the privilege of advanc.
lug some specified sum to the advertisers firm.
These are mainly from "Whitmore" cheats, and
should be avoided. But the following is the letter
which elected these observations
WHITAoRE's FoRGERIEs.-The writer of this
knows something OF Whltmore's character from
experience. About the first OF last July, an adver-
tisement appeared in the "Sun" newspaper, stating
a manufacturing company in neighboring city,
engaged In making an article OF extensive cash de-
mand, were anxious to engage an agent In New
York, to take charge Of their office, and attend to
their business In this city, TO whom salary of
thousand dollars would be given, and from which
agent an advance OF two thousand dollars would be
expected, on articles delivered or consigned to him
for sale, and which would afford ample security.
This notice was answered by the writer, when Mr.
Whltmore introduced himself, and told the writer
about the same story he had, it seems, previously
told to Mr.. Burr. He said his existing contract
with the Navy Department amounted to from
twenty to twenty-five thousand dollars, and
that he wanted an agent to advance two
thousand dollars, and attend to the delivery
and inspection OF the friction primers" and
receive the money for them, from which his
loan could be refunded, and seven per cent in
terest would be allowed on all advances, besides
the salary, and use OF office at I42 Front street
Before giving any serious attention to Mr.. Whit
more's plausible statements,ith writer, without his
knowledge, took the precaution to visit the Navy
yard, and called upon Captain Sands, who was
then in command OF the yard, to ascertain the real
nature and extent of Whtmore's contract when
we were assured by him that the whole contract
was only for about 5000 worth of these percussion
matches. And, moreover, that the contract re-
quired, on inspection, that more than three in
thousand should miss fre-when, on experiment,
there could scarcely be found many in thousand
That would go off that ne considered the whole
affair dead failure, and that, If they succeed
ed in explodng, the present cheap and simple can
non lock, attended with no danger, had entirely
superseded such contrivance.
Moreover, the writer, ii wanting to know more
OF this Whitnore, was referred to d certain man
that understood his character; but, considering this
exposure perfectly satisfactory the writer gave Mr..
WhitmOre, soon alter, plump refusal 10 have any
business transactions with him whatever And
thus ended his attempt to dupe and swindle man
less credulous than he probably supposed him to
be.
The writer has in his possession curious letter
from this man, which he may hereafter give to the
public.
He was a small, smooth-fsced, plausible talking
fellow, entertaining high notion of his own inge-
nuity; and so harmless in his general department
and appearance, that he might have been easily
mistaken for ruling elder in some Hew Haven
church. JUSTICE.