New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-09-13
Tur New HAVEN FoRoERr.-The New Haven

Government Contractor at that city, OF which we
gave an account yesterday. His partner was a
Mr. Henry Burr formerly OF this city and he was
induced to enter into the business by Wh,tnore's
advertisement and By inspecting protested copy
Of the contract with the Navy Department, 1t
seems that Bur attended to the business at New
Haven, while Whitmore brought the primers TO
this city to deliver them at the Navy Yard ac-
cordng to contract. After a large quantity had
thus been delivered, Whitmorc bringing back
no money for them, Burr became uneasy and
made inquiries of w. about them. Whitmore told
him they had not vet been examined at the Navy
Yard. The manner in which the money was
procured and the forgery detected are thus stated
in the Palladium =
Atlengh on the last Of July Whmoge 5rough: tpPli.
order from the cicers OF the Navy on the Navy Agent
for l6+ which they took the City Bank here they
ad previously entered account aud requested loan OF
sl6O leaving the order collateral security The order
was Ia the usual FORM and payable presentation OF
the ociaa! and duplicate The former OF which Nhitmore
SAT-, were sent 10 the Navy Agent by the Department This
vas considered unquesiionabi security aud the President
had been previously acquainted with A Eur, aud consld
cred him worthy young man no doubt was entertained thai
every thing right and the loan was made Another or
der was brought up by Whtmore about The middle Of Au
Gus, for $500 on which further loan Of sloo OBJ
famed
oG0 dollars ON which 225 dollars advanced b. the Bank
The first order became due the asto August and segi
by the Bank their agents III Ne'T-f oFk Tor collection
The Navy Agent said it would be paid when the original
was presented with the duplicse.-The Bank then wrote that
Whmore CO. said that thu original was in the hands Of
the NAVY gent. The Nav, Agent Informed the agents OF
the Bank that he would send tie Navy Yard and in
qure about -and nothing heard BY the bank for
several DAYS they concluded that II found and that the
orders were padbu when the last order handed the
Bank and further loan asked the Bank advanced but 5
dollars until they could with Certainty that the first
vas paid The cashier 70 their agents In Ner ork
aud received for reply Friday last that was not paid as
the original order not found THIS information made
evident that something wrong, and the conduct OF w hit
more conceang himself al home, aud boxing up his ui
niture whilst his partner supposed him IN Nei ork on Their
business rendered probable that there was some rasca
sc, unexplained on his part.
Accordingly the Cashier of the Bank Mr.. S D. P4fdee
went down to New.York with Mr. Burr and his attorney,
C. r Shelton Esq. Friday night 70 investigate the mat
ter On Saturday morning while Mr. Barr and his tttoE-
n.y were looking for Whmo7e and searching for the pu
s which had been down and not accounted for,
Nh Pardee wen, the Navy Yard and upon nqurng
Of Capt Strncam the commandant Of the Yard about the
matter and showing him the orders he pronounced his
name which was attached the orders, forgery.
The name of Mr.. Cramer, the Naval Store
keeper, was also found to be forgery; ard on
examining the books to prove that only COZ dol
lars worth of the article had ever been obtained,
Mr.. Pardee discovered the fraud in representing
the price agreed upon to have been $50 per 1000
instead of $l5 He then acquainted Mr. Burr
with the whole affair, and it was found that Whit
more had represented his factory as being up the
river, where his partner was said to be a Mr..
EIinclley. The only order ever issued by the
Navy Yard was lodged in Brooklyn as security
for a loan by Whitmore; and it is very probable
that he had disposed many forged orders in this
city and in Brooklyn. Mr.. Burr is said TO be
perfectly exonerated from all suspicion of any
knowledge of the fraud. The Palladium gives
the following account of Whitmore's movements
after lie left New Haven
On Wednesday last, Whitmore took passage for New
York aud the day he wento Bridgeport where he hir-
ed lumber wagon and drove 10 Fahaven He left his wa
there saying he should call Tor 1t at O'Clock the next
mornings he did CALI but till after o'clock He then
drove back Bridgeport and while there he addressed let
his wife and BY the stage driver who delivered
il while officer Carr the house, who asked her II II
from her husbands she said no, from ri "nd
in Newly ork. Another lady and her husband visiting there
from New ork also eudeavored give the impression that
the letter from Newly ork but Nj Carr lad learned 10
the contrary from the driver.
"Nlr Can went TO Bridgeport on Saturday night, and
there he learned that Wtmoe had left for New-iork on
Friday AFTERNOONS aud also that he du entered ms name a.
George Williams Fromt'stTeet, New ork, and whatls
quite remarkable young from this city of them
brother Of WhitmereS wife; aud the ot!ar named Hine
had visited Bridgeport Saturday and inquired for George
Williams of New York There some further mysteries
in this business vet 10 be revealed.
The City Bank of New Haven zone of those
imposed on by the forgeres) offers a reward Of
two hundred dollars for the arrest Of the culprit
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL FAIR OF THE AMERICAN
INSTITUTE AT NIBLo's GARDEN.-For the general
arrangement Of particular days see notices. Tn
prcccdented preparations are making for moving
machines. These arc calculated to give life to
the scene. An immense meeting of inventors
may be anticipated, to whom our country is IN
der vast obligations. These inventions dispense
with large proportion of most cruel drudgery,
which was a sore aiiiiction to those who have
gone before u.s. The exhibition of Poultry viii be
novel and we think useful Some breeds grow
twice as large on the same feed as others. Par
ticular kinds produce eggs in much greater pro-
portion Twenty-Five premiums are reserved for
the exhibitors Of POULTRY. We must have the
fine working teams from Connecticut. Nothing
al the last Fair was more attractive, The intel
lectual entertainment will be ola high order. Not
less than .. dozen addresses will be delivered
The Anniversary orator, the Hon. D. D. Bar
nard, is a gentleman of high order of mind tho
roughly cultivated. He has, VIC understand, con-
sented to a.!iciate on the occasion This is a
most fottunatA selection. W.
"CLw AND Co.'-This firm is the bugbear
with which our venerable contemporary at Rich
mond tries to frightcn the bays: rim that light
he is entitled TO regard the present generation of
Loco-Foco Virginians. He warns them against
divisions lest they should become the victims
Of Clay & CO.