Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-09-14
Extensive FOrgeries.
BARRE GAZETTE EXTRA. }
Monday. =, pt. 4, lS43. I

II MOnddy. Stp pt. 4, loao
| Our community has been thrown into n
state of unprecedented excitement and
a,IonishmenI bv the development Of for
grrirs COMMITTED by one hitherto Of high
standing. aud to an extent lnost unSur
passed IN he history of cr'incS Of the
sort. he torg"r is WILLIAM GODDARD
of Peipr>ham. Post VI sslcr nt ,hh place,
and msmber oi sever trading and mann
tlc,urlng firms. The amount "f forged
.aptr exceeds FORrY-O\E THOU
SAND DOLLARS. The oilowirg i.
m account Of the dcvel"pcmenl Of The
circumS:ai ces.
On ,dncsdav last un acceptance
drawn bv VIM. Goddard II Co.. on C..
u W. Miles a New York, for $500,
dated August IL pn> able IN six months
was presented NJ buk in New York,
nv IA Young man from Boston. The
cashier, no, knowing 'hai Mr Charles
Miles, one of the drawers. had "A partner.
'equrslrd that he paper might be lett Illl
me "'Clock to be presented 10 Mr Miles.
On seelrg II. Mr. NJ. Pronounced ii for.
.cry. One of the company OF drawers
Capt ID +. F"sler.) being then in the
c,t,. he was called on b. Mr. Miles -
Ir Foster was hunlerslruck AT The for.
gerry, and all were lgnornm of its o'gln =
The ynurg gentleman ir.m Boston, " h"
WIS found lo have come r'gmlullv b, the
paper, was persuaded To- retain 1t II short
,mc. on the plea Of feared ovrrdraugh,
u Mr. Niles. Mr. Foster then starred
Tor home.
OIre 'ching Petcr-ham, he calleI on
Nr Goddard for explanation, moi yet be-.
ievIug him The iorgcr. On berg pre-. srd
he so0n confessed that he had been gullt>
nf j.. aud Siutrd that more paper oi The
kind was ~ circulation, but IN his then
aglaicd .iair he could give no account OF
u. Mr Foster Immediately returned Ia
W, rcesicr, here he me. one of the d..
rectors of The Ware Bank. who, by
Singular arriden', had also become ac
qnnIutcd uiih the torgery.
II se, IN, lhrt an acceptance drawn by
William Goddard Il Co.. Oh Wighlman
Il Wilcox ol Philadelphia trr $1,000 aud
endorsed by Aaron Brooks Jr. Esq payn
ole at one of the banks IN Boston, had
oeen discounted at The Ware Bmk. u
caine due on Commencement dav. wi e.
the banks we're shul, aud uf Course was
pa, able the day before. Not beng pa,d
IT was protested and notice sen, to each
II the endorscrs, while the d aft was
returned to Ware. Wighlman L. Wilcox
lmmediaiclv answered that they had nc.
copied no such paper. This led to an
"XamlnaiIon 1T Ware Bank, when tnjs
'"d murh other p per al the bank was
found to he f"rgcd
Measures we're Immediately taken aud
~ Officer. with the cashier of Wa'e
Bank, preceded 10 relersham on Saiur
day. On beng ca'ed on. G. ddard con.
ies' ed the several lnrgerirs, aud furnish
ed The following lis, of spurious paper
nav IN clrcuminn.
Total S37 400 al forged poper now
outstanding In addition TO this. there
has been 81 600 al similar forged paper.
hearing The endorsement of Aaron
Brooks, Jr., which has become due aud
been taken up BY Gnddald. All the
above names save Goddard's were for
gerlos. The abrve paper now ays as
follows: in Ware Bank, SlS,OOD. with
w. II. IL J. Il, Foster, about s 10 600. !
with Chase & Grew, Boston $40 100.
Thus ~ ilhn four months aud Il half have
FORTY ONE illOUSAND SEVEN |
HUNDRED DOLLARS Of paper been
urged ard disc united The lorgcrres
we're well executed and but for The two
singular accidents abuvo mentioned. I
a ould nM al present, AT least. have been \
discovered. The money To take up the /
$4,000 draft was sent to Boston and bui /
"r the closing oflhe Bank "n CONNIE &C.
nenI day, 1t would have been taken up. /
lad The other draft been presented al |
my other Bauk in New York than that l
|, which &. Milcs did business 1t would
ave passed. BY what unforeseen events i
Iocs crime transplre
Mr. Goddard is n man of about thirty.
i've years Of age, native Of Peiershain.
where his father aud friends stand highl,
cspeclable. lie has sustained a charac II
er more than usually high for inlcgrit,
nd active business talent for many years,
nd no man could have heen picked who
Ould have been deemcd more unlikely. Il
Y The Commission OF such crlmc, to
niall inlamy upon himself aud shame
pom his friends No other motive j. \
,ncciyed than ,elIef lrom pccuniar,
10 D',arrnssnent
lie confcsscs fully The preparation oi
e crime and entirely absol,es iis part
,rs, Who nrc gentlemen of high stand
., rom all knowledge of iis commission.
The procreds of the f,rgerios. SIS
~ WIS used for William Goddard n
.. /; $1,000 for Goddnrd's private
ias; $4,000 Tor Hiidreih & Goddard. y
Q inicniI"p undoubtedly was 10 take "
The paper ~ il become dse-ss he al. 2
idy had the $1,000. N7