The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-11-06


The son Of baker, wishing service Of
plate, sent the contents Of jsweller shop
TO his wife, with directions to arrange the
articles properly for supper. The opera
was crowded with cooks, ladies' maids, and
griseites, dressed in the superbest style OF
fashion, who had fallen from garrett into
carriage.
A FREYcH SETrLEMENT.-"A consider
able banker at Paris having a drsught
brought to him from public Office in that
city for large sum, which he could not an
swer, after examining down the draught into
loaded pistol, called to the gentleman who
brought it, and telling him, This, sir, is the
way that persons who have no money pay
bills that are due, instantly clapPed the pis-
FOL TO his ear, and shot himself dead.
The FIRST FoRGEK.-"Th day on
which forged note was first presented al the
Bank Of England forms memorable era
in its history For sixty -four years the estab-
lishmenl had circulated its paper with Tree
dom; and during this period no attempt had
been made to initiate it. He who takes the
initiative in a new line of wrong doing has
more than the simple act TO answer Tor; and
to Richard William Vaughan, Stafford
linen draper, belongs the melancholy cele-
brity Of having led the van in this new phase
of crime, in the year 1853. The records
of his life do not show want, beggary, or
starvation urging him, but simple desire
to seem greater than he was. BY one OF
the artists employed, and there were several
engaged on different parts Of the notes, the
discovery was made The criminal had
filled up to the number Of twenty; and de-
posted them in the hands Of young lady
to whom he was attached, as proof OF his
wealth. There is no calculating how much
longer bank notes might have been free from
imitation, had this man not shown with
what ease they mi ht be counterieited.
The FIRST CLIPprR.-'A new crime
was discovered in 1867. The notice Of the
clerks at the bank had been attracted by
the habit Of William Guest, a teller, pick
ing new from old guineas, without assigning
any reason, An indefinite suspicion-in-
creased by the knowledge that an ingot OF
gold had been seen in Guests possession
was attracted and although he asserted
that it came from Holland, it was remarked
to be very unlike the regular bars Of gold,
and that it had a considerable quantity Of
copper on the back. Attention being thus
drawn TO the behavior OF Guest, he was OBJ
served to hand one Richard Still some gum
cas-, which he took from private drawer,
and placed with the others on the table.
Still was instantly followed; and on the
examination Of his money, three Of the gum
cas- in his possession were deficient in
weight. An inquiry was Immediately in
stituted; and forty Of the guineas in the
charge Of Guest looked fresher than the
Others upon the edges, and weighed much
less than the original amount. On search
ing his home, four pounds eleven ounces Of
gold filings were found, with some instru-
ments calculated to produce artificial edges.
Proofs soon multiplied and the prisoner
was found guilty, The instrument with
which he had effected his fraud, Of which
one Of the witnesses asserted il was the
greatest improvement he had ever seen, is
said to be We, in the mint, a memento OF
the prisoners capacity and crime
INGEyUITY OF FRAup,-"ln 1850, a
gentleman OF eminence in the mercantile
world was grieved by the contents of let
ter which he received from correspondent
at Hamburgh, the post-mark Of which ii
bore. From the statement il contained, il
appeared that a person most minutely de-
scribed had defrauded the writer, under eI-
traordinary circumstances, Of 3OOOt. The
letter continued to say, information had been
obtained that the defrauder-the dress and
person of whom il described-was occa-
sionally to be seen on the Dutch Walk Of
the Royal Exchange The object Of tie
writer was to induce his correspondent to in.
vite the party to dinner and, by any moral
force which could be used, compel him to
return the money adding, that if he should
be found amenable to reason, and evince
any signs Of repentance, he might be dis
missed with friendly caution and five hum
bred pounds, as he was near relation Of
the writer As the gentleman whose name
it bore was profitable correspondent, the
London merchant kept keen watch on tl,e
Dutch Walk, and was at last successful in
meeting, and being introduced to the cheat.
The invitation 10 dine was accepted; and
the host, having previously given notice to
his family to quit the table soon after din
ner, acquainted his visitor with his knowl
edge of the fraud. Alarm and horror wers
r depicted in the countenance of the youns
man, who, with tones apparently tremulou
from emotion, begged his disgrace might no
be made public. To this the merchant con
scented, provided the 3OOOl. were returned
The visitor sighed deeply; but said that tt
return all was impossible, as he had unfor
tunately spent part Of the amount. Tn
remainder, however, he proposed to yiel'
instantly, and the notes were handed to tn
merchant, who, after dlating upon the good
ness of the man he had robbed, conclude,
his moral lesson by handing a cheque 70
5OOl as proof of his benefcence. Th
following morning the gentleman went Il
the banker to deposit the money he had re
;; ceived, when, to his great surprise, he wa
told that the notes were counterfeit. Hi
next inquiries were concerning the cheque
Y but that had been cashed shortly after tn
opening Of the bank. He Immediately sen
an express to his Hamburger correspondent
7 who replied that the letter was forgery
and that no fraud had been committed up
ON hin, IT.. xvbola affair had heen Mo,