The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-01-18

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This morning Mr.. James Arlington Bennett, c
Long Island, was arrested for forgery on Coun
Foster, of this city. The note forged was 70
$4,000 The following article from the Era, o
the 9th, tells the whole story:
ANOTHER MYSTERY TO BE DEvELoPEp.-Som,
lew weeks ago we placed before our readers infor
nation which had come to our knowledge concern
ing widespread system OF conspiracy existing il
this country. The following facts which came t.
| light last week may furnish some clue TO the
@oaats 3peya1idt of these operators:
| There resides in this city wealthy and fashion.
! able gentleman whom will designate as F.
| (he is sometimes slled Count by his warmer adj.
miTers) Not long since he loaned Mr. B. A., OF
Long Island, $4,000 on mortgage of property held
| by hlm, This mortgage of course brought the
parties into immediate communication with each
other, and several letters. passed between them.
One oil these letters was subjected to a chemical
process, and all the written matter above the sigma
ture erased. On this paper thus rendered blank a
note is made at one years date for SS000-the sig
nature to which is of course genuine.
This document, so cleverly obtained was sent to
| an accomphce-or perhaps merely a confidential
riend-ln Illinois, and by him forwarded to a vounu
lawyer in this city for collection. 1t so happened
| that gentleman whom by way of distinction we
VIII call Cyclops, had been spending some time at
Long Island at the residence of b. A. and had
some transactions with the young attorney in ques-
ton, which made visits to his office necessary On
one OF these visits Cyclops saw this note, and adj
vsed his friend, the attorney, to have nothing to do
with the collecting Of it, as by so doing he might
probably involve himself in trouble. The lawyer
thanked Cyclops for his advice, and promised to
be careful.
This Cyclops who is near akin to Mephisto-
phles Immediately wrote to the Mayor advising
him OF the suspicious he held concerning the note
and subsequently impaired the matter to the Chief
OF Police. F., the unconscious spner of the
note was apprlsed OF its existence and upon disa-
vowing all knowledge of it was recommended to
take legal advice. F. went accordingly to an
eminent lawyer, and, by the way, one OF the veal
thest Of the class, and upon disclosing to him the
nature OF his business and the name of the sus-
pected party, the legal gentleman was struck with
establishment.
" Good God - said he, ''you must be mistaken
the man you suspect is one Of the most respectable
and wealthy of my clients | loaned him $4,000
last week, on bond and mortgage. But at any
rate you must employ some one else
OFF went F. with his story to a gentleman
holding high legal official station. The officials
reply was
" Go back to your legal friend, and ask him if he
is sure his $4,000 bond and mortgage is all right?
Ask him ii the property which it is secured was
not conveyed by B. A. to his son while the latter
was MINOR and If the re-conveyance to the father
while his son is still minor is not invalid and if
so the security is invalid also"
"hSH tuls communication was made to rs
lawyer, one of the latters happened to be pre-
sent, and when he heard the question, he replied
" A minor be id why l met him at B. AS
house not long since; he's thirty years of age, and
has but one eve !"
Well, my dear sir said F., "you are
sold! The person you saw there was Cycops A
man like you, who has been on the town all your
life, to be sold like that"
In fact it appeared that B. AS son is what the
Scotch people call daft, and one day during Cy
cops sojourn at B. A. S house the son of the legal
gentleman paid them visit at which it was advi-
sable that has son should be introduced to him.
But the good father was unwilling to expose the
weakness OF his unfortunate offspring, and ap-
pealed to CyclOps for assistance.
You know" said he to Cyclops, "my son is
not quite o. X. There's young gent coming
here to-day on visit to whom want to marry
Dne of my daughters Now want Won to person |
lte my son-I will introduce you in that character,
md you can retire as soon as you like after the in
CyelOps-ever willing to oblige his friend-con- |
'ented, the Introduction took place and hence the
mistake of the of F-'s wealthy legal friend |
Now 1t may appear the whole facts are elected |
hat B. A, who has been reputed wealthy, and
Who has repeatedly boosted of being the architect
u his own fortunes has been in fact for some time
'ast very poor and in the habit of raising money |
NY how in connection with Drury and Ashley |
ne latter mode OF operating IN mortgages is |
veil known, and among the property found in |
)rury's possession were these gold watches be-
Onging to B. A.
The plan of the accomplices was doubtless to re-
lOUe F., (the loss OF whose handsome pres
nee would have been greatly felt in the fashion
Bile WORLDLY and then the note from the Mormon
state, with the genuine signature of F., would
ave been good. Their schemes, however, are
frustrated, and the note will be subjected to further
hemical operations by which it is said it is possi-
lie to make visible the original writing which had
een ehaced. If the experiment should prove sue
essful, and the writing should prove to be por-
ION OF one Of F--s letters to B. A, it will be
violence a little too strong for the genteman's
omiort. II also the body of the note above the
ignature, should be found to be in the handwriting
his daft son, that will be more than foregone
onclusion. The note, with the letter whick en-
losed It, will be sent to Illinois, and strict investi-
atoms will be made as to ascertain the eharac-
er Of the writer of the letter. and his connections
Iith b. A. and that familiar to the devl-Cyclops.
lore developments to come.