The Arkansas banner., 1850-02-05
The Iamfs ArIingIon Efnntli lffair.

.istonrdiag Developments of Fraud ia Nen Fork
 --SaPpesea Conspiracy fO Narder, dc. We noticed the arrest of James Arlington Ben
 nett. at New 0fk, the charge of forgery. The New York Tribune gives the ioissmne notice of
 Bennett and summary oi the ssfvace charged agaiast him:
 1 The astounding developments of fraud and con
 spirsey breaking upon the public, have created the most intense excitement, and hardly knows
 but he may his most intimate friends iavole ed in the mesIes of justice at any ssetnent. The case of Drury, nothing Of which has yet been le-
 gay developed, still lies like incubus upoa the public mnd--ihat of Joseph C. Ashley is hardly less iInporaut-when another bomb explodes at tue ToInhs, and lhe smoke clears away, we behold 10 our utter astoni. hment the widely known Mor-
 mon General. James Arlington Bennett. indicted
 by the grand lury for heavy forgery. This lhe proprietor of fine estate and magnificent mansion. near New ltrrcht l.. l., on
 the Bath round. He is an Ir,sili0an of obscure birth, but had interpreted Arlington" between hi. original nalnes, and assumed to he of nobe blood lie formerly teacher of booS -krcplng in this city. but al the tune of the Mormon exodus from
 thls quarter, he took up his staff and turned s feel
 towatSs the tsnah at Naavoo.
 James Arlington Bennett remained sufficiently long among the Mormon community ;o prove hi. sirewcuess, for he became a General He returned
 to this quarter iu lS36 thereaboats covered with hts Mormon honors, aud pat up the mansion a, New Utrecht No one doubted his honesty, while
 the style of his living raised hm above suspicion by its evidence Of the abundance of his means His exiravagant habits, however. soon disposed of his surplus funds. and be forced 10 mortgage his
 property 10 supply his wauts. He pitched upon | joiin Anlhon, wealthy lawyer, of this city for this transaction. and ooi1iued from him loan oi se0O0 on bis house and grounds, at : per cent
 Sometime after this, however, James Foster Jr, a wealthy gentleman of 40 Bond street, overbid MT Anlhon aAi oifered 10 loan Bennett al the rate of per cent Bennett then Jeff Anthon and gave a mortgage to Mr. Fostes for 5000 but la,tsriy Mt
 Foster raised his interest 10 per coat, whe1eupon Bennett threatened to leave ha.
 Ihese loans, however. did not relieve Bennett aud it while he thus floating in his pecu-
 uiary endorsements that he fe ln win Drury
 and Ashley, and became party 10 many of theit plans. Bennett, however, had advantage over
 the other two. He lived in good oaor with the
 world, and none would have dreamed of look ng
 underneath his prneely style for the figure of d felon.
 Il would appear from the account published in
 tie Police Gazette, that with inc help of One F yei Ihom san, Drury, Ashley, and perhaps others
 Bennett has been for long time living 6v the tnos
 unfair neaHs which has Gnally resulted in his being arfrs!sd oa charge o forging uots 9f S96tt) ou Count oSter. he circAInsances Of the suspicion and arrest are curious, and seetn to be d seausace
 of the Of Drury for the torpedo bdsiaess la Inc of the investigations which led to Ben. nelt's arrest, developments were made which poiut strongly toward a PrsHeditated murder cf Foster by some of the persons who iu the hand. of the law.
 There other stories Of transfer and retransfer Of property between Benuet ani his son, by which the former got Ss0i0 from Mir. Anthon on d mort
 gage of the premises; that to make Alr nthon be- iieve lhe rsconyoyance tD be alt right, Oae Eyed Thompson persouated Bennett's son, the latter being a miner and unable make a legal transfer of the property on that account
 Altogether this Is one of the mos: intricate and
 important cases, in eouuec ion with the Drury aud
 Ashley operations. that have ever claimed puhlic attention Bennett has been committed to prison in default of 220,0 c bail.