The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-11

Mr.. Byrne further explained, that a month
previous To his receipt Of The note, person who
was his client, had inquired Of him # he should
receive through the post office note for coec-
uon against a wealthy gentleman Of this city,
who, perhaps had gwen II TO get out OF scrai,e
with woman, whether he would present and col
ect IN Mr. Byrne replied IN the affirmative, and
on the 18th November the following letter, enclos-
irg the note, and also tailors measure for suit
Of clothes, was put in his hands by the mail Carrier
Fox RvsR Near Ottows, III.
FHANcs ByRNE, Esq-Sir: On the recommendation
Of your friend Mir Dorsey enclose you the note OF
my for suit of black clothes. Of the best
quality, which you will be so kind as TO procure
Having, Is an agent, several tracts Of land In dit
fereDt States, at my dspossl am seldom long in the
same place, you will please to send the clothes by
the best line, to my address at st. Louis Mo
When you deduct your commission, &c you viii
please to deposit the balance in any OF the New York
Banks, and send me the csshier's receipt
agreeable character, don't apprehend that you will
have to do more than present the lodge IL Tor
collection, SO COO. With great esteem an. SIR,
Your very humble servant.
HENRY lNM.N.
(S9,6O0) New YoRx. Nov 8, ls4S.
~ Inmsn, order, nine thousand elk hundred dollars
value received. Ssigned) LANES FosrsE ia.
GEnvelope] Francis Byrns, ESQ Counsellor st-Law
City Hall Place, New York;
OTTowA, Nov. 10.
The discrepancy between the amount of the note
and the sum mentioned In the letter, would alone
have excited surprise in the mind of Mr.. Byrne,
but connecting 1t with the hypothesis which had
been put to him some days before, he plainly II
wasa fraud that was calculated to make hun take all
the risks of criminal position. With this view, he,
on the second day after its receipt, as Oae-eyed
Thompson entered 10 call on Ashley, pulled IL out
of his desk and showed 1t TO T., whom he knew
to be then in hostility to the person who had first
suggested the arrival OF such note, aud asked
him what he thought of it.. Thompson at once de-
cared that The whole h1sinsS ~ "a fraud nd
advised Mr.. Byrne to 60 at once to Mr. Foster,
and expose 1t. Byrne, thereupon, indignant at
being thus abused, turned suddenly upon Ashley
and accused him with having hand in the affair,
but Ashley protested his entire ignorance stOuty
that Mr.. Byme for the time was convinced.
A day or two after this occurrence, the person
who had first suggested the prospect of the note,
inquired significantly Of Mr.. Byrne, If ne had got
letter from the West but Mr.. Byrae, well u5oa
bis guard, replied carelessly, that he had not
When Mr.. Byne had got thus far in his explana-
ton, we requested the name of the person whs
had suggested the collection Of the note, and also
the note ITSELF Mr.. Byrne, however, declined
either, until he should have day. reflection, 10
satisfy himself whether such a course on his part
could be considered a professional betrayal Of his
client. Agreeing TO perfect secrecy, however, he
lett us, to meet at the same place and hour the
next day. On the next day, Mr.. Byrne came, and
soon as he met u.s. delivered up the above letter
and note, and informed us, that the person who had
inquired about ii, previous to- and after Its mystic
Ilous arrival, was no other person than General
James Arlington Bennett, Of the Mormon Legion.
Upon examination, II was plain that the signature
OF the note was genuine, and that II had belonged
originally 10 the bottom OF letter which Mr..
Foster had written to Bennett, and from which
the Ink had been extracted. As a further proof Of
this, Mr.. Byrne stated, but day or two ago, that
Bennett had left one of Mr.. Fosters letters lying
on his de SIX, In order that he might compare the
signature with that Of the note.
The papers were then duly marked, enclosed in
an envelope, directed to the Mayor, and accom-
panied by a letter OF explanation from ourself
This was carefully sealed up, and put in charge OF
proceeding, though public one, was directed TO
the Mayor In his private character, that the secrets
it contained might not be subject 10 exposure, by
any one breaking the seal, who did not understand
it, Mr. Byrne, seeing this deposit, then departed;
and Mr., Foster, with our consent, went TO Mr..
Antbon, his lawyer to explain all matters as far as
they had progressed. Before leaving us, however,
he informed us, what the interest of the interview
had before driven from his mind-that of late, a
suspicious looking man, OF large size, had been
seen hanging about the rear gate Of his premises
which leads into Great Jones street, and that
two occasions a gentlemen, who resides in his
house, and who, like himself, always takes that
egress TO the Opere, had been accosied with the
inquiry if he were Mr.. Foster
Matters had now arrived at point where it was
necessary 10 communicate them TO some active
authority, and we opened the business TO the Dis
tnct Attorney, and made an appointment tor a
general meeting at the Mayors Office, of Messrs
Anthem. Foster, A. M. G. Smith, !who had prose:
cuted some Of our inqures,) Mr.. McKeon, and
ourself This meeting took place, but instead OF
Mr.. Anthem, came Ogden Hoffman, Esq on the
part Of Mr.. Foster, Mr.: +. explaining that Mr..
Anthem, having himself loaned Bennett the sum OF
$500, within few days. on the New Utrecht
property, afraid TO enlist against him, for hts
life.
TIE ANTuoN FRAUD.
This communication puzzled us. Without know
ing why, we felt convinced that new fraud had
been perpetrated, and informed Mr. Mckeon and
Mr.. Foster that we would 90 and see Mr. Anthon
the subject. We learned from Mr.. Antnon AT
our interview, that Bennett had once conveyed the
New Utrecht property to his son, and that for the
purpose OF the Anthem mortgage, the son had con.
veyed it back, in order that his father might
pledge il. AT this point in the conversation, IL
struck us that we had heard BENEFITS son was
boy. II this were the case, he could receive but
not convey the property. n would still adhere to
him, and the mortgage Of the father would be-
fraud We asked Mr.. Anthem il he knew how old
Mr.. BENEFITS son was.
"Yes, he was somewhere in the nelghborhood
OF thirty"
"Have you ever seen him r.
"No," said Mr.. Anthem, eyinciDg a slight I'M
easiness; mo, but my son has. My son went To
Benefits about three weeks ago, TO look at the
property IN relation 10 my mortgage, and was there
introduced to his SON."
els your son here he can give us personal
description"
Blu, the lawyers son was out, and with the IA
mark that we were puzzled, but sti believed there
was fraud in the business, we left.
This affair haunted us all the afternoon. and at
night we called on Mr.. Foster, to learn, NJ 10 his
business intercourse with Bennett, he had ever
seen his son. But he had not The next morn
ing, we sent a message after " One-Eyed TnOml-
con-" whom we wished TO see about the Foster
note, and communicated the object of our lnqul-
rice, in relation to the Anthem mortgage. Tnom,-
son was then himself surprised, and, indeed, a
little alarmed. lie Pre- claimed the mortgage 10 be
a fraud, and stated that Bennett had evidently
sought TO duplicate HIM IN IL, IN the same manner
he had endeavored to involve Mr.. Byrne In the
matter Of the Foster note. lie had induced him
TO personate his son, during the visit Of young
gentleman, who, he said. came to view the beau
ties of his house, and his pretence that he did
not wish to offend the gentleman by an exhibition
Of his sons stupidity. Taking this Tor the mere
yagary OF an eccentric man, Thompson had con-
sented, and thus young Anthem was deceived.
Our readers will now see the philosophy Of this
combination Of felonious spirits. Like a set of
vipers, they had been twnng among each other IN
pernicious convoluuons against the rest of the
world, and from what we have already shown Of
their transactions, u IL fair to presume that every
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