The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-11
Police Intelligence.

.7rreSt ~ Suspected Forger.-for some few weeks
past number Of forged promissory notes have been
placed in circulation purporting to be drawn by mer
chant. in this and other cities, and offered for SALE
The first intimation given OF the existence OF these
forgeries which amount to several thousand dollars
the receipt Of letter, dated December 80, 1867
from James g. kufen Of Cincinnati setting forth the
fact that number OF forged notes had been offered
amounting 10 S30Co-two OF which are alleged to DO
drawn by Kennett 4 Mckee. one on Smith Nixon,
and one on Keys, Mattly AL OF which pro-
nounced forgeries. These notes were sent to Mr..
Wm Is Cassidy Cf Cincinnati los sale, with letter
representing aaIm called W: Terry 70; On the re,
the business in hand in order 10 arrest If possible the
guilty party. Accordingly, means we're taken, and
watch kept the Post Office Tor the purpose OF
resting any person who shoula apply tor letters d.
rected to WIN. Terry 4 Co. on Thursday, geRteel
looking young man calling himself Ge orge Pegott APP
Piled at the Post Office tor letters directed to VIM.
Terry Co. The letters, two IN number, were there
upon handed TO Pegot, and the officer being near at
hand took him into custody suspicion OF being the
torger. the letters sent from Cincinnati with
tie express view OF causing his arrest the charge OF
accused it has been sscertained an attempt made
to sell forged note on Robt Barry Son, as will be
teen oy the folowing copy Of note nov In the pos
session Of the police and which is believed to have
been forged by the accused
Eight months after date we promise TO paw to the
order OF MessFs Escher \ Rusch tour hundred and
seventy tour 65-loo dolla-s, for value reseiyed
RoBT BARRY SON.
The note was neosed In a letter, as follows -
Nessrs J. D. Pratt a. go:-0entlemen % ur friends
MessTa Tappan Douglass, recommend our for yard
ing you the enclosed small note made by Robt Barry
Son eight months, for S474 60. loo due March IL
ls5l which has been placed in hands tor sale The
parties not being much known in street, We have
thought IL best do So aud wish you TO dispose OF it
immed ately on the beet terms you aud remit
the amount in sight drafts on New York The endor.
IA highly respectable house here) requests US
not 10 place TO the prejudice Of the Makers IL being
Tor them 70 sell their paper out of the city
However, do the beet ysu aRd let rs hear from
you by return OF post Deduct the usual brokerage
We remain your most obedieut servants,
B. WEssENDEN " CO Wall street
p. s.-We hope you win not have to pay more than
one per cent per nenth
Mr. Pratt On the receipt Of the above letter enclo-
sing the note suspected something wrong and at
once ascsrtGned the note q forgery and, on in
formation from New York ascertsinsd that the frm OF
Wesser den Co fictitious since which time means
have been in operaton to ferret out the guilty party
Tie above Ingenious letter and forged promissory note
Is specimen Of the ike kind discovered at Cincinnati
which the immediate OF the arrest of Pegot
who pow stands charged on suspicion OF committing
the forgeries. There il, however, positive proof
OF the accused having forged the note OF Robert Barry
son only from the similarity a the note and letters
exhibited in other Several other letters and
n~es yet 70 BE- brought forward, aad no doubt on
the scF yeres becoming public, many cases will be
brought 10 light. During the day, yesterday, Mr..
Ado.ph hGsch, Of the firm Of EseAs- q kusch, mel
do.s-t thp al note, male al iaxit that
h never had any knowledgs OF said note and the
Nance thus endorsed are Forged Justice osborn con-
niit-d the accused 20 prison TO ewat further ex-
syf ina