The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-07-02
Ninntsoia
CAPITAL
100000
st. antbonp's falls, FLINT
No- lO36. Feb, LIST, 1895

No. 2036, feO Isl, 1000
1Aerchamts s. 1Heehantrs Bank
Wa pau ONE DOLLAR on demand to
the Bearer, at their Banking House.
wD T. Rroun CASH ]. b. Gilbert, Pres.
The bill bears upon its face all the usual
beautiful pictures, vigncttes, &c. 1t also bears
upon its face the evidences Offraud-an attempt
to palm off upon the community as money that
which is not money-never will bc-ncvcr can
be. The concern is unauthorized by law, and
has no existence whatever in fact The men
whose names are attached TO the bill as
Cashier and President are not the individu-
ais who got up the bills, and are now attempt
ing to profit by wholesale fraud upon the
people of Minnesota. So far as we know.
Messrs. Brown Gfi be the Brown we supposeO
and Gilbert are reputable citizens of ST. An
thony, but not men of sufficient means to be re-
garded as responsible for the tenth part of one
hundred thousand dollars. They have loaned
themselves, apparently, as cat's-paws to the
cunning jugglers who stand behind.
One hundred thousand dollars, did we say?
We did, but the figures on the face of the bill
don't say anything ofthe kind. We understand
that man named Smith is the real operator in
this fancy swndle-the same Smith who ope-
rated in the same line of business, and blowed
out, at Quincy, ILL.,, some time since. Now that
we recollect the matter, the plate ofthis St. An
thony money is very similar to that of the
Quincy concern, if not identically the same
One hundred thousand in figures, but no dol
lars. 1t may be one hundred thousand brick
bats, or if the perpetrators of the fraud receive
their Just deserts one hundred thousand lashes,
we'll laid on, across their bare backs.
This man, Smith, purports to hail from SYRIA
cuse, New York /; but a citizen of high standing
in the county of Onondaga (of which Syracuse
is the county seaD was here last week, and
knows nothing of the gentleman. John W.
North, lawyer of some note, and well-known
political gambler of st. Anthony, who also ORR
ginally hailed from Syracuse or thereabouts,
was East some few weeks since, and returned
about the time of Smiths arriral. We are in
formed by one of our most responsible citizens,
that he has finger in the swindling concern.
OF this we know nothing personally. but should
not be the least astonished did he prove to be
the chief manager and partner. Be this as it
may. there can be no doubt ofthe spurious char
acter and ultimate swindle Of this alleged
'bank' at st. Anthony.
Attempts have been made to pass in st. Paul
these bills, of various denominations, from one
dollar up to ten, and for all we know, of higher
grade. We rejoice to state much success has not
attended these efforts. Our business men have
set their faces against the worthless trash, and
will have nothing to do with it. This is right
and just to themselves and to the moral and
healthy business character of ST. Paul. One
note of ten dollars was taken by steamboat
clerk on Thursday but it was through mistake
he supposing at the time it was upon some
solvent bank elsewhere. Let those handling
money be careful.
There is no call whatever for any currency
of this kind in Minnesota We don't want any.
thing to do with any such trash. Legitimate
and responsible bank paper is always welcome
and convenient, and we have a considerable
quantity of such in circulation at this time
Good banks are springing up in the States adj
joining and these can do all the Legitimate bus
mess of Minnesota until such time she ha
the facilities and capital to authorize banking
herself Among those nearest, as well as of TIN
most responsible character, are the establish
ments of the Corwiths at Galena, and of Mcssrs
Washburne & Woodman of Mineral Point. W
want no wild-catting or buzzard-roosting her
in Minnesota. Mr.. Smith had better gather VI
his fancy pictures and leare. He will escape
some personal difficulty if he does so in time.
tba in
yer there is great difficulty in decypherin:
the initials of Mr. Brown, the cashier. In fact
there is great uncertainty as to arhich MI
Brown it is. Several of them reside in tn
Territory but We cannot believe this Brown i
one of them, from what we have heard sine
penning the above. He appears to have a D
in his name, which perhaps stands for Done, a
it stands near to his final cOgnomen of Brown
Whether so or not, the appellation will be ap
prOpriate in very short time unless he be
takes himself to some more honest vocation
than lending helping hand to this base fraud
We learn that Mr.. Smith has already betaker
himselfoff to New York, to make arran cement,
for the redemption Of the bills. Strange thai
&hs important business feature of the transac
dion was not thought of before an attempt was
made to put them in circulation away off al
this distance! We neglected to state in the
proper place, that the bills have stamped upon
their face, in red ink, the important informa
tion, Redeemed at I per cent. in New York
Where in New York? We have now before II,
another one dollar bill issued by this spurious
concern, varying somewhat from the one W,
have copied, having the words "St. Anthony
Falls" in semi-circle Immediately beneath tn
words one dollar" below the title of tn
bank We have also a fire from the SAM
plate, the vignette and dies being precisel.
similar to those of the ones. By comparison
OF these bills with those of the Mechanics ant
Merchants Bank of Chicago, and the Mechanics
and Farmers Bank of Springfield, ILL.,, thei