The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-27
Commercial Fraud I'm Englana.
From the London News, July Ill I'll


Our paper Of Saturday contained brief accOuhk
Of the proceedings in bankruptcy against AesEis.
Davidson Gordon, colonial brokers, metal agsnts
and distillers. The debts expected to be proved
against them were then stated to exceed $500 200,
and the assets to be very small. They failed about
three weeks ago. Since they failed two other
houses connected with them have failed; and one Of
them Ia said to have advanced 100000 on warrants
that are forgeries, and worth absolutely nothing.
hope exaggerated, have been forged TO the extent
Of f40O 900. Connected with the house which fra
failed, trial took place in the Court Of Queen
Bench on Wednesday, 1t the conclusion Of whic
and the Lord Chief Justice said il t. WAS oSD
alarming that such proceedings should be cauiedA
in the city Of London
An action, it appears by the report, was brours
Dasdson GoroS on G Rahssd Paris
lers &c, Back lane Tor street, st. George sinhe-
East and the defence to the action was that the 90
ceptance was not that Of the firm, and was forg-
cry Mr. Paris sPpes5sa, 70 prove the forgery but
to do with the dstley, that he was carrying on thu
works Of . cork cutting invention OF his for Mr.
De Russett and that he lent his name to this pers0
for two guiDeas week, to carry on the distiller
business. Probably something more might hav
been extracted from the unhappy man, but, owe
whelmed we hope, by sense Of shame at his DO
ton, he staggeredin the witness box, reeled,
fel, striking his head with alarming force agai
n
sensation, ard he was ordered by Lord Campbell
be put aside.
The other witness to prove the forgery was |.
George Harris de Rnsett, who confirmed the +
dence OF Paris as to the use Of his name. and ,
posed that the cistillery business was carried on
his sole interest, although his name did not appr;
ne described himself as private gentlemans
having been general merchant at Calcutta cd
made large fortune, and did not like to heyeais
name put up over the distillery. At the same me
he is In business as a general merchant ma annara
also by the Directory" In Birchn lane He Mad
never opened an account at Masterman's, WHARF
The bull was made payable, in his own name. hid
never authorized any other person to do So and had
never accepted any bill in the name of Richard
Paris Co., though he was the sole person int
barber In India. His clerk deposed that the &C
cepfance was neither In Mr.. De Rusett's handwdt
ing Dor in that OF Paris. The jury. however, re.
fused their confidence TO Paris, to Mr.. De Rasett
and his clerk, and found verdict for the plaintiff.
The Chief Justice, who in the course of the trid
immediate execution.
This trial, the bankruptcy of Davidson and Cor
don the creation OF q great number Of false O:
forged trace warrants, on which money ha been
borrowed the late similar case Of Mr. Prizes the ss
Of the Kind in which such forgeries came to light
the case OF Mr.. Anderson yet SUD 1udice and tber
fore not open to remark, are calculated to caus
and they have caused, much alarm, suspicion,
distrust 10 the city. The kind Of warrants <.
have till lately been received with perfec'
dence; they constitute the securities on wi
largest advances are made to the mercantil
est. They are proofs Of the borrowers be
possession OF certain commodities which la tn
nary course of business will in short time b.
and he be enabled to repay the advance. To
them is to loot cut mercantile credit. n IL
natural, therefore, that great alarm should
amongst the mercantile and monied ciassest
city. I1