Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-08

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Erisasiss fraud More counterfeit Notss- GRAND
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| BAIrIxoRE, Dec. 4, 1884
Quite an extensive fraud was brought to light In
this city yesterday, perpetrated by well known
master house-carpenter, named Jacob +. Krider,
who has fled 10 parts unknown. In addition to
leaving behind him liabilities to the amount OF near
y $4,000, he has been carrying on quite whole
sale system of forgery having drawn up and ne
gotated notes of hand on various parties for
amounts varying from FIVE to eight hundred dollars
and, in other ways, acted most dishonest part In
one instance he sold two fine houses to different
parties by forging releases from liens the same
for work done and materials furnishedl II is said
he has been traced in his fight as far as Harpers
feny-though another report is that he has gone
to California.
We had brief snow-storm yesterday---for a few
moments the feathery particles came down thick
and FAST but just people began 10 think of sleigh
frolcks, out popped Old Sol dispensing the clouds
and snow in short order.
A mercantile house in this city yesterday re-
ceived two five dollar notes from Pennsylvania
purporting 70 have been issued by the Citizens
Bank of Baltimore The plate is very differ
ent from the genuine notes, and the signatures
are defective--that Of the cashier, w. s. Rich
ardson, being written in rather tremulous hand
wholly different from the bold hand character
king the genuine. These notes are supposed
to have been altered from those of the defunct
Washington County Bank the word Baltimore
being inserted in the place Of Washington County.
The spurious notes are quite new and have cen
tire vignette Of spread eagle on wall, while the
genuine has vignette on the right, and represent
ing /" Vulcan" with his anvil. The engraving how
ever is good that those not acquainted with the
genuine would scarcely suspect fraud.
The various military companies Of this city had
grand dress drill last night in the spacions sa-
loon Of the Maryland Institute, which was crowded
on the occasion by an assemblage Of ladies' and
gentlemen. The effect produced by the evolutions
Of SO many men under arms, with their varied uni
forms and polished weapons, rejecting the brilliant
gas lights was striking, imposing and highly graft
flying to all who beheld the sight.
I A charge Of a very serious nature was entered
at the Mayors Office yesterday against two police
officers, named Epender and Stanley who are
charged by farmer, named Abraham Baily, with
obtaining from him the sum of $I09 for a colored
boy whom they offered for sale as having six years
to serve, but who was in fact free boy. 1t APP
pears that the officers in question arrested the boy
in the Lexington market, and took him to the
station house as vagrant One of them (Stan-
lcy) then went to the residence Of Mr.. B., in Car
roll county, and represented that Mr. Ependcr had
such boy to SELL
From the representations made by Stanley, Mr..
B. came to the city, and agreed to purchase the
boy, giving Epender in payment check for $l09,
which he had received from merchant on How
ard street. and then started home. But to his
surprise, he discovered that what purported to be
a bill of sale was nothing more than an apprentice
indenture He Immediately returned to the city,
and after an unsuccessful attempt to recover his
money, waited upon the merchant, who repaired
to the bank, and finding that the check had not
been presented, stopped its payment. The check
had been negotiated, however, and paid over to
another party by Epender.
A criminal prosecution was at once instituted
against these officers and it is to be hoped they
may meet with such punishment as their outrage
GUS conduct deserves.