New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-24
ARREST ora NOTORIOUS FORGER.
HIS CAREER OF CRIME.

GEORGE Conner alias Beaumeo. and score OF
other aliases, recently arrested In Canada, ana
lodged in Eldridse street JAIL in this city, for forgery
week ago he was seut IN TO st. Louis for TRIAL As
his career of crime has been of almost unparal-
cled audacity and success, we give bnef history OF
his msdeeds. He arrested in Boston and taken to
Baltimore. about year ago, charged with selling to
the house Of Brown Brothers q Co., and Mcklm
Co.. forged bills of exchange on England TOR consd'
cradle amounts ard after having been kept IN jail Tor
some time was liberated triting bail. Pnor to his
arrest he had also written to Messrs. William Howell
q Son forged letter Of introduction. purporlng
TO be from house of good standing at ~.
Bartholomew with two bills of exchange, which
be requested should be sold and the proceeds
placed to lis credit. The letter stated that a firm
named Nj. Beaumier had deposited s. 900 IN that
house in coin, which TO be shipped by the first
vessel A letter received subsequently stated that
vessel had been procured which would proceed to St
Bartholomew tor the specie anu thence 10 Porto Rico
where she would take in a cargo of sugar ana coffee
for port in the United Staes Some two weeks after
that time Messrs. H. 4 Son received letter signed
NJ Beauuer at Norfolk, stating that he was sick, but
az soon as he recovered he would come on to Baltimore
and see them Shortly after this another letter was re-
ceved from the parts, from New York, requesting
that the money for the bills of exchange should be sent
on to him, az he had an opportunity TO send some
goods TO the West Indies by which lie could make
q handsome profit. The money was Immediately
sent to a banking firm in New-lork. but was never
called for ard in a short time tie bills were re-
turned protected He also sold bills o. exchange n
Charleston tor Sll 000 for which he received cotton
which was shipped to this city and here Sod al the
order Of George Conner the name he then assumed, D!
Schmidt & Co.. who paid the proceeds over 70 HIM
His next transaction was at Wilmington, y. { where
be purchased one thousand barrels Of sptI Of turgen
tine. to be eett to Bordeaux but the trek failed De-
cause the fcrgtd BIZ Of exchange ne presented could
not be negotiated il that city. Though De had been
previously arrest d in Baltimore, he again returned
there IN June last ami presented forged letter u H.
PRODUCTION to one Of the principal shipping house' Pcf
ror-inc 70 be from NJ Iuoes & Co. OF -, aona
hips letter purPorrg to come from that house ana
which bore It's pnvs;e marks, i'1orSing LIS
credit and character. preceded him. bui II was suo
seouen,ly discovered tina. It Wa forgery
ON presenting the letter OF Introduction ne proposed 20
purchase. and did purchase -Four 70 the snoch' u
$43OO for which be paid bill OF exchange purPoN4He
10 be from the hands Of Rothschd Cohen ara Pa!
able in England The -four was saiPped 10 'nl' '"'
ard sold and the proceeds pad over to Louis h''Au
the nsme be had assumed mere He neKi tuiseu W ~
Chicago On the 9TH OF August lat under tle na4se "
Alexaudes Gay. A. the bssking hogse Ct H. IA