Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-08-11


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BOGUS BANK EXPLODED, AND THE "BANK
IRs' ARREsTED.-A swindling operation
brought 10 light on Saturday last in Chicago H..
1t appears that two men, named James and
Hyde, came TO this city short time since, and
very foolishly embarked in the enterprise of -
pening fraudulent banking institution at No.
North Denrbon street. Their only stock in
trade was large bundle Of pieces of printed pa
per- purporting to be bills the 'American Ex-
change Bank" of Georgetown, ID. c., pretended
to be secured by real esiute aud public stocks"
and signed by IS. II. Keith, Cash" and III.
pierson, Pres't." There is no such institution
ut Georgetown, ID. G., the American Ex
change Bank" On the back Of these bills was
stamped, with wooden die, Thought by 4. Pier
son * Co, Bankers and Brokers, Beekmnn street
New York, under the Nassau Bank" and also.
with similar die, bought ut No. | North Dear
born street, Chicago"
The way these "bankers' were detected was
in this wise: They employed young man as
clerk, whom they refused to pay after his work
done, and who ihereupon sued em.employ.
ing Mr.. Winston. the lawyer counsel. Mr..
Winston, being informed Of the circumstances
of the case, suspected that this ''banking house"
was not altogether what il pretended to be, and
ncco,dng y placed the matter in the hand, Of
the police. who.without much difficulty, succeed
utter worthlessness. Both james and Hyde were
arrested, and underwent examination before
Justices De Wolf and lIosington, which resulted
in their being held to bail James in the sum of
& 900, ana Hyde in the sum of $500, for trial
before the proper court.
The object of these ''bankers" appears to hnvc.
been the deirauding of farmers aud country peo-
pie, by exchanging their paper trash for produce.
AN ArRocIous MuRDER-FEMALE PoI oNED
IN THE STREETS MYSrERIous AFFAIR.-We
have another of those startling and mysterious
crimes to record, which have contributed To rem
der human life in our large cities VIGOROUSLY in
secure The facts of this Transaction, SO tar rs
we have been able to ascertain them, are as fol
lows:
\ week ago last Sunday an Irish servant girl,
who had been living with family in Hudson
avenue, Brooklyn. turned away from her
place, and being homeless aud friendles s,or near
y so, called nt tho residence of Mr.. X. Powell,
}76, llu lson avenue. She was tol she might
remain there tor few days. ut any rate. and
that She would probably be permanently wanted.
She said she bad n cousin living in New York,
whom she wished 10 find; and on Wednesday, IN
week ago yesterday she left to hunt hum up.
promising to return that nj sht or the next morn
ing She did not return, however, till Friday,
when she Informed them that she had found her
cousin and made arrangements to live there She
, teroay afternoon, about three o'clock. she was
taken there by policeman, in terrible condi-
ton, having been poisoned in the street. The
circumstances. as she related them before her
death are these:
She went t. her cousins to live, but he soon
told her that he should pay her nothing for her
services, and she determined TO return TO Mr..
Powel's She accordingly left a little before
noon. yesterday and took the cars for one of the
ferries. When near the Roosevelt ferry. she got
OF the cars, and as she was passing along the
street, number of persons, all unknown 10 her,
came crowdng around her and slapped her. She
demanded that they should let her pass, and one
of them replied ':You can pass if you will take
the contents Of this vial" at the same time pre-
sening a vial to her. II do not want 10 take
that want to go. " But you must take it,"
~ shall not take it" was the answer, and sho at
tempted to escape from them; but strong hand
seized the back OF her head and held it-anoher
thrust open her mouth, aud another forced the
contents Of the vial down her throat.
She man approaching who she thought
might help her. and she attempted to go to him but
the rutiianS seized her and threw her into the ditch
When she got up the men had disappeared into a
cellar near bv.
She then went to the Ferry and got upon the
boat and soon began to feel sick and dizzy. She
vonted on the boat, and the man having charge
Of it called up policeman. when they ct across
10 take her to the staiion-housc, as she was
drunk He accordingly took her to the Sd ward
station house. She protested that she was not
drunk but had been poisoned. She then ia
ken TO Mr.. Powcll'-, at her request, where she
arrived. as above stated. about 3 o'clock. A
physician at once called. and every possible
effort made to save her; but it was to purpose
and about O'Clock she died.
The body presents a terrible appearance being
irghtfully swollen-the poison caused eruption
upon the face, and the fatal liquid is still DOSING