Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-11-07
From the National Police Gazette.
The wall Street FOrgcrics.

The wall Street FOrgcrics.
Huntington, the alleged Wall street, for
ger, has been committed by the magis-
trrate. The.total amount Of forged paper
aaoat alleged to have been manufactured
by Huntington is over half million Of
dollars. The question has often been ask
ed, who a:e losers by these forgelies? ltI
seems strange to us that the parties who
have lost by these forgerieshaye never ap-
p2are1 in Court Probably they will ap-
pear in Court when the proper time ar
lives. In justice to Mr.. Huntington, we
publish two letters of his, which conflict
somewhat with the statement furnished by
our reporter
To tie Editor Of the Police gazette:
Cry PRISON, OcT. 90, 1856.
S1R-Your reporter has made so many
mistakes in speaking Of me think itprop-
er to make few corrections. And to be-
gin, let me STATE that | had been a broker
in Wall street since 1S48, and had made
money. l embarked in speculation at
Panama, where l lost $l50,00o. Since
then my creditors gave me voluntary re-
lease, and although they had no legal claim
against me, l have paid many Of them a
good portion of the original indebtedness.
Friends have been kind to me, and in re-
turn have done them kindness when occa-
sion required it. / never, Intentionally,
wronged any one, and know not what oc-
casion the press has for matchmaking me.
Because / am charged with crime they
Judge me guilty. 1t is this venality ofthe
press that has done so much mischief to
the innocent persons charged with the
commission of crime. The motto "that
one side of the story is good till the Other
is told" seems to be foreign to their ideas
of prudence and propliety. Because apar
ty charged with crime does not choose tC
give his theory of defence to the public
they at once construe his silence into an ad
mission of guilt.
The reporter should not class me will
"humanitary" or other scoundrels until {
Jury should have fixed the fact.
| believe myself to be kind HUSBAND
and good father, and therefore cannot b.
a fast man." Nor did l ever keep "fas
women" or slow ones either.
do not know how your reporter can fl:
the forgeres at half a million, as neithe
{ tie public Or myself know anything of thei
extent. ... .
never, in the absence of quarter CAV
I aboy a five dollar gold piece. .'.'
| have within the last eighteen month
brought three pianos formyself and tw
upon order for my friends, for which the
have paid. You state dozen pianos,
J There is not the slightest foundation {
truth in the assertion. that l swinded
gentleman at the st. Nicholas Hotel out c
$4,000, or any hotel, or that paid
any person such debt.
L | had no book in which an account {
e 'his" or any body elsc's "forgcries wel
kept" as never dreamed Of such athin:
: Mr.. Delden sent the notes for colcctio
by my order
J I knew of the forgery on Wednesday, T
c NJ. and had the notes all the next forenoo
= in my possession, tying to secure mysel
IS and might have either destroyed or II
deemed them.
e There were no notes found in my ofic
IL Parties after my second arrest did ne
: begin to pour into the police court to pre-
fer charges, as all my indebtedness was
Il four individuals.
4 1t is not true that bought good pap'
y" and made duplicates, and then sold $3.50
y worth Of good paper for $4,000,
d No Que ever attempted to rival me at Sa
atoga, for never was there in my life.
= Ilarbcck & Belden gave bonds, ar
5 agreed to give further bonds on my m
y king an assignment; which when done thu
!, violated their promise and surrendered m
y TIE assignment proved fraud upon
= face, and new assignment has been ma,
= to E. F. Bishop, No. 50 Wall street, for Il
- - benefit of all my creditors--sbare al
,e share alike.
It When Bclden made me the loan Of $50
u UOO my INSTRUCTION W hIh was " Nolle
- all the colaterals in that loan as they b
Il, came due.
III could have gone and taken up all t
,, Phelps and Dodge paper that | had h
pothecatcd without the scratch OF pc
P upon my agreeing to return somethir
9, else. If gully, why did not do i
10 Tile notes were pronounced forreries
he "Wednesday afternoon. If guilty, why d
not leave? was not arrested till Thur
il day noon. If guilty, why did | not d
ne ne stroy the paper next morning, when | HI
Al Al it in my possession?
ef CHAS. B. HUNTINGTON,
re Cry PRIsoN, Oct. 27.
ne SIR i will furnish full account ne
week of the matters connected with WI
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