Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-11-06
1lcn the baltimore Republican.


Heavy sss inAiisv OPsra sisns II nal
siDore.--A =. cena AsMrse Ldw ards
Il will BE- recolleotsd that about syesr
ego man named George 0omsr wss ar
ressed IN this city on the charge of hsv-
ing cold to the houss Of Brow0, Broth
ere 4 Co., and Mck,m AMI Co.. forged
b.lls Of exchange on Eoglsnd for coosij-
cradle amounts, and after having been
kepi 10 jsii for como ume, was dischar.
gel on tsIi Of nominal amount. 1t sp-
pears that prior 60 bic arrest, hs had u
30 written TO Messfs. William Howell d
Son forged letter Of Introduction, pur-
porting to be from house Of good staa-
ding 81 st Basth olomsw, with two bills
OF exchange, which be requested shou d
be sold AMI the proceeds placed to bis
credit. lhe letter stated that 6rm na.
med n. Besumier had deposited $1,000
IN that house 10 coin, which WAS TO be
shipped by the 6rst vessel. A snbeeauent
letter stated thss vessel had been pro-
cured, which would proceed to st. lar.
tholomew for The specie, and thence TO
Porto Roo, where che would take in q
cargo Of sugar aud coffee for Dor. in
tho United States. About Two weeks a.
ter that time, Alessrs Il. L Son received
letter s,gned NJ. Besumisr, At Norfolk,
stssiog that he wss sick, but % soon %
DO recovered be would come on to Bslri-
more aud sec them.
few days more elapsed aod Q letter
wss received from the came party from
New York, requesting that tho money Tor
ths bile Of exchange should be cent on
70 hun, - DO had 90 opportunity 10 and
some things 10 the " ess ladies, BY = .ch
DC could mSks handsome pro6s. Tia
money vac Immediately scot to bank
,ng trm 10 New York, but vas never
called for. and in shors time the bills
we're returned protested. lie also sold
bulls OF exchange in Charleston for $ll,-
wv, for which be received cotton, which
Wss shipped TO New York, and there cold
at the order OF Geo. Conner, the name
he then assumed. HE next transactions
we're ct Wilmington, N E, where be pur.
chased 900 bbis spirits Of surpeus,oe
70 be cent to Bordeaux, bot tbs trick
failed beesuss the forged bill Of e.
changed could not Be negotiated 10 that
city. Though hs he'd been subsequent
" arrested IN that city, be again return
Cd here in June lass, snd presented
forged letter OF introduction to ono Of
our principle shipping houses, purpors.
log to be from MessSs. lncoss / Co., Of
Sc Thomss. He we preceded ~ lss-
sse purporsing TO come from that house,
which bore its private maske, end VS.
. chip letter endorsiog bic credit and
character, bus which was subsequently
asesrtainsd to be . forgery.
On Lssssas % the letter Of intsoduc.
sion hs proposed to purchase end did
puechase 6Ous 70 the amount OF "a, 800,
for which be psid . bill Of exchange
purporting to b fsoo the hsods Of
Rothsohild 4 Cohen, end payable in
Englsnd. The aoar was shipped to New
YORK., whore that, too va cold, and che
proceeds paid over TO Louie Richard, the
name he had there sssumsd. He nexs
went to Sc Louie, where hs succeeded IN
selling forged bills Of exchange on the
came house 70 the smouot Of $l6 OOO, TO
the banking house Of Messrs. Clark,
Dodge 1 Go. Az soon - they DISCOVER
cd the sw,ndls, the police Of New York |
we're put On the alert, and some time
sinoe he Was arrested end thrown into
prison, and on Tussdsy Of last week 70.
ken 70 St Louis for tsisl. On searching |
bic premises, but $500 were found,
and that secssssd ie . blank book, she |
leaves between which the notes were pls-
ed. hsving bsss pasted together q the
edges.
Froa sdviose rsesivsd in THE city, there
10 no doubt HE real name 10 Besumiee,
. native Of Martinique, whence hs wss
bssishsd for soseeling end bic vessel |
eoo6seased. He spests Englisa ssd
French ausotly, end j. . shreWd busi.
osss man. 10 bic vasious forgsriss be |
has used The aanes OF Als1sodee Grey.
J. lobest, Asl,se Dutsoa, Louie Rech
asd end Adsiss Do Gorge. Il = eaid
,has b be- wife living 10 MsselDiqus,
bos when b left thas place be took With
hin the daaehtse Of . wealthy Italian
ossehsse. Now mach b hes obtained
b. bic foseesiss Is 10 iopsssibls 70 ssll,
bot shsss 70 % doehs the amosus 10 be
twses 80 QUO ssd 1l00, 900. Il 10 to
b hoped shas jussies will now b dose
lin, ed sAas 30 viii 3 oeoeooodsesd |
NH qusseess vhsee bic foselty Of int |
oeoiee Win ees avail hin sxesps for The |
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