The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-13

Correspondence OF the Mobile Daily Register
On the sth cay OF August there arrived In the quiet
little town OF Sparta, Conecuh county Alabama, mar
on setback and driving To other horses before bin
all apparently very much jaded The time his arrival
was near O'Clock r. 81. He inquired Tor place 10 stop
at, and referred to Mr. kfnnedy's hotel where be
put up called for writing materials after receiving
which lie wrote prmber OF lie tiers and took them the
Post Office He then in lnred for letters addressed
John Robnson, John Jenkins" James Jones, I"
Tbos. V. Williams" and others II 30 happened that
time prior this the Postmaster this place had
ceived letter from Bead, Maseie Co. OF New Orleans
stating that forged draft had been presented to them
for pay ment (by maio with request tina. the money
should be sent to Thos V. Williams" Sparta, Ala
bama The draft purported to be Drawn by one Mitchell
Sparks at Van Buren,, Arkansas in favor OF John Ro
bmson,N for 81, 000
Inc Postmaster was requested to take such steps in
the premises as nigh; nsist in bringing the guilty party
TO justice In pusu OF these instructions, Mr.. b. O.
Howard, Deputy Postmaster, took out warrant and
bad The person above mentioned arrested and
animation which resulted in his being bound over
to the next term Of the Circuit Court Failing TO give
BAIL he was lodged in jail. The prosecution inmedi-
atev took steps st the matter to the bottom. The
letters he had deposited in the Pest Office suere
TO 60 of, but others written TO their addresses
mostly commission houses in Mobile and New Orleans
advising them of the suspicious circumstances under
which they left this Office may be proper 10 state that
in the examination referred to- the accused filed an a
davit TO the effect that his not " Thomas "
Williams, y but Robert II Brown.
Matters remained In this situation till Tuesday the 26th
inst, when John A. Bondurant, Postmaster at Clay Hill
Narepgo county Alabama arrived here, in pursuit of a
who had forged order b. Vaughan, of Mobile
in favor Of one T. A. Jordan, well known planter in the
vicinity of Clay Hill The letter containing the order
written in Mr. Bondurants office, amt his suspicious hav
ing been aroused. instead of placing it in the mall he
carried it his person Mobile and delivered it to its
address The money requested to be sent TO =
Jordan, Milton Florida. Mr. r. Immediately repaired 10
that point. and thence to Pensacola where he lesrne
what had been done this place. where he repaired
recognized the party in Jail TO be TIE he in pur
suit Of The prosecution on his affidavit, had the
cused arrested on the morning OF the nth nst and
taken before Justice Robbins, Tor examination which
again resulted in his being committed In default Of bond
OF l,5C0
Ne time that Mr. Bondurant arrived here there
also arrived from Anguish, Georgia A. V. LaRoche
who showed commission signed by Daniel II. Stewart
Of Savannah. Georgia. Uniteo States Marshal for
District OF Georgia. appointing him Deputy Narsha for
tie Southern District; also, joseph Ramsay, who
resented himself also ne Deputy Marshal and the
Captain OF the Police" in Augusta, and as) Mr. David
u. Ramsay
These gentlemen had with them warrant OF arrest,
for 'Henry A. Ramsay and the certified copy OF for
Charles 5. Henry United states Commissioner savannah
Ga, In certain of the United States Henry A.
Ramsay ct al They claimed the person ccah,.ed in the
Sparta jail 10 be the Identical individual named in their
warrant and bond Who IL seems, had len his security
in the urch by sbsco ,dng fron Savannah the night
OF the 18th Of May last His father, the gentleman
-ferred TO above as D B Ramsay, was his bond for
$1,000, given 10 sfcuTe his appearance before the
missioner. Ramsay had, with Richard W. Jones,
bo~n engaged the manufacture OF fraudulent testimony
In support OF fictitious pension claims in Colum
bin county aso In CONTRIBUTING land warrants
and the proof against HIM appears TO have been concu
sive "A full account OF the whole Transaction pub
lbtd in the Savannah and Augusta papers OF May lN