The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-31
BANK FRAUDS AND BANK fINANclEANs,

~..~s,spg 0evsaopemsnyss
rr,om toe Prisburs DepAtso, AuSont "a.
nv yosx pINAScIsRs, POLITICIANS, LAwYsss AND
nxNK nofB DErseTOa PuBLISHnks-nAlsiNdG MONEY
nor BASK srOCx-DlsCovRsED FoaGsaY-Rr
COVERED OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ADaEsiS,
DIRECTORS OF MONOs0A AMELIA VALLEY BANK
vIrIr OF DIRECTORS To NEW YOaK-A sANx 40 e
DsTy0roR WANTS g. 100, on "DowN WITH rak
DARKROOM assukANok-RloH LsrrsRs-Fu1L
PARTICULARS, BTC, &c.
IN lne fall at 1868 Assoundpg forgery ~ss coumseo
h this cssy BY parties rsssdog In Nsw York sap pa
htnsr 70 ssock uoaocgsnsa ssov ~o',u
Wss chartered by tbe Lesssture iSoS AMI toe oo~s
Sncn ~ese ovened Tor s'ocx 10 the Ioo "'os o'os.
be object OF h the forgery S~A sn rare
Dnoey on forged paoes and tsse STOCK "pn suco 70 u
- would enable tbem 20 take no their osoer Stn Toe
baue the bang before forgery sa,u'n o. %
tscxed rpey faneo In this Succeeded 10 oo a'uus
tbe money forged csrodcstes, 'ncn nones st@
upmmwnmS.rn fpt forgeys Sas discovered the hses
q subscrlpton the money refanoeo oy sne uo1ms
siopers stock taken by The Wall street soAsps1s
The oArsousr pstare Of this astounding trsos&cIon
kept profonpo secret, out enough tracspreh W
vsAps q OF tn. CITY press 10 ADVISE the p1op-
a Krespcrt be their guard against Toe sb
vbo goo~n 10 90 in setting with evil designs 90
sb~ir dDspcia enterprise.
rne forgery ~ould, probably, have rsnsued secre,
per petsstars Of tnsy RED
their assurance 10 degree passing ooMosss Of
AscsC ~iuser. FAifDs to gain contro Of TIE oAus,
even s'nsle shared slocx toes proceeded ~ Mes York
and preoicsnpg ownership Of rtocs Coz s,moe ac
per, transferred the other psstss, she, vii
be s.ep. sno probably With fu, Wedge OF toe
osdeered the directors By letter ana inter
vHews ooDcernbg It, Cne felo 20 90 tot appear
agreed among themselves 70 ~nou sos stock oeonsea
but ell united efforts certificates Of 10
proper torn 70 themselves
In this they defeated by the drmness aud pru.
deDce Of the directors lett their eere
snd demands upsat,sned Nsnscss could secue
tne issue cerca~s OF esoK and shresteoed dscrdit
By uDprncp ed controllers failed To
q Ollar
the Monopg Valley Bsok recently fell 10 onsn1s Ctr
oies Can be readily traced efforts of Eastern
sbsrpsrs But wbe their efforts succesded throwing
tDe bsbk Dto sfy oBoro0t toey also revived
ptsasapt "reminiscences Of the part these worsnes na,
pss sttempsns control OF The bsaK
gsn zaion Every day the pa1ufe OF she forgery
d,snotiy ami the history Of Tsnsa ,s,ou
found rs y from lip 20 hp, Till finally attracted the
attention OF our chief msssvSse, Hon q. A wsaver
he q. once Investigated II, and oeevng toas
~ ana Da9puude OF the attempted via ny saould be
posed, and the psrt,ee 90 sp Jreheuded and
ohscsed In q career whore tnsu vlisny only sur
q oocsion, instituted the nesessary egd measures for
their arrest
10 ,be purpose Of this article to give full exposition
actions that Followed. meat Of which famia,
% the srner for some time past, and sDch been
ksps pevdu with The expctaso that egea.s
arrest Of me psrtlus pncps We com.
ucnce, therefore, eth
A HISTORY or TIE FosasRY
On tho lst Of Oct0ber, lSs8 8 q L., formerly Of
CiDcinBssi and istseriy o. Mes Yors ano 9. D., o
well kno~n politician and Gus ON House parsonage ID
psesenteo themselves she Of Cszsas
Win swo cerucsNs If dep0s AMERICAN Excn Ange
Ave buDdred ooiiars other twelve thousand oo
rs; In all, twenty seven thousand five collars
~, ~ oss 0.% S ,o S@ Nav
HoDooesDeia Valley apk, the books which be
opened ON The following oay.
The President Of the Cn'zsns' 6ank liver Blackburn
Esq vAs absent at the sim-, sno d. Jones, Esq the
c.sner examined the ceruhoAes fney were fuc st,les
q by The Ameri IAN Excnaope and aoDssrso
9e0u1D0 l.. duH0 40 10
easner, having bsen enssged IN the puodcss,oo Of De
pCsor Coopnsu NJ one time aud besrine VITO dim tue
Escan DeDoazioo OF the veil known rm Of c. G. Nourse
Co oA1Sets, OK shet city
Mr. Dss without hesitation counted out the money,
vhioh TOOK whne l. eooorsed the csrlncstes the
@unsa then left for S'Kses OFT; previous TO leaving
ho~aver OF them requested Mr. Jones 10 ALLOW az
Themselves m them, * pg C,tzens Back the
gamer OF ooe.haf per centtne difference on exchange
By the operation
These certificates one of which We have seen reads as
f1lo~s
a., h.. deposited in The sec.a sasanss .vev,
dsI lsss ' Daily xi,o s..S ssF'
The following morning Oct Mr.. J,nes informed Mr.
Hack 81 The raOsscsoo, request On sde by
ee preseniere II he Ce,rdcstes Tnat gents an Wis b
hs pros-rb.l carefninaAa ex a
mimi ,be ces2a.es suggested Mr. Jeoes that
tsi sactob "A one OF some msgttade. u might Dc well
70 4,eerspn Escaspge, and sure tina,
tDe ceruacspes we've AL rgut NJ Jooes nsdi.teiy id
go moo 1888 than ao nour received reply 70 81 the
hncstee we're fors-ries
Mr. JONES BxIvErg FuRIousLY AZ THE BON OF NIMsHI.
This obexpect emergeoc, 0eDsDnad oec'sve action.
". joiner OF 10 ~s~,u~.ing Ah,res aud carriage
Wood be onect,rs the Citizens
Bark aed occurring 70 DIN tnst IL ~ere sise precsu
ton " pavs friend WIN him. no Called nalt
SGT 10 PEREZ tor Coos sske," jones, highly ex
citeo, " and come wi'b me-"
But shere are you gotng9" queried the innocent d.
rector, le,sureiy.
Never mino, was the hurried reply; rl tell you
- We 60"
So director ieeaped ip end the two made Roadway
fof u kseseOrt on telegraph tiGe.
Leaving Mr. Jones "exp'an' TO the director whose
eyes mus, have opened some, the unfolded
We viii ant cipase 'hsif ARRIVAL
TAKErH STOCK JONES ANNouNcED.
The boogs OF the banx nal oeen os.nea that morn
ing 10 second story Of building MKsesport.
number Of mfus nt,a geotlsm.p, resident tbere,
eoserprfe. Among The arsJ there we're and , WITH
tne enss air Of gentlemen wno carry long purse
ing snares:- s. L. 400 SHARES r. 2u0 suates; Eliza
besp 80 shares; r. q e 200 sna.es; Il $ B, 2o'
oil, 400 sbares
The Panes subscribed oy l. as an inspection Of tn
grs,ny that h.vs suspected ,nem 70 rht
writing or siDgie person Beng entered the cash
paia py 70 the Commissioners of the bank Al
tote juDoture, Mr. Jones announced
EXQUISITE EIMsgLF vANIsuErH-s27 500 RECOVERED
TIE STOCK DECLARED VOID
has nice ear Tor ostncuoos, aud wnen he caught
tbe pame OF Mr.. Jones beoS s.srs mad diff jury
ohtu 70 what member inst family applied
BE dropped god table at vn,ch ne was
politely hneelf to toe company and re
treated DOWN the back Stare "a Mr. Jooes up the
front.
remained composed and prepared to face toe music
Mr. Jopes entered ami made bis demands very
oectve terms protested that ne knew Of irregu
!sry IN ire certncstee, and apose all suspected
sna tpey we're orgerMstar DO tnoug at from hi
io confirmation Of this ns appesied friend L bu,
L. ~ss rot mere, ano dd get that credit homes
and innocence which he ciainea Posi- ply ne may oe
ippccept ~ the matter
fortunately for ire Cizsns Bank, tho Commissioners
there assembled honest te versed 10 the
accomplishments Of Neg York back sn.rks as Just ius
fateo TO tDem Tnev hsoded TO Mr. jones' the
VT 5oO, ana declared the stock taken by L. TO be
VOID Mr. Jones' returned 10 pttspurg ~iio heavy loa
on DIS rnno sno Inc new nsnk "a relieved Of
would Dave Quilt their fortunes ruin
L. DID not respp@s~ before the Commissioners, nor
was De ever after seeo IN MKeesport he eft ha.te
pie COLO pencu ~as table trunk ooeu at toe
notei NO one sa~ HIM leave the village, thodgh IL ~4s
broad Daylight, aod bow appeared is sti mys
sery thought that, ike 'sYe Ancieat Ped,sr," he
showed "a spc,men OF devso tail ~akieg N Bruton a
Station on tne Penntytvsps Railroad there TOOK the
1rH train East We snail eoon hear OF MN ia New
YORK.