New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-09
FORGERIES IN BOSTON,
From The Boston Journal, .ipg. 6.


We announced 10 TIE Journal Of Friday last the
fact that several pieces of paper bearing the irged
signature of Messrs. Allen, Nesle N Co, brokers' az
No Is State street bad been discovered but tina, the
foIger had not then been arrested we now nave Tue
sasfac,ion If stating that the guil'y party mas UvrI
arrested, together with his accomplish.
II appesIs that the individual who passed the forged
eli ecks alluded 10 is an old hand at the business, ana
has served at least two and, believe, three terms
in State Prison under The name Of HARRISON wheel
er for committing similar crimes. lie was dscnarsed
from State Prison five years since, at TIE eAa-
lon Of bis last Of service for the State, aud since
thai time bis Whereabouts have been unknown to the
Police OF this city and vicinity until tie Iae' week Vi
two.
A description of Wheeler, together with that OF a
teauster uamsd George W. Marshall, was given TO the
officers in the Chiefs Office, several days SINCE, oy
some Of the parties who vicG'zed, and the de-
tective force have spent day and night IN searching
Boston aud sojscent cities and towns for the parties
desCiibed. .c
Thee efforts however were unsuccessful until Sat
urday when, ac'irg upon information that parties
ans~e ng the description of Wheeler and Marshal nan
been seen that morning in the grocery and provision
store of Mess7s Farnum Bracket on the corner OF
Shgwmut aud MiddeseX streets, IN the neighOoflng
city Of Chelsea, Deputy Chief Ham and Officer Hes,h
visited that city early Saturday morning, and hai a
conference with the pruprietors OF the store, out
neither could seem 10 recoect any such men as we're
described and the Boston officers then applied TO City
Marshal Rugg and Officer James +. Barrel, both oi
whom together with other Chelsea officers rendered
sl aid in their power 10 the officers from this cry
Lat. = il the day, Deputy Chief II 4n returned home
ano Officer Lvuch iued Officer Heath in his search
for the guilty paites II Chelsea, ard, a. late hof on
SATURDAY afternoon, the Chelsea officers arrested
Wheeler a; his house, No. - MedfoId street, which
premises were searched by the Boston officers, Who
found large quantities Of -four, wine, clgsrs, hsh, car
pets fireworks ana other articles which I'D been o.
tanned by Wheeler on some ten or twelve iotsvo
checks and which articles had been conveyed 10
.y's nv hal g.
ster and from whom Wheeler quite recently purchased
the house where be lived.
The following is a let Of tue checks already discov
cred and in the hands Of the police, which have been
uttered by Wheeler IL payuept for articles purchased
by him: Messrs. Blanchard, Dane y Pray. 81 u3,
dealers -four ard hops 81 No. la Commercial stree
William 7. Marshall \ Co, So %; A. COcrty 4 Co.,
500 D. commission merchants a, No. l22 Commercial
street; f. Il T. FaiI banks Il Co.. 49, dealers in scales
at No. 80 kilby street; j. &. Hovey Co, No. li9
WashiI gion street; Parker Fo~.e 4 Sons, No. l6i
Washington street; \. Morton 4 Co, sewIng-ms-
chimes No 80 Wa. hington street Webster & Co.,
sewing machines; N,ckersor 4 CO., fish, Commerce
street; Chamberlain n Co, flour, Commercial street;
aud several others. A forged check Tor So was
offered to William Underwood & Co., No. o Broad
street ard srother for the same amonnl To " ulam
Msceuber & Co.. Noe - and l99 Broad street, but IN
neither Of these two instances did Wheeler obtain
either goods or cash.
Wheeler has managed bis operations 10 q shrewi
manner aud something IN the iIoSllg way: Tie world
enter store in the Urenoon and alter se4ectog such
articles re chose, say the person 10 a,tsndauoe
that he would call in the afternoon end take his pur
chase bone. Afi6rOcn came, end with Il came
Wheeler usually in ohsise, but ne was sure 70 wait
TIL after bark hours Pretending that he hsd not the
resdy cash wherewi,h 70 pay for the articles pur-
chased, lie would pIoduce check bearing the Lsrae Of
the fra q MeSs-s. Allen, Neals h Co., Gideon Beck
Babson Co.. or others aud in nearly every met ance
So fs- as vet ascsrtsinei the cheek offered by the
forger was considered perfectly COED accepted by
tie trader ard tie balance Of the cunt Of the check
over that of The bill Of goods paid over 10 Wheeler
in cash by the trader. The checks 50 given and re-
ceivsd could not be received III being after bauk
houIs until the day following the transaction ard 10
one O. two rs;spces they not deposited Until the
secerd DAY after WLeeler had Pa,son.rsi come u