New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-08
A BOLD AND CUNNING FORGERY M vfA-
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PErERssuKG. Va, March ], 1883.
Snos the days of Moaroe Eawards no forgery thAk
Ia, come 10 light equals Cor shrev6se,s sad sSra. W.
l,,.y one which has jus. been developed here the No
torv Of vhish /, So follows: In the early part " lee
month two strangers msds their appearance IL this
CITY one Of whom soon after visited the ofcs Of Pea
4 Hinton. brokers, where he offered 10 dispose q Q
lorvs amount of uacureui fuais. They d bils
on hanks in Louisiana Tennessee and South Csrodaa-
He hand ed them 10 the most expert and basnes-liks
manner, counting them over rapidly, and using he
frsers A. though be had been bred bsnk telse. He
off ced 70 the clerk 10 attendance bs enough 10 re-
ceive therefor bank check for 500 0s being ssks4
h,sp.ue he rer'ied. with hesitstos, "0sbera," Bat
reou, sted Ii check to be mace payable to "carsssy
which wes done accordingly. From the brokss' b
proceeded to the Exchange Bank on which the ohsok
was drawn. whers 1t ws duly certified BY the proper
officer. The check. il seems he carried 10 Rohmssd
and there presented i: TO the bankirg Office Of Esder
Sutton & Co. The person to whom il Wa shown so<
knowing tho individual, requested to have him itssk.
fed as vas their custom in euch case. To this he
expressed himself perfectly willing that ssy steps
Necessary might lie taken and suggested that the bro
ke,s return the CHECK to Petersburg, and there
tain fully about It. Messrs. ERdcrs Sutton & Co, BE-
coming sat SIZED a. 10 the genuineaess Of the ppsc.
mad the cash cor it, less the usual discount.
Two DAYS after, this same person called at Paul e.
Hrtons, IN this city sgsin and desired to negotiate
for another check lie exhibited between three sad
four thousand dollars in Southern bills Including one
OF $500 on New.0 Orleans bank, which, together vh
other bills BE exchanged for check Of 81 900. Ths
be also took TO the Exchange, where the Teller in
dcrsed il as good One report states that hs was sis-
sanity dressed, and his shirt bosom adorned With
magnificent diamond pin. When he appeared ths fra
time he wss very plsihly appHelled.
The very rext day he again called on Messrs HsdaG
Sutton & Co., when he got from the jaai9 partner.
Mr. Foster Rich mond funds for the check, minus Vie
exchange between the two oities
Aweek ago last Thursday this financial operator
secured another check under almost precisely the Sane
circumstance for 5000, which being duly certified.
was presented TO the Richmond brokers with request
that Mr. Foster would 20 with the holder Of 1t 10 the
bank ard identity him, it was payable TO bearer.
He slso expressed classification to tho Roha
gentlemen that Msssrs. Paul & Hinton always sent
him paper pay able in Petersburg instead Of Rchmeed
by which he was not only annoyed but lost csmmss-
sicns in getting il cashed.
The cunnisg villain was thus operating in order to
secure the confidence Of the Richmond bankers and 10
fariarze himself wi the signatures Of the brokers.
teners, and others through whose hands the checks
were paced, the sequel fIy establishes. The do
tails OF the transaction develop degree Of ngessty.
and cunning almost quLed in the hsery
| of rogueTy.
His next appearance was on Saturday last ct tho
Office of our Richmond friends with check, 10 I'll Ap
pearances Ike the preceding ones, duly indorssd
"good" with the signature Of "a. l.. Archer, Teller.
across the face OF the instrument for four thousand one
| hundred dollars $4,000, which the accommodating
| Messrs. Enders Sutton g. Co., csshed reservng TO
themselves one half per cent brokerage This WAS de-
posted in the Farmers Bank ON Monday. OaTsesdaI
it was forwarded to the branch Of the Farmers BsAk
OF Petersburg and from thence il sent 10 the
Exchange Back on Bank street where il was rsoesvsd
and placed 10 the credit Of the Farmers Bank. During
the day the Cashier Christopher Fisher, esq, met
with Mr. Paul the broker and mentioned among sthsr
financial matters the large business thus must b
doing ia the money lins and stated In addition 10 the
s. 40 check that he had just received another from
Richmond for a. 100, with the signature Of mis- (PsuP
firm. Darcy Paul suddenly though. he woald anime
the books and hastily repairing TO the Office and
surg with his partners and clerk be discovered thst
the check was never Issued by them-that II was q
forgery!
Giving due inform alton to Cashier Fisher that gea-
tlemsn Immediately returned the fraudulent psp~ -
the Farmers Bank, which made it good TO tho tx
change. Thence it was returned to Richmond sal
back to the acco nmodatng brokers, Eodsrs, Sutton g.
Co, upon whom the whole loss of 81 100 falls.
1t now appears that this forger Is the operator
who figured skilfully in New0rleans soms time In
January ard who carried away several thousand dol
lars as the fruits Of bis penmanship, bodness and VII
laiDy. This conclusion Is come 10 from the feet that
most Of his money was on Lousan, banks, and the
method Of conducting his financial affairs is new dis
covered to have been nearly the same.
The sdroi. siyebturer a1 probably gone 10 New
York Boston, or elsewhere North, where he probably
will endeavor TO dispose Of or exchange bis vrgiais
currency" for the local medium Of circulation. vii
be well for brokers to be on their guard and for the
police 10 omen their eyee. PETERSBURG.