The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-05

& TH4 SCHOOL TxACMx1 BWruDER--The tale.
gAph has noticed The arreet, a Washipefou,
Of Hcary Leslie, who swfadlsa tAe is Young
Philadelphia school teachers. Ne was arrested
at the house Of his wife, II Washfueton. ana
acknowledged the whole affair. TIE following
from tho Warrington Stafss, telling Of ,he
search OF his haggage, shows him TO have been
most accomplished sWindler:
The carpet-bax Of letters also teyeloued
another swfndie. Mr.. Henry johnson aifas
Leslie parades the following advertisement I n
the form Of . hand bill: ~ So -
"For the Norfh.-Parties willing 70 visit fle
North and see all the dne mountain scenary
will do well to secure the services OF An exps.
rienced guide, who has visited Al Of tho va
tering- places, and IL well acquainted with All
the best hotels, and can come With the best Of
references as to honesty aud sohriefy. He can
be found at the Exchange Hotel for sshort time.
rrMonisomery. MO. Ala, yIne, ,ssa.
young man ''desireus of dnishing his educa.
tion,' holds forth to Mr.. johnson, whom be
wishes TO 'engage a. ehape,sn 70 take him
over the great north" His father cares noth-
not fall among the Phiiistines, and therefore
trusts that Mr.. johnson IL q decidedly reii-
gieusiy iy-inclined young man, who will also BE-
able 70 introduce him to the best Boston 20.
cietye' Mr.. johnson replies to this, stating
that he is "a friend of religion, &c, and makes
arrangements to conduct Mr.. Chambers over
the country.
But Mr. Leslie is not content with his swin.
ding. business, as already related, and adver-
tises in the Baltimore Sun for fifty young men.
with cash capital Of nve dollars, whom he
will speedily get into business. Here he i'd.
vertlses a. Mr. "Austin Mayscn, :. and the
returns Of letters were numerous. They came
from Washington, alexandria, penney fvunfa
Maryland and Virginia, from s'energelic young
men, out OF employment" The letters con-
'alnsd Rarsn stamps NJ 70 prepay replies Mr. John
forward the hve dollars if "Mr. Mayson, will
mail his proposition, which Tat gentleman
does, and agrees to return the five dollars if
Mr.. Burch don't take the business, No reply
of Mr.. Burch is found.
There are large number of replies to Mr..
Mayson's ADVERTISEMENT which must have
proved remunerative.
Another OF his swindles consisted in repre-
sentlng himself as the agent of the Mount
Vernon Association, and numerous receipts as
such were found acknowledging the recep.
tion OF large sums of money. On present.
ing one OF these receipts for $lO5U, the holder
was entitled TO an engraving of the home aud
grave OF Washington. He also was connected
as the reputed agent OF the Washington Ma
tional Monument Society, of which ~. G.
Hays is represented as being the general
agent.
In this city Mr.. Wallace Eliot, Druggist,
was swindled by him, and note with q forged
endorsement OF that gentleman's name was
found in the chiefs Office and SO pronounced
by Mr.. Eliot who was present.
There was letter OF recommendation from
Mr.. John ID. Wheeler and Edward CLARK, o1
the Interior Department, stating that he had
been employed there by the government; and
also one from Senator Douglas, recommend
ing him to Captain NJ. O. Meigs, as q work
man who would be grateful tor little employ
ment, 50 as TO get money enough to get home
to Illinois.
Among the letters were several from his
wife, which were not read, and one from his
sister, dated Wafleton, I'LL, which was very
afteclionate, and entreating him "to come
home and be good boy" coupled with touch
ing illusions that ought to have melted the
heart of even SO grand O swindler "a this fei.
low has proved to be.