East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-09-22


geries were the subject of much news
paper comment last spring, and who sue
ceeded in getting one of his forged drafts
cashed at the banking house Of w. l.. Z.
Little and Co, in this city, was tried for
the latter offence at the last term of the
Circuit Court in this County, found guilty,
and sent up for eight years. Before
receiving his sentence lac made an at
tempt at confession Of which I'VE give
the substance:
"Hc received the draft by mail sup
posed it was from Sawyer lrccently ar
rested in Texas) with request to nego-
tiate, offering for such service half OF the
proceeds The men with me were those
l looked up to. He, tSawyeD said it
was not forged and that there was no
criminality in the transaction; / was per-
suaded to go away, and did so, placed
myself in this position; Divine Provi-
dence will not hold me accountable but
human laws do. Hope the people will be
benefited by my going mp 1t seems
hard for my family to suffer. The men
with me are men of the highest rcspccta-
bility aud are looked up to-"
Mr. Monroe is one of the very tumble"
Uriah, Heap style of rogues, and deported
himself during his trial and sentence very
like a saint suffering martrydom. He
failed however to disclose the names OF
any of the very respectable" individuals
connected with him.
Since writing the above we have learned
something in relation to the conduct OF
Monroe while on his way to jackson in
charge of j. w. TURNER, Sheriff Of Sagi-
nav County, which goes to show that he
is anything but the "plain countryman"
which the Free Press makes him. While
on his way down on the Forest Queen,
gentleman representing himself to be a
Deputy Sheriff from somewhere, was very
anxious TO take the prisoner to jackson
for Mr.. Turner, Offering to do it for half
price. While on the cars, Monroe got
one of his handouts of. He then entered
into the following conversation with the
Sheriff, which was cool, to say the least.
Monroe. If l was to get away, you
would probably look for me at my home
in Wisconsin, would you not?
Sheriff. Very likely should.
Prisoner. If my wife should give you
five hundred dollars, you would not look
for me much, would you?
Sheriff. Mr.. Monroe, your only hope is
in the clemcncy Of the Governor, such
propositions to me are entirely unavail-
ing can assure you, and at that the con-
vcrsation dropped. The Sheriff mean
while called upon the Conductor to as
sist him in keeping a sharp look out for
his plain countryman."
Here is what the Free Press says
FoR STATE PRIsoN-The forger Mon
roe, who was arrested some months since
for a series Of forgerics and utterance Of
forged paper, passed through the city on
Monday en- route for State Prison, under
sentence of the Saginaw Circuit Court
for term of nine years. He is the man
who was concerned with Sawyer and
Brown, lately arrested in Texas. Saw
yer is supposed to have forged and altered
the drafts which were passed by Monroe
who was used as tool, and deserted wher
he got into trouble. He abandoned hi
wife and family in Illinois and went W
into Wisconsin, where he married a young
girl who was ignorant of his character
He was living with her when he was ar
rested. He passed draft in this city
but was tried in Saginaw for similar of
fence committed there, and after con
viction obtained new trial, which result
ed in the same manner as the first. HI
was a plain countryman, and was NJ
doubt inveiglcd into the business b!
those who were more acute than himself