The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-24

The Ins lana Bank Frauds.
ADDITIONAL AND INTERESTING DEvELoPExNrs-
wHsRs THE BILLS WERE ENGRAVED, AND ~ WHOSE
ORDER.
In our issue Of yesterday published the following
paragraph In connection with the late frauds upon the
Boone County Bank OF Lebanon, Indiana
Iequsition from Governor Morgan was received last
evening at The police granting the
alleged charge Of forgery the Boone Couaty Bank OF
Indiana He was To be on 70 Indiana In an carly
train This morning, in the custody Of detective Acoord
Since the publication Of the above we learn that The
prisoner Sweet was arrested about week ago. but the
express solicitation Of Justice Kelly the matter was KEEP,
profound secret and had 1t not been for
interference Of Gov. Morgan il hard to say when the
matter would have been deemed ripe publication The
complaint against Sweet made tho 10th inst and
that day there three Adavts filed az sinst the
accused from which we gather the following interesting
information: -
John Calder, OF No. 2 Wall street, deposed that he
was employed In the banking house OF Thompson Bro
person unknown certain false, forged and couater
felt bills purportrg TO be of and issued by the Boone
County Bank OF Indians for the payment respectively
Of the sums Of Eve, ten and twenty dollars In exchange
for current funds
John w. Dodd Auditor Of the state Of Indiana deposod
that he had charge OF the Banking Department OF said
State that In the latter part Of August oer
lS60, bank known free bank organized 10 raid
Siae by the or the Boone County Bal T. and locat
ed At Lebanon in EAid State ,ha the said deposit
ed win the BANKING Department S55 0c0 OF bonds
the States Of Virginia and Tennessee, which it was
entitled 10 nsle bills rs circulating medium and to
circu ated and used money, the sum OF $4,000
that bills TO said amount OF S45 500 were signed
by aeponens as Auditor, snd Il. Dodd az Register,
and issued % said bank that Joseph Swe or
ganizet said bank Tor tho purpose with
cheat the people OF the United Ssaes ald to that end
the city OF New YORK procured bills circulating me
dium OF said bank be engraved and printed I, the
amount OF about $500 co., 10 the OF $500 0c0
upwards over ana ABOVE the amount which BY law
~ IN anic
charges that said Sweet forged procared 10 forged
and connereed the names OF this deponent and Of said
notes rurport 10 be notes bills OF said Boone County
Bank, and being the bills which had pro.
and not the bills issued by this depouent to said
bank; and said Sweet feloniously issued caused
10 be issued the forged and counterfeit bills purporIng
70 be tho bills Of ssid Boone County Bank,
money and genuine bills, TO the citizens OF states
OF Indiana, Illnox, Missouri and New YORK; and
abou. tho first day OF November $780, eonosy issued
to be issued aud passed John hompson OF
the city Of New York. 500 OF fad forged c,uuteret
bills with intent 70 cheat and deirau1 sad m IN pson Of
his money and his goods; and the plain aut prays
process ainst the said Sweet that he may ~h
In the premises according 10 law.
testified that the 1stb OF November 1852 he received
order signed I. Aeserola by j. A. Sweet agent,
eUgrave steel plate, l. L. 2 g. and to print 1000
pressions from rad plate aud TO eugrave another steel
plate g. TO- 90 and 10 print eco impressions thereon
all OF the Boone County Balk, Of Lebanon, Indians ths
said bank the I'd OF December 1859 written order
given by the parties and signed 10 the same
way sering the order or printing % 900 impressions
Of each plate. Al different other times the Witaess
stated he received orders 70 increase OF i'm
pressons until the 30th OF December when the impress
sons amounted 70 Is 600 that the I'm
up Pack OF 500 each aad delivered together with
the plates 10 said sweet Tie packages were directed
70 John W. Dodd, Auditor OF the State OF Indana rne
witness further stated that be bad seen package Of bills
purpering 10 have been issued by tho Booze County
Bsnk in the handn Of acerk Of John Thompson port
OF which said TO be genuine and portion thereof
counterfeit, and that all OF satd bills both good and
the spur ious, printed from said plates and
part OF the said bills Impressions delivered 10 said
Sweet by the witness above stated
Sweet 10 his examination before the magistrate, stated
that he forty years Of age that he printer
by occupaton aud rceided IN South second street, VII
hamburg Hc denied the charge preferred sgaia.t him.
and said he hoped 70 be discharged Toe prisoner
arrested py officer Cummings OF the Lower pollcs
Court and not by detectives MoCord and II ier - pre-
yious slGted.