Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-01-28
On motion, the House adjourned.
AN ALLEGED FORGER CAPTURED-A RIVAL OF
MONROE EDWARDS

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South, was brought to Philadelphia Monday from
Pittsburg, a breach warrant TO answer more
bills of Indictment in which ne is charged with forging
bank checks. The Ledger says
The accused is implicated in forgcrics pcrpetratcd IN
most of the cities from New Orleans to Boston by which
large sums were obtained from banking institutions
Genuine checks, from which the forgeries made,
were it is said obtained by purchasing after bank hours
"A small bill and presenting fifty or a hundred dollar
bank in payment with the remark thait il not
convenient give the change, check for the balance
would do. Several forged checks for large amounts
were paid at the counters of Philadelphia Banks among
them the Philadelphia, Farmers and Mechanics, Manu-
facturers and Mechanics Consolidation and Northern
Liberties. The amount obtained in this city reached
about ten thousand dollars. It's understood hat The it,
dictmcnts against Cross founded upon the dsco
ures made by Adoph Bishop now under conviction here
The .cused has the reputation Of being OF the most
skillfu penmen in the country aud the checks be- is
charged with forging were so well executed that their
character was not discovered until the perpetator had
fled.
The Ptsburg Chronicle gives the following account Of
his career in that city.
He left Philadelphia some time ago and learning on
Saturday that he stopping in this city officers Wood
and Schlemm we're ordered hthcr with a warrant for DIS
arrest Arriving in the city they waited on the Mayor
and after informing him Of the OF their business
he promised them any assistance they might require u
the ACCOMPLISHMENT of their object Officer Riddle was
instructed 20 find out whore the fugitive stopped, and
was not long in tracing him 10 one Of our principal ho-
tells where with his mistress, and negro, purchased
some time ago at expense OF - obo he lending
"a life of ease and luxury Riddle after learning a ic
cared 10 know hurried back to the Office and inform NJ
the detectives that he had discovered the whcreabout
their man. it at resolved to make the ARE ST
Visiting the the hotel they found tie negro and thc dy
I'm their ROOM apparently the happie,t couple IN thr
world Both placed under arrest, and the gen lee
man himself making hi, appearance some time after, bee
/ too was taken into custody The parties it would ape
pear came to this city the FL OF the present month
and have been stopping here since. Cross the priu.ip
is heayy-built man. with huge black whisker. and
appearauce of undoubtgd responsibility. lie dressed
elegantly and was altogether, fine specimen OF 90
solid well-todo gentleman as You could pick up any
| where.
"The negro whose namei, Robert Bunell alias Smith
was nearly white and, like his master, dressed in The
very pink OF fashion. So little OF African blood has he
in his veins that he regarded as white man no the
hotel and only after his arrest that the proprietor
discovered that the individual on whom he had been
avshng such attentions for the past two weeks ue
Their more no less than slave. His master treated him
at all times rs hls equal They visited the restaurants in
company, PLAYING billiards. together and associated az all
times terms OF perfect equality.
The lady was by all odds the most interesting Of the
three Young aud beautiful, she dressed in a style Of
magnifcence that rendered her object of general
tenton Oh the streets and made her the cynosure of
cry eve Her crinolue was more expansive, her cloak
cut and her dress OF rlcher material than I'd"
most fashionable of city bellies, and wherever she
appeared she became the subject of the most unqualified
admiration She took her arrest very coolV, declaring
with wOmans devotion, that she cared not Tor herself
in the matter but for him whose happiness was the near
est and deareswsh of her heart Her name Is given us
Catharne Cross and it is believed that she halls from
the South She is most intelligent and interesting wo
man. aud it is pity that her destines should be linked
with those of charged with the crimes imputed to
her protector.
Notwithstanding the number of forgeres attributed
to Cross but very little money found with him when
arrested and nothing that would tend TO impicate him
in the ofenses laid to his charge He bad but $50 alto
gether and part of that went to pay his bill at the hotel
From sketch of the life of the accused given in the
Press, the following.
lie is highly educated has travelled over Europe; serv
ed in the allied army before Sebastopo, where ne wa
wounded, aud converses hucntly in English, French
Spanish and Italian Smith, the slave of Cross, was pu
chased by him in New Orleans five years ago, aud
has been his companion SINCE travelling with him oveI
Europe and occupying the relation of friend. lie
very accomplished and highly intelligent When Gross
was arrested he offered to 90 South and sell himself into
slavery to obtain money to assist his master The oe
was refused and Smith remains in the city awaiting iu
ture events.
1t is said that Cross was the author Of the forged par
don which came very releasing Huntington the eel
| ebated New York forger, from Sing Sing prison. h'
has been engaged is supposed in iorgeres amounting
TO nearly 800 600 and although several times on TIE
prison threshold has always managed TO escape Iher'
are three bills OF indictment against him here "nch III
is busy engaged in preparing to meet lie understands
the law of forgery thoroughly, having studied 1t VIII
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