Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-10-18
LATE LOCAL NEWS.

FORGERY Yesterday, Mr.. brown, the Navy
Agent at this post, called upon detective Allen, Of
# young man who, by means Of forged papers,
had obtained from him 500 o. MT. Allen went
at once to work, and detailed roundsman Cronin
for special Service with him, and the result was
the capture Of the young man and the recovery Of
the money, except about s,x dollars. He is quite
a youth, twenty years old, halls from the State Of
Maine, and goes by the name Of Ersstus Robinson,
alias John Lindsay, alias John Peterson. Wednes-
day afternoon he went TO the Office Of the Navy
Agent and presented an appointment az acting
Master In the Navy, by the name Of John Lindsay,
purporting TO be signed bv Captain Dahlgren.
He was told that IL was too late 70 obtain his pay
that evening, and 70 come next day. Yesterday
he went to the ONCE again, In the absence Of Mr..
Brown, and was told by the clerk that the paper
he presented ought 70 have the Seeretarys indorse
ment He went away and returned with the sigma
ture purporting TO be that Of Mr. Paxton the Chief
Clerk Of the War Department. Mr.. Brown hsv-
ing come In, gave him check. Soon AFTER the
Young man left the once. Mr.. Brown suspected
the signatures were not all right, and got car
rage and drove rapidly to the Department, where
he learned that Mr. Faxtons signature WA
forgery. He drove TO the Treasury, and was told
by Mr.. Middleton that the check had been paid
five minutes before. Roundsman Crontn having
arrested the young man, he>vas taken 10 Justice
Donn's office, and submitted TO a search, which
resulted In obtaining $3.50 O6, and a number OF
papers, among them a regular appointment OF
John Lindsay as masters mate, upon which was
an endorsement showing bis receipt upon IL OF
long TO some regular Officer and 10 have been OBJ
talned oy the prisoner surfePuuously. ne We
afterwards taken 70 nh late quarters, sno q sol
sufhcient 10 increase the amount 20 - 70 res
recovered. ne was tnen con"'seo " JAN W
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get the case of the magistrates docket, be express
ed his readiness TO give bail for higher court,
which he did.
Mr. williams stated that this puolcsnen, ana
other causes growing out OF it, had me enec. 70
keep his appointment as Paymastet 10 tne AImY
In obeyance, although the secretary ws. perIecey
satisfied from evidence before MIN tnst tnere Wa
no truth in the charges made
Mr.. Conn said that upon MI Wllnems s1-
planning 10 him bis position, ana Denying tne
statement he had published srenecton - fuu a.
a.. sf,tasnent. which -uuOlluned re-r1cfiOn