The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-08
Heavy Forgery in Boston-Startling Disclo.
sure of Fraud.

The Boston Post, of Thursday, gives the
snbloined particulars of case of fraud brief.
ly mentioned by telegraph Friday morning
1t seems that Mr.. H. ID. 2. Bigelow, shoe and
leather dealer at No. IS Pearl street, has been
guilty of forging paper Of various descriptions,
but principally notes, to very large sum,
amounting IN the aggregate, it is thought, to
nearly $50,0 and that he has borrowed great
sums of money from friends and business ac-
quaintances-and that with all this wealth
he has left for parts unknown The Post
says:
Having done large and profitable Wes tern
business for a long while, he had the reputa-
tion OF standing A /, and from n genera
knowledge of this fact does the surprise at the
occurrence principally arise In 1851 the firm
OF Bigelow, Ball Il Knight failed but they
gave the excellent dividend of eighty cents on
the dollar, and con ntinued under the new title
OF Blgelow u knight. So organized the firm
remained until month or two ago, but re-
Gently MIR. Bigelow purchased the interest OF
ms partner, MI Samuel ID. knight, who re-
sides at CaInbridgeport,) and paid him with
his own notes endorsed by a brother at the
West. These Mr.. Kntght still holds. and there
is at present the possibility, if not the proba
bility, OF his being one Of the greatest suffer.
ers.
On Friday night last, on leaving the store
Mr.. Bigelow told his book keeper that he
should return at IL NJ on the following day.
Ant piOuitSc WIS uOL IuilllleQ, nor has he
TO the present time, made his appearance. As
surprise began to be created at the store ut his
non arrival, and as the hands of the clock told
the highly important hour Of o'clock, there
marched in Bank messenger with two pro-
tested notes OF the amount of $500 each. and
purporting to be signed by 4 single Gus toner OF
Bigelow's in Minnesota. Investigation re.
vealed the fact that the notes were foryeries
and there then followed discoveries of much
other paper OF the same character as in circu.
lution-some Of it having been purchased by
Alderman & Gore, bankers and brokers No
20 hlioy street Everything in the shape OF
notes Teceivable, both genuine and bogus,
which he could possibly dispose of, seemed
to have been turned into cash, and in addition
TO the amounts which he is said to have bor.
rowed from various parties, one of his clerks
named Edwin W Stratton, is victim TO the
amount OF about u 800. Upon inquiring al
his house, No. 81 West Newton street. the
wife OF the absconding merchant stated tina,
her husband had left home at I r. M. on Fri.
day last, with the remark that he couldn,,
meet his creditors, that he must fail, aud thai
| he should leave home for q short time III /,
surmised that he took the night train for N
YORK, and left on the following day in Tho
steamer for Europe.l
Although the amount forged will not fall
short, as II Is thought, of the sum of $50 OOO
the amount discovered as certainly involved
mp to the present time is only $4,000 Eacl
succeeding day ior a week or two will proba
Diy bring TO light fresh instances. The mo
| tive OF Mr. Bigelow is unaecountable. II,
has at certain periods of his life been deemes
quiee wealthy, and those who ought 10 know
say that his concern was solvent ut tn,
time OF these Illegal transactions One q
those who knew him Intimately gives tn,
opinion that " he probably desired 10 get ri,
OF OLD associates, and live alone and indepen
IDENTIFY" But the secret Is locked in his ow,
heart, and we only wonder at the picture a
shown u.s. He is man nearly fifty years O
age, and has two daughters Of sixteen an,
| ten. he came originally from Grafton an,
| has numerous relatives in that Vicinity