, 1861-04-16

From Mr. F. Wooldtidge, who h%es on
Spring street, In this city;W we get somesfMx te-
ulars OF one Of the most singular set5saE Of
fraudulent operations Of which we haytsa44Id
In ma4yzhd day. Mr.: " .Aas, on Aondky hst,
willie, III, WHERE he hid been; o1 b4xiARss,
: whan he ovextbok d5sHungaria1: j JeH8vh q
buggy, who fAacsted him and stneuirGds r he
wa4 :Aeqnaiptedin In tha* *naghboIhood. i:Rslng
adsvered affirmative ;shey sought fnE1ax TO
draw him Info conversations, anH :ane Of 3hem
asked to get in with him and rHaei:As their We
hicle showed signs Of breakinE:down. On
reaching the Colfinsville Plank road III. Wool
driage needed to this request, and ,htfeupon
one OF the Jews, who gave his name as Henry
Block took a seat with him.. After SONIC ron-
yersation on general topics, Block produced
three notes Of hand, drawn by as many Ger.
man farmers living on Illinois Blnhs, aad
stated his wish to dispose Of them for cash, as
they had SIXTY and ninety dgSs ~ 9fnse JlF'
Woodbridge happened to know the drawers OF
notes to be responsible men, aud, upon exam:
1natiop, concluded that the notes were gen.
nine, whereupou he purchased them ata con-
J The5 xga drsvn; asItatsd by Block, in pay.
ment OF bills Of goods, linens, s1eetinga. DC.
Block and hsa companion, one Jacob Conn,
crossed the river and came to this city having
previously given their plaqes Of residence to
Mr.. Woodbridge, who also told them ,Wihere
- tfeut cAGAs UsJt oHE " sue 4ileA caa41t
upon! Mfr: oldridge, +and7 Offered for eels
three more notes upon equally Fesponaibla
men, for like amoults-b. tween eighty and
ninety Eve dollars seach-whiRh Woodbridge
shoRed-a disposition to purchase. But hstEzd
begun to suspect there was something wrong
about the matter, and secretly eotcfnded t6
test the Eehuineness Of those he held; before
Investing tulther. So, asking time to consider
the ease, be posted off to- Hdupie, and called
upon the German iarme whose PAPER he had
honght, ara Of them learned what We are
aboutto 1e3ate.@
!: !. II appears that Block pretended to be q
Hungarian nobleman, who Ind CONE to this
country with large lot Of superior linen
goods, etc. On; going intds house his plan
WIFE torush> up to tfs mehbers Of the family,
embraee thEm& attempt to kiss one Aftex an
other, male and female, and then apply q hand
kereMef. .heneath the r:nuztrils, following this
eccentric movement BY stzsking them afec-
tionntefy down the arms. This strange pen
tomime was repeated several times, Until {the
parties asaared Iii: Wooldrida = e) theB. we.e 20
ficinatea or spell bound that, if they bad been
ssked to give tbs Hungarian o51einan IN
their Possessions, they would not hase felt,the
poYef to. refuse. According to the descrip-
Whert the notes were presented for their efg-
natures, m the STURDY; matter offact, and psu.)ly
: prudent farmers affixed, their autographs
witheas questioning in the least for.what. par.
) ptse they. Were demanded. :Theirbusine8 over,
+ the mysterious fInen metc hants left with each
pnf-Iheir4 4EietlmB "a bundle OF some fort Of
goods, supposed to be valued at about Sl6.
and PROCEED on the lookout for new customers,
:WhU were treated in like manner It wBs
stated to our Informant that 'tfh11s unaccounta.s
nle a1d almost magic iLdnence listed but q
shot time and was followed in every instance
+ =by severe head ashes- and oppressive Pains in
i the chest, About twelve persons living On
the Rinfs were found to have giyen7thsir
Pr aLaisea to pay to these men, the amounts.
yiug from $50 to $95, hut not above 1he
: latter .s1ln. WheQ~it Is RENE mbered thidt the
tnrisdietlon Of Justices Courts in nlincfs il
Limited to S1C0, perhaps. the reason will occur
why the notes were not 'n1ade for 1arger
Mr.. Woodbridge, having satisfied. himself
ton at the bottom of these e1tortiona. thbUhhi
at first little disposed to opaee full eredencs Il
lhe extraordinary statements he had heard,
4astened back to this city, and called at The
mouse q one Of the sNild!ers, Whcse wife re-
marked that he was not st home, hut had zone
70 Illinois. whence be would return in the eve
''ning. woodbridge Immediately p1oce eaed
acloes 7he EaVeR, took out warrants at the
91Ace Of Esquire Bowman, for. the arrest OF
block and COIN, which warrants were pfaced
IN the hands Of competent officers, who had
the, good luck, by stattouiug themselves at
coth tne;. ripper and lower ferries, to nab fhe
accused JUST as they were going on beard the
ferry boat. Block and Coin, h wing taken &
change Of venue, were tfled on Thursday, be
lore justice Pelticr, and committed under.
bonds OF fo00 each, to- answer charges Of O }.
tanning money BY false pretenses j. J. Nc
braoe, o. ms city, acted Is attorney for the,