, 1862-02-12
:.REEsT or "A DARING Fou1En.
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Ken arkabfe and Extcnsire ForRerics. !
daring and accomplished forscr was ar i
rested on Friday last at Hinckley, Ohio, elsh- I
tetn miles Ilcm Cleveland. The operations !
ii this n,an-namcd E. s. Piper, and IN &C. ;
ec1nl'liec styling himself E. r. Erucc, now
scn;iped in jail In this city, amount to some
S:aa5, S:a5 eco, extending oves7a period Of three
months, and embracing us the flcld-of their
fcrgcries, the States Of Wisconsin, Illinois,
Missouri and Iowa The Cleveland papers /
contain very full accounts of the arrest of
Piper, from which We gather some facts Of
Interest connected with the case.
These forgeries were effected in way COM
mon Of late, namely, By purchasing drafts at
4 certain bank or banks, for small amounts,
and By the use Of I'M acid obliterating the
amount called for by the drafts Issued, and
substituting q sum agreeable to the holder;
hut it is the opinion Of all who have had an
opportunity for examining the drafts thus a.
tered by the men engaged in this LAST swindle,
that they surpass in the skill with which they
have been transformed, any similar work Of
the kind that has ever been attempted. An
inspection under the shazpest glass shows
nothing ,hat wonld indicate il the slightest
degree that they are fraudulent The acid used
affects only the writing fluid, in no degree de-
tracing from the appearance o; the printers
ink, and leaving no stain upon the paper
It is matter of curious detective coinci-
dence that Chief Of Police Bradley Of this city,
Beck Of Milwaukee, and Cozzens Of st. Louis,
were working up the sa1ne job'' without
each others knowledge, at the request Of ILL
neis, Wisconsin and Missouri bankers. Sub
sequently they worked in concert, after con-
sultation in this city Chief Of Police Cozzcns
ofst. Louis, in the course ofhis correspondence
and inquiries, found that Bruce, the accom-
plice, had been in st. Louis, pursuing sus-
pieious course; that he had gone into the in
ie1ior Of the State, and passed forged paper to
4 considerable sum upon mule contract, and
that hc had made his way to Chicago. The
Inquiries resulted in his arrest in the vicinity
| Of this city, and his 1odgment in Jail
The arrest Of Piper, the principal, and the
| intricate measures rcsorted to to secure that
arrest, would make q long story, but may be
stated briefly rs follows: Beck visited Chica-
! so in January and consulted with Bradley,
| and during the consultation received intelli.
| gcnce that Piper was In the vicinity Of Clevc,
| land. Beck took the first train for that city,
and reported his business to the Sheriff
| About the same time st. Louis detective ar
rived at Cleveland. For several days Pipe
was tracked from place to place, and at 1as
after the practice Of various sArcwd devices
was captured as above stated.
| a CANE FOR TIE PREs1DEST.-Anthon,
Wagner, a German harAess maker Of this city
has just finished an elegant hickory cane Q
tasteful design and elaborate carving, wllic1
will be forwarded to Washington ina few day
and presented to President Lincoln. I'll
grasp Of the cane is IN eagle holding in hi
bcak scroll which descends and twines abou
weeping willow, emblematical Of the Lat
Senator Douglas. Upon the scroll are il
scrihcd the dying words Of the illustrious Sci
ator: "TELL THEM TO oBET TIE LAWS An
sCrroRT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITE
STATEs.'' Below the willow and about tt
center of The cane is 4 finely carved and ycI
truthful figure Of the President holding
| either hand sword and scales and crushiu
beneath lis heel the head Of the secession Sc
pent. Beneath The figure and forming p
.. destal are pair Of joined hands and impl
1uents Of war, typical Of the means neecssa1
to save the Union; tho hands signifsing Il
union Of parties: the implements, cons1sti1
Of cannon, guns, drums, trumpets, fasces, etc
entwjucd with the Stars and Stripes dcnotir
the great motive power in crushing out Il
rebellion. The design Is very neat and mo
clabo1atcly executed rejecting large degr
r, | Of credit upon the skill Of the carver who #
r lows the occupation as pleasure in 1cisu
hours. The cane will be forwarded to Il
;, President in care Of Hon. !. N. Arnold in
r. few days.
OLD ROGUE CArGRI.-Dcputy Sheriff ";
rcn L. Shaw, Of Springfield, Mass, starts co
to-day with one Edward Luddington, form
c baggage master ut the Springfield depot, :
J rested for robbing trunks that were left und
8 his care, and now re.arrestcd after having (
capped Jail and fled, as he thought, to parts Il
known. He was found ut Rockville, aIo
i. twelve miles from Kankakee, chopplng wo
!, fer living. Officer Sam G. Huston Of tt
= city, went down with Sheriff Shaw aud ma
:. the arrest on Monday, since when the Mas
- clluzetts officer has got the papers from Gt
- Yates upon which to take him back for tri
~ We may congratulate Mr.. Shaw upon the
- n,lrablc manner in which he has worked
the case, and hope he may have no furtl
r.. trouble from lis prisoner.
SoIREE+-We understand that the social
d party Of The Reformed Presbyterian Chu1
&c, on Fulton street, which comes off this even!
ar- promises to be quite success, The large
in dicncc room Of the church has been specis
Ia prepared for tile reception Of tho comp'
ITS after tea, where an hour or two will be sp
ay in social intercourse, unrcstraincd by any
Or nlalities, and enliyencd by music and sh
ltJ speeches. AL arc invited Tickets 50 eel
he Ill refreshments included. Can be had at
en- Shirra's, 16S West Lake street; J. e. Rec,
Co.'s, LA Lake street, and at ". G. Holm
:. ITO Clark street.
IT'S LEGAL INTELLIEENCE.