, 1862-12-09

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a HVAu An4e1n19 !.Es 9,1 AT EoAGERt
AMI 9'1tAiS*'
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The Fraud Dfseovcred-Escapc Of the |
For2er.
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One Of The most during and adroit atten,pts |
ri ewind}ing that has recently trans,,ired in I
this city, came 10 light hast week, in pnre1y
cry Of the fraud was made early enough to
prevent pecuniary loss to the intended vic |
fins, the swilld1er getting nothing for his |
trouble in initlating and CARRYING out the we'll |
devised scheme, except the knowledge that it |
came within a very little Of being entirely |
successful:
The facts are substantially these: About |
two weeks ago, Il we'll appearing and neatly |
dressed man entered the banking house Of
solomon Sturges' Sons, and in polite tone
inquired If they "eollccted on Pittsburg,"
An affirmative answer having been given, le
Joscnh Mcpherson Sleek Aren't NJ the p;tt:.
burg and Fort Wayn,. P.,ilra3I n,,,n NTassrs
Cook & Co. heayy conecT,, in Pitf tfshnrr
Pa. fur tl,e snm Of -ef 901 m ond rno,,net5 e
that It might be collected as Soon as nossihie.
Tie e<avc 3,is address as = A1exanfer n f'o,e olJ
ftaE 1ear,,nr nj ,,ho,1t What ti1,o +hn n.
mint ha evnecta,1 Ia -as,...ieoa Lo LIZ u
III: 1,roceras co1,i h. n1sce3 - aoa1,,t tn.,f ~
Alexander & Co nnfiI tfeS 1,eord fro,r, ~, "
,~sin The draft va for,:,rdaJ - p;ite,i,I .l
~ The Meesrs Stnrmas sn3 ~ ~ tr.rteUalS roatn:S
Was mid hy ConE s. ~ a+ aho,,t ~ aats
7,rnn ,xb;cb odrices ,xara raoa;t.aJ ~ t s ute
~ e-,n,, ,,a,.,a.,t t1,or, s,..a -. 81 a. ens uA
1et+er f1on, i Aiax,,dnr W. ~ 'su =,
New York i and i1Srnctinc Stnrt1es 4. Gn,e -
,emit he 13,ocec;7s ~ th5 draf7 =, Tot., So "
fnnds ~ reas17ry notne - +ha 1,.r;ta, - ~
MERCHANTS II,te1 New Yorl~ f!;tv "N Tt,a rh
srax1 hanl-crs instead of eend;no I ,ston', ane
f,na ~ T-aasnrr notas ), anc1Seaf - 10 ~
,,eI,a1 caetn dr,ft N 3a;r ~ ~ ,ns
~ 4t,,t l;tS. 7,or.1,1a "a the ordar nf aiares
1' far TX n,nnnt ane Th;s ~ ,1rona,4;o,,
~ t.,,i ~ ,,,r9 s.,oI 1,c BIT sh,,rls a4
a.. en nj st ~ tha sean.3 Vii spnt, Aouse josI
f% e'.eood "a G,sv .fier - th,s sDu~ re',,;,a,c
o5a St,,roeos $50 ,.aon;Sod to1as.s,,'h: H.
d4.,satch fTo4n I. h1aveoIer r a. a.t;un w.
.11. tfa ,,,nnar h,5 ~ hae,, ee,,t .e r5arag
ts.a ~ - .,s,,r;,''s .1>st = a
S1,tean,ort ,nnn;-;as h5wornr raT..aied ~
fact 11 fhat The nails were DELAYED one day on
The route thus detsi,,ing The letter viii thc
enclosure. and accountine for the anxiety of
ttMr. Alexander But While all these mat
tiers were trauspiring here, it appeared that
sonnet hing had turnrd up leading Copk s Co,
the Pitts6urg House to suspect That there was
a .sculled p5isson in the enclosure,' for on
the morning Of the third day after the proceeds
Pitfshurr. one nf that lirrn arrived here ,r;th
aEc intention Of ascertaining whether the
draft was al right He at first endeaTorcd to
h1so MT, Htei hefs'il, ING afs'"er, bht ne hau
gone nslo lne country On i hnslness "Trip, ana
,l;,,s n's e1'el "ncieaoools eo'llo nol Ut "seer-
''sAals9. .,o
m: ~: tn'et c,l - vas ~. ootaleu W. ~;
a,..a 49,. nu .s Lases SeH n.u
a'uuse 3nt1 = taG ~! ssslleious "eie
latu t1is ni. !ue aeseiL ~ LIZ eoie1tnse
.1a ,1hif ~ p;aa ~ F';S Vnri. sent ~
~ LIZ " o!see ~ ~" iuih, ulteelin
MN 70 aIfesl - ale lsat'y Eho snon,a Apply iar
W. te.,ni WI ~ i,aJ H., ~ ~. NAY ,ar NV
uti., aeu ~ noiH nl.1t "l1d euitnsr olaeis.
se..ns ~ ta.a tts,ee9 @ snS s4IeutIuteaas ~.
~ .ns ,,'.da - anu y
tli'se1ate ~. SsaieA w i'1:'ae ior q
twa1z III house use was Was nor ] est 'I ia,.us ana has has 81
~ tv.,t.,- ~ i,.l Uu5 7. ~ +ia
tEsenn ~, .ns aGE'y ~ .ns nins:
slnsu ", ..e ui'l: wv. ~ ~ ~.
, - ,a1 & ~. e.'n,toa ~ +',I ~ 40
tiAti.ts io1c4 .nu va g ~ lug ~
lec.lsta ,d ~ ,nu1 sN1i'7 ~ cooh q ~ eAiest,
s'..oVN: ~ HeGG 34 ny sssy lis1 :ae scheiae
| Wis :taMifaoiJ "ei. ta:a, anu Nia II hne oset
| 1tr lie detention OF tne tram upon WHICH M
lrH:i containing Inc lett or was sent. 1Ae sMInd
| lsr W"uld A:'Se, WithonI douot, carried Ill
| l'1ans 10 Il successful anu profitable termin;s
lion.
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| 3Efos~ 4tEAtsfaa-taaaaS"
! A. familiar rs ''houscholu words is tn
cou1ict.
| 4.Mans inhun,as,ity 10 man.
Makcs cols.tless thousands n,ogirn.7'
/ Aud ret 1,,v r.w rc,,ixc ,o .1e fnl1 tl,c ,,ras
49,, e ,rc' f4hn 1;nt.. Tw,, inst,ncrs I,ny =.
r..n,', X c,,,, to nmr nn;7cc tl,c harr r,ci;. ;.
..f1yl,tn 1s,,s1 Shock onr render. md bri,,
, h,unh T., tIr click .,f every trm.. man, m
list We give IN tic words ia gentleman 81.
g.i.1rrsst7I tlc ,lccrr-nc,. ,n,T ,yv, * ;,, n7
,.r,- s.u.,s rrl;,,7,1..
Tic VIII. If n gentleman who had ,,ec
;rivnn mn nf a1;ss9,,r; IL. +},n seerss;ooist.
"' y. IT, ~, ~ ~ ~, G,.;aaot.
Bn,,;n,r,,,,, ..z,; nu;n;.v P.,ilnr;] ,t VT,11,7s
gn.~ i:,,,,,,.,. ~ '.u Er.ia; ,,;,r1 1al, ,r,hl,
.'oaod - ~ ~. 10,
l,o - f :,,',,r,,1,;,er ,,,.t..r,,;t,
@ e., ,,,.,aJ u, rts1, 3.,,,.t,;af.,r ~ IT.
.t4~n ~ ~ u, ~ io1,5t M - -
d,s5t1r ~ H." 4T,;,, ,d ~, ra.,,'ast ed h; II;
,..., H. ~ ,t.,r;,,.r m,',',.,n f.. ~ han:a -,
=" - - ~ -. .,,',;,n P,t tH,r,
~ a,..f S I +af;,saI ~ w. t..t
~. .''1 1s.,ti:ci1 ~ Tw.' ~ thr.s .trararc
n 80, i'd ,'- ~, ~, ,7 +.,;, NV. ;,t,.,c.t
Ii themselves i, bsir,Jf Of tic unf;,rtuna
d ,vs,,a1, and as sir. was unabic / q walk. undt
4 lax If, carry lu.r Il, Nortun,,5 house, Bed
rr;,..?,iI,sr that Mace, however aud while Iyi
urou The snow, sic was delivered Of Il chi
I'll Xrap,,ing the llcw born babe ii some arti'
n If :.1,l:,r1p!, the men tIlcn bure the muti
n and cI;i;d to the door Of the hotel and ask
t. for adn.itt:nce, III tho same time prolnisi
20 The landlord that he should he paid ill re
st ! enable charges if he would but see that I
Of ;:our vsnl.n w:ts cared fnr. To this scco
ID .1,},eaI NuriuI replied Int the women slo1
Ill | in no case he brought inside Of his hou;
h. After sunc fartli,r time spent iu lie cold q
nj .ntw of HAT litter night, thu neglect ed mo
is t.r was nr,yit}cl for bT 4 kind-Iearted cd Gcr1I
= Of 1hc village. hi: tic suffering and expos
IL through which sl.c Ind passed were too HI
rc fer IT bowers Of cr:tiur:.1ice and before III
,,i,r slf. l,a., 1s.sSc,l into q byttcr world,
Al last :rcoaial;s certain parties, speci
,r, ! interested iii tic case, were dclibcr:lt
rs. whether they sl.oals treat tho publican
ty. : ..s,t If lar and trstilprs OF II halter
r., We iorln.ar commenting upon this shock
nv occurryncc, The facts speak hut TOO lon,
IT, \ case similar in 1,olnl. hut. we are g1ai
,ry say. mt 50 sad i'll i1s results occurred in
m | nJ: ;, ,ity t,n Saturday hast
RS r., 1n,5,.E s. Erun enlisted in snaen,
III | 1,st II, cnu:1,,y |; II 11r S,.coul Tuard
,r fri. ,r Mi, jIlinniS R.r;,nrnt ,nd. II,
. in iu.r I1u .,r,lerp~iiy Of 1nr body Under wi
nd ,;S,,ir..S Ir :.nl;.1.,1 !,f1 his wifi. and
I'm r1,ii3Tn It; c,,;c,~t,. moi dY,bting tirat
ire y.,uld be ,,c11aii1,.d IL cat 1hcir bread
10 ,n.arr. HI mad, oyer Il nortion If. his na
er- IN 11,,; fnr 1h,. f,n,fit If lis f1mi1v.
the leased Ee,.sr fur them till t11c first of
lay HAY The w:...s If the soldier hare moi /
raid, :rd aIrs. Eopp. iii rstinlable Won
viii. c,e child nj the breast, and three o.
f1d 3it,l, nu,s WIS turned an, ri l,cr hn,s
cll- Sa; ,,rtsy ,ror;,i11s for arrears Of rent.
.rt. | lived I'M M,Glaslnn str..1. rear tt,e Ar
.cr R,.:d in :, s,,,)i t,u.n1vnt owned },y Tho
m U..II,runh Her firni,ur,. was l,I1thcl
han H. s1rc, + wh,r. her Oldest doup1itcr staitl
M IN ,],,. t,,a ia u:,tc if willie ,;i,, mother
he iii, little ones went Il, fini some Kind San
So ;a,, who would take them in. Ah'1t Il to
lor- ,.c::, was rrmaiuit:g III the sized, being
winters :unj,;y. mid Ills III. di.trail,of
hes svIzed.
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