Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-09-20
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This document was sealed with an impress
sion Of the genuine seal OF the United States
Marshal, and enc 1osed In one OF his regular Of
fee envelopes. The document itself was hand
sonnely engrossed on q sheet of letter pape :,
with the printed Office head Of the Marshal, The
signature, and initials 10 the postscript being
written in different ink, and in imitation of the
writing of the Marshal .E..a -. -.-r =
Mr.. Cisco opened the envelope, and having
read the communication, asked the bearer if ho
was cogniZant Of the contents. He said he was:
that il Wa an order from the Marshal 20 de-
liver 10 him package containipg S253.sfa Mr.
Cisco told him that this WAS a most exrordi-
mary docpmcnf, and one which couid not be
recogniDPd. he said that he would write note
to the Marshal explanatory OF what was neceS-
sary - be done IN the matter, and as king for an
immediate Interview. This note was written
and handed to the messenger bringing the pre-
tended communication.
In about half an hour the person who called
on the previous day came in and said that Mr.
Murray desired him 10 say that he was then
engaged in very important pubic matter and
Gould not call until next morning. when he
would come 10 the treasury Office. In the mean
time he had no pressing need for the money
and would let IL remain until after the inter-
view. The object of the message was doubtless
10 gain time, the plotters fearing that Mr. Cisco
might in the meantime call at the Marsilal's
Office, and thus afford them less opportunity TO
make their escape after the defeat Of their great
attempt. ----..----
clerks, known al the ONCE, called and stated
that another clerk had forged tine Marshars
name at one or two banks, and that he had
been sent To ascertain whether ANYTHING OF the
kind had been done at the o.iiee of the Trcas-
ury. Upon this q regular examination of the
checks was made, when IL was ascertained that
none not genuine had been presented Then
the whole matter was brought TO light. The
Marshal OF course had not received the nots
addressed 10 him. II appears that n forged
check for q, 80 had been presented at one of
the city banks and paid, and that an unsuc-
cessful attempt had been made on another
bank. r = a. So zT5f -
The forgeries were committed in ne whole or
In part by clerk who has charge OF the seal OF
the United Slater Marshal, which explainsthe
smanner. IN which the authsnticatioi was at
tached 70 the order presented. He had not ac-
cess 70 the check book, and hense probably the
failure 70 present the check IN the REGULAR
manner, bat had even that been done, there
would have been no chance OF q succsssful
issue 10 the experiment. A Comparison OF the
signature with that en- record at the once
would have led 70 the detection Of the forger At
once, and In addition, in payment of checks OF
such magnitude, great care iF always taken ror
/ proper Identification Of those 70 whom payment
Il made. - T.
- The whole matter has Ii us far been kent from
me snowledge Of the public 1t the request OF
the harshals ONCE, 10 AFFORD an opportunity
TO arrest ne perties implicated, bat q pubiica-
ZION having been made, erroneous in many par
neaisrs, In morning paper, II is necessary
made public, which Is now done by the an thor
The principal clerk above referred TO was
1
many persons In the United States Court-build-
ing az a convict, who had been arrested here
land, " here lie was convicted and sentenced 70
efx years at Botany Bay. ~
IL Is said that Deputy Marshal Thompson
took the prisoner TO England on the extradition
warrant. After serving his time out, Heiber
came to New York, and was employed in the
marshal's ONCE as clerk some say on the rec
ommend.t,cn Of preseut deputy marshal.
were studiously concealed from him. He EN-
ployed HELLER, as copyfst, and in no other ca
pacity. Heller had no access 70 anything con-
nected with tke business Of th5 ofhce. He Ia a
young man Of pleasing address, and courtaoua
In his manrers--Ner York Sun. =
- Sometime since, the laznented Gen. Ksar.
ney ordered his officers to wear sewed on their
caps q square b.t OF red flannel, thar he might
termined TO adopt tl,is red badge as honorary
distinction, and their new commander, General
Ssonemsn, approves OF II. Field aud star Of
nsers wear on he crown Of their caps, line
cfnoerr on the 'front.' Of their caps; and phi Yates
on the right side. In the next Aght in which
they may BE- engaged, Kearney's men, with
thsir badges, VIII aVsnge their belovsd COM
-BvOf the Golden Gate letters picked M on
the aea beach, Postmaster Parker. OF San Trsn- n
CISCO, has sef ms men 20 work snvslopinr and
sanding back TO thoss paxties who wrote shsrn
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1ettsrs, which WIN b burned a 1s-
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