Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-04-18


AN ITEM PROM ToLEDO.-The Toledo
Commercial relates the following:
awe obtained an imperfect account, yes
terday, Of peculiar case Of Grim. con-, which
is said to have occurred in our very moral
city. Complaint having been made against
gay Lothario, Of too great degree ffamil-
iarity with another man'sspOuse, tho offender
was taken in charge by some interested par
ties, with the view, if possible, Of having him
put through n legal course of sprouts The
accused, nothing loath to q full investigation,
suggested, as an old friend, that no restraints
be put upon him, pending the further exami-
nation Of the facts assumed. Tho unsuspect-
ing man at once conceded TO the request Of
the alleged offender, and went about his bust
ness. Alas for WOman's constancy-an
mans fidelity. The rascal went to tho house
Of his voluntary examiner and ran of with
his wife. That's the substance Of the matter,
as related to us-leaving out names entirely"
ARREST OF A " SHOWER OF CoUETEEFEIT
MoEEY.-This morning man named David
Gilbert entered the grocery store Of A. Saal,
on st. Clair street, and calling for a cigar,
offered him a one dollar note purporting to
be on the Bank of Orleans, Irasburg, Yer
mont. Mr.. Saal did not like the looks Of the
bill and refused to take it. Gilbert then
went into YIN. Eilsasser's store mex tdoer and
offered the same or similar bill for a cigar.
Mr.. Ellsasser, suspeciing that the note was
counterfeit, caused Gilbert to be detained
while he won't to C. A. Read & Co.'S Banking
Office, where he learned that the note was an
altered one HO proceeded to the Police Sta
ton, and relating tho circumstances Of the
affair to the Station keeper, Mr.. John Ben
nett, the latter went to Mr.. Ellsasser's store
and arrested Gilbert. On arriving at the Sta
tion House Gilbert suddenly drew package
Of bills from his pocket and throw it into the
stove. Ellsasser, who was Watching his move
ments, snatched the package from the stove
before it caught fire. The package con
tanned ten ono dollar bills on the Orleans
Bank of Vermont, altered from bills of some
broken bank apparently. The alteration is
clumsily executed, yet the paper being good
and tho engraving Of genuine appearance,
many people would not hesitate to take the
notes. ~
Gilbert was searched, and package con
taining $62 in bills altered from Information.
al Bank of Toronto (broHon) to Bank of To
rOntO, was found. Another package was
found to contain $lO5, Of which all was good
money except one s. and two 81 notes Of tht
above altered Toronto money. bogus
American half dollar and two mutilated
notes, one on the Eastern Bank of West Kill
lingsby, Connecticut, (broken) and tho other
an old counterfeit $40 note on the State Banl
of Ohio, were also found upon his person. He
was committed to Jail for examination.
Gilbert claims to belong IN Boston or Pen
insula, Summit county, though he has LIVED
hero considerably during the past three
years. His occupation is that of canaIer
He was once captain of a canal boat. Gilber
is a rOugh looking nan Of about S5 years o
age, not at all vicious in his appearance. III
evidently is the tool Of other parties, and ha
been used to "shovo" counterfeit money b.
these who arc too shreWd in the business t
expose themselves in that way. He feel
very bad over his arrest, and it would not b
strange if he divulged the names Of thOa
who induced him to embark in the business 0
"shOver." He isths man who, few week
ago, had a negro woman arrested for rOBbiai
him Of money, 8