The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-11-21

False Hetences II esterday morning o
young man named David Baum, q speculator
IN dry goods aud fancy wares, and said to be
a sharp operator in his line, was arrested by
officer Davis, Of the police, andtaken before
the Mayor, on the charge Of obtaining $3.50
worth of dry goods Of Jacob Kull u Sons,
OF Petersburg, under false pretences.
Mr.. Kull testified that, on the morning Of
the 18th instant, Baum came into their store,
and, approaching him familiarly, extended
his hand as an acquaintance. SuppOsing
that Baum had mistaken him for his brother,
knll treated him politely, and invited him
to dinncr. In the afternoon Baum returned
to the store and made bill of goods amount
ing to two thousand dollars, which ht. said
he would leave until night. Kul supposing
that he would then return, pay the bill, and
take them away. Baum went from there to
another store, made another bill, and or
dered the goods to be sent to Kull Il Sons,
to be packed with the goods purchased there
When Baum returned kull required him to
or to pay the Express Company for them on
their receipt. Baum desired to give draft
at one days sight, but this not proving salts
factory to kuil, Baum ssid he would come
over to Richmond, get the money, return
the next afternoon, and pay the bills. Knll
agreeing to this, Baum was allowed to take
with him three pieces of colOred prints, af-
ter stating that he was doing business on
Broad street, near 2d, and would return the
next afternoon After waitins forty eight
hours, and seeing nothing Of Banm, Mr..
Kull in the meantime hearing that he was
very unreliable, he came over to Richmond
yesterday morning, procured warrant, and
had tue accused party taken into custody
Baum assured the Mayor that he designed
nothing wrong, and that he was then ready
and willing to pay the whole bill; but His
Honor thought the matter had gone too far
for compromise, and therefore determined
to send him to Petersburg to answer for oh
tanning goods under false prctences.
Substitute Agcncy-Purs,ling riches under
difficulties is clearly exemplited in the case
of Daniel Whala,, who was before the Mayor
Yesterday on the charge of obtaining 500
from David Parr in January last. About the
first of the year Mr.. Parr advertised for IA
substitute for the war, and was soon after
approached by the prisoner, who introduced
to him William Mckinney, a very proper
man, as w. said, and one that would per-
form his obligations with marked prompt
ness. Whalan said Mckinney had wife
aud two children, and Parr thereupon agreed
to pay him $500 rs sOOE as lie was mustered
into service, and $500 to his wife as soon as
Mex. was in the field. Mckinney was ac.
cepted on tho Sd of January and mus tered
into service, and on the t'th of that month,
five days after, Whalan took his own wife to
Parr, represented her as Mary Mckinney,
the wife of the substitute, and demanded
and received for her 500, the balance of the
money. Mr. Parr has since learned that Nc
Kinney had no wife, and that he had de-
serted
Mrs. Whalan admitted the receipt of the
$500, but says she was then entitled TO it as
McKinney's wife. A few days after she re-
ceiyed it, Mex. came to her house and took
all hut SIS from her. She has si..ce then been
in bad health.
The Mayor remanded Whalan and his
wife for examination before the Hastings
Court, and committed them to Jail.