Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-01-08

the City Bank--RscaPe ofthe ForGers.
Over week ago We were informed Of an
extensive forgery transaction, which was re-
Gently practiced upon the City Bank, but
withheld the publication Of it thus far in or
der not to intsrfsre with the plans Of the de-
tsctivss for catching the perpetrators. As
the knaves have doubtless made good their
escape, no traces Of them having been dis
covered, there can be no harm in giving the
circumstances to the public.
On Tuesday, Dec. 2sd, a man named Frank
Emory came to this city and put up at the
Wedden House. Numbers Of our citizens
have had business as well as personal &C
quaintsnce with Emory, as he was book
keeper for W. W. Williams, Wholesale
grocer in Buffalo, for about sixteen years.
After Mr.. Williams death, which occurred
but few years since, Emory was engaged in
settling up the business Of the establishment.
In that capacity he made the acquaintance
Of Bolton 4 Kelley, a then law firm in this
city, they being employed in their profess
siOnaf capacity to collect some outstanding
debts due Williams in this vicinity. On the
day following the arrival Of Emory, a man
came to the WeddeH House and registered
bis name" Charles Manning, U. S. TOpO-
graphical Engineer Corps" He appeared to
be friend of Emory and they both occupied
the same room, No. III. On the day Of
Manning's arrival, "wednesday Emory and
Manning called upon Moses Kelley ESQ.,,
now member Of the firm Of Kelley & Girls
void, at his office. Emory was an old ae-
quaintance Of Mr.. KeIley's, through business
transactions for Mr.. Williams. BE intro
duced his friend Manning, saying that he
had been attached to Fremont, during the
latter's exploring expeditions. Manning was
very gentlemanly in appearance and very
entertaining talker. Mr.. Kelley having
known Emory for years while he held the
important position Of book keeper in an ex-
tensive business house, had no suspicious
whatever of his visitors. Manning enter
tanned him with stories of the vars, personal
adventures, views Of the rebellion, &c, and
left the impression that he was very intel
ligent, well informed and most agreeable
gentleman. As his visitors were departing
Mr.. Kelley requested them to call again.
The toll of his professional business had been
pleasantly varied by the conversation of En-
ory's fluent friend Manning, and he hoped
for another interview.
On Friday Emory and Manning made an
other call upon Mr.. Kelley. This time Man
ming ksd a small favor to ask Of Mr.. Kelley.
It was that he would identify their mutual
friend Emory, Ito whose introduction he,
Manning, was indebted for the pleasure of
Mr.. KS. acquaintance at the City Bank
where he had some business to transact Mr..
Kelley is a careful business man, usually,
but he had no possible reason to doubt En-
ory's honesty, and accordingly he wrote on
the back Of check which Emory produced,
to the effect that Emory was " all right
The check was for ss644O, purpOrting to
have been drawn by Edward Parsons & Co.
on the Bank Of Republic, New York. They
went Immediately to the bank and obtained
the money very readily, upon Mr.. KeIley's
written Identification Of the man Emory
The check being forwarded by the bank to
New York, a tsIegraphic message was re-
ceived on its arrival there (Dee. 20th, stat
ing that the check was forgery.
The matter was at once placed in the ex-
Perieneed hands of McKinstry and Whitney,
detective police officers of this city, who took
instant measures to catch the rascals, but as
the latter had three or four days the start
they have doubtless escaped, for no traces of
them have been discovered. The following
handbin, which has been extensively eircu-
lated through the country, contains descrip-
tiOns of the rogues:
$3.50 REwARD-For the recovery of the
money and the arrest of the following indi-
viduals:
On Friday, December 26th, 1882, two men,
one by the name of W. F. Emory, alias Frank
lin Emory, and the other by the name of
Charles Manning, called at the City Bank of
this city, and presented q check for Se64.40,
purpOrting to have been drawn by Edward
Parsons 4 Co. on the Bank of Republic, New
York. The above check is a forgery.
The man Emory is well known in the city
of Buffalo, having been a clerk for W. W.
Williams Of that city for a number of years
he is As years Of age, i've feet six inches in
height, rather thick set, square shoulders:
uses spectaeies, has the appearance Of being
short-sighted, has a very red complexion,
wore a black moustache.
Charles Manning is about FIVE feet eleven
inches in height, dark, salloW complexion,
wore black moustsche, is quite spare and a
little stoop-shouldered; has very bad teeth
apparently about 40 years Of age; is fluent
and rapid tRlker claims to have belonged to
the United States Army, and to have accom-
panied General Fremont in his Exploring
Expeditions; the end of the finger next to
the little finger on the left hand is gone he
represented that it was shot of while in the
service.
Emory claims to belong to the .. S. Army,
and wears a military ceat.
MoKEsTRY & WHITNEY,
Detective Police Officers.
Cleveland, December 30th, 1862.