The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-27
Police Intelligence.
A CUBAN MERCHANT ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF
FORGERY.

A CUBAN MERCHANT ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF
FORGERY.
Mr.. John Charles Eorns, q native Of Bncnos Ayres
tbirtysn years Of age who claims DO q mercbsnt
doing business Havana, arraened before Justice
Bowling st the Tombs yesterday afternoon for
charge Of forgery, which had been preferred
against bim by Mr. Benjamin Butler, member Of The
well known banking firm Of Messrs. Maitland, Phelps
Co., Nos. % and Al Exchange place. appears that
few weeks since tie firm received letter signed Carlos
de Meni Cell, enclosing bill OF exchange drawn In Ha.
by Messrs Durran,y. PIosson Co, Of that city
for So SCI 23 dated January IN favor Of Messrs j. dc
la Cruz Go. and endorsed by them This draft. also
bore The endorsements Of Adoipb Mclortiyo and Car.
hos lie MedDi Ceh, and accompanied by
. request. purporting TO come from cell. asking
that Glo0 in soyereisDs be sent bis
address 10 Havana account OF the draft. The money
WIS forwarded as per request and about weeks
sequenty Horne is alleged, appeared the bansins
Carlos de Med nj Cell the time ackpo ing
the receipt OF the hundred sovereigns which yhe
senred draft purportng been drawn GU Jules
Sezeca for 81 $50 which be requested the bankers %
drafts to pay him 81 900 in American gold, winch was
accordingly done. Only few days afterwards Messrs
Maitland, Phelps Co received another letter from
Horne asking that the balance $500 on the drafts
should be sent TO him 10 Philadelphia SIN later,
the third q SET Of blls o. exchange was re-
mitied 70 MI Charles ii 1rumbal, No - Front
street, agent for Messrs }. D. de Cruz Co 10 this
CITY, and this draft protested the ground that the
first bad already been accepted This draft was drawn
10 the order Of A. dc Macary and endorsed by him Il
therefore alleged by the COMPLIMENTS that the prison
er has altered the endorsement Of "a lie Mlcarty TO
Adoph Aoortyo and that the endorsement Of Carlos de
bedni Cell was forged by Horne Daniel Lord, Jr,
counsel for the companapts sought prove Horne
bad been employed by the makers OF the DRAFT and that
bis real name was Carlos dc MedDi Cell but the attempt
was failure Soon after the forgery was discovered
Eeesrs Maitland, Phelps Co gave information 70 police
headuarcre and tesgraphed the Of the forgery 70
nearly all toe principal ctes OF the Union giving de-
scrpton Of the accused Detectives Jones and Heath Of
Boston, received Information few days since that Horne
was 10 this city, and coming hlther made known their
business TO detective Radford. The three on.
cers eventually succeeded 10 tracing Horne 10
house 10 Sixth avenue, where they arrested him ON
searching the prisoners trunk nearly $40 goo in English
gold was discovered besides which he had over 5000 n
his pockets lhe accused who denies his sutt was held
for further examination before the marstrate His
legal advisers are James Brady Robert ~ Holmes and
ex-Judge Stuart IL is stated that other forgery Corn
plants win be preferred against the prisoner
MAN SCOT IN A DANCE HOUSE.
George Evans, young seaman, was arrested by Ser.
geant Rode and officer Murphy, Of the Fourth precinct
charged with having shot John Bell, also sailor 10 the
abdomen, infictng serious wound The shooting was
the result Of fight which the parties had p the dance
house OF Alexander Muhoaud Water street near Dover
The prison was taken before Justice bowling and com.
mitted Tor examination.