, 1864-11-20
STARTLING RECORD OF
- CRIME.
Exposure Of q Most Extensive
System Of Forgeries.
Banks In New York, Boston, Phila-
delphfa and Washington Vic
tlmizcd--s25c,oco Probably
Recovered,


Tho dctcciivo police Of this city hare just
succeeded in' 'fcrrctlng out tho authors Of ons
or tho most cxtcnb!vc sertos Of torgcrics escr
pcrretratcd In tliE country. Thcy wore taken
yesterday bcftro Judge Bowling nt tho Toubx
eysnee @ @ iiscasra @ mn m "Ssanisca pisn tof tor.
gerry. which showed tt'nt somc Ut thu banks
0f this city and In ynslona rasta of tho State.
nv wuli a. In tho catIet of noaton. phtlndol.
pllfa, Baltimore, and Washington hnd boon
pertntendent Kennedy. wa1 n"ttied Of thu
0xiAteneo Of extensive forgsrles t|lst hal baeu
committed OIL certain banks, koM,p of then, II
tllc amount of ~, 900 mud detailed dateeslvra
Eustacc, rurley, an.t Tleman Ia w0rk up tho
cAsc. Tim operation Of these wrsc no a,ic-
Walter Iatsorson,. Michael Vl.s!en, I'm Gar
vadlcr a'tdat tarYadiu, tlcurEo !. Uuugha'n, l1ugh
McNnllia, john 4t. c!alr. md slHrcer Pottus.
TIM ilFat four wore PROMPTLY arTuatcd, but tho :
rr,na!naer aru a. 'arxa Tao complaint nlQn
ling Il on. Involving tho nigniny Of 4 els'.cx
ihrnr. d we'll known tnorcflA'!t vi Now Y"rk.
II Ii supposed Tint humorous 0lllur cutn.
ptatntn VII! bp tnn.ls lWf11ro ti,u prnsuilt unss
!. dIstn'aud o. a lpngshy examination of
tses ss S'ss Va. 1"s S ''s s.afs asy H. i%a tf. @
uEsl,etnK rpinalnttt 10 thu TUnlEs tI,saNttup.
Tim detectives haye uhlstAu.l sa!sp " TIM
nnlerf'lrtts nf ls,n l@Ftlra. which Will ha
FUND 0f intufrae 'tluy 4tata That ltattersDn,
i've af rltilatialptls. aiM tilat ha lia1. i'.Al,
kNtesa h.r tweaty.ass yrata ya.t ~ : e'sgsr
hnld and rkillhtF olsras0r, 4 mast utaullent
s h.. .stss ' ssssta! a tsr. III Il ts 's' san,ysa wv.
| MIA and Nav YnFk. htata lfl4'ns, and Ii now
| under indictment IN tlds ely tpr t0rging tt.a
| mama Of alHlooR Draper present c0lIautur M
the port to y check fur 81, ,00. For this hs
was Yesterday arruigHe.l In Tho Court Of tlena-
raj sss.Iana, and pleaded not guilty,
| O'1artcn has been known 10 tue lMlFca for
some years past as Il sllspicioua character,
| operating ahDut hotels and hanks. lie Ia i
| sagactons individual, quiet and roserved in
manncr, but has nflen been arrested by The
| police. lis Is brother TO llonora Shepard, tue
| most successful aud sktliful female counter
Itttcr that ever oPerated In this country, and
| wlln has served two terms In thu StAtB Prison.
Garvadier has been previously arrested In
Washington, but no case Was made out
| against him.
Conklng was formerly clerk In alarg.
I firm in this city. This give him knowledge
of the banking business and brought him into
contact with prominent business men, and 1t
| waa t1r thia purpose that he was a.ltnitted to
the circle Of tho forgcrs.
| Spencer Pettus has been known to the po-
ice for years past as pfckrockct, hotel thief,
and bank rohber. He WAS arrested, tried and
convicted, and served tertn IN England, for
| picking pockets ut the Crystal Palace, in
London. McNellis and Le Clair have been
known US f,,rgcrs for some time past.
The evidence accumulating against the 6ls-
pected parties shows that most extensive
series Of offorgcries has been copmitted In AL
bany, Troy, Scranton, Washington, Philadel-
rhia, Jersey City, Newark, Baltimore, and
other cities.
In addition to the forged check for $a5,10
us abovc stated, one has been discovered for
| s., 40 on the Mechanics Bank oithis city, the
, check being signed BY L. n McGready 4 Co.,
and dntcd December :3, 1858. 4 second
forged check{on the salnc bank, for 514, coo,
dated September 16, 1861, and signed William
II. Weeks, Il in the hands Of the detectives
! i third forged check on the same bank, for
-, eco, signed by E. q. Ludlow, dated July
-, 1s6i, was deposited In the Sixth National
In this city, and drawn against by the forgers.
Another check On the Merchants Bank, for
the gum Of sc, ,3G5. 42 aud signed J. $. Gilbert,
WAS made by the forgers and deposited at the
Ninth National Bank in this city, and drawn
aguinst. another forgery Was perpettated on
the Pacific Bank to the eIteuts of $500, the
name Of c. Grinne1l i Co. being sigucd to the
check.
These ehecks all appeared to be duly
stamped and certified to, and had every ap
pcarancc Of genulneness. II Is supposed the
aggregate amounts of moneys thus obtained
will not fall short Of from $2a50 00o to $500, ,000