The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-09-06
The Sad Result of Crime.

The fearful consequences of the first step in the
downward path af crime, painfully illustrated III
the case OF George F. Peterman, arrested il Philadel
phia, a few weeks ago, the charge of obtaining
money from bank By means of forged checks. The
Evening Journal of that city, has the following par
ticulars of the case:
A few years since George F. Peterman in the
possession of ample means secured by industrious
attention to his daily avocaton and in the respectable
circles in which he moved, was looked upon gem
tleman of spotess integrity whose word wac his bond
and whose chroncled by his friends and
neighbors evidence of his fair and honest deal
ings As the proprietor of extensive chair manu-.
factory Second street, below Coates he known
to be realising handsome income as his account in
the Kensington Bank among the heaviest in that
institution Whilst in the midst of all this prosperity
Mr.. Peterman induced to VISIT in company With
friend Of the gambling hells in the centre of the
! city, where many man before and since, has been
hopelessly ruined, and where now, despite the
guardians of the law, nightly congregate fashionable
villains, who, by their seductive and fascinating lures
and treacherous Institutions, many young and
hopeful heart to be wrecked in poverty at the very
threshold of careers that might otherwise bring compe
tence, and the satisfaction of duty well performed,
One visit led to another and in the gded resorts of
vice the successful business became the nulucky
gambler Thousands of dollars, earned by hard toll
went with the turn of card or the throw of dice,
and in the of short time, dissipation fol-
lowed upon the other the victim of the gaming table
without to provide even the common neces.
sares of life for himself and family. For year,
when luck was sometimes with him. Mr.. Peterman had
his fast horses and his carriage and those other eject
which make up the round of "enoyments" Incl
dent the miserable life of the gambler; but when
money and credit had gone they did upon wings be
had not the wherewithal 10 give himself decent
attire. His stock went for the payment of debts; his
wife and children were in want, and he wandered mid
the of his former prosperity, penniless and
! friendess.
Time raduced paarnoan ps nnebInd hv dir+ IF he ri
struggling to collect enough money together to start
a small cigar store in Poplar street, below Second.
In this place it that he took the second step in
crime where he perpetrated those extensive fogeres
which have before noticed and which have consigned
| him to the felon's cell.
! In company with young man named Myers he has
drawn from the Kensngton Bank, by of spurious
! signatures to checks, sums amounting to nearly
thousand dollars and has made recorder Eneu before
whom he was heard, Saturday evening, full con-
esson of his guilt. Myers and Peterman were visited
at the Moyamensing prison by their wives, and the
interview between them was exceedingly affecting
All were moved to teass, and the remark OF Peterman
to his wife that he indeed guilty, but that she
should take Of the children and train them to
become honorable and useful citizens deeply touched
the keeper who was silent spectator of the painful
| scene.
On Saturday evening" when the prisoners had been
committed by the recorder, in default of $1,000 bail
each, Peterman questioned by Mr. Eneu as to the
haine ol tue irleno VINO "oulu 80 MS security 4he
reply was truthful Recorder few years ago
when had money, and spending it freely, was
surrounded by friends, but now, in my guilt and mis-
fortune, cannot see one of them" When Petermar
was removed from the office he wept like a child and
there were few who him who did not feel truly
sorry for his committa That he contemplated suicide
was evident from the fact that in his pockets were
found large quantity Of arsenic, which was removed
/ by the officers.
The cashier Of the Kensin~ton hank bod ~ inter
view with Petera ss tbe ecnclas-op oi .ae heaang
aud asked hun halher hs family nad sny support
He replied that his wife aad nine children ss h
soon they would die. Tears we're in tie eges Of lh
cashier he feslingly replied make your mind easy
Peterman, for they saa2 never want 1aile have lH
means to provide for then" Thas cashier bas tru
heart, and Goo sili bless The man @hosa noble ace
is the bright sds d taia brief record q lie course
crims-gauatug, forgery aaj atsenpe5 aaieid7,