, 1865-11-09
.Ql)irooo Qribnne.,
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1866.
THE RECENT SW1NDLE IN CANADA.
An Ohio Rank purrhnerd and Run for
nV1ndI1nE Purposcs-EaosF Canadians
Lost their Money.


From the Detroit Tribune, 3d.
On the 2Cth nit. re published few particu-
lars connected with heavy swfndling opera
taon, In which one Flnlay McGre.or, of Blcn-
helm, e. ", and Others, yet unknown. sue
ceeded IN detrRudfng number Of persons In
Canada out Of about ooo9. At that time
We v ere unable to give full particulars, owing
to the heaviest loser3 being unwilling TO have
the amount Of their losses Published. proba-
bis becausc they considered that their credit
might be impaired in consequence, or because
The premature publication Of the facts might
interfere with or prevent the arrest Of Nc
Grceor's accomp1ices,
The principals IN the late swiudling opera-
tion are now, It seems, all beyond the }uris-
diction Of the Canadian authorities there
fore VIC arc at liberty TO give the additional
particulars. The parties alluded 10 com
mensed operations b purchasing an tnstitu-
Ohio" For week they continued The bank,
meantime obtaining all The deposits possible.
One evening during the week Two gentlemen
put up at hotel In the place, Situated not
far from the banking concern. They had
E,sO on their persons, and felt rather uneasy,
R a e 50 Tosa Ss T. ssa9e onS tSTq ,ssa 50 ahg
amount Oh special deposit. They were court.
eously received their money taken in charge
It! Another instance was that of
an honest Irishwoman, who had by
dint oi industrious washing and scEubhfng
banked. When she was able to realize how
matters stood, her grief was almost incontrol-
nble !; for so was to her terrible loss. The
next operation WAS on Canadian soil, and far
outstIlps IN yillatny anything OF the Find ever
pcrpetrated in that Province DEatls were
issued under Tue nanc Of M tie arm Wilcox y
Co., to the extent Of S75,oM. Thess drafts
were genuine enough as far as writing drafts
arc concerned; At Windsor they sold 5000
Of their worthless sctip-wo1thtess, because
there we're no funds In the 'slnstttution" to
PACK themoto McssEs. Ashley 60. and
Mesefs- AcGregot 4 Hro., rccei51ng In e1-
change good commercial paper. Passing to
Chatham thcy called on an old ae9aain :ance,
VINO Keeps an eSchange oMcs, ~: Rlbert-
son, and exchanged <i,oW Of drafts for
Gold. We nna Them next 1n London calling
on Mr. henry IaFlor, md doing business 10
The cmount OF <aNt, and feecing Bernnrd
Eenry oat o. s!,W1,, Ihes ne1t. rlslted a. To- o
ron1o, where tDey disposed Of about Ea,oO oi
11e worthless paper Taking run down to
the FAILS, they lett SioO In charge Of Al.
Nolson. An excursion Was then made TO ST.
!homns, Ehere nc ingenuity Of the opera
tore was exercised TO The tune OF 8, ,0oo, which
4m9ona naa,0 @ 1sey onsanea rom .he Commercial n
ior inasor, Meantime, one of the Windsor
dupes, ~; AcHfeEor began to smell rat,
ana aeeofohgY took the tram for Both
wen, aScempaniea hy constable, at which
pace ne seafcned every train as It came
aions, ana anally recognized the gen
e'etaa1 dfs "n ,ma maom nc haa nauged IN
prisoner. A1:er a few hours detention at
IaaIham al thrce came fo Windsor, where
the ha1noier alseorgcd hs a,ouo lest worse
tuiog snoald happea him. Hearing what was
Goins on, ge1eehfe FanvnikcobntC and Nj.
IsyIor, O. london, started IN pursuit, 1rst
tHslee1aph3ns 10 WINDSOR 10 aPprehend Nc
1feeor. lhfongh some neglect, the message
was oelayea ana the telegram arrived too late
70 pIesent thc dtnt-ganE from passing over
..n 10 Inns Slae o. !he r1ves. Nf. vanvalken6urg,
feelns tne bara Gad hown, returned 70 Loa-
oo1, ana alf. taylor crossed over to this city,
ter pretended not to know sIr, Tay-
i,or, ana was MalhinS on, when lay
LOT GREW revolver, informing McGregor