The New York herald., 1865-02-19
TINE MERCANTILE BANK CASE.

Bow street, London-TAc Prisoner Conn
nitscd TO the House of Detsntion.
From The London etay, Feb ~
EXTENSIVE FORGERY BY AN AMERICAN BANK oLxRK--
PROCEEDINGS IN ExrRADlTI0N.
Chariss Windsor, late paying teller IN the nsrcante
street. brought up at Bow street yesterday on writ
Of kabsas espu directed 10 the OF that prison.
upon warrant granted by Mr Abraham De Lyon Rus
sell OF the city judges OF New York, under the pro-
visions Of the 'res.y Of extIadition. ,n ,, -. ~ y.
Nahon INSTRUCTED by Mr. AurOugh) for the prisoner
Mr. Huens opened the case. The prisoner was paying
OF October last On that day he told his colleague
Mr. Melancthon Cleveland Hyde, the receiving teller
s he DID and aSSs
his memorandum book containing the rough draft Of
his proof book, and In that book there were certain
entries purporting show the balances in hand BE de-
sired Mr. Hyde TO make the acoons according 20 that
book Be ore leaving he gave up his keys TO Mr. Hyde
He returned to his dutes and, after few days.
suspicion was aroused nqu were made At his house.
and found that he had loft The vaults were ex
the carly part Of October the prisoner had made state
ment Mr. Blake the cashier in consequence Of draft
being presented from St. Louis for $4,000, that the
drawers had only s. 600 In the bank for safe keeping
Subsequently, however, he produced package Of mutt
lated currency, which, he sad accounted for the dcnc
ency. Mr. Blake examined the specie with him, the
prisoner producing the bags and stating the contents Of
each and, assuming his statements TO be true the
counts would be after his the books
examined and Il found that, carrying out the
items which he had entered In his book for
Goth October the right but of that monsy
only s302 found in currency detective sent
the prisoner who traced him Hamburg and thence
to London being accosted IN Leicester square by Lon
don detective he denied himself and then hurried away
Eli Jordan Black-I am cashier at the Mercantile
Bank; the prisoner lived at Staten Island about
hours distance from New York; on Wednesday, "a
went TO the prisoners house; he not there;
his wife, and she made statement TO me- my return
10 New York made statement TO the President Of the
Mercantile Bank, and the 9th Of November officer
sent after the prisoner about tho beginning OF OctO
Der last remember the prisoner making statement 70
in consequence Of draft for $40 600 in gold having
been drawn upon the bank from st. Louis ho told me
that they had only S. 600 deposited with for safe
kceping tcld him he had better examine the gold be-
longing TO the bank to whether the customers gold
had not got mixed with the gold Of the bank; he
told me afterwards that he had exsmined the gold,
and II was not there; shortly afterwards he showed
me q package Of mutiated currency, amongst which
were several checks drawn on the Treasury Of the
United States for coin and gold, and that accounted
for the deficiency; those checks would be treated
con after that the prisoner and myself examined the
specie belonging to the bank by exhibition of bags
said contain the specie; assuming the contents Of
the bags be the prisoner represented the amount
Of gold belonging to the bank found to be correct
proposed to the prisoner to examine his currency; the
prisoner objected to my doing SO; he asked me why
did not examine Hyde's cash; Hyde Is the receiving
teller; ! told him did not know but would; the
object to have done by the president and myself but
he objected to my examining II alone; the book pro-
prisoner and the entries were made in il each day pur
porting TO show the balance In his hands and Of what
that balance consisted on the 2sth October last It
In that book that the balance In the hands Of the
prisoner 81, ,0O2936 65, and appears that part
Of the balance consisted Of $45 400 In which
Of $3.50 in specie in the vault and 81 sai in trays
the $2S9 represent Of specie which very
seldom touched that does not include any gold left by
customers for sfe keeping the I'd OF November last
after my return from the prisoners house. made ex
animation Of the bags Of specie and found deficiency Of
Melancthon Cleveland Hyds-I am receiving teller at
the Mercantile Bank 1t New York. the prisoner pay
ing teller the 2sth Of Ocober At the close Of the day
the prisoner said he felt unwe and would probably be
absent for a day two; he showed the memorandum
book produced while kept by him; contains the rough
.debor Of the first teers day proofs under date the
2th q November there are in this book entries in the
handwriting OF the prisoner corresponding with the
tries made by him in the first tellers book showing how
book are entries showing how that Item M Is
so vault ss SCOT or oss ssss sa sses
when the prisoner handed his memorandum book to me
he had begun TO make entries in il under the date 0cto
Der 29 and the same three entries l06 600 81 108 and
$780, with the total 207 09s and the word 'vaut op-
pose the last figures were in the book when he handed
II TO me- he said make up my proof for that day
for that amount and that the remainder S3 $780, would
be sufficient to pay out for that day, and that should
find that amount In the tin box on the 10th October
there appeared In the book the entries
Of the cash items and Office notes. the the
preceding day, and he said that was to make my
prisoner three KEYS to me- these KEYS opened
three different compartments in the bank vaults which
were in his charge and in one Of them kept the
specie sent by customers for safe custody In another
The specie belonging TO the bank itself which was kept
a reserve; and the third compartment contained the
currency and gold trays the morning Of the 2sth
d October l opened the compartment containing the
currency in trays and found In it the tin box before
alluded to by ths prisoner, and in found $392 and
did not make use Of any Of the gold found in
the trays from the time the prisoner delivered the
NOT a. home on the 10Th and atS Of octoeer and an on
the LIST OF November last made the daily proofs in
order 70 do so; l carried forward the amounts put
down In the memorandum book in question, and by
doing balanced the book correctly every day;
Wednesday November 1t discovered that the prs
had gone away; then made strict search for the
$207 0es currency mentioned In the memorandum book
being In the vault, but could not find IT, had
made use Of the other two keys previous to Nov q
that day opened the other two compartments In the
presence OF Mr. Black the cashier and the president Of
the bank took possession Of the specie found therein
few days holiday performed his duties in his absence
he told me II found any deficiencies In the cash
to wait until he got back and then he would make them
up; did nd deficiencies, and on his return mentioned
to him that had 80 found them he said he thought
might baye made mistake; was never charged with
any deficiency myself
Robert King-f Of the police officers Of the city
Of New York, left New York the 9Th November; I
went to Hamburg, where the captain Of the Teuto
MIA steamer and In consequence of communication he
made TO me proceeded to London and with the assist
Of the London police discovered that the prisoner
was s,opp m ng hotel IN leicester square know Mr.
Judge Of New York. and acts Judge in criminal cases.
he instrument now produced Qhc warrant which the
prisoner apprehcndcd) Is warrant issued by him
and sealed by him with tho seal OF the city Of New York.
oyer and Termner and General Sessions OF the Peace
John Sptal-I OF the detective officers OF the
city Of London police In England. In December last In
The evening saw the prisoner IN the neighborhood Of
leicester square. He coming from the direction of
Coventry street, and addressed him, saying "1 be-
eve have seen you before He said, 'T don't
know you I" Mr. Joseph Stewart Of New York,
wn me 3, g. the time said "DG you kncT % this gentle
name Is Windsor ?" He replied that was not his neme
but mentioned a long name which do not remember,
and said that was his He said, II think you
mistaken IN the person. said, "Will you tell who
you are thenf He thercupon turned 70 walk away and
OF Mddlcsex
MT job Curran Clarke, counsellor ataw at New York
am acquainted with the law Of the State OF New York
touching forgery according to that law II Is offence
with intent TO defraud, to make any false entry In any
book OF accounts kept any corporation within
the state, by which any pecuniary claim, obligation or
credit shall be- or shall purport TO be, discharged, d.
minshed Increased, created, any Affected
that offence s adudgcd to be forgery the third degree
MT Mcmahon said he had examined the authorities,
nd hn fpdf That hlo 49, 49,