The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-14

Absst $4,000 In FORCED Checks Already
Observations Of the F0rGers Detected
and Arressed-The Principal mt I.srge-His-
tory 81 tho Checks-The Assosnss and the
Names Of the Losers.
Wall q feyerish state Of excitement YES
terdsy afternoon in consequence OF a or heavy
forgerss having been discovered, and the Of
OF the guilty partiea But few OF the particulars
corning the matter yet known but forged checks 70
the amount Of nearly $50 600 have already dis.
covered and search being made for others supposed
to he IN existence
II appears that the 18th instant man known
Eugene Durard opened account in the Hanover Bank
and deposited two checks on tho Bank OF North Ame-
amounting TO nearly $4,000, purporsins 10
havo been drawn by Trevor Colgate and the other by
Messrs. stchn wuang. Both checks were certified.
but there being doubt concerning the certacaiion
OF Messrs Trevor Colgates check returned to
them. and that firm pronounced IL TO be correct.
The day Durard drew from the bank, on hts own
check nearly tho amount of the checks he had depos
ited and the next day deposited three checks
the Chemical National Bank Merchants Bank, and the
National Park Bank amounting to about $4,000 drawn
by well known nrms and purporng TO have been duly
certified In about bour after the last deposit Durssd
drew his check the Hanover Bank for SIS 2o0 bus
before the check presented and paid the forgeres
were discovered and payment OF the cheek stopped.
Search made for Dursrd bat he could not be found
IL learned, however that Edward Urwick had been
concerned with Durard forging the checks and yes-
teray afternoon Urwck found nj the gold brokers'
ROOM Wall street He there for the purpose Of buy
ing gold after which he hsd arranged meet Durard 10
New street. but the detection Of forgeres reached
the ears Of the principal the crime and be made
his escape Urwck taken into custody BY an oi1csr
detailed the Post ofcc and srragncd before Justice
Bowling, who committed him 10 the Tombs for examin
alton, which rs set down for ten o'clock tomorrow
Monday morning. when doubtless all the particulars
will be developed
some Of the checks had the certnca,on Of the bank
which they drawn also forged, while o,hsrs
were skilfully done ~ 10 procure the genuine
ccrthcation Of the bank which they were
drawn Tho names much Ike the
whom the forgery perpetrated 10 propouncs them.
without rigid examination, 10 be forgeres ~ 70
alleged that the Hanover Bank will not be loser ~
these frauds s the genuine certificates amount 70
more than had been paid ON Durafa socguus
Messrs. Trevor and Colgate snd tue SAM
OF North America the sufferers " TINS
swindlc, which would however, have been OF much
greater extent had IL not been timely detected snI
would have extended TO the other hrms who certified
managed 10 secure and carry away WITH MN tloooO.
II IL said that Trevor Colgate have made some change
recently among Their empoycs ana tes we nen 70 me
present positions are experienced A. heir prcdeces
sors Thsy have had press o. susiness ior tns
last few dayn which probably the reason that the
checks submtcd cerncation were not subjected Va
stycter TERMINATION The bank officers are extremely
recent ON the subject and decline giving any o. the ra
,,ruisrs The detectives have been the track o. The
aver aimee Friday morning Rumors Of these
,ens,ve frauds mad circulation during yesterday
af,ernoou and considerable anxiety vas manifested
among financial circles 10 ascertain tho nsmes Of those
ed.