The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-16
CITY INTELLIGENCB
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A BOLD ATTEMPT AT SWINDIINg-TUR
BoeUs HoBoKEN BANK.-Before Recorder Eneu,
on Saturday, man named Lewis Leaman had
q hearing, charged with attempting to defraud
the firm OF hagan, Boyd Co., tobacco dealers.
II appears that the accused called at the store,
saying that he wished TO purchase some tobacco.
He was taken IN charge by one of the salesmen,
who sold the prisoner of bill of cigars and
tobacco amounting to two thousand dollars.
Leamau offered in payment for the goods q
certificate OF deposit on the North River Bank of
Hoboken, N. j. He was informed by the firm
that they could not accept the certificate until
they had ascertaned whether it was all right.
Leaman remarked that he was perfectly satisfied,
and LETT saying he would return in an hour or
so. During his absence, one of the firm, while
looking over New York paper, read an account
ofan alleged swindling concern called the "North
River Bank, of Hoboken, N. j." giving full par
ticulars as to the character OF said institution,
their mode of doing business etc.
The certificate was examined, and found to be
upon the Identical bank. Leaman soon after
came in; he was sharply questioned; he said that
the certificate was given him by party in New
York. He then produced an order from the
individual authorizing him to make purchases
and use the certificate in payment. The expla-
nation being unsatisfactory he was taken into
custody by Detective Officer Samuel Henderson,
and was held in $1,000 bal by the Recorder for
a further hearing on Thursday next.
The following are the particulars in reference
to the discovery of the swindle in New York.
Bank:
On Thursday evening" Officer Robinson, of
the Broadway squad, arrested two men named
Samuel Jackson and G. w. Chadwick on the
complaint of Mr.. George W. Hoier, OF No. 21
Third avenue, who charged them with swinding
The prisoners were locked up for the night at
police headquarters, and were on Saturday
arraigned before Justice Dodge, at the Jefferson
Market Police Court.
From the statement of the complainant and
others, it would appear that for some months
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prisoners upon gigantic scale under the name
of banking. Within the time mentioned various
persons have been in the habit Of entering stores
and brokers' offices, and either purchasing
quantities OF goods or else borrowing money,
rendering in return checks on what purporJed
to be an institution called the North River
Bank, located at Hoboken, New Jersey. Should
the person to whom the check was rendered
hesitate about taking it, he would be re-
ferred 10 the banging house of g. w. Chad
wick d Co., No. GA Wall street. Should a mes
senger be sent there he would be assured that
the institution, although a new concern, was
considered perfectly reliable and sound, and, of
course, with such an Endorsement the check
would be taken. Chadwick's readiness to in
dorse the concern may be accounted for from
the fact that he is alleged to have been the
President of it.
In short time, however, strange rumors
began to be circulated 1t was stated that the
checks so freely circulated were not cashed
when presented at the bank in Hoboken; that
the bank in fact only consisted OF a small office
who, when invited to cash the checks uttered
by the employers, invariably responded that he
had no money, and knew nothing about the
matter.
Strange as it may appear that such mode of
doing business could be allowed to exist for any
length of time, it is stated that more than
5000 600 have been realized by the principals in
this swindle.
At length their career has been brought to a
close, at least for the pre- SENT in the following
manner:-On the 2Sth of June, Jackson, one of
the prisoners, called uron G. W. Hoier, the
complainant above mentioned, and asked him
to cash check Tor S32'65 on the above bank
alleging that as it was dated July 7, ne could
not get it cashed before that date. After some
hesitation, and after repeated assurances from
Jackson that it was perfectly good and would be
cashed at maturity he took the check and gave
jackson the amount asked for. He called upon
Chadwick, and was assured by him that the
check was all right, and would be paid on pre-
sentation at the bank in Hoboken.
On the 7th instant MIR. Hoier called at the
office wherein the "bank" is located, in Hobo
ken. and was there assured by the young man
in charge that he had no money, and could pay
no checks. Satisfied that he had been swindled,
Mr. Hoier caused the arrest of the accused, as
already mentioned above. ...