New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-07
Initiating signatures.

The imitation of signatures With inconeeiya6l!e
accuracy was quality possessed by Jonn maLll-
son, an English mechanic, and pFooabIy never
enrnaaspd nv any one in any country or age p
Tempted by the hope Of sudden Weelth ne ap-
plied this faculty to the forging OF BANK notes
which being discovered q reward was Ouefeui
with n description of his person, and ne escaped
to Scotland. There seorning to let ms Wonderlul
talent lie idle he counterielted me n9seS OF Lhe
ROYAL Bank OF Scotland, amused himself by heg0-
+iafinr them during q pleasure excursion through |
the Country, and reached London, supported by
his initiative talent. c.,;,o,;,, ,rhi,
was On active that in twelve days he had bought
the copper, engraved it, fabricated notes forged
the watermark, printed, and negonateu several e
When he had sufficient number, he Travelled from
one end Of the kingdom to the other, dlsposlng OF
them. Having been in the habit OF procuring
notes from the bank-the more accurately 10
COW ther-he Glanced to be there Wnen CLERK |
RON +he excise office paid in several thousahd
guineas, one of which was scrupea. Ma smh
from a distance. said it was good one. 'Ihen,
said the bank clerk, on the tnaI' l EeVohec'eu
The frequent visits Of Mahison, who was very
incantious together with other circumstances
created some suspicion that he might be connected
iii, Nose notes which, since his first appearance,
had been presented at the bank On ahoIneI
accession when Msthison was there, forged note
of his own was presented, and tue leAer nan NJ
loot and half in earnest, charged 8aXwel-the
name by which he was known-Wlth some Know
edge of the forgeries, Farther suspicion was eN,
cited and directions were given to detaln nun ~
some future period. The following day, the
9oWar was informed that his friend Maxwell, y
as he was styled ironically was in gornhlil,
The clerk instantly went, aud under the
nreterce of having paid Mathison guinea TOO
mucb on previous occasion, and OF losing ms
situation if the mistake was not rectited by the
hooks induced hun to return with him to the hall
from which place he was taken before the dreC-
tors TO all the inquiries he reqied> he mad a
reason for declining to answer. he was cltiAeh
nF +ba world and knew not how he had come into
- W. how he should 90 out Of 1t" Being detained
during consultation with the 6ank soLeltor, ne
suddenly Jumped out of the window. ON oene
taken and asked ms iho"'9i u loSSD'' 0 9-N
siit was his humOr." -. 7,o,..-
In the progress OF the inquiry, the Darlington
naner containing his description was read 10 nm
whom he turned pale burst INTO TEARS, anu Sayiis
w. az n Saa6 man added, "now l VIII comics
all He was, indeed, found guilty only on NJ
own acknowledgement, which stated ne eO9lo ac
ComnIjsh the whole of note IN one gay. A. w W.;
anrtad at the time that had it not been for TN
confession he could not have oeeh eoh S:e -
offered to explain the secret OF his discovery !
the water-mark, provided tog a reiscte5 an
spare his life but his proposal was relee'eu' al
he paid the penalty of his CRIME.
During Mr.. Buchanan's presidency Inc lollo'
ing letter was addressed TO MN py poS''n"9t'
who had been called on for an othclal report
misunderstood the nature of the can:
"T- co ilIs July 8 1851;
Mr. James bukanin president OF the unltea 9tat
Deer sir Been required by the instructions OF !.
post office to report quarterly know NEW esIn
foolfl that pleasin dooty by repornn AZ I9liom
Tbe baryesttin has been goin on peerty and mt
of the Majors have got their cattn about about q
Wheat is hardly a average crop onrollin LANDS &C
10 Vaiiersh and wont turn out morn ten or htte
bnsbels to the aker the helth Of the community
onIy tolerable meesls and choiery have brok
@ @b9yut and aEhalf miles from here there is pc
arFI awnkenin on the sub ee of regun in the pc
Dotts naborhooh miss nancy smith neer nal
had twins day before yesterday one Of a them ri
wy, t iii have to report the present quarter
yoy respects to mrs buckanin and subscribe my
Ivy yeors troolY,
Allah jenkins
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