New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-20
Bogus a rrest and Bank Eabbery--A Lyn ch
burg Banl< SWindled of TwenIy-ene Humid
red DoIlars. 8EsE F1Estr


We find the following somewhat remarkable
statement in the Lynchburg News:
On Friday last a man giving his name as John
Kay, and representing himself to be Richmond
police officer, arrested gentleman named w. B.
Moses, at Aqua Creek, while en- route to his
home in Washington, upon warrant puEpoFting.
to have been issued by Joseph Mayo, mayor OF.
Richmond, charging the said Moses with having
robbed one Jacob Switzer, at Hanover junction,
Of $3.50 in money, and valuable gold watch and
| chain. Kay took the prisoner back to the place
of the alleged robbery, butno such man as switzer
| was there, but it was pretended by Kay that he
| had come On to Lynchburg. sai s5+
| On Sunday Kay and his prisoner came on to
this city, by way of Charlottesville, in pursuit of
i Swtzer, as the pretended officer sad that Moses
might inquire into the way and wherefore of his
having brought the charge against him. and of
giving him an opportunity to disapprove it. Here
the parties remained until Monday afternoon
when they were joined by third person named
James II. Platt, Jr., from Petersburg, who had
| been summoned TO the aid of his friend Moses, by
telegram. All these then continued the pursuit ol
Switzer to Liberty, in hack and then as far as
Big Spring by the railroad. There the officer left
his prisoner for the purpose Of going into the tee
graph office to send dispatch here concerning
some matter connected with the affair. Since
then Moses has not seen his custodian, he having
taken the opportunity 10 give him the slip.
When arrested Moses was searched and yalu-
able diamond ring aud ,breastpin, together with
all his papers, we're taken possession of by the
officer. Among the latter was a draft for 2l0C
drasn by the Bank of the Republican. Washing
ton, on the First National Bank Of Lynchburg
and made payable to the order Of Moses. Or
Monday, while here, Kay forged the name o1
Moses and got the check cashed at the First Ma
tonal Bank Of this city. This was not known tc
Moses until he returned here yesterday morning
after yainy waiting for Kay TO turn up al the
. place he had left him.
These are the facts Of tits daring confidence
game, as they have been detailed 10 US, and show
a degree of bodness on the part Of the operator
that would do no diacredit to the most accom-
pished and expert thief that ever graced the an
nails Of crime. 1t is unnecessary to say that The
character Of policeman assumed BY Kay, if tia
be his name, was altogether bogus, and used only
for The purpose Of accomplishing his swndline
scheme it is equally Unnecessary to add that NJ
such warrant as that upon which Moses wa
arrested was issued by the mayor of Richmond.
iRThat gentleman, therefore, has been made tbs
victim Of an operation by which he loses $2100 il
money, and jewelry to the value of $500, with bu
faint prospect of ever having his eyes again glad
dened by the sight of either money or vaIuables
In the hopes that this paragraph may be readb
, some one who may know Of kay's whereabouts
and may thus be the means Of bringing him t.
justice, We append as accurate personal descrp
: tion Of him as we could obtain: He is abou
25 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high, weighs IA
pounds, has dark, short hair, large, reddish dssi
pated looking eyes, light brown whiskers, uppaI
entity of about two weeks growth wore dar
5 gray pants, brown linen shirt; dark blue coat, n
vest, and had on round white slUuch hat.