, 1866-02-17
FOR6ERS ON 4 RAMPAGE,
Cnsuceessfnl Efforts on Two Cincin.
natl H1nks-DelcctIon and Arrest Of
tho Vf1lAins-N0nk Accounts should
be EIamlDeds

An" VHh2Ane-kt3uA accounts Should
be E1amiDed-
tFrom The Cincinnati Gazette, 9th.l
Villainy Of any specific character. like the
vfrulent diseases Of the physical frame, seems
to prevail. many times, like an epidemic, In
all parts Of the country at the same time
Just now, As though the rogues had concerted
together to make raid on the banks, the for
gerry Of checks Is the prevalent crime. Our
dispatches for few days past, have mention-
Cd several startling, and some successful, et-
forts TO obtain other peoples deposits. And
yesterday the game was tried on q couple Or
more Of our banks, bnt luckily In both cases
that have come 10 light, the attempt 1ailed,
and Just In tho nlck Of time to capture the
Villains.
To giye seme idea Of the schemlng of pro-
tessional rogues, We Will truce the operations
Of one Of these parties. A month ago young
man called at the pork bouse Of Messrs.
Eyans, t1ppfncott & Newton, and exhibited
letter from some man In Indiana, instruct-
ing him to deposit $500 to their credit. He
was shTewd enough to- call at dinner time,
when the responsible members were absent.
After some hcsitancy the person In charge Of
the business took the money aud gave re-
eeipt for It. After few weeks he went back
10 the pork house, and said bis friends had
gone to New York. and had instructed him to
draw the money and send to them. Otcourse
they gave him q check-just what be wanted.
This check ;ho presented t. Evans i
Co., the bankers Of that establishment. he
requested the bank to certify the check, but
this was respectfully declined, and the money
was paid. These movements arrested the
induced the members Of the pork, firm to
adopt the precaution Of making out their
checks payable to order, and they Instructed
the payinE teller at the bank not to pay any
check Of theirs made paJble to bearer. But
IL one instance they forgot, and gave check
Under this state Of affairs, when about 2
O'clock yesterday q check was presented at
Evans & Co. 3 bank, by 3 stranger, for Il, 44O.:
from Ncssrs. Evans, Lippineolt' d Newton,
payable to bearer, there Was SONG hesltsucy
about paying 1t. The matter Was referred to
ar, hughes, Vao looked up q. genuine check
and compared 1t with the one Just presented
The signature vas very accurate, h1t the can
ceiling check on the revenue stamp excited
suspicion, and 3ir. Hughes politely asked the
young man to walk mp to the pork house with
him. This request was actually complied
W1tn; perhaps because ne thought be could
hardly help himself. There it was st once
discovered the check was forgery, and the
discomfttea chap was turned over TO police
man, who soon placed him in Hammond
Street Station House. =
About the sa1pe hour Of the day similar
transaction took place at the Commcrclal
81 400, signed 6y Ssteele i Co. t auother be1
PORK pacEng house. Suspicious vera aroused
here also, and willis the question of payment
was being considered, the fellow slipped ouI;
6ut the alarm was given, and after race
around on Fourth and down Hammond street.
he WAS arrested On Lower Market The names
Of thesc prisoners are J. r. Hays aud Ira
johnson.
It was reported last night thnt some Third
street bank had paid out yesterday s., 200 On
a forged check, and It was thought other par
ties had been operating with those arrested.
Business men would do well to hive their
bank accounts examined, to see whoo have
been losers by these fellows.