Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-09-16
HEAVY FORGERY ON A NEW YORK
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The National City Bank Mulcted out Of
I S15, 1000 The Fsfger an Ex.Railread

The National City Bank Muicfed out Of
S15,O00- The Fsrger an Ex.Railread
On the 11th Of last July q gentlemanly look
ing man csaled At the Natfonai City Bank, of
this city. and presented q check for Sf5 900,
purporsne 70 have been signed BY O. Wander.
PRECEDENT OF the New YORK Central Railroad.
On the back Of the check was the following ia
dorsement: -a5 1890 E.f
hatH.ff wFT p ALBANY, July 8, 1867.
The Am merican Express Company will col.
lect and deliver at Albany.
ma HENRY KEEP, Prest N.Y.C. R. X.
The man who presented the check stated
tnas hs was messenger ,se Of the american E1,
had sent hum TO have the check cashed, with
view Of executing to the letter the order OF
Mr.. Keep. The signature T.. Vanderbilt ap.
nnsuepicioas as to the character Of the man |,
paid over the full amount, $4,000. Several
days passed before the forgery was discoy-
On the 10th of August, Mr.. vanderbilt, In
examining his checks drawn On the bank, dis
covered Il, and the excitement that followed
at the bank may be better imagined than de-
scribed. The affair was Immediately laid be-
fore Superintendent Kennedy, who placed
the working up OF the case in the hands Of de-
tective George Elder, who at or ce, on receiv-
ing his instructions, put himself together to
to the whereabouts OF the bold forger. First
and foremost owing to the artistic taste Of the
paying teller, he was provided with an excel
lent likeness Of the. :" wanting one,'' executed
with pen and ink, and furnished. with this pide
mesuunl he started on his manGuverings. At
Harlem he nrst struck his trail, where he
ed several valuable horses. Thence he
traced bim TO Buffalo. under the names OF
Lewis, Depeyster and Matthews, thence to
Chicago. and finally 70 a country place Ave
he was found to be luxuriating in plentiful
ness obtained by his illgotten moneys. He had
purchased two farms, one TOR $4,000 and
another for $4,000. both Of which he had heav-
lily stocked and had employed large number
of men to work them In his barns were
found forty very valuable horses and several
teams. worth each from 5000 TO $4,000. Be-
sides all these be had several light wagons,
any amount OF fancy harness, and altogether,
farm and stock, be was in possession Of prop.
erty 10 the value OF S50,0O0. He was arrested
tam Yates and detective Samuel A. Ellts, of
the Chics 60 police, both Of whom did good
service in the apprehension OF the forger But
few hours before Def the rascal was in his barn
dignant at the intrusion OF the officers.
When the prisoner was arrested, ten thou
sand dollars in greenbacks were found about
his person after the officers had searched his
pockets, and they ascertained from the farm
hands who had been employed by the man
with the three handles to his name, that he
was OF the most overbearing disposition, and
constantly carried in his hand when making
the rounds of his acquired acres, q heavily
loaded whip, which he did not hesitate to use
upon the backs of those who displeased him,
or who did not seem to act as he desired they
should He is described as stout built, portly
looking fellow, with a slight poliah Of the
gentleman about him, but with q strong look
of the bully in his rugged countenance.
The trends Of the forger were not idle so
soon as the arrest of their chum- was bruited
about, and few hours after his apprehension
they sued out habeas corpus in his favor,
ana made efforts 70 have it served on the
officers. The latter were informed OF their IN
tention- and as quick as they could harness q
team of horses they put the man in wagon,
and, at dead Of night drove rapidly out Of
Illinois, nor did they stop until they reached
Doyer station, Indians. Thence detective Ell
der set out for this city, where he arrived safe.
Iy with his prisoner yesterday. The forger
was confronted by the paying teller OF the
bank, Mr.. Worth, on his arrival, and that gen
tleman fully identified him as the man who
presented the forged check. The accused says
that he was formerly conductor on the Al.
bsny and Boston line: and also on Southern
line. Rafore leaving BlacKbsrry statlon de-
tective Elder had an attachment issued against
the farms which the forger had purchased, 80
as to prevent their illegal transfer.--N. r. Sun