The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-18
HEAYY FORGERY ON A NEW YORK
BANK

| THE NATIONAL CITY BANK MULETED OUT OF SEVEN
| TY-FIvE THOUSAND DoLLARs-THE FoRGER AN Ex-
RAILROAD coNDUoToR-ARREsr OF TIE CULPRIT.
On Che 18th of last July gentlemanly- looking
man called at the National City Bank, Of this city,
| and presented check for 75,000 purporting to
have been signed by G. Vanderbilt, and payable to
the order of Henry Keep, President Of Il the New
| York Central Railroad. On the back Of the check
was the following Endorsement:
ALBANY, July 8, 1857.
The American Express Company will collect and
deliver at Albany. HENhY KEEP
President N. Y. G. r. r.
The man who presented the check stated that he
was messenger of the American Express Com
pany, the Superintendent Of which had sent hlm to
have the check oashed, with view OF executing to
the letter the orders Of Mr.. Keep. The signature
Mr.. Worth, unauspicous as to the character OF the
man, paid over the full amount, s75; 0O0. Several
days passed before the forgery was discovered.
On the 10th of August, MIR. Vanderbilt in ex,
it, and the excitement that followed at the bank
may be better imagined than described. The
affair was Immediately laid before Superintendent
Kennedy, who placed the working up Of the case
in the hands Of detective George Elder, who at
once on receiving his instrucHonsJ @putthimseR
together to do whatever he could toward obtaining
clue to the whereabouts Of the bold forger, First
and foremost owing to the artistic taste of the
paying teller, he was provided with an excellent
likeness @ OF the wanting one executed with pen pa
started on his maneuyerings. AT Harlem he first
struck his trail, where he discovered that the
forger had purchased several valuable horses
Thence he traced 4ip to Buffalo. under the names
of Lewis, Depeysef and Matthews thence to
Chicago, and finally to a country place five
miles distant from Blackberry station. There he
was found to be luxuriating in plentifulness OBJ
tanned by his ill-gotten moneys. He had pur-
chased two farms, one for SIG, 900 and another for
$4,000, both of which he had heavily stocked and
had employed large number Of men to work
them. In his barns were found forty very valua-
BILE horses and several teams, worth each from
$4,000 to $4,000. Besides all these he had several
light wagons, any amount OF fancy harness, and
altogether, farm and stock, he was in possession
of property to the value Of s5O,OOO He was ar
rested by MIR. Elder, who was accompanied by
Captain Yates and detective Samuel A. Ellis, Of the
Chicago police, both Of whom did good service in
the apprehension of the forger. But few hours
before the rascal was in his barn attending to his
horses, and seemed highly indignant at the intru-
sion Of the officers.
When the prisoner was arrested, ten thousand
dollars in greenbaeks were found about m hls per
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 hands, when making the rounds of his ac-
quired acres, o heavily loaded whip, which he did
not hesitate to use upon the backs OF those who
displeased him, OF who did not seem to act as ne
desired they should. He is described as stout
built, portly looking fellow, with slight polish Of
the gentleman about him, but with a strong look
of the bully in his rugged countensnce.
The friends of the forger we're 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, and made efforts
to have it served on the officers. The latter were
informed of their intention, and as quick as they
could harness team Of horses they put the man
in q wagon, and, at dead Of night drove rapidly
out of Illinois, nor did they stop until they had
reached Doyer station, Indiana. Thence Detec-
tive Elder set out for this city where he arrived
safely with his prisoner yesterday. The forger
was confronted by the paying teller Of the bank,
Mr.. Worth, on his arrival, and that gentleman
fully identified him as the,nian who had present
ed the forged check. Tho accused says that he
was formerly conductor on the Albany and Bos-
ton line and also on Southern line. Before leav-
ing Blackberry station Detective Elder had an at
tachment issued against the farms which the
forger had purchased so as to prevent their lille
gal transfer.