New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-28
CRIMES.

ALLEGED FRAUD BY A SOUTHERN MERCHANT-LARGE
QUANTITIES OF GOODS PROCURED BY MEANS OF
FALSE pRETENsEs-HIs ARREST.
On Saturday Detective Bennett of the Metropol-
itan Police arrived this city, having In custody a
Southern merchant named William II. Hughes, whom
he had arrested at Henderson, Granville County North
Carolina on charge of fraud, preferred by several mer
chants Of this city II alleged that I'm August 1865 the
prisoner came to this city ana We nh ho as
thus made by him. he procured from the following firms
on four months credit goods to The amount aas 81 s3
b. Clafn Co.. dry goods, No ltO Churehst PROSPER D.
Shaw Co, shoes, No 21l Broadway BRADFORD Welies
goods, Nos ~ and "a Reade-st sheldon, Hoyt x Co,
hardware ana cutlery NO ,a ~ so g Bel
vens & CO. Carriages No 400 Broadway and Others
When the time for payment arrived nothing was heard
from Hughes, and an agent was sen. to norfolk 70 lSo5
removed his stock Of goods 10 Henderson, Granville
County, n. c. The agent called on him there ana as no
sufficient explanation was aae qond IN JT s
Hughes brought on TO this city and committed 10
prison to answer charge OF fraud Aiea S had
placed at large amount and departed Tor his nome
was not forthcoming and his bail was declared forfeited
Another requisition was procured rom Gov tenton
and given detective Bennett who on Dec g. started for
Raleigh O. Gov. Worth when called upon, questioned
his power TO again surrender the accused after he had
been once given mp and then allowed leave the State
Of NewYork He stated however that he would consult
with his General In the meantime the Governor
had promised the counsel for the accused that In case
second attempt was made arrest Hughs they should be
notified and they protested against their client being com
PEELED to Leave me Sae SI ecSrea as s for Se
prosecution and the deliberately argued before
the Governor for several days 1t ended 10 the Governor
allowing the requison and warrant for the arrest OF
Hughes sent 70 Sheriff PhpOt OF Granville County
On reaching Henderson with the warrant Detective
Beupett ascerained that Hughes had already been ar
creditors sought to recover about writ 81 habeas
by the counsel the
ron and the case was taken before the supreme Court Of
North Caroline. after three days bearing tvs Court
TO HS end that he be delivered TO the NewYork officer
In company with Deputy sheriff J. g. Jones Detective
Bennett started from Raleigh with his prisoner. Soon
after starting Hughes attempted to escape by throwing
compound OF pepper and SNUFF In the eyes OF deputy
that an effort would be made TO the prisoner az
Henderson the officers took another route by the way or
GOldsborough, and arrived safely In this city on satur
day Hughes, who is afneookng Of about As years
OF age states that previous 10 the late war he bore Oou
mercantile reputation, and at the OF nos
tltes like many others, owed large amounts TO various
houses in this city. When he came here In the
1865 he paid off Of his Indebtedness and parchased
goods with View Of recommending business ne de nG
that he made any such representations as stteu sI
adds that SO eager were the merchants 70 sen Inanu of
that he could easily have procured twice the 80 ~
his purchases His trial win probably take place n
days when the facts in the case VIII DC hiaoe "pp
FRAUDULENT ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN fhNsioN' :,
Last June Jacques Rollinger representing nunee,i
tobea soldier discharged from Company b. Forty
" v Vols anned at swift's Claim Agency, Broadway,
ana ,ooda snncaton through him for pension IL was
afterward discovered that the soldiers real name Mas
Frederick auseet Company yeeep q pension from the
Inited States and had succeeded, under tue name o
Kolsgsf IN rSUresentatons to the War Department
inyestgaon ordered resulting n sne atIese vi .e
sansr on the a5h inst admitted his guilt and was COM
mitted Both Guscett and Roinger were captured at
GER died in Andersonve Ca, August %, 1854 Guscet
Was released at Wilmington, N. c., March is, 1865