The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-19
FORGERY.
$4,000 Lost In Nebraska.

From the Omaha Herald, Aug. ID.
a few days ago Il genteelly dressed and man
nercd person. who registered his name ut the
hotel in Nebraska City us sc. G. Whitman
arrived in that place and made deposit of
siXty-four dollars in gold, S3O5 in currency, and
a draft on the National Bank of Bloomington
for $500 on Gilmore Dunlap & Co., of Cincin-
natl. He checked out small sums to pay
lease of a store in that town, us he gave out
that he was going into business there, doing
considerable talk around about on this subject,
telling Mr.. Ware that he wanted to start next
morning to buy his stock of goods all arrange
ments having been completed. Mr.. Ware gave
him draft on the Importers and Traders Ma
tonal Bank, New York, for $4,000. The Bloom
ington draft was undoubtedly forgery.
This man "Whitman" appears the next day in
Fremont nnder the name OF William I. Allen,
where he again wants to go into business.
He makes the acquaintance of Mr. Fowler and
other gentlemen, buys Il lot for a residence and
leases store, paying small sums as an evidence
OF good faith on each, and steps into the bank
ing-hOuse of Z. Fl. Rogers " Co. to get his draft
cashed, accompanied by gentleman who acts
the part of a swinded friend in the transaction.
Mr. Rogers cashes Mr.. Wares draft, the
swindler disappears, the discovery is made, and
some unfortunate victim is to lose $1,000.
This w. 7. Allen is probably the same man
who was going into business in Omaha, where
he forged Murrays name for 300.
| Attempt TO Obtain $964O on spurious Draft.
Another exceedingly sharp financial operation,
this time fortunately unsuccessful, has to be re-
Brothers IS Co., bankers No. % Wall street,
| received a letter dated and postmarked Balt-
more Md, August II, enclosing draft by the
Third National Bank of Chicago on the National
Park Bank of this city, in favor of IL. g. Phelps,
| for S9640, endorsed by Phelps to the order OF H.
NJ, Horton, and by the latter to Brown Brothers
| ,S Co. The writer of the letter desired the
amount of the draft to be RENTED IN sterling
| exchange. in favor and to the address of ''H.
! NJ Horton Post Office box No. $40 Baltimore,
| Md" Messrs Brown sent the draft in the usual
| course of BUSINESS to the Park Bank for accept
| ance. The authorities there not having been
| advised that the Chicago Bank had made such
| draft telegraphed to inquire, ana received Tor
answer that the only draft out was Ior thlrCy,
| five dollars. The large draft was then protested
| for non-acceptance, and ii. NJ. Horton ADVISED
| hv letter. Meanwhile, Superintendent Kennedy
| was informed of the facts, and at once tele-
| graphed to Marshal Farlow, Cmet OF Pollce at
| Baltimore to put watch at the Fost once box
| 94k and if H. NJ. Horton, who would receive a
| letter next day was not perfectly well known,
| TO arrest him for forgery. letIer OF ADVICE
was also sent to Marshal FarOw, giving fuller
| particulars; ,o.,,.,,, ,,,,, d.,
| on oruord Mt the Baltimore Post Office and he
/ was not long in position before woman ap-
peared and received the letter addressed TO Hor-
| ton. She walked alone from the post ONCE to
| the Philadelphia railroad depot, on President
street where the detective left her and returned
| TO report to his superior. When he returned
| She was zone. of course. Nothing has since
Il been heard oil GlJuef IlOTlOu' WHO may NC II
| mvthicoI personage, or of the woman. From
in1niries made at the post office by the Balti-
more police it was discovered that Il few days
| since a woman called to rent box from that
| date until October next, and took box No 345,
| i'm tbe name of H. NJ. Horton The clerks knew
| nothing further of the matter. The police,
doubtless, feel sheepish about this mysterious
| affair. as they manilestly left the trail at the
| moment when, perhaps they were within
| hort distance of the forger.-N Y. Herald.
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