The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-29
A PROFESSIONAL ssBEaT.o

Bogus Reporter Fcrges tho Names Of all
the Newspaper Men He Knows, and Is
Caught mt Ii.
Since The announcement made In the HERALD on
Monday last OF the arrest and commitment Of Will
liam H. Brown alias Smith, charged with forging
the name OF Henry J. Raymond h Co. to check
for Sl55, large number OF persons have called at
the Jefferson Market Police Court, and identified
him as the individual who had vic.imized them In q
similar manner.
Yesterday afternoon there were three additional
complaints preferred against him. Louis Bossuet, a
shoemaker OF No. 126 Blocker street. who stated
that nearly three years ago Brown called ut his
place, and. representing himself aS newspaper
porter. obtained pair Of boots, valued at ten dol
lars, on credit. lie heard nothing further from
MIN until the first OF the present month
when he was somewhat surprised az re-
ceying a . letter from MS creditor creditor IN,
few days TO liquidate the debt ana square accounts
On the 10th inst Brown visited him and represented
himself rs connected with the editorial department
OF the SUI at moderate salary, but not 80 small that
he could not afford to pay the debt contracted, as
his conscience had been troubled IN reference TO 1t
these three long years, and he was happy to inform
Mr. Bossuet that he could pay the debt and walk
forth into the world not owing cent to his fellow
mOrtas.
Mr. BossiIel, who Is an unsuspectlng, kipd-hearted
old Frenchinan, imagined Brown nice Young man
ana concluded he must be Browns young mani
he had read SO much about In the newspapers
After he had succeeded In ingratiatlng him.
self into the affection and sympathy of the
shoemaker he Owed deep down into the bottom Of
his pants pocket and drew forth a check for twenty
dollars on The Tenth National Bank, drawn payable
20 his order and IN rs to be asa by O.
had been paid TO him the day previous as hs weekly
salary. Tie old gent put on his spectacles, exam
med The check, and drawing forth his leather wallet
counted out ten dollars III bills the balance between
the check and the amount OF the BILL and handed
1t to Brown Not content With this the latter asked
for lnnp nc tvVo
dollars, which was given him by Dossuet, who upon
Informed 1t was forgery and worthless. From the
bank he proceeded TO the office OF Mr.. Dana, and
there learned also that he had been vlctmZed.
Francis PramacRior, proprietor OF restaurant IN
BrOOme street. also charges that on the same date
he came to mis- place oil business and represented
check for twenty dollars on the Merchants and
Traders Bank drawn payable to the order OF W. H.
Brown, purpOrting to be signed by j. q. CauldWell
OF the editors oil tie Sultd. Mercury, which he
desired to have cashed, representing the note good
and genuine and that 1t would be PAID On presenta-
ton at the bank.
The check was caslied and upon being presented
forgery.
When arrested by detective Kelley, of the FIJI
teenth precinct, Cneck dated September rs, drawn
payable to the order OF Brown for twenty dollars on
the Fulton National Bank, signed IL. I. Wnitney
was found in his possession, which he tore in two
Detective Relley has since visited the ONCE OF MI
whitney ana ascertatned that he never Issued the
check and that it was forgery.
Brown is about twenty-f0ur years or age ana ad-
mis all the charges made against him, stating tnat
he desired TO 60 10 State Prison to redeem his CHAR
acter. He was held TO answer all the charges.