The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-08-25
A Clever French Swindler.

A late French paper contains the follow 4
ing, translated in the New York Post: l
Mr. Mende, banker of LEIPZIG, lately re- 4
ceived from the house of Hachette d Mas /
son, in Paris. whose commercial interests he
has represented 10 Saxony for many years,
special letter, with the words In great
hasten written upon the address. twas as
follows: .......
ave hasten to make you acquainted with!
the fact that our cashier has suddenly disap-
peared, and has carried off with him securi--
ties to the amount of two hundred thousand
francs. According to the admissions OF his
wife, Granier (such is the cashiers nancy
has fed to Leipsic; where he was to stop AT
the hotel de Prusse We beg of you to rel
cover the securities without making noise
about it, and without having recourse to
the police, and to return them to Us as soon
as possible. s.A ' tH 81 '5 l1.s,.l 2;'i
b :" If he will not give them up of his own
accord, call in the police. We have some
commiseration for his wife and his three
children, whom he has abandoned. Act
cordingly we have promised them that we
will not employ harsh measures. If he viii
surrender the securities without giving yop
trouble, give him on our account twenty
| thousand francs, that lie may get off to
| America, and that our house may not be
compromised. Granier is elegantly dressed,
| he is very tall, has thick, dark, hair, an
agreeable expression of countcnancc and a
| deem scar on his right cheek. Answer with
| out delay" .'." -.
Hatchette & Mason desiring that tile
matter might be managed rs adroitly as pos
I NJ i. Il, aA AlNn falN N
| d'hote of the Hotel de Prlsse He at once
preceived man who answered exactly to
the description, and took the seat next to
him. The two neighbors cOnversed during
the whole meal.
At dessert the stranger said to M. Mende
"Will you have the goodness to recommend
to me banker who can cash for me somt
securities }" II am a banker, sir, and
will myself do what you wish" All tina
is well.n "Come to my counting room alG
we will arrange the affair." "You will d.
me a great service" .H., --
When they had reached the banking house
M. Mende closed the door, double-locked 1t
and turning upon the stranger, said, "SiI
YOU are a scoundrel have been appraised
of your arrival here. You have stolen secu
rites from the house of Hachette s. Mason
of Paris but all will be arranged if you vii
give them up"
The stranger seemed thunderstruck.
1Your employers are great and generous,
continued the banker. ''Out of regard fo
YOUR family they have instructed me to le
: YOU have twenty thousand francs to tax
: YOU to America; here is the money, now G
and hang yourself somewhere else"
y The stranger, incapable of uttering
word, left the room in tears, -;c-
NJ Mende wrote Immediately to Pafi
. sending back the securities, and asking ar
imbursement of twenty thousand franc
Three days afterwards he received lett
/ in which Messrs Hatchett 6 Mason sal
T that they had not been robbed at all, an
o their cashier was still at his post, and tn
Q the letter and the securities were forgerit
y They regretted exceedingly that NJ; Menp'
9 would have to put down his twenty tho
q sand francs to profit and loss.