The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-01-07

The BANK SwINDLER BALDWIN CAUGHT
AND IN LIMBO.-The particulars, of the at
tempt of man calling himself j. G. Bald
win toswindle the First National Bank Of
this city on the 26th ultimo are fresh in the
Cashier Smith his yillainy was detected,
but the rogue managed to, escape before 8
warrant could be procured for his arrest.
Hence it seems he went directly to Atlanta,
Ga, where, under the name of Perkins; he
tried his /" little game y again. There, as
in Richmond, he presented forged letters Of
introduction from New York dry goods
irms, and among others one from Charles
q. .Luddington, of Lathrop, Luddington &
Co., to Messrs. Moore & Marsh.
The .subjoined account of his transao-
tions and arrest is from the Atlanta Con-
Stitution: ''z'
"He presented the letter named above, and
was received with no apparent suspicion by
Moore & Marsh. Yet in their own mind
they suspected som hing, as the letter did
not have the New York style, and sonefof the
words were spelled without due regard to
Webster. Perkins made himself quite agreea-
BILE, and incidentally remarked that he had
come down South to buy cotton. Before leay-
ing he pulled out a check on the Citizens
cashier, stamped, and bearing evidence OF be-
ing genuine, payable to j. NJ. Perkins, for
$1,000, and asked the kindness on the part of
Messrs. NJ. s. NJ. Of an, Introduction to the
bank. Mr. Marsh told him that he could not
do this, as he was not personally acquainted
with him. Perkins did not press his req uest,
but took the first oppor tunity to leave. During
his conversation he said that he also had q let
ter to Messrs. Chamberli & Boynton. After
he left, Mr.. Marsh thought over the whole con-
versation, and was satisfied that he was swim
dler. Perkins, after leaving NJ. Il MS, on the
way to Messrs. Chamberlin Boynton, drop
ped in to the banking house Of John 81. James
and presented his check, but was informed
that he would have to be identified. James,
who can smell anything wrong about money
rs soon as any man in the world, suspected the
check, and took the first opportunity after Per-
kins left to impart his suspicious to Captain
Ed. Murphy, our chief Of police. In the mean
time Mr.. Marsh made up his mind that it was
his duty to go to Messrs. Chamberlin Boyn-
ton and see If he could find out anything
further about it. When he arrived there he
found that Mr.. SBoynton had just returned
from the bank, and on. examining the letter
presented to this firm it was very apparent
that they had been written by one and the
same man, pen, and ink, and on the same
kind of paper, which proved conclusiyely That
the whole affair was a forgery. To find him
and get the money was the next thing for
he had gone to the bank Georgia National
received the money on the check (S7, 500, placed
it carefully in an envelope, grumbling, though,
at the high rate Of exchange, 70, and stating
TO Mr.. Jones, the cashier, that hereafter he
would have his money expressed, walked
toward his hotel. Some half hour had inter-
vened between this and Mr. sMarsh's visit TO
Messrs. Chamberln 4 Boynton's, and the
chance to find Perkins was 'morddci0,Ls slim.
They went on: the search, nevertheless, and
found that Captain Ed Murphy was also on
the track Of the forger. MIR. Marsh went to
the National, and as luck would have IL, met
Perkins on the steps coming from his room,
preparatory to decamping for good. Mr..
Marsh told him his business, and required him
to follow him. = He swas placed in limbo, and
his money returned to the bank, much to the
relief Of MIR. Boynton and to the officers of
the bank" - tsite S'lEEs.N
Baldwin alias Perkins tried the same
game in Louisville, Ky., and more success