The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-01-22

The Louisville Ry.) Cowier- Journal has
this story:
"On Monday aman dressed like o far
mer, and calling himself r. s. Morgan. of
Hartford, Ct, stopped in at the store OF
Tapp, Walsh g. Berry, wholesale dry goods
dealers, presenting a letter of Introduction
purporting to be signed by G.. W., Hall, OF
thesfirm of Anthony & Hall, dry goods deal
crs. in Now York. Entering into converse
ton, he informed Tapp, Walsh & Berry
that he was stopping at the Louisville
Hotel; that he was Connecticut farmer
and was onhis way to Bowling Green, near
which place he intended to buy farm.
He looked every bit the farmer, and he
had that honest open expression of cognte-
nance peculiar to men of the class to which
he claimed to belong. His honest drawl
aud perfect self possession would have led
any one to believe him q plain, matter-of.
fact farmer rather verdant if anything, but
certainly harmless and well disposed.
"After conversing short time with sew
eral members of the firm, he proceeded to
business. He asked to be identified at
some of the banks, as he had a check he
wanted cashed. Some questions being put
to him as to what he was engaged in, he
replied that be was tanning, but when
asked what particular branch of the trade
he was in, he evaded the question several
times, and then said he was not trading
here. Then he was asked the amount of
the check, when he drew from his pocket
check for $f,550, purpofting to be drawn
by Elisha L. Read, Cashier of the National
Union Bank of Woonsocket, Rhode Island,
on the Suffolk National Bank of Boston,
and payable to r. s. Morgan, or order
"Mr L. j. Tapp took the check and
looked at it, but as he had not recognized
the signature of MIR Hall he felt some mis-
giyings as to Morgan and the paper. He
then told Morgan that he could not intro
duce him as Mr.. Morgan without being
certain of the signature, and to this Nor
gan replied that the money would not be
needed for several days, and proposed to
leave the check for collection. MIR Tapp
replied that he would introduce him to
Mr.. Linticnberger, the cashier of VIC Mcr-
chants Bank, who would collect the
money, e2n
"On being introduced to Mr.. Lindenber-
ger, Morgan endorsed the check with the
name "R. s. Morgan" and left it for col
lection. He was then asked to leave his
signature but he objected, saying that he
would be away two weeks, and when he
should want the money he would call and
get it. Mr.. Tapp and the cashier insisting,
he signed his name but, in writing the Sec
ond initial ofhis name, he formed only
portion of the IS, making it resemble an
- His attention was called to this, and,
with an additional stroke of the pen, he
then completed the suspicious looking 49,
''Tapp and Morgan, soon after left the
Bank, and the next morning Morgan took
the Nashville train, ostensibly for Bowling
Green Mr.. Tapp Immediately commune
Gated with Anthony & Hall in regard to
the letter introducing the Connecticut far
mer, and yesterday received the following
reply: rm e1g- liz Lrf D.
,"NEw YORK, December IL.
& 7app, Walsh d Berry, Leuiscille:
"Your letter ofthe 18th is received. The
letter of introduction signed George ".
Hail. is forgery,
"ANTHoNY'& HALL"
"This clearly established the fact that
Morgan was a forger, and that he had
hoped to draw the $4,550 Immediately
upon receiving an introduction here.
Finding that he was suspected and out
witted he made the best of bad Job by
pretending to be in no hurry for the cash
ing OF the check and got away in good
time to avoid arrest. Since he left the bank
nothing has been seen Of him by Mr.. Tapp
or the cashier"
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