, 1869-08-02
BOGUS BONDS.
TIC Chicago x Rock Island casc.

Tic Chicago x Rock Island CnBc.
fyus4 ,Ar Sers York F're,tao Toss, Juty ..
TIC examination Ii this case before Justice
Hcrau this unr1IuC ELECTED tho folio s1nK facts:
The pr{spner. GeorSe i. Abbott, asis E. H. Dodge,
nl1as Henry Norris, has had dealings for time past
with HessIs. v. Iealh "a. and On me ieta oI
EtUck of The CEscogo, Roef Island ! Psc.ac 1sail-
road Company, acd on the 1o!o another leo saa!ss-
e pad pretousi5 ootaine s 1farsa ~ ~;
the nooAs Of the company 70 the names o. ms
chid1su, and took olt for them certificates or
smaller i1o 1sna sno ssn o. .ea
and alreFet to represent 100 shares Gch 70 tue
nsSuss ot Aarvtn bsos / Co. and Baker / Hush-
ce!flGcaies. The genuine stock he sold 10 ". Il.
Nradford, No II Broadway. End two days ago went
sxl me STOCK aEaln oneE1Ds the bogus certificates
anorn'. Nj. Quincy sald bis orders should be
attended to, md he could call In tic afternoon TO
receive them. -....,..
Mr. nradford, to whom be sold the genuine Ger.
ucbt. lid ses de,ectsse to watch hin, whom Abb
pott had succeeded In elulIus- MI Heath fa1 re-
fussd 10 do any more business with bin. so the
game being pretty well up, Abbott sold MI. Qaln-
c+s to tuy The gore1uneo,s anu settle hts ac-
count Ii. the afternoon he Called and, upon Pre-
sentIn:, the stock, la was arrested br q detccuse
The cer,,ncztea were taken 70 As. TTaeeJ, Pzest-
dent Of the Railroad Company, who at once de-
clsted them 10 be ferxertes.
,ADB1{L III @oA* - -
tered. was seen to ,lrup some papers, which were
picked up, anA upon being examined. proved 70
&c flock certificates Of the Michigan Central ltAl-
sr.d iwo for nifty shares each, Ia the name Of ID
cob Little ! TO-, and one OF one hundssd saates
In the name ol Robinson. Cox i Co. They we're
all ftrgenes.
Abbott had bought genuine certldcases Of the
aLuvt aEounts thruu.h Gtee1lealY Morris c.,
Rtd hal ohtaned certificates Of smaller de-
uepInattons c.sew here; Ooe OF these celtlncates
Of one share was transferred Oh the books Of
The eprspap1 on JElJ :, TO the name az v. 4.
FpKle, OF chicago, LII, to the account OF = Il.
DIdee. Abbott ullas Dodge caled u the once OF
inc Earn er's Loan and TtEst Cotnpany-ihe
trapsfes agents OF the Michigan CeofEat n this
ci,J-ani toas up tnta certificate. which VA
Jacob Little, dated June =, and altered % t0d
eharef. The original daSe or transfer, July Z, the
ioryrr had neglected TO etase. and thus the char
setes Of the document Is established. Abbott
called upon Greeuleaf, Norris / Co., and 1Ssc,l
them 10 sell the Michigan they bad purchased fot
him ami buy governments to that anoant; he
was to rail Tor them. at half past O'Clock on 1he
e7tr, hut his engagement With iii. Qutucey being
at o'eleck, ha vas arrested too soon ~ complete:
the ansaGion- The forged certificates found
were to be used 70 Fay for the GoTetnG4ensA. W.
Il Esadfogd, rho bought iae genuine certsacates
OF the Chicago. ItoCE island 4 Pacific Road IRON
hlu., waA to purchase like amount OF Pacific NELL
aIu the suppog.uon Is 1aa same game would haTe
/ stocA hare been discovered. THIS Il Que OF tae
greatest twIndles ever attempted, the amount tn
vowed telng neazl5 500 ,4N-
! The prisoner plead rot guilty, aud "s5 looked
Up 10 appear at The next General Sessions, no bAu
| being allowed,