The New York herald., 1870-12-01
THE LATEST MYSTERY.

A Checl<-ercd AHair-Thc Wrong Man In tho
Right Placc-FinaIc In she Tombs.
most mysterious case In one sense, and in an.
other very coolly ana exceedingly well calculated
one, came up at the Tombs Police Court yesterday,
seriously duplicating the Post once, and in man.
ner too, that at present bafies the detectivea On
Saturday last Mr.. Horace Leland q gentleman re-
siding in this city, according to previous arrange.
ment, mailed at station d Post once a letter di.
rected to John stimpssn Brockport, Mass, and
containing Q draft for $119A2, drawn on Tan.
ner h Co., ~ Wall street. After dc.
posting the letter In the usual manner, ana
his suspicious pot being in The least
excited, Mr.. Leland returned to bis homo ana
cast thought upon the transaction until late
Tuesday evening, when . telegram was placed in
his hands.
This was from Mr. simpson, Of Massachusetts,,
requesting to know II there any cause for delay
in sending on the remittance, and II 30. what Be-
ing considerably alarmed 10y this
ASTONISHING PIECE OF NEWS,
Mr.. Leland lost no time early yesterday morning in
Fastening to the Office Of Tanner & Co. In search OF
Information, and was still more puzzled to learn
there that the day previous young man had
called for the purpose Of ascertalning whether
or not q check signed by Mr.. Leland and
drawn on Tanner & Co., was genuine, and that
said check was not only pronounced genuine
by them, but was subsequently during the day cert
ned by the City Bank, In which Tanner & Co. did
bus mess. As may be imagined Mr., Leland began to
feel ra ,her uncomfortable, minus $12 0Oo and was
in m ost disagreeable sert Of mind when standing
IN Tanner Co g olce, he felt little bit relieved by
the following conversation which occurred between
Mr.. Tanner and gentleman who had just enlered:-
entered my office, at 2os Broadway, with this check.
and desires to purchase bonds from me to the
amount stated on lis face. 1t Is drawn on you; II It
an rishts It very early In the morning 10 begin
to s RsSss fs sSg ;ss shsef and looked !. : i :a
gentleman looked at 1t and breathlessy asked,
THE RAsoALp,
The strange gentleman explained that ne himself
was Mr.. Clute OF 208 Broadway and that the young
man who had presented the check was then at 2Os
Mr. Tanner explained that that young man must
be the same who The day previous called on him
nom hin large bill Of goods and had given tho
check In payment
It was then agreed that two detectives be called in
Go. Arrived At the ofice the young man was taken
into custody, to which proceeding he submitted
without murmur. AS, however, the officers were
taking him alsng Broadway he seized msmentary
chance he got and gave them them the slip at the
furious speed, clssey followed by the detectives
After turning into Nassau street he was soon over.
wheeled around, and, drawing his revolver, svors
ne would shoot the first man who laid hands on hlr
NOtnlng dauntCd, the p0uceMen
GHAPPLED WITH HIM
and finally overpowercd him. He was then taken
TO The First precinct station house, where he gave
his name as George Marshall. In the afternoon
abeut three O'Clock, hewas arragned before Justice
Hogan, at tho Tombs, but owing to the absence Of
Mr.. Clute, who was the only one who had seen the
check In his possession, attempting with felonous
intent 10 dispose OF 1t, the Justice adl0Irne the
hearing OF Tine case to this morning and remanded
the prisoner. Marshall was stylishly dressed and
was in possession OF sixty-three dollars, 3 gold
watch and the revolver at tho uma Ql agEesh