, 1870-06-03
HEAVY FRAUDS.
4 Prominent CittKcn OF Detroit
Charged with Forgery to q, Large
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From thd Detroit Free Press, June1.
OF late thers have como to Light certain
transactions which seriously implicate Mr..
Conrad Marxhausen, Publisher Of the Michi-
Including that Of forgery. It iR alleged that
tue manner in which tho first Of these trans
actions was exposed, WAS tho presentation, by
A1r. YIN. Darmstaetter. to Dr.. Herman kiefer,
Of hfarxhauHena note ut hand, indorsed By
Kiefor, for 4400. The Doctor admitted the
phaticalIy that the note which he had indorsed
called for only 800, and upon q closer in
npection it VAS found that the margina! 800
had been 80 manipulated as to read 9400, and
that the word four bad been written in the
BODY of the note in different ink from the rest
Of il after the Doctor had attached his sigma
ture to it. subsequently the sane indor5er
learned that he had been victimized By Sim
liar manipulation Of note for $3.50, to which
cipher had been added, thus making it for
nineteen hundred dollars. Following close up
on this discovery was another, that tiye notes
Ter checks) upon the First National Bank for
various amounts, to which the signature Of D.
Stroh WAS attached, had been negotiated BY
Mafxhausen, and that all but one OF these
we're absolute forgeries.
It is also stated that Mar1hAuseu borrowed
considerable sum OF money from market
woman, executing certain chAttel mortgage
as collateral security; that he persuaded the
woman to withhold the instrument from rec
ord, on the plea that il such publicity were
given the transaction it would injure his bugi-
neeB, and that he shortly afteEHard obtained
another loan, giving second mortgage on the
same chattles. This Inst mortgage was re-
corded in duo form, thus yitiating The first,
and leaving the poor woman without security
for the payment OF her money.
It is stated that large number Of our Ger
man bnaineBs men have loaned various sums
to Mar1hausen, and it is claimed by many that
he has obtained in this manner, and disposed
Of during the 1aet eighteen months, not less
than e21, 900, Two weeks ago he left the city,
and It Has thought that he did not intend to
return, but he again appeared last Friday. On
Monday evening several OF his victims held .
Meeting to discuss the safest plan OF proceed
ufe, hut what the result OF those deliberations
we're, We have not been informed, except that
one gentleman, who had already paid S3.500 Of
indorsed paper, thought that was sufficient,
without being compelled TO take up the forged
paper set afoat, and declaring that unless tho
matter Was promptly adjusted he should let
the lAT take its course. His employees. to
whom ho is indebted in Gums ranging from
S150 to e30o, alao held an indignation meeting
paper unleas they could get their money.
Mar1hausen sent down $40 10 be distributed
among them, but they still refused to continue
without ample security for the payment OF
their dues. The money was not forthcoming.
however, and MONDAYS issue Of the journal,
containing seTen columns OF reading matter,
was gotten out BY Ma1hausen himself and
couple Of apprentices, By dint OF hard work On
bot6 Sunday and Monday Yesterday no paper
was issued, and Last evening it waa crrfeutlY
reported that IAxzh104eu hAd AMIN ted