The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-20
A MYTHICAL FIRM.
Business without Capital or Goods Banks
Grossly Syytudled.

The New orleans Republican OF the 18th inst. has
the following:-
About q month ago two genteel appearing stran-
gers applied to Mr. Fredander of Carondelet street,
stating that they wished to rent one of his vacant
stores on Delta street, as they intended commencing
a wholesale business in liquor and cotton. The
building was leased to them for year, they paying
the first months rent in advance and giving notes
for the other months They gave the FIRMS name
as Clayton, Williams co.
furniture from Mitchell Craig & Co.; and stationery
from Ellis DuTell, and Stetson d Armstrong, which
bills are mostly still unpaid.
This mythical firm forged checks Tor various
amounts, which they deposited in the following
named banks:-Cana Cltizens, Louisiana State,
GeTmania Hibernia America, aud Merchants. The
names forged were such as these rascals had OBJ
tanned possession Of in small transactions. Accounts
were opened in the institutions mentioned, and the
bogus checks, aggregating seventy thousand dol
lars, deposited, the largest part last Saturday
Fraudulent checks summing up about twenty thou
sand dollars were deposited IN the Louisiana State
Bank, on which were drawn something like i've
thousand dollaie.
dollars later in the day. was refused as the cashier
wisely wished to have the checks certified. Mr..
Dupuy, the cashier Immediately sent his courier
with the S4O6S check of Comagere Lambert to the
GeTmania Bank, on which 1t was drawn. IL was
pronounced genuine. NeVertheess, MI. pupuy lelt
uneasy and decided to apply to Mr.. Comagere in
person For this purpose he went to his residence,
and not finding him there, he applied to his place or
business. AS soon shown the check Mr.. Comagere
pronounced it forgery. In the meantime, the
500 600 in cheeks deposited with the Louisiana State
Bank had all been certified. This bank, therefore
claims that it is not loser
on the Merchants Bank some $4,000 in checks
Were drawn, but no application for payment was
made on Saturday. One check, however, was pre-
seDted in the private office OF the President, Mr..
H. Keynes, on Sunday, and at once perceived to be
a forgery. This put the Merchants Bank on their
guard and all payments were therefore deelined
! These checks all purport TO be drawn by bank
directors, and were ia consequence more readily
passed.
Ali the banks mentioned suffer some losses, but as
/ the managers are inclined naturally to be somewhat
Tetcent, The exact figures Will not ranspire al
present.
The "store" was searched, and, OF course, little
was found except stationery and furniture. Three
forged cheeks each for s5075Si, dated December 10
signed John g. Ryan, were found This signature
is so perfect that Mr. Ryan himself might be de
| ceived.
These men came here unknown TO any OF tht
| houses they dealt with, and their success de-
pended altogether on the dneness Of the forgeries
no one can be blamed called verdant in the affair
Now when all is developed, wise ones can see wher
the sharpers might have been caught. Nearl
all the checks bear the same date, and there ar
other similarlties.
The greatest sufferers are the Canal, America
| Citizens, and Hibernia Banks, and their lOsse
amount 10 ab0gt thirty thousand dollars,