, 1870-12-19
HEAVY BANK FORGERIES.
New OFlcnns NhnrPcFs Rent tho
Hanks Out OF &uO,O 900.

HANKS Ul1k OF &UUsUQUs
From tAe yen Orleans Fienyune, Dee, 1s-
h se1ies Of the most successful bank for
Como to light. In some WAY The signatures ~
prominent and woaltay men and iar-.e ,,u.;.
ness houses haEs come into thss Possession OF
eome e.-t.arpers, who have used them to axindle
me banks out OF over eco, 900. Theee checks
ulAr course Of businees. Strange a. 1t may
anrear, neatly the sane names Wero used At
Ii the banks- The counterfeit ID perfect, ind
when compared with golufne signatures the
6inerence could not be detected Or those
chocka the Canal Bank holds l1,0ss. rs fol-
hert, s4,063; E. Burke, $5,212.43; Harman,
vlgnes / 1sraal, 81 ,s76, the latter check being
certified to the Canal Bank BY the Germallia,
with whtm tho arm do business.
Tho Cttizane' Bank holds three checks TO
the amount Of slo,soS. and are represented
Eu1ke, e5, ,5i2.43; o. Il. Karstendick- sa7so;
and Ha1uxu, viEuea i Israel. a&,816. The
Bank Of America holds precisely the same
amount. and on the same namea. The State
l}ank holds perhaps $50, 900.
Those checks were, as previoaely stated,
| put in circulAt1on on Saturday How the
signatures xero obtained IT is impossible 70
s8y, hut tho complete and perfect accuracy
with which tho work has been executed shown
long study and extraordinary sRia and t''1esse
There checks were drawn BY Clayton, Viii
liams L Co, recently started liquor mouse
on Delta street The forEeries were nearly
al! on the Getmania and AibeFnia Banks:
cold Liquor BY the barrel TO the parties whose
pames have been used. Ihev obtained in thi.
way their genuine checks. Keeping than for
\ length Of time sufficiently long to have
them counterfeited. they then drew the
| money.
ton, Williams i Co, proceeded 10 tho Louisi-
| ana Stxto Rank and deposited go, 600 In thtet
forged checks, On which they drew $1,000
Later in the day they wished 10 draw .00t
declined any su1the. accommodation until th.
cheeks were certified. He Immediately sen
bis courier With the e, ,063 check Of Comma
gere Lambert to tho Germanis Bunk, o.
ahich it was drawn. It WIS pronounced geu
,, | uine. Nerer theless Mr-~ Dupuy felt uneasY
perron. For shis purpose he sent to his reai
: depce, and mol finding him there, hs applie
. TO his pl4ca OF business. IA soon ~ show
tho check Mt Comnasefe pronounced 1t
depoeited With the LouisisanA State Dsnk hA
iii boon certified This bunk, thetufort
claims that 1t Is not &oeet:
On tho Merchanaa' Bank eore e10,0Qo
checkn were drawn, but no application TO! pa,
ment was made on Saturday. One chsel
however, N4G pfE4&nle4 ~ AA0 Ftss1Ao t.Aa>
q Of the President, Nr. E. II. Keynes, on SUI
= dag, and II once petrtived 70 oe 1ofGcf
\ This put the Metrhsnts' bank Oh their guar
and i'll payments were therefore decline
Thees checks Ill purport to be drawn By bal
ti1eetorf, and we're, in consequence mo
Tbs Louisiana National Bank held also
cuuber OF eeAme checks, but 1oset uoth!n
Messrs. C]syton, Williams + Co. deposit'
there checks for $1,000, md endeavo1ed
= draw 6, 900 on the sane but the paving tell
q declined to pAy that amount until the enc
r denoa;ted should 10 certified. The chec
"A were then withdrawn and probably deposit
10 I 1t other bankA-
IA The heaviest 1oee1s arc Of coutee the Gag
Il and America Banks. As coon as the forges'
+ were discovered, the police wefo adF1sed. =
II tho detectives put on the eearch Tor tha et1n
q Gals, but they had escaped. Tbs liquor bon
II | IN Delta street had only been used As Oh
Is from which to proeecuta thstt, s1eeess1
J.; swindle. They must baT6 fealtze1 y :.
70 large sum Of money, but how much, y q
10 moment. hae not been asceEtained. It's e
tAinly one Of the most noFel and c!eVe
OK co1trivod svindles ever pezpettated N
I'd ! city.
u, The discovery of the ewindle IL due to !!
ho euepicion that was aroused IN tho mind ot
d, Cassafd, paying teller of the GeTtnAnia Ba
". who, after certifying tho check Saturday ev
i: ing, after hours, sought the paying teller
!. the Louisi.na State Bank, and finally hr. G.
- magere hitnself, who pronounced tho signAt
m- la lie E1rhange on Monday morning,
M. the Ger7nauia and Hberuia Banks declined
1e oash tbs forged checks.