The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-09-28
An American Forger I'm Lontlon-sEf
ExsenSsye Onernstons

/ AT the Mansion House, on the 9th fns,
says the London Times, Robert D. Auray
th'rty-two, weil-drcSScd man, said to be
IN American, was brought before the Lore
mayor. on remand, charged with forging
ana uttering a draft for E3S2 Oh Mcssrs
harclay, Bevau & Co. another for i. ;5O(
francs. or ,C220, on Mcssrs. Baum Il Go.
| 'hird for 10000 flames, org 400, on Mcssrs.
hoihScllld y Co., ana fourth for .ctl5 on
INC Metropoitan Bank, with intend to do
uaud' lhiS WAS Il most singular case Tho
prosecution was conducted hy SIR. MrI,ons
solicitor to the Bankers Protective As.
Sociation, and the prisoner was defended
| ~ WI; blanchard Wontner, solicitor.
va 'he 2oth OF July last, a person, su n.
| 1877 W 10 ne the prisoner, went to the shnn
| % .mesSrs. Baum & Co., money dealers in
han ,r",' a. street: and. handing the partners
| VOLTA nNT 'or S2i3 and certain SUN In
) 5Oiic "a i t, ,"r ana obtained draft for
| n,,,,t: =" ,ne name Of Louis Pratt on tho;r
aScht IN Paris. Two DAYS ortor,ro mi .t ~
,asoner presented himself at the han,. 'n ~
S hefsrS. Hall, Lloyd q Co., Mt Hrohton a,, vi
ueS.ien 10 receive discount on what , ",,.'
lea 10 be draft on the Paris a@o, ito -
hn 81, haum for 5.500C. stating thu s;no NJ,
&c 9,n'ained 1t he had decided. on accnr,,t
hrin', " .u NOT to visit Paris. and that
wished to he saved the tronbl , NE ne
gong L" London to cash it. Me SD'I I'LL .,
c"nilnuh,cated with McSSrS. Baum and a.
cer';llhed that draft for the snm ~ '',, a.
.,on had been issued by them On i ne
!hcy discounted the bill for e219 wh bil.i,
tlaeE handed TO the prisoner. The genuine
graft, IN the meantime, had been cashed in
ails. ana me other, which was an exact
.nil'aa d,' or IT, proved To be forgery. On
the 6oth OF july the prisoner channed =
quantity Of French money at the shon Of
hcSSrS. Hands, at Charing Cross, for f371.
ma on the 1T Of August. in the name of
charles Arnold, he obtained n draft Of
10000 FRANCS. on NGS>rS. RntlIschild's agent
making in effect the same statement as he
had done to MeSSrs. Hall, and duplicate
Of il had since been discounted by
some country bankers. McsSrs. Rothschild
gave him G39S for their returned draft, and
with part of this Il person, OH the 18th of
August, obtained for ,c'S. los. Il draft from
Mc>SrS. Haywood 4 Co., of Manchester, on
their London agents, MeSsrs. Barclay,
fryIn u Co. This was duly cashed 10y
NcSSrS. Barclay. rs was also forged dupli-
cate which had been 0iScou ntcd ut the
Midland Bank, Sheffield. On the odd of
August draft was obtained from Messrs.
LoomaS & Co., of Manchester. on the pay
ment OF ,tIij. which was addressed to the
Nctropoitin Bank, Cornhi'l. Aiorged dupll-
'atC WAS discovered 1T Leeds. hlll the Metro
poIi;m Bank did not part with the money
for tie other. having in the meantime been
made acquainted with the circumstances OF
HE lraud. The prisoner had opened Il de-
post account on the 18th OF August AT the
Pail Mall branch OF the Union Bank Of Lon
don. and his first payment of C3o0 was made
with some Of the notes that had been OBJ
tanned i'll the course ot the transactions.
This led 20 hi; arrest. and lie WINS identified
by many oi the persons who had been de-
rauded. liz cac!, instance be had given Il
rctsilojS name. This. in substance, WAS the
ta>e Tor the prosecution rs far rs it has at
present been disclosed, and on the applica-
ricn OF Mr. Mullen, the Lord Mayor re-
mauded the prisoner until Saturday. the
IIth instant