The New York herald., 1871-09-01
Toms POLES COURT,


|. Communicating Money on Bogus Checks
Massachusetts 'nnd Wisconsin ssRiilkeL.,-A
Daring Highway Robbrr.
Before Judge Downing.
Vain arc the warnings ISSUING almost daily from
the Lublic press to countrymou antici ipatpg visit
to TINS city, and consequently each day brings its
calendar VI dupes who ore brought unfav0rably into
pubic notice purely through their own vcrdancy.
Bot still they conle AMI are treated for the simpleS
BY the sharpcrs y Ing wait for them AT the corner
OF every street. James B Lc Cam, haing from
Lynn. Mass, paid visit TO New York this week and
WAS out competing somc usine=s arrange
ments early yesterday morning, when nc was
accostcd by confidence man named
George Page, who at one found his man was NOS
accustomed 10 the clty. This said Page Is cond-
dence rogue VI long standing and generally chs
be seen oitering Oh the steps vi the Merchants
HOTEL picking bis teeth with piece OF timber aiteT
partaking of the hospitality or the house In the
shape VI glasses Of Ice WAFER His 'oeat' Is along
the West street ferry and railroad depots. route
he has worxed for years. lie Cain was In the nelph-
DorhoOd Of West anu Warren streets when he was
buttonholed by Page. the latter having check put.
porting to be drawn Oh the Irving National Bang,
Greenwich street. lor $3.50, when ne stated be Was
unable To wuit 10 have changed. and cavaicry
asked that Le Gain would
ADyANca hnx FisrY.PoUR DOLLARS ON IT.
TO create o sehsc VI security ia tho rilnd OF hte
dupe and for The appearance Oi being man q
property he ptoduced 81, wv counterfeit 0Ond VITA
coupons All acaed VI the United state Silver Aiming
Company, Denver CNy, Colorado, and stated that no
would nn.c NO ui.nculty IN getting c0sh Tor tuaS
as0 II he wanted TO stay hero until thc lOliowtng
day. lie sucIeeded throwing sand IN his verdane
friends eyes, and duly received the $5< ~ On in-
staimcnt Oh the ch,ck. Tue Remainder was 10 "
paid la q day Ur two. Page snUox nands wkn his
'frlendV and LETT hlin, with many assurances OF ho
recognition VI the valuable service rendered, and
cAily appreciate IT, On returning 10 his hotel L0
cain discovered that The dato VI the check WAS
AUGUST 81, ls7a"
that the signature was perfectly unntelliSible ana
that the stamp w05 not Cancelled. HOrriu thoughts
now nntcd his mind and nc cainc To the
clusoo that rage was pad fraud anu that ho
lie Cainl was minus forever OF hrs $S4. lie rushed
10 Police ueriquarters AMI, froiu his description,
Pare was at once arrested having III his POSSESSION
q blank check iOrm ON the same hank the other was
drawn on. Whilc tie detectives were on tho LOOK
out for their mau an0 her gcntemau hallin9 from
WISCONSIN, applied 10 superintendent kelsO for an
man who answered tie description OF Page, and
who
had ROBBED MN or SIXTY DOLLARS
on check similar TO the former. The sarne pr0.
Coodiugs in each case wcro &dOp'ed and tns tn,of
Tor the time being escaped, Tor wneli con rOnteL
with Pag0 the WI cOnsin man said no was not inc
fellow who had ROBBED hiin althoogn there was Q
@srked likeness between tnem Micnael PettL, OF
the SECOND precinct. nai Pare IN cnarge, and he
said tint tho Western man was on. with u detec.
tive IN search Of the ns2 parties. As however, hS
nypv ~ cY 81