The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-08
MULCTlNG THE MERCHANTS.

A Mushroom Firm Obtaining S665 Worth OF
Goods-Giving a Bogus Chock for Them
How 1t Was Dous-A Curious Chapter in
Commercial HistOry-Arrest OF an Alleged
Accomplish.
On the 4th OF November last man representing
himself as the germ and nucleus OF the firm OF w.
b. Cooper Co., OF No. 1876 Pearl street, waited upon
F. A. Reichard, Of No. 10 Plat street. and asked for
quotations for boating cloths, desiring at the same
time to have the samples and prices taken to "my
ONCE" clerk was subsequently sent to his Office
and discovered this gentleman sitting IN an elabo-
rately furnished ruom after the fashion Of the mod
ern bankers establishment. behind a desk with q
tail iron yal1g and gate TO prevent ingress be-
yond certain distance into this sdnc,una sane
forum. The samples suited him exactly and the
price was by no means exorbi:ant, In his opinion;
so he ordered cloth amounting to s667 65, and de.
sired to have it sent to his Office, when
lie WOULD GIVE CHECK FOR IT.
The cloth was taken there with bill of particu.
lars. and the spurious banker wrote out check on
a form belonging to the Chatham National Bank for
the full amount In favor Of Relchard, and stamped
and duly signed 1t, to be taken from his current
account" on the following day the check was pre-
scented to the Chatham Bank Tor payment but the
Cashier politely Informed them they mad no such
name or account on their books The check was
returned to Relchord With the Information as to Its
worhlessness duly endorsed upon IL, he at once
sent round 10 '.ny oiliccr To demand an explana-
ton OF the Trick played upon him. There was the
door with the name OF the bogus firm printed on 1t,
bat the brilliant apartment no longer in
habited-tne writer OF the cheek had cleared out
ana departed for parts unknown. Information was
handed 10 the police, and detectives Bennett ard
Simington were ordered 10 work up the case. AS
there are but nve or SIX importers Of this Particular
article there was no difficulty IN putting them
their guard; ana alter a lew dayE had e.apsed from
upon Samuel Carey, at No. Broadway, and offered
him some OF this Goth Tor sale, but 1t refused
By him, and the vender TOOK 1t away again, leaving
no trace whereby
TIE POLICE COULD TRACK HIM.
lie called shortly afterwards upon Bell Il Co., 60
Robinson street, and again rendered a par: OF The
co;n Tor sale at rate much below It's value IN the
Bel Co. had at thus time not been advised OF the
affair, though they were warned subsequently.
About week ago tue Officers discovered that he
had again VISITED the establishment at 50 Robinson
street and produced two pieces OF the material
marked NO. 10, desiring Mr.. Bel to buy it, and was
arrested HIM as an accompice IN the fraud. He
was taken before Judge Hogan at the Tomps yes
tcrday AFTERNOON ana the formal ai1l1avlt5
tered alleging him TO he in unlawful possession OF
the properly. He denied any connection with
cooper X Co.. and the CLERK who TOOK the goods
to the "ofilce" stated he was not the man who had
purchased the goods and given the bogus check, Tut
MI. carey Identified him Us the man who had
brought the cloth 10 him only o few days suDse-
quenL TO the Robbery, and Bell recognized him as
The man Offering him the cloth for sale three
dnercnt occasions. Acting under the advice OF his
counsel ne waived an examination, and was
held without ball until this morning. He said he
was In CUISINE down town, lived al No. 14J South
Fifth street, and denied all knowledge OF cooper
and his gang.n