Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-10-11
American SWIndlerS in ENGLAND.

From the Liverpool Mercury, August 17th
The discovery has just been made
that extensive frauds have been prac-
ticed within the past few days by some
persons who have obtained drafts for
small amounts from the bank of Ireland
upon the bank of England, and, having
altered them with extraordinary ingen-
uity to much larger amounts, have sue
ceeded in getting advances upon them
reaching 910, 900 from other banks.
The facts of the case are, we under
stand, as follows: A few days ago there
arrived in ireland two well dressed
Americans, bringing with them what
purported to be letters of introduction
from some Of the most eminent firms
in the United States. They commenced
operations by procuring drafts from
the bank of Ireland, made payable on
the bank of England, and by process,
which, though unexplained, must have
been most ingenious, succeeded in re-
moving the figures of amounts, and
then substituting fresh figures repres-
enting largely increased amounts. BY
these means they defrauded the Irish
banks to the extent of not less, it is
alleged. than 100000 SO far as their
movements have been traced, it appears
that they landed at Liverpool last Mon
day. They renewed their operations
here, taking out drafts for small
amounts, Having brought over some
of the Irish drafts, and being armed
with letters of introduction, they avert
ed all suspicion. They next proceeded
to Manchester and got introduced to
some of the bankers in that city, with
whom they made deposits and took out
draft, which, on being presented at
the bank of England, was immediately
detected.
One of the men is described as being
of middle age, very tall, and very pro-
portionately built. His hair and whis-
kers are black, and he dresses in black
clothes. He carries a gold watch with
black ribbon attached, and was no.
ticed to frequently look at the watch.
His companion is also middle-aged
man, rather short IN stature, with brown
hair and no whiskers. He, too, dress
es III black clothes, with a lOw-crowned
hat. From their appearance, both
would pass as being Well-dressed Amer
leans.
IbI1hE ID Ilo 'sloctlSC I1SOll 10 HILL 10
more troublesome to manage than rheuma-
tism. 1t comes when you least expect it, and
generally remains till it gets ready to so away.
The most conspicuous remedy for this COM
plant IS JolnsOn's A1aOdyne Imminent.
Two or three doses of Sheridans CdUal1y
Condition POWDERS will cure a horse of any
common cough or cold, and the very worst
cases may be cured in few weeks We know
this from experience.
A DESPERATE encounter took place on
Tuesday, in Columbus, Cherokee coun-
ty, Kansas, between Capt James Dun
lazy, county clerk, John Dunlavy, his
brother, and Judd Douglas, son of a
county commissioner All three were
armed with revolyers, and emptied them
of their contents. James Dunlavy was
mortally wounded, his brother seriously
and Douglas slightly wounded
RAPID PAssAGE.-The steamship
Wyoming" Captain Whineray, of the
GJlion Line, has just accomplished a
very rapid passage across the Atlantic
she left Liverpool late on the evening
of the 18th September, and Queenstown
on the 18th, passed Cape Race on the
Goth, making the passage from land to
land in 5 IL days, and to New York IN
8 days.-NeaU York Journal of CON-
merce, Sept. %, 1871.