New-York tribune., 1872-08-19
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
upprr rvTrNsIvE RANK ROBBERlEs.

THREE EXTENSIVE BANK ROBBEkIEN'
A NOTORIOUS FORGER ARREsTED-sWlNpllN"
BY AN ALTERED LETTER OF CREDIT
Snencer Pettis, the notorious bank roOoef
and forger who recently arrested IN Boston ior u
merous forgeres was arrested by Detective sampson
a, ,he Roara Of Brokers and Capt. Irving of Police
HeadOuarers on Saturday for alleged completely IN inc
theft OF bonds valued at $4,000 from the FIRST Nauon
Bank OF Minneapolis MINI, several weeks ago. ino
stolen bonds which consisted OF ST. Paul ana faei"o
Railroad real estate bonds, worth $1,000 ana per ceu
eity bonds OF Minneapolis, worth S2,O00 were stoeh
iron, the Office Of r.. ]. Baldwin, cashier of the
hank A few DAYS ago Mr.. Baldwin was IN
torroed nv banking house in Minneapolis lna'
they had received telegram from Mef'Il'
Tnnov 4 Co. OF No. II wallst. Offering the bonds lor
sale Mr.. Baldwin Immediately telegraphed 10 tne
National Park OF this city, and the President "h
h kitchen intrusted tho 70 Detective SAMPSON
Merrill, Iilney & Co promptly acknowledged 10 tne
detective that they had been negotiating Tor 81 fau
and Pacific Railroad bonds, and that the BONDS nad
been offered Tor sale at their Office They hao pu oo o
them Jay Cooke Co. had bid 61, and broker named
Jesnp GA Detective Sampson said he wonld like 70
invest at o. and the firm sent TO the office OF Aufenger
A Thrcrreich brokers' No. 80 Pine-st, 10
proeure the bonds. Cady Aufenger stated
That the bonds had been placed with Andrew j. Park
railroad contractor, AZ No. % Broadway for sale MI
Aufcnger however exhibited two OF the bonds for $3.50
and 500 respectively and these being identified as
sisted in recovering the bonds from DR.. Park
On Friday Mr. Aufenger recovered the $4,000 worth OF
railroad bonds. which all identified and handed
over TO Detective Sampson who gave them 10 Police
Commissioner Smith for safe keeping. On saturday Dc
tectve Sampson quietly arrested DIR. Park at his ONCE
On the way 10 Police Headquarters the prisoner ad
united that he had received the bonds from spencer
Potts and was acting as his agent for their sale.
For a long time the police Of the principal cities nave
been yainly trying cntrap and convict Petls ana Us
,oou as or. Park was locked up, Detective sampson
with tie aid OF Capt Irving prepared 10 capture NM
They drove in coach to a place near Dr. Parks once
- aNybted While watching for Pettis, they found
NAT thew were watched ty enc Gordon private de-
toctlve OF whom the police have been suspicious "or
aon Suddenly disappeared in the building ~ o. Broad
wav but was closely followed by Detective satnpsSu'
while Cant Irving guarded the door. On reaching the
second foo AZ the building Detective sampson saw Cur
don and Pets m close conversation on rear stairway
Pettis WAS quickly captured and locked up at Head
onarters He denies all knowledge OF the bonds ana
Rvere that he has had transactions with Dr. Park
Detective Sampson states that stolen bonds have hther
20 been traced TO Park, who then, as now claimed
10 have been ouy acting as an innocent agent, Inc
Oco worth Of Minneapolis city oOnus nave ho 9ee
Win the aid Of DR. Ehrhardt OF the Manhattan Chem
A and ASSAY Works this city the officers OF me BANK
OF British North America a. montreal hane h me-
valuable evidence against william anderson ~ "to tH W.
recently arrested IN savannah "a cndtseu WILL, VIII m ,
trauduieutly obtained $4,000 from various 1 "a
letter of credit issued 10y fhc agency VI llS ~
M CITY for 5000 The letter was gwen 10 AhuerrOn
Nav 2s last for sterling. and made paNaDe a any
f me arcucrs of the hduS. lie drew AuO on tue Ietttl
Jny 2 from the agency iu 81 john y. - Two Weeks
Iatcr he drew $500 iu Havana. Cuba' leaving a
IaInuce ut 1900 subsequently, the Ntw-1Ofk
a~|urv received notices OF various amounts hssle-
,atur 5000 drawn IN different places. lhsructlOns
were then sent an the agents 20 cause ms arrest pos
1e and "A few DAYS ago he was captured M the agency
nj savannah where he had Just presented his letter ai
,icmanded another payment. The letter was printed
ppou delicate pnk-tlued paper, Whcn chemists hau u
1iared "a he OF nature that the pruning ana WIll-
n, urou II could not be- removed by any ChemcaI pro-
,11s Without Nlsbly defacng the paper A cOSe exam
n,ou failed 10 disclose the manner IN Whch the Iter
mad hqcu altered similar letters were gwen 10 ulner
.nt chemists. who experimental uI9n them uhsuc' eSs
mn, FINALLY Que was given 10 DR.. Ebrhdrdt Who m
fcw hours removed the ndorseinent WITHOUT ltaNIug
. trace Of the operation upon the paper
n was thus discovered that the fraud had been com
itted by the removal Oi the Endorsements lhGcdtlug
paymcnts though the original letter bore no marks from
ibcr tr,src The letter which had Deen eApcIlmeuted
npo, nv r Ehrhardt has been forwarded 70 savannah
where th authorities have thus far refused 10 denver
Anderson. for lack OF proof OF the alleged swlnde.
A sneak thief stole a TN cash box containing Ialroad
boud. worth .C0 the safe of J. T. Mead DrOAer'
af No $40 ~ ldaye las, week while two cohltueIdl5s
dtyeyted the attention Of Mr. Head Two Of the bonds
uere Of the IiuusatOnlc and Northern RdiIoad. nos y
ana 25 $500 each and two ot the Ndilhh '"'S A"
road, Nos III ana l72, for SlOO each