The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-25

A Broadway Banking HOUSE Issuing Worthlso
Drafts Of tho Banks Of England and Ire
land-0ne Victim Loses SS50-Ar.
rest Of One Of the Firm"

anu now announcer stupen00uS eWlndltng c0nooto
has been unearthed-a concern which does not rob
the wealthy, or even people in moderate circum-
stances who can once in great while aford to
nave such uxures INDUCED in at their expense with
out its wholly breaking them up-but poor, hard
working. toilIng and usually ignorant people arc
their victims On the 18th day OF January last
James McNeal, who works &C the Naval Hospital. In
BROOKLYN being deslrous Of renting some funds 70
his brother,
IN THE OLD COUNTRY,
came over to New York and went to what purporcs
to be the banking house OF Lee 8. Dunn Co. No.
90 Broadway, where ne requested to be furnished Q
draft on the Bank Of Ireland Tor the sum OF $ls4
paying for the same $3.50 in currency Having pro-
cured the draft he enclosed 1t to his BROTHER ana.
imagine his surprise when. on wednesday last ne
received letter from the brother stating that ne
had presented the paper at the bank and was In
formed thatit was worthless, they not knowing any
such firm as that which had issued the draft
ANOTHER VICTIM.
On the day succeeding that on which McNeal had
purchased his worthless paper-the 18th OF lase
month-Thomas Durcan, Of TIA York street. Brook
Ign, who was about leaving for England, stepped
into Lee g. Dunn & Co.'s establishment and stated
that he wanted to exchange $3.50 in greenbacks for
gold. The man at the desk, who afterwards ap-
peared to be Mr.. Edwin Greene, asked Durcan why
q draft on the Bank OF England would not answer
10 carry, and more liable to be lost than q draft.
Afteg some minutes conversation Durcan was per-
Day him over s7 %. in gold, witch was done Tnis
81 2s, as Will soon be shown, was all the meney
Dqrcan ever got Tor the $3.50 he left with Dunn o.
HIS PASSAGE TO LIVERPOOL
via the Anchor line, Durcan carefully folded away
the draft he had just received and went aboard the
ship. On arriving In London ne at once proceeded
to the Bank Of England and presented the draft fhe
arad nAak
rms being done the clerk took the paper
to an old gentleman nam who, after looking
scratched his head most vigorously, stepped
over to where Durcan was standing, and very quiz
city informed That individual That
TIE PAPER WAS UTTERLY WORTHLESS.
In such dilemma poor Durcan knew not whas
10 SH pocket he had 1 IN The World ana
Tor winch he had labored during many wea<y
a lost in to the NM rs srna sspa ~:
days he managed, with what ne mad left, to get
enough together 70 pay his steerage passage back
battery Wednesday morning, bright and early.
Judge Downing was at once sought for. and, alter
of ali the parties connected with the BROADWAY IN
sIitutiOn. This warrant was placed
IN THE HANDS OF SERGEANT QUINN
and Of1icer Gardner. Of the Court Squad, both OF
whom ut once set about finding their game. In vain
@ they mS % ay sSss n Not
ing'' broadway and the various hotels, but neither
Dunn nor Greene were green enough to be caught
At last, yesterday morning, Quinn ran across
Greene in an uptown hotel, and without much de-
lay, took him in custody. On being arraigned
at the Tombs Police Court IN the alter
noon he pleaded not guilty to the charge,
saving he was only clerk In the
employ OF Mr. Lee s. Dunn, Of whose Whereabouts
he prOfessed TO be ignorant He said that wneu
Durcan handed him the $3.50 ne passed the same
over to Mr.. Dunn. who at once
TOOK POSSESSION OF IT.
Dunn told him, he saws. to sign the draft, remark.
ing that he would IN turn endorse It, as he after
wards did, writing across one end:-
Accepted and payable at three days sight
Both the complainants-McNeal and Durcan->
were In court and fully recognized Greene as the
man VINO mad taken their money ana given Ia re-.
turn the worthless drafts. Durcan had one OF the
tsnrm'su business cards, which ne picked up whN6
In the ONCE on the 18TH OF January. ana which
reads as fonowS:-
Lee 8. DUNN Il CO.,
% Broadway, New York,
Bankers and Brokers, and Dealers IN Gold, Stocks,
I Bonds and Government securities.
Strictly on Commission.
{ Special attention to Miscellaneous Securities.
EDWIN GREENE, THE PRISONER,
Is man apparently about nifty years old, has gray
hair and q perfectly smooth face, which looks az
though lis owner was the very qulntessence OF
honor. He dresses well and mas very pleasing
being In lO4th street, between Third and Fourth
avenues. He says he can easily prove that he -
innocent OF the charge preferred against him. mas
much as he was but clerk IN the employ OF Dunn
who he says responsible for Ms action. Notwith.
atandlnR ChIy Judge Bowling committed him.