The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-02-17


fixing on two others, who they were sat
isfied were
cONNEcTED WITH THE FRAUDULENT TRANS
TIoNs.
In the meantime Messrs Smith. Peirson
and West, became possessed az large num-
Der of checks which hid been paid, all
traceable to the same source There was
a check, No. 5l8. dated Nov. I. 1871.
drawn by Daniel Wallace, on the FIRST
Pittsburg Banking Company, Of Pittsburg,
Pa, for S24 30, sent to the name Of Amos
White, Of McKeesport, Pa, raised 70
81, 400. A check, No. 1882, dated Dec g,
1871, drawn by Parn, Gould e. Co., Of
Cincinnati, Ohio, Of the Third National
Bank Of that city, for $50 30, sent TO the
name Of Abraham Ward Vallees, raised to
80, GOO, and which was cashed. No. I .493,
dated August |, 1871, drawn by Ross, Ray
& Bro, in the First National Bank of
Washington, for $50 80 sent to the name
Of John Nj. Martin, Washington city,
raised too 81, 800, and paid. A check dated
Sept. %, 1871, drawn BY J. Barks.lale,
treasurer Galego mills, Richmond, Va. for
$48 AZ, sent to the name of John A. Grace
Ashland, Va, raised too 81, Gan, and paid
A check drawn by Smyser, Milton x Co.,
and dated Dec 10, 1871, On the bank az
Kentucky, at Louisville, for Ss6 10, sent to
the name Of Amos Whyte, In Grange.
Kentucky, raised to *, G1O. and paid. and
the eek Of Gen. Small a Co., noticed
above.
BEING PRETTY CERTAIN or THEIR MAN
Smith, Peirson & West, induced several Of
the bank officers, Of Louisville, Pittsburg
and Shrewsbury to visit Baltimore, and as
soon as the suspected parties were quietly
shown to them, they were at once identified
as the parties who presented the raised
checks to the respective banks.
THE NEXT STEP
Of the detectives was to have the bank Off
GERS to return to their respective homes,
and get the suspected parties indicted by
the grand juries Of their cities This be-
ing DONE and armed with acquisitions from
the Governors Of Kentucky and Pennsyl-
vania, and Governor White, Of Maryland,
and the latter directing
SHERIFF KANE To MAKE THE ARREST,
the latter officer deputized the detectives,
who had worked up the case, to make the
arrests. About one O'Clock, P. VI. on Fri
day the detectives, armed with the law at
every point, proceeded to arrest Henry c.
Camesgeys, agent for the National Life In
surance Company, (Jay Cookies doing bust
ness at No. II, Post Office Avenue. DR..
James H. Ludwig, well known dentist,
whose office is at "a ~ Eutaw street. and
DR.. 5. l.. Swarmsted, another dentist.
who rooms at the st Nicholas hotel. These
parties have all stood well in the commu-
/ - l.. ~ EaT N
Kane he at once deputized MessTS Smith,
Pierson and West, to convey Swarmsted to
Louisville, and Comegys, and Ludwig to
Shrewsbury, Pa, for trial. The detectives
left for the west by the night train Of the
Northern Central Railway. The amount
obtained by fraud, MS far as is known. is /:
81, 900, though it is believed to be much
larger. Swarnsted has box on deposit in
the Safe Deposit Company, South street,
which has been attached, but its contents
are as yet unknown. On one of the parties,
when arrested, were found several business
letters dated Feb ID, with memoranda
not to be mailed until the 2d, apparently
written with the view of recovering checks
for small amounts, as stated above.
The plan for obtaining the check from
Geo. Small & Co., for $50 80, which was
raised to 50, $50 was as follows The firm
received a letter from party, the name
fictitious Of course, dated at a point ON the
Northern Central Railroad, stating that the
writer would like to know the market price
Of rye, as he had lot for sals and would
ship to Messrs. Geo Small 4 Co. there
was a lot Of gold coupons in the letter, and
a postscript stating that they had Just came
in toIhe writer's possession, and wishing
that they be disposed Of and the amount
RENTED by check The coupons were sold,
the check for Sc}2 30 sent. but nothing aft
erwards was heard Of the rye. Some three
weeks afterwards Mr. Small, on calling al
the First National Bank. If Baltimore. If
which he is a director, was, much to his
surprise informed that his bank account
was overdrawn, an investigation soon
brought the fact to light, the S32 30 check
had come hack from the Shrewsbury saw
ings institution raised To- So. 80. that in
stitute having cashed it ON presentation.
THE WEATHER.
during the past week has been bitter cold.
and ice, to the depth If SIX Or seven inches,
has been found in all the ponds and la the
basin. The river is frozen as far down as
Annapolis, and skaters have had fine sports.
On Friday night, about eleven o'clock. it
commenced showing, and by Saturday
morning the ground was covered with snow
to the depth Of several inches, afforSling
excellent sleighing.