Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-21
NEW YORK.
Arrest Of the Bank Of England
FOrger
On Board of an Incoming Steamer.
RumOrs OF Prominent and :" Respet
daI1Ia,, ArenmnIihaa.

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RumOrs Of Prominens and "Respec
table" Aecompices.
NEW YORK, March 20.-George Melon
aid, who is supposed to be the man who,
under the name of Warren, perpetrated the
frauds on the Bank of England, was arrest
ed on the steamship Thuringia, this morn
| ing, and gold and other property to the
amount of $50, 900 was found in his pos
session, and seized on behalf of the bank.
No bonds of any kind were discovered.
| The police refuse to show the dispatches
ordering McDonald's arrest, alleging that
they contain information about others who
are implicated in the frauds, and who are
expected to arrive within few days. 1t is
also stated that papers found on Mcdonald
reveal important matters, and that the per-
sons who are to be arrested have docu-
ments on them which will reveal the whole
plot and those concerned in it, among them
several men of prominence and character
in this city, who, criminally or innocently,
helped in the scheme of fraud.
Mcdonald was brought before United
States Commissioner Osborne this after
noon. The prisoner asked for an adjourn
ment till Tuesday, which was granted, and
he was committed.
A Conflict of Authorities.
Judson Jarvis, chief clerk of the Bureau
of Arrests in the Sherif7s office, served an
attachment this P. NJ. on Superintendent
Kelso and detectives Irving and Forley, Who
arrested the alleged Bank of England
forger, Mcdonald. The circumstances are,
the detectives got aboard the steamer Thur
ingia to-day nearly half an hour ahead of the
Sherif7s officers, arrested Mcdonald and
examined his trunk. On the arrival
Judson Jarvis and his deputies, the prison
er against whom there is both criminal and
civil suits was transferred to the custody of
the sheriff's officers, also his trunks. The
latter officers say the police should have
made the arrest in conjunction with them,
and obtained the attachment to secure all
the property belonging to Mcdonald, in
Guiding the bonds, if any were found by
the detectives.
A Broken Bank-Great Excitement
The Bulls Head Bank of this city sus-
pended this morning, and was surrounded
Tor hours by an excited crowd of depositOrs.
The suspension was caused by the defalca-
ton of some of the officers. The bank is in
charge of police officers. 1t was State in
stitution with capital of 5000, 900, and was
represented in the clearing house, of which
it was not member, by the Metropolitan
Bank. The Metropolitan, however, has suf
fcient assets to cover losses. Although the
defalcation wipes out the capital and sur
plus of the Bulls Head, its depositors and
bill holders are believed TO be amply secured.
The total loss is believed to be about $780,
600. The bank declared dividend of 16
per cent last year. A recent change in the
presidency occasioned an overhauling of the
books, which are SO mutilated that the de-
falcations have not been traced to their
authors.
CarhOOk Foster Swings To-Day.
An informal application was made to-
day by Mr.. Allen, counsel of Foster, to
some of the Supreme Court judges for a
stay of execution. Application was made
that some further instructions from the
Governor were necessary before the execu-
ton could legally take place. 1t was,
however, discovered that no further action
on the part of the Governor was necessary,
and all efforts in behalf of Foster have been
abandoned.
The Eve of D0Om-The Final Parting
of Foster and His Wife.
On receiving intelligence that the effort
for stay OF execution had proved vain,
Foster became very much detected, hung
his head on his breast and desired that no
one would speak TO him exceps his wife,
who had tainted on hearing that the last
hope was gone. On recovering her senses
she went up gently to Foster, and, placing
her hand in his, sat by him for
hours. She spoke little, being
evidently unable TO control her voice. Rev.
DR.. Tying spent upwards of an hour with
Foster this afternoon. The doomed man
listened earnestly to the exortations of his
spiritual adviser. Foster has also been
visited during the day by his brother in-law,
his father and by Father Duranquet. He
refused to undergo the ordeal Of parting
with his children, whom he has not seen
since bis arrest
About half past eight this evening the
final parting between Foster and his wife
took place. Both were deeply affected.
He kissed her repeatedly and she chung to
him, until overcome with emotion, she
tainted, and was carried out by her brother
and taken from the scene of her long devo-
ton and suffering. Even the prison officials
to scenes of sorrow were deeply
moved.
Laying up Provisions for the Next
European War.
1t is said that the recent advance in the
price of pork here is owing to heavy de-
mand from the larger and weather. coun-
tries of Europe for pork to be converted
into bacon for army food. The fact that
one or two houses in this city hold great
quantities of pork has gwen rise to rumors
Of an intended corner, but no well founded
statement on.the subject is made.
A Son of '76.
Maj. Stephen II. Webb, formerly Of the
Regular Army, son of the late Gen. Webb,
OF the revolutionary army, died at Jackson
vile, Fla, on the 18th inst.