New-York tribune., 1873-03-18
FRA UDs ON THE BANK OF ENGLAND


DISCOVERY OF AN ELABORATE CONsPIRACf-
ESCAPE OF THE CHIEF CRIMINAL WITH HIS
PLUNDER-LIsT OF UNITED STATES BONDS
RECEIVED BY HIM FROM THE BANK.
The forgeries on the Bank OF England, Oh
which details given by telegraph was one VI
the most skllful known OF late years 1t was dsco'e
March 1 by the merest accident. IL was q mus,
elaborate conspiracy the object being TO have orgeo
bills discounted II must have been carried out ny me"
OF considerable acquaintance with commercial anaio
Of large capital The Bank OF England exercises very
great caution in allowing discount accommodation "
new customers any person requiring TO opena oScou
account" must be introduced by one OF the directors
and very careful inquiries made into his respec'
bity and solyency But the Bank has also branch in
the westend at Burlington Gardens for the convenience
OF those gentlemen and Iadesmen who might hnd IL
nconyenient TO Journey 10 the city on business lhs
branch naturally is not ordinarily concerned VII"
the largo bill transactions OF city comineroo'
and in consequence is less bound by strlct fesu
lations In dealing with any business WHICH, W
chance may come to it. This the point chosen oy
the consprators their attack Some months ago an
American named Frederick Albert Warren, but who also
appears 10 have gone by the name OF G. j. Hor'on'
opened deposit account with the Burlington GARDENS
branch for which he weud only want the Introduction
of customer. He behaved for some time just ike d"
ordinary customer Of good resources He drew upon
figure. After a while he deposited some bills. IDey
were good and genuine bills Still careful not 10
be hasy and he continued his transactions with the
bank until had acquired the reputation OF person
engaged in legitimate commerce and thoroughly uust-
worthy.
At length the moment came for the presentation OF
the forged bills They discounted without hesita
on and the authors OF the fraud had, to all appear
ance succeeded in safely pocketing about hundred
thnnsand nounda Of the money, IL appears, was
invested in United States bonds that TO the last they
might avoid the appearance Of doing anything UNUSUAL
They are said to be Americans, and what more naura
than that they should desire bonds OF their own
country All these arrangements were masterpieces ol
ingenuity and patience But the bils themselves must
have required the greatest amount OF labor In inc
first place. many Of the large firms upon whom
the bills purported TO be drawn are In the haot
OF using a peculiar kind of paper. with certain
watr-marks and printed matter. All this would have
to initiated and the bills were drawn on more than
one firm there must have been several such limitations
There remained the drawing OF the bills and the aAhg
the signatures and each bin must have required series
of feats in successful forging. Some bills were backed
by several accepors that there might easily be as
many half dozen signatures on single DILL fet
the bills perfect that not one OF them was qnes
toned the ground OF the acceptances not appearing
genuine The plot had, TO all appearance, success
which its conmmmate skill and patience deserved The
money was obtained. The bills were drawn at
three months date. No further inquiry was likely
TO be made about them until they fell due, and the
forgers would have ample time for placing them
selves far beyond all risk Of capture But the men who
had exerted SKILL foresight, and perseverance sufficient
TO insure the unhesitating acceptance OF forged bills
could not escape trivial bunder which revealed the
whole plot They presented two bills In which the date
OF acceptance had been omitted. The whole cal
endar was at their disposal; they knew per
fectly well that q single slip IN the usual
formalltes would be fatal, and yet they fell into
the folly Of arring their whole scheme for lack OF
date Inquiry Of course made OF the firm whose ac-
ceptance thus undated 1t discovered that the
bill was not genuine, and the whole series were then
found TO be forgeries
Information at once given 10 the police and man
named Noyes, also an American, who acted as clerk
to Warren. arrested There is some doubt however
whether he was not simply tool in the hands of his
himself was the city on March /, the day on
which the grand comp was TO have been made ana inc
securities handed but he far too sharp TO come
himself for the punder and consequently only Noyes was
him United States bonds (Which he had already obtained
In payment for the forged bls) to the amount OF 2O
reward OF g. 500 at offered for his capuTf
Had the coup of March been successful the confede
would have cleared, 1t is SAID upward OF half ml
lion dollars The following is O list OF the bonds Win
United states SIX per Cent FveTwenty Bonds 1851
ds , sss % iSss ea2s asss5 s97 ss to 5s
69024 soi 9593 924o 1O666o l0202 ia s4 to ll4s6S
10 H. D4b73 1860 lOo'4s5
I6sIS4 $685. I70643. H. 67O to l. 1885 1882 49,
926, 5O, 993, 232 2O s47, 2l5665, 22i94i
Forty Of $500 each, equal TO $0o-Nos. "a to 1igl
1904 4s77, $685. 1883. $685. 96l2, l009l, 92 s2, ST.
AT, 1855 20676 2O6s5 27s9 226O, T7l, 3,775 SO S26
1885, 4255S Sc 6l, 59i43 6017 to ls 6l9s 67i 76Sl
Hist 1885, 7625, 1894, S7,5l9 s9lSs lS,s6O 1883
Fifty OF 500 each, equal TO $,00o-Nos. 6,7l7, $3.50
7l7O 1874 1914, ls,765 H451, 4s3 TO 4, Hi59 1870
to s252l. 50S3 TO 81 800. 92Ss. 924e0 $780, 10l2l
to g. 1884, los 2s5, 10242 to 1855 1883, 12&0
12772 l53090 16o53 10 T. 167057 l697 6956s, l765l
lS4364, e TO 1904, l9sSI5, les39, 2O6S9, 22S
United States Five per Cent Ten Forty Bonds. 1861
Five Of 900 each, equal tO $5O0-NOs 6556, 7elSl 10
8, 81, ,l29. 6s,392 ,
United States Funded Loan Bonds.-125 Of 81 900, equal
TO t25 0O0-Nos 7445 to 9, sS0 10 l0s27 1888 l5Q{o
A. 1857 to $500 to s. 2S6s 10 TO- 255 26i6 29lV 10
70 tsis7 to CS2 to Is2 i5g'i to- a. "a SEQ to s.
63777 10 So 1874 TO a639, 59907, 5000, 1924 to
6lo7 625s9 TO 63695, 63 to t. 65 20 67623 " 6IJs
71,62s, 62,725 TO "a.
Sixty nine of $780, equal TO s3 sOo-Nos. 1140 3235,
4224 1912 s692 ll.2l0 TO a. 1855 1885, 1885, 233a
1905 TO l77l3 to q, 17,s49 to 81, 1882 to6.
Ten Of AGO. equal " t0O0-Nos lO,277 10 81 1908 10
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