The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-01-23

more difficulty in printing them than would
have been IN printing a common bust
ness card After dividing the funds and
washing the ''cuts. y and placing them in
their proper places, they lett the house as
they had entered it. going to their respect
i've abodes in the highest exhilaration, for
ut that time confederate bonds were equi-
yalent to gold and silver, and in some of
the cotton states commanded premium.
The issue was then being signed by
Young ladies, and there was more than a
hundred SO employed. Elan had q lady
acquaintance or two in this department,
and Ivy this means he had his own and his
partners bonds signed After remaining
= few days, he and one of the young
ladies' went on visit to Lynchburg, little
dreaming Of the announcement which was
So shortly to follow.
Napoleon" feeling richer than his
namesake, took one of the young ladies
to a iewelrv store and bought her an out
fit OF iewelry, for which he received in
change about sixty dollars, mostly in gold
and silver Next door he purchased, in 4
dry goods house, silk dress and other
articles, and here rendered another hun
dred dollar bill. Late that evening the
two merchants happened to come out on
the pavement at the same time, and one
spoke to the other in relation to business
affairs The jewelry merchant said times
were flush, and that he had received a
hundred dollar bill of new currency. The
dry goods merchant said he, too, had
taken in one OF the same denomination.
After a short parley, describing the party
that had passed the bills, the dry goods
merchant was Convinced that something
was wrong He took the bills to the treas
my, and submitted them to the scrutiny
of the superintendent, who pronounced
them genuine.
But here must mention the fact that
on the morning after the printing OF these
bonds. the paper on which they were
printed was missed by the superintendent,
and notice appeared in the papers stat
ing that the material was missing, but
there seemed to be no Suspicion that
money had been issued.
The fact that Elan had so unceremoni-
ouslv LETT his employment, taken in con-
nection with other developing circu;n-
stances, aroused suspicion. Detectives
were employed il possible TO bring the
guilty to punishment. After using all the
facts communicated to them in turthering
their object they decided to make holder
move, and arrested the so called "Napo-
leon" He seemed overcome with tremor
a. the detectives ana police approached
him. Having many facts OF his guilt in
their possession they accused him of the
crime. Trembling, he made I full con
tession, terminating his partner and giving
all the facts IN detail. He wa then jncar-
errated and a dispatch sent to Lynchburg
ali the endowment thai wealth could be-
stow After the arrest of Elam and his
fair companion they We're hurriedly taken
to Richmond but he alone VA lHrnis-
oned No prosecution vas brought
against the two young ladies', As oil
seemed satisfied IN getting hold of the
principals.
OF the vast amount of bonds they printed
but small sum fell INTO the Iand. OF the
authorities only about sixty dollars wa
found upon The persons ai hlam and the
Young lady who accompanied him. Ma
puieon' suspected before his arrest that he
was spotted as one Of the fraudulent bond
printers, either secreted g. destroyed
his portion of .his immtnse issue as it was
never recovered.
After a short imprisonment the relatives
and friends Of Eiam effected a plan tor
hi ,.scapc, BY means unknown to the
public he disappeared from the prison.
made Bis escape norhwa:d. and for years
aitrrward his whereabouts were unknown
RIt poor "Napoleon." after brief trial,
suffered ON the gall"wS.