The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02
The Great Mississippi Warrant
Forgery Case.
A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF
HOW THE VILLAINS
WE'RE RAGGED.
"Most Of the Parties u. this CoaSpirael
Hare Occupied Offices of Trust
and Honor
From the Now Orleans rimes

una AAVftpf.
| From the New Orleans Times. 2Sth.
! Bell. who is acting private secretary t.
/ Governor Powers, of Mississippi, was de-
/ sired bY the Governor in September to take
| in hand and investigate the matter of GER
tain forged and raised warrants of the State
/ OF Missippi which had been presented at the
bank in Jackson. Bell found that W. T.
Durham, quartermaster on the steam shin
st. Louis, of the Cromwell Line, had sold
one and offered others OF these warrants to
certain well-known Camp street broker,
who,
SMELLING MICE,
decliaed to purchase at the time or the Sec
ond visit. About this time Durham sailed
for New York, and Bell was forced to await
his return. TIE warrant sold was known
To be a duplicate OF a genuine one of recent
date, disposed of in Jackson, Miss, by Mrs.
Swami, wife OF DR.. c. ). Swan OF that place,
implicated in the great Cunningham for
gerry of August last IL was surmised the
Doctor mig Int have hand in Dunham's case.
and Bell went to Mobile To interview the
Doctor. He was absent but few DAYS, but
While he was gone certain woman, known
to have been Dunhanl's mistress, appeared
on Camp street with another warrant. As
arranged by Capt. Bell prior TO his dep9r-
ture tor Mobile, she was paid for the war
rant, then nabbed and taken to Col. Badgers
from her the secret of the great ring
proved futile, and Gel Badger and Capt.
Malone were finally forced to release her
About this time Bell returned, aud Mary
Mcbride was again brought in, and after a
leng examination Mcbride
TOLD AN DER TRUE TALE,
and disclosed somewhat Of the plot. Express
Jag a desire to aid Capt Bell, she WAS care
fully warned OF the consequences of treach-
"A TT IN
that officer. She warned Durham OF his
danger. and finding lac had already left
New York ere her Telegram could reach
him. she caused him to be warned at Quar-
antinc, sixty miles below tins city, aud
Durham at once abandoned the ship and
went ashore. The party who took Durham
of the st. Louis was none other than the
REDoUBTABLE PRINCE OF FoRGERs,
DIR. Swan himself After Dunham's escape
Mcbride offered to bring him face 20 face
with Bell, provided the latter would
pledge himself 10 not attempt any arrest.
This was agreed TO by Bell. and the meeting
took place in the three-story yellow brick
house at the corner of Rampant and Gus
tomhouse streets. Durham now proposed
to disclose the whole affair provided he
could
SAVE ONE FRIEND
and himself After some reflection, Bell
agreed 10 this, SIlpulalln5. however. LliaL All
the raised warrants should be given up,
and the chief cOunterfeiter given into his
hands. 1t was also agrerd that Bell should
assist Durham in removing mis- family from
New Orleans. and get him some kind OF
Durham now said that there
were at least a dozen persons (naming
them) directly connected with the raised
warrant forgery. The original plan, which
was frustrated by Cunningham's arrest, az
Jackson, Miss, in August last was to issue
n . # Il
Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas
forged warrants TO the amount of
100000 DOLLARS.
These warrants were to be manufactured
in toto, but the raised" plan contemplated
the altering OF small warrant so as 10
make it represent larger sum than that
for which it was originally issued. The
written portions OF the warrant were skill
fully removed with "A ColOrleSs liquid, dis
covered by Swan himself, and then expert
penmen retilled the warrant Is cupidity aud
interest might dictate. AS the seal, sigma
ture and paper of the warrant was genuine,
the raised warrant" became the most daR-
gerous forgery out. SO far as known not
one has yet got into circulation.
Durham desired to go at once to New
York, with Mary Mcbride, aud get the
warrants for Capt. Bell. He said his oath,
on joining the ring, forbade his placing In
the hands of any but member. any of the
forgeries. Bell now furnished Mcbride the
necessary means, and the two WORTHLESS,
Durham and the woman, went to New
York. This was about the 2Oth OF October
About the 9TH of November. Mcbride
returned to New Orleans, aud meeting Bell
at Cassidy's hands him
FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
in raised warrants, saying that the friend
for whom Durham asked protection had
ordered out from the depository in New
York the remaining $4,000 prior to their
arrival in that city. Durham had left the
$4,000 in New York on his trip out, after
passing the warrant on Camp street in
September. The party with whom he had
left them was bound TO recognize the mystic
signature,