The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-09-17
BOLD ATTEMPT AT sWlNDLING.


From the Creen Bay Gazette.
A couple cf sharpers who have beer
loafing about the city for a few days pas,
and have evidently been during tina. time
maturing their plans for 4 wholesale bank
swindle, to day attempted to carry their
plot into execution, and made descent
upon two banks Of our city, viz: the First
! National and National BaLk of Commerce.
Their manner oI procedure had been care-
fully arranged, and they SUCCEEDED in max
ing everything lo0k straight and reliable.
They appeared at the two banks at nearly
she same time during tie morning, shortly
hofore dinner. The .windle attemntea
was nearly the same in the case of both
banks, and they wen.. abou, it in the fal.
lowing fashiou:
a man APPEARED at the counter of the
bank and presented letter signed Phelps,
Dodge & Co., of New York, introducing
NJ. Z. L. Dawson, and desiring that il
case Mr. Dawson should leaye his funds in
their charge, they would give credit to the
cashier 6 the respective banks in New
York with WHICH those banks did business
They bad shrewdly obta ined the names Of
the Cashiers, and in the .etter to the FRS,
Na'ionai they named tue cashier of the
Central y itional Bank of New York,
While IN that to the Bank of Commerce
al rhl, IF IL \
tional Bank of New Y5rk. The letter
went on to say, in regard to Mr.. Dawson,
As his transactions will be exclusively y
cash aud requiring nQ credit facilities, We
hope tue account may prove advantageous.
(sisned) Phelps. Dodge j. Co.
At the First y National Bank he pres ,nted
for deposit certified check for Sl2, 900,
and said that dqrin. the day be would
come ~ and draw against it for small
amount to close Gp real es tate transaction
in Fort llowaFd. Mr.. Strong requested
hlm to call IL the afternoon, bringing
70 identify him, and his wants
should be attended to.
a the Eauk Of ComTerce another and !
IA younger man at the same hour presented /
a certified draft for $4,000, drawn BY /
Pheipl, Dodge Il Go, and wished it placed |
to his credit. The paper had every ap- |
pearance of being genuine, even to tie |
smallest details, incluiiug stamp il blue
ink. giving the certifi ;ate OF correctness Of |
Phelps, Dodge 4 Co. Mr. Curtin RECEIVED |
the draft, anj gave him bauk book with /.
the credit IN it. At the same time the |
pretended Dawson stepped up to the desk
and drew cht OK for $4,000, saying that
he wishol it before dinner to close an n-
'estment in real estate that he had just
made. 1ir. Curtip's suspicious were
lrou.ed, and he told him that tue amount
being 50 large he would nave to wait until
lie otacer of the bank came in. Tbs he
lIdu't like to do, Us he really thought it
would interfere with bis bargain. lie
lnaliy saw that 1t was no use to press the
natter and hastily Iecampei. \ telegram
'as Immediately sent to Phelps, Dodge 4
o., irqur'ng about the man, and an an
"ef promptly obtained that they had no
ccount with such an iuIiyilual The last
een OF these sharpcrs they were in bus
'ounl for the Milwaukee train, which left
lt 80. Descriptions of the men haze
'een telrgrapbed ahead, aud it i, 70 be
Iurel they will ha ....n--.I l.-.f..e .i--3
uccced in victimi2ing anybo ly.