The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-26


a RraAsa ABIs snA AUD B4IrlapFs MEs-
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tempted fraud has just bessI bron gnS 20 ngns
by which well.knDWr baltimorM houses
were nearly yictimized, aud 10 Hiac only
escaped by the merest accident. y seems .
that a few months since Messrs. Irles a 3
Herman, Of Savannah, were greatly iasto,'
ished on receiving an invoice OF hfty PACK.
Eapes or bacon from the house OF :. =.
George Sc Co., OF this city. Iriest q HeF,
man bad never authorized the shipment, ana
Immediately upon the arrival OF the baitl.
more steamship. with the meats, Wnicn was
simultaneous with the reception OF inc ~
voice, they forthwith communicated VIII
Messrs. George g. Co., assuring them OF
mistake in the matter, rs they had not oruer-
ed any such invoice Of meats. Inc baitl-
more house, not doubling the statement OIL
Messrs. Triest & Herman, dispatched oraels
to have the consignment closed OUT IN oa-
yannah-which was done, and nothlng more
thought of the matter, until SATURDAY isst'
when several letters and kilograms were re-
ceived in Savannah by two respec'aoie nrins
which led to an investigation OF the matter,
and it was discovered that some 3eIson
in Savannah had been communicating
with Baltimore houses, ordering iafge'
shipments of meats Of. various klnos
and Qualities to Savannah. Mr.. Stur-
,teyant. of the firm OF Bell, SturteYant q
ca who had Just returned to Savannah,
opened dispatch which had just been re.
ceiyed from Messrs. Cassard Brothers, and
for which the firm paid $1.90 charges, notl.
ffyine them that their letter Of the 10th bad
been received, and that they had no bacon
sides, but would ship per steamship Sara
gossa ten hogsheads bacon shoulders at IL
cents. and fifteen boxes Cumberland at 49,
cents. The matter looked rather singular to
Mr.. Sturteyant, which led him to make some
inquiries of the book-keeper. Failing TO- elicit
any knowledge from those in the establish
ment, and the letter-book showing nothing
that would bear upon the case, be went to
the establishment of .Messrs. Holcombe,
Hull 6 Co. to submit the matter to their
consideration, thinking that there might
have been mistake in the address. MesSrs.
Holcombe, Hull & Co. informed Messrs.
Bell, Sturteyant & CO. that they had no
transactions with Cassard Brothers, but
produced letter, of which the following is
copy, and upon comparison Of the two,
and careful examination by several experts,
both letters were decided TO have been writ
ten by the same hand. Messrs. Holcombe,
Hull & Co.'s letter, purporting to order an
invoice of meats, reads as follows:
s.Sayannah, Septem Der Is, 1S74-Messrs.
p. r. George d Co., Baltimore, Md.--Dear
Sirs,-You will please ship lis per Saragossa
twenty-five (25) hogsheads bacon sides, and
twenty coy boxes D. s. sides; also fifteen
15) hogsheads bacon shoulders. If you
have any good leaf lard on hand you may
ship ten (10) tierces of the same. Make
prices as low as possible, and oblige yours,
truly, Holcombe g. Hull, per G. T. Hames."
E. 1t appears that Messrs. P. T. George &
Co., of Baltimore, having the misunder.
standing relative to the shipment made to
Messrs. Triest & Herman in mind, sent the
letter back to Messrs. Holcombe, Hull d Co.
to know if it was genuine, with the result
that Messrs. Hocombe, Hull Il co. and
Messrs. Bell, Sturtevant & Co. Immediately
telegraphed to Messrs. Cassard Brothers and
George II Co., informing them of the fraud
attempted to be perpetrated upon them, and
by this means, in all probability, saved the
respective firms many hundred dollars, as
the meats would have been shipped forth.
with. and on gutted market would upon
their arrival have to be disposed of at their
risk.
The meats ordered from Messrs. Cassard
& Co., were already on the Savannah steam
ship wharf when the affair exploded, and
would have gone by the steamer but they
reached the wharf too late, and were await
ing the departure OF the next steamer. The
only loss sustained by the firm was the ex-
pense of drayage to and from tne steamship,
some So Subsequently the perpetrator OF
the frauds was discovered in the person Of
a q n savannah
house. GA being charged with the crime he
made full confession, and as no one had
been seriously injured by the fraudulent
transaction, at the instance of relatives, and
on bis promise that he would meud his
ways, no charge of criminalty was made
against him.-Baltimore Sun, 10Th.
GThus to let him off was to offer premium
for crime.