The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-29
A BOLD FORGER.

A Pseudo ssCOlOnel Fred Grant, i'm Gus
tOdy in BostOn-FOrged Letter from the
s'Great vetoist."
From the Boston Herald, April 27.l
very bold and impudent attempt at swindnng
occurred at the Revere House yesterday alter
noon. Shortly after two O'Clock q good looking
and fashIonaby dressed young man. apparently
nearly thirty years or age, approached the clerk,
and, calling Tor the register signed the somewhat
famous name OF that rapidly promoted young off,
Ger, Colonel Frederick Grant, United States Army
The Colonel announced, in the politest man.
ner, his intention to make the Revere TOR
whose cuisine he had great regard his home
for few days. The fact that SO distinguished
guest was in the hotel was soon known by
many OF the untite civilians about the premises,
and the son OF Ulysses was quickly the object Of
considerable attention. The Colonel, however, bore
himself with modest demeanOr, and, after lounging
about the reading room for little over hall an
hour, went to the clerk and asked II that gentle
man could make 1t convenient to cash draft
The unctiOnary observed IN the blandest manner
that he should be most happy to favor the Colonel
If only Mr.. Frederick could get some one to iden-
NY ny MN, though y was only as matter q FORM
hesitated little, suggested that as the hotel was
frequented by many prominent men, doubtless
seen him in Washington. But no. the Colonel
wouldn't bother. He would just run over to
some friends OF His Excenency the President
his papa, who would enable him to satisfy this
Over-cautiOus hotel man. SO Colonel Grant, in a
trine OF u pet, stalked past the porters and the
servants and went out into The street. He came
back in about thirty minutes and produced letter,
which briefly stated that the colonel was the COL
onel, that the Great yetoist was his father, and
that all was q. X. This letter signed III. II.
Kldder, OF the firm OF Peabody, kidder Co." As
everybody knows, a hotel clerk Is a walking dlrec-
tory and encyclopedias OF generally useful inlorma
ton. and When the official glanced his quck-seelng
eye over this plausible little document he saw that
the colonel was preten tlOus, but rather stupid
hImbug. What brought the clerk to this unpleas-
ant conclusion was that the firm name OF ssPea-
body, KIdder Co." was reversed. 1t should have
read "Kidder, Peabody h Co.. On some excuse
the pseudo colonel was put of a few moments and
then, in response to summons, Oficer James I.
Gomez, OF the Third police, came in. The blue
coat Slgnihed to the colonel, who was in citi-
Zen's Clothes that he was under arrest, and
that gallant officer Immediately '.caved." He
allowed himself to be searched, and from out his
pockets were fsned Two letters, one purporting to
be written by III. $. Grant,r saying that he was
seonesomen and asking Colonel Fred to 'cOme
back" The other was signed "H. b. Kidder."
Besides these papers there were found on the
Bank VI this city. each numbered "47' and each
for $40. They were dated saturday, April 25 -
and made payable TO &C. ]. kmery." One was
signed by HI L. Emerv'' and the other by ~. W.
Andrews" The papers examined the Colonel
completely broke down, acknowledged that he was
not the son OF Ulysses, and confessed that his name
was G. J. Emery and that his fathers name was
II. L. Emery, paymaster at the Navy Yard IN
CharlestOwn, and that all the papers were for
geries. Young Emery was taken to the Third pre-
cinct station, where he passed the night To-day
ne viii be brought before the Municipal Court.
Alter being removed TO the station Emery said
that he wrote the letters and checks at paper
store in the forenoon.