The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-21

The New York Sun publishes the de-
tails Of the attempted swindle by forged
check, purporting to be drawn by a
Springfield, Ohio, firm, mention of
which was made in our dispatches some
days since. The check was presented at
the Nassau Bank in New York by a
pretty little German woman, and was
for $19.4OO, purporting to have been
drawn by Warden, Mitchell e. Co., of
Springfield, OHIO. 1t was a large amount
to pay stranger, SO MIR. Matteson took
invited the lady into the directors room,
tained by the President. In answer to
questions very courteously put she said
that she was widow, and that the check
she had presented had been given her by
Mr.. Warden in payment for the Ohio
farm which had been bequeathed to her
by her husband.
While she was being entertained in
the directors room Mr.. Matteson was
not idle. After examining the check
carefully, and comparing the signature
with that attached to draft received q
few days before from Warden, Mitchell
& Co., he was satisfied .inat the check
was q forgery; but that he might make
no mistake, he telegraphed to Spring
field, Ohio, and in few minutes received
a reply that no check for $19, 400 had ever
been paid by Warden, Mitchell u Go. for
young Widows farm.
On receipt of this information Mr.. NJ at
teson at once sent messenger for Su-
soon appeared at the bank, with Detec-
tives Brown and Hart. Leaving the de-
tectives outside, the Superintendent en-
tered the building and made himself
thoroughly acquainted with the facts in
regard to the check. He chatted with
the pretty brunette, who represented
herself as Mrs. Caroline Pell; and
learned from her that her mother was
awaiting her in the st. Nicholas.
When informed by the paying teller
that the check was forgery, Mrs. Pell
seemed much surprised and grieved.
She did not know that it was bad, she
said, and hoped that she should not be
put to any trouble about it. The officers
of the bank thought that she should
be detained. "Oh, no." said Superin-
tendent Walling, "let the lady 60; let
her Co."
She departed. but was of course fol-
lowed by the detectives. They shadowed
her to different points in the city, she
trying to evade them, but failing In the
attempt. She finally approached one of
them and said she had came from Spring
field, and was stopping with her mother
at the St. Nicholas, but that she was to
meet her at another point. The officer
Induced her to accompany him to the
hotel, where he learned that no such
person was stopping, or had at any time
been there. eae VS. VS. then arrcstru anu
accused of the forgery.
She burst into tears, and confessed
that her first story was not true, and
said: "My name is Caroline Pell. I ar
rived here from Germany on Wednesday
in the steamer Schiller. understand
but little English. l am in mourning. for
my father, who died before l left Ger
many. On the passage to America, / be.
came acquainted with one Aloise Ham.
lner-or rather, became acquainted
with him III Hamburg, and came here
with him. This morning he gave me a
check, and told me to get the money fol-
it, and then meet him at the st. Nicholas
Hotel"
She was taken before the Police Judge
and repeated her story, bYt was put un.
der $1,000 bonds. The police are on the
lookout for her confederate, but he will
probably escape. sxyszgzssrc.x