The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-18
ARREST OF MORTIMER CARR.
A Member of the Firm of Carr a. Laul

Tuesday morning Aid Pecora and Special Hen
nessey succeeded in arresting Mortimer Carr, o.
the firm of Carr & Laun, for forgery and obtain
ing money under false pretenses.
| It will doubtless be remembered that some
months ago Mr. Laun, of this fem, suddenly dis
appeared, and 1t was said that he had taker
with him large amount OF money.
It was then thought that Mr.. Carr had nothing
to do with the affair, and this being the case,
DEMOCRAT reporter interviewed him. and CLEANED
from him the following particulars:
The firm Of Carr & Lsun was started in Sep.
] TENDER last Branch houses were started In Mo.
bile, and Havre in France. The firm prospered
and their prospects for the future were bright,
Last week Irregularities were discovered In the
transactions, or rather business proceedings, oil
the Mobile branch, and on Saturday last Mr..
| Carr stated, he visited Mobile to examine the
books. He informed Laup, on Saturday morn
ing, that he was going, and he saw Laun at IL m.
that day for the last time.
| Nothing particular was discovered Ia the books
| at Mobile. Examination disclosed Irregularities
| In the mode of keeping them, but no informaities
| of any serious nature in the mode OF conducting
| the business Of the branch house.
These informalities and irregularities were cor
rected and Mr.. Carr returned to the city.
The unexplained absence of Laun from the
Office excited suspicion, and an examination of
The books of the Mobile branch were sent for,
| and on comparing them 1t was found the cotton
shipped from Mobile had been invoiced twice, in
that city and iii this, and exchange sold by Laun
on both, as MIR. Carr expressed it,
Cotton was shipped in Mobile and drawn
against and exchanged, sold and delivered with
genuine bill of lading attached.
The invoice was then sent to New Orleans, and
was again invoiced and exchanged for the same
cotton sold here. Bills OF lading were purchased
by well known firm and prominent bank, and
they will lose heavily by the transaction, as the
capital Of the firm, as shown by the books, was
only $4,000 cash, with their insignificant assets
These peculiar transactions, Mr.. Carr stated,
have been going on from the 10Th of January to
the 18th Of February, and the amount involved
foots up over $500 900.
The exchange sold in this city on the forged
bill Of lading was purchased by q well known
firm and prominent bank, and they will loose
heavily by the transaction, as the capital Of the
firm as shown by the books was only $4,000.
At the time Mr.. Carr made this statement it
was thought that he had nothing to do with the
robbery, but time has proved that he had, and
hence his arrest Yesterday morning:
was arrested. the same having been sworn out by
Mr.. Ovid D. Andry, chief clerk of the firm OF
Seligman, Hellman h Co.:
The affidavit sets forth that on the ninth day
Of February, 1877, Que Mortimer Carr. Of the
firm Of Carr & Laun, dvising and intending to
cheat and defraud the commercial firm Of Selig-
man, Hellman & Co.. composed OF Joseph Selig-
man, of New York, William selgman. ef
New York, and Thedon Hillman. of New
in the city of New Orleans, of it's goods, chattels
moneys and property, uulawfully, knowingly, and
designately did, then and there. falsely pretend
to Theodore hellman, member OF said firm,
that two certain paper writings. which he, the
said Carr, then and there produced, to the said
Theodore Hellman, and which purported to
be two sets of bills Of lading, executed at Mobile,
Ala, one set on the filth day of February, 1877,
by one A. Rederson, IS captain Of certain bark
called the Flora; said set Of bills of lading pre-
tended to certify that two hundred and fifty bales
of cotton had been placed on board OF said
bark Flora, and the other set Of bills
Of ladng, executed on the 3D. day Of February,
1877, by one A. Fredrichsen, as captain OF GER
tain bark called the Rumeberg said set of bills OF
ton had been placed on board OF said bark Rune
berg, all Of which cotton was pretended to be
ehipped by and for account of the firm of Carr &
Laun, OF New Orleans, and which he's the said Nor
bills Of ladng issued by the said A. Peterson as
captain of the said bark Flora, and A. Frederick
sen aslcaptain Of the bark Rumeberg. and worth
1885, $40 AZ, whereas in truth and in fact the said
two were not good and genuine, were not
executed and issued by said A. Peterson
as captain of said bark Flora, or Fredericksen
as captain OF said bark Rumeberg, and not worth
anything whatever, which he, the said Mortimer
Carr, then and there well knew, and by means OF
which said false pretense he, the said Nor
timer Carr, did there and then unlawfuly
and designedly obtain from said firm |
Of Seligman & Hellman the sum of $36, $40 AZ |
egal currency. said amount being advanced to
said Mortimer Carr upon the credit OF the ge-
nuineness of said bills of lading, as aforesaid,
Ind the said sam being then and there the |
property of the said firm OF
lamage Of said firm, contrary to the statutes Of
he State of Louisiana in such cases made and |
provided, and therefore charge said Mortimer !
Jarr with obtaining money under false pre-
oncee,