The New York herald., 1877-02-02
"RIcE FOR SALE"


WHAT FOLLOWED THE ISSUING OF PECULIAR
WAREHOUSE REcElPr-A BARGAIN THAT DID
NOT PAY.
Thaddeus X whtock arrested at No. liz Wall
street yesterday morning by Detectives Fields and
O'Conner, OF tho District Attorneys ONCE. charged
with issuing fraudulent warehouse receipt Judge
Gilderslecve committed the prisoner TO the Tombs In
default OF 500 bail That portion OF the mercantile
community Interested in the purchase Of merchandise
on the strength OF such vouchers whitlccK is
charged with executing, which Is every day occur.
renee, will feel deeply interested In the whom ac-
quasnlcd with the facts surrounding It, Like frauds
have before been attempted In this city, and schcmo
be concocted fraught with disaster to the NOR
chants that victmizcd as this plausible one.
THE sKIRxIsu LINZ
The alleged facts arc that Whitlock keeps storage
warehouse at No. 43 Water street and that the
chandse Of the character which the receipts repre-
sented belongs to the firm OF Mcssrs Frederic Lyman
Co., of No. liz Wall street. In spite Of this, how
ever, whitlock. on the 2sd OF January last issued
voucher J. NJ Smith setting forth that tho lat
ter had in the Water street warehouse twenty tcrces
Of rice, which voucher, If genuine. was negotiable
The persons selected the delicate work OF tho Job
did not allow tho project to fall through because Of In
and attempted to obtain tho money on il.
To this end they called upon dealers 10 rice,
sugar, molassos and like merchandise, exhibiting all
the tactics that the genuine merchant assumes. "a
No. lot OF Carolina rice" "Must raise money on II
today" and many other like statements werc made
to reach the end sought The result was no. encour.
aging Failures met thom whore success seemed as
surcd, aud tho first days attempt ~ negotiation dld
not pay.
'RARKISG UP THE WRONG rRER."
After several trutess attempts to dispose tho rice
to Of the s;uaT dealers s h ss Rps %
man CO., meeting there Mr Gustavus A.
jain, who Is the complainant against Wnitock.
hAen tfrn 0ft tAP uVAtn n Mr nh AA
with much astonishment at the receipt He read IL
and pondcrod. II looked genuine but II he knew what
question belonged TO his own firm, and the innocent
and diplomatic individual before him was trying to
once came to the that there was something
wrong but he reirained from giving utterance to his
thought On the contrary he adopted the right Plan
10 catch the perpetrators OF the fraud If such IL was
aud advised his business caller to await the firms
decision concerning the merchandise which would bo
given in day or two. would be favorable II tho
rice could be placed. Meanwhile Mr.. Jahn ascertaned
tho receipt, Of which the following is copy was
worthless.
NSw yopE. Jan; %: 1877:
count Of Mr. 4 s%s rs e. Charleston o
crued thereon with the marginal hereto
Labor, Las'i ioe. s.'' p'' 'N'"' 7. K. wHIrLocK CO.
MARGINAL NorK.-The annexed receipt may be trans,
shall he written stamped the face thereof and any
.a ns
specified and property be delivered except the
surrender and anceiiaton thereof Vide And Of
General VI arehouse nct.
$50 NEAR FAR. ="
Mr. jain, believing thut all such disturbors OF tho
commercial peace Wbtlock and his friends should
not be allowed 60 further without some tritng
check, at went before the Grand Jury and pre-
sented the case. Meanwhile ho took such precauton
that tho holders the voucher led to believe. or
SO It Is reported that favorable consideration OF the
offer mado would likely be tie firms decision, and so
agreed with Whtiock that he should be at their Office
yesterday morning Ho was but instead OF selling
Carolina rice he hoped, he was introduced 10 the
accomln odat ng detectives, who showed Wnitock the
nearest way the District Attorneys office, with tho
result noted.
Whtock is forty-one years DID, married and lives at
No. 467 Lafayette avenue, Brooklyn.