, 1877-05-30
A TALE OF TWO CITIES.
now A CnlCAuo-eT- LOUIS Combination Deaf
HANK In TIE I.ATTRR CRY.

HOW A Cu1EAGC-6Ts LuuIa COMBINATION DEAF
AnANK IN TIE LATTER CITY.
Financial circles In st.. Louis, which by the way
s The only city in the country where The Clearing
House 1gures fre multiplied by tw0 10 give then,
tonc have recently been stirred to theE innermost
depths, consequent upon the expose Of very
clever fraud pcrpetrate1 upon ouc Of tbs solid
banks by couple Of local artists, who were re-.
gasc pcslect bricks. 1t IL needless to say that
in order u eonsnmnlate their scheme they wero
Obliged 10 consult Chicago and pay tribute to her.
1t appeass that oue Samuel t.. Carter broker and
realcstae dealer. doing bus.ncss IN an Office nndcr
the Lnclcdo llotcltin tho City Of tho DtT Dflgc,
o1os1y =: bsnk o
Amcrlca. lie did his but,ncss on but,ness prlnci-
s ssec1ss
E e. .''ISs$ SsP s,ss;ss' :;ss:s
time prc.fous TO tho maturity Of tho loan. tho bank
officials discovered th.t Brick stock vas sa e1cecd,
Wa va ~ man a If honaia, % md Would ses that tho
no,s w. .y. g,SIpy st s %t 4 ~ suopo.o H.
bank q Nofth America received from q. Chicago
ordef for tho pn1clase. Al paf, of aoo sha.es Of
outlny. on the past Of tho pufchaicr. Of 80 600.
Esnaineness, was bonn daft q ST. GOO: Cartor
hnd failed 10 meet Ills loan. and tie bank seeing
s t sss ssssl so f. Ss q ssea
Xt .hs :taso of Tho game cnters Charles A. Lte-
had lot oi ntIck stock, which he was willing 10
unload ot sloq PCT shsfs: !o va !ust ~ anxious r.
Carriers confederate ia ell.lald scheme 10 swim.
dla tho bank By selling them this stock for many
sWiales ana lsast was SIs paot tooi' opstains pan
II R:aS = II Nosta ~ America ansly completed p s,
thoy ware informed That il had been Withdrawn.
%psas ssas ss s o as
tho bank there. Il became obvious TO Mr. Wltx..
shsuwa .windio. The:y .were out s1s, ooo, less
whst tho Dick steek would bring, The eaae was
IL LA 1ss Ssss sas aa Il ssia " y s1n
vestientjou Detectives Stiles and Fllekucf. Tho
otcer. found every track carefully coyeEed but BY
nliege. In fastening Tho crims whora It belongs:
They ret forth that Carter and LlVGst purchased
nrek stock It most ,nedersto tgure. and That A.
~ tho Dank q North Ansf1ea Of the 29o shate.,
ss!P:5 H. G,Ss{ Gsaas s 'aS' ss
ss ses md M Ps s ~ s '~sa
both arc playing checkers with thelr noses In tho
ia ofa.t . o5t:iu sn Insight into tho Chicago
ssl.sanef, tho Cashier, obs1inol tho following
Early II March Last man giving hls. uams IA
Edison whsslsss soanseted With the Eie:.r,e Per
tain At what aeurcs / eonid purchase some ST.
Louis I1rick stock. lie stated that considerable
e. ass !, 1 s1s e ou !.
! Whea!er. rhs holden, OF tho stock sent back
anxious to purchase, and Ia few days afterwards
gave mo IN order to secute for hlnl not 1css than
dso noT o,e tan so .aats, :: p;es ne. oys5
"a. fS'''1sso sSea 's|' orie!sa p' tss ss
oat 'ao @ Z tmo non not III Eaasiax @yaef M fe.peas
bio for tho trade In any shape. ~ mako J. long
sto.y short tllo stuck VIZ purehaaed IN accordance
| Wheeler. lto cauo to tho bank aud stated thks
tho party fo' whom hc ordered had gono TO Qat-
.s seaS u aaas i. N:ses
sent the stock back 10 81. Louis.
street. lln learned that BIT. Wheeler had moysd ta
lot Fif1h avenue. Thlther the serbia journsycd.
and found tilc object Of BIZ aearch occupying
tho electric pen. Aftef ths customary ,meieoro'
d.sas eae fse e III
end. 4. Mr. Wheeler read, hts face beeamp whits,
and whlter, and hs hands tzcmblsd like an saper
leaf. lla turned his buck to tho tupoFtof to hide
his face. and when Intorrugated a. 10 what light he
could shed on tho swtnde. ho suffered, ~ don't
ns rsftt;h hItsana caft'f aud Lsel
..D!d you negotiate the osder for tho purchase
Of thc stock At this sna' Ian told you had : hand
Anothcr effort and another s.utta.tnr rsp1y: ~