New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-18
Suspicious OFALARGE FORGERY.


WALLER F. FLosswELL ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO
CASH CIRCULAR NOTES or TIE UNION BANK OF
LONDON, SUPPOSED TO BE TORGFHEs.
A man giving his name as Walter +. Floss
well and his home as No. 1873 Montgomery-ave jersey
CITY arrested yesterday at the banking once OF
Jesup Patton Co., at William and Pine-stS on susp-
con OF passing forged circular notes on the Union BANK
OF London. Flosswen presented letter OF identihca-
ton purporng be signed By George A. Tucker man
ager, and John Lcath, secretary, Of the Union Bank
and when questioned by Mr.. Patton, he declared
that he obtained 200 In circular notes at tho bank
In London brought them with him on the steamship
Britannia. and desired to invest the amount In Amerl
can securities. On examination. Mr.. Patton believed
that the paper which the Totes were printed was OF
inferior quality and That the printing was not so good
az on those previously issued Tho nervous manner OF
Fosswc when questioned also aroused his suspicons,
and he detained FIossweT in conversation until the ar,
rival of Detective Cunning, 10 whom he explained
satisfied that the notes were forged to order
arrest Defective Cunning assumed tins rGsponsbil-
oner Flosswell turned pale, hut soon recovering
his composure, he demanded to know Why he vas ar
rested. lie insisted that the notes and letter OF lden-
Mr. Patton acrward said that he did not feel that
The genuine. II forged the imitation was
almost perfect. He saidthat il unusual FOR 50 arg9
An amount as 81 200 70 be issued IN sums Of 10 and
the extreme nervousness OF FlOSsWell aroused his
s std Yesterday that 81 q circular notes on the
Union Bank Of London had been cashed by many mrr-
chants aud bankers IN this citv. On WcducsdIY Wrr-
OOn receiver presented large number OF them 10
Kuuntzc Brothers for Tcdempfion-tlcy, win Jt.ul,
Patton & Co. Band the suk OF New YORK, bong NcW-lork
correspondents OF the Union Bank. Mr.. kuuntzr not
liking The appearance Of the notes. aelnaudcdlhe letter
Of identification, which the man sad ne "oM i |
present yesterday. Later Wednesday MI
koutzc said that several Of tie notes
which had been cashed by merchants were presented 10
his firm for Identification ana mat wh.r ne d"nncu
their Ecnuiucncss, they 81 eirescm.ed the genuine
notes that ne sent cable dispatch 10 the manager Oh
the Union Bank OF LoUden, To know whether any crch-
lar notes had been Issued, tu whom, IN What amounts
and on what date. An answer Is expected TINS morning;
The cashier OF the Bank of N-W-Nork had several %
these notes presented 10 him for payment q lew daNS
ago, which not Cdshcd because they were no.
handed IN by the person they had uctn issued
While the appearance of the notes excited susucou he
paper on which letter Of Identification was written
bore the mark OF that used by the Union Bank.
Fosswc was taken Police Headquarters by Dctec-
tive Cunum. Should the notes prove 10 be Forged u
the opinion OF the NtW-York AGENTS that large amount
has been issued and placed N circulation i'll TINS CITY
and Canada The Bank of Montreal the Canadian
correspondent OF Union Bank OF London and notice
has there OF the appearance OF these notes