The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-20
PRINCE OF CONFIDENCE MEN.
AN ALLEGED FOHGER BROUGHT TO
TOWN ny AID MINOR. O
The Eventfui Career Of sam Adler, Alias
. j. Koch

o J. KOCH
Aid r. O. Minor yesterday arrived in this city
via the Jackson railroad having in custody the
Sam Adler, alias J. Koch.
The accused was arrested in Memphis on n
on the charge Of having uttered and published
as true forged bill OF lading.
:. This individual as will be seen by the follow
Orleans. is ons Of the most beautiful rasehls Of
the age:
to the store Of Messrs. Prudhomme & Briggs,
No. 80 Magazine street. and exhibited to one of
the partners, offehe firm a bill Of lading of the
q. Maekey, agent Of the road ut the Houston end
which showed on it's face eighty bales Of cotton
and forty two bales OF hides.
The showing of the bill OF ladfng was TO i'm
press the firm that Adler had the
COTTON AND HIDES TO ARRIVE.
The firm was about to purchase the articles Of
merchandise. but being shrewd business men
A. Whitney Il Co., who are the agents Of the road
at this end. to see II the signature Of G. Mackey
was genuine. The firm we're certain that the
PISS upon he Ellis OF adng as they had no
advice Of the shipment.-so they telegrapbed to
Mr.. Mackey regarding the affair.
They were very, much aslonlshed when Mr..
sisnsa any bis Fl ladias isr any parties 81, +
was INN Instituted Tor Adier, but 70
and behold he had been little smarter than his
intended victims. and was treysling up the
Mississippi at the rate Of ten miles On hour on
board the steamboat A. Q. Donnally.
Adler went to Memphis and started to prae-
tiee the same game on the hide firm Of Messrs.
Ashbrook Il White but was unsuccessful. and
his only reward was Il cell in the Memphis Gala
booss
AS soon as the police authorities Of this city
learned Of the whereabouts Of the accused Aid
Minor was dispatched to Memphis tolbring him
Mr.. Minor being versed in bringing culprits
from one State to another, and being hoduain-
every precaution, and instead of going te
Memphis he went to Nashville and armed him.
self with rsauistion from the Governor OF
Fortunate It was for the detective that he went
to the capital, for when he arrived In Memphis
there were some half dozen detectives rom
respective States @,
;, But as NJ inor had requistion. thing which
with it gave him the preference over them oil.
The detective thought now he had everything
two two lawyers. . who obtained. q writ Of ba
beas corpus. and tho Chief OF Police, Mr.. 2. r.,
Athy. was ordered to produce
THE PRISONER IN OPEN COURT
The detective was however successful, as the
Judge turned the prisoner over 70 hin. and that
evening the prisoner was put aboard the train
and brought to this city. r., ...-,-,
told him that il he would come along quietly
che would not put him in irons.
The train was hardly ten miles out OF Mem"
pfs wiIgu tho sttt5u55d feissffsa HIS. ne eheer
Informed him thai, il he had another IT he
would put both sbackles and handouts on him
Adler was W IL during the balance OF the LTD.
When the prisoner arrived at the Central Sta
ton he was Immediately arraigned before
Judge Smith. who sent him to the Parish Prison
IN DEFAULT or $4,000 BoHDs.
At this very time Adler alias Koch IT, wanted
in Chicago for stealing. When he was there ne
became notorious q professional bondsrnan
for women Of i'll repute, burglars and petty
thieves who happened TO be arrested. He. is
also wanted In Cincinnati by his brother-in-
law, for theft.
When the effects Of the accused were searched
stamping bills Of ladipg was found also large
lot Of the railroads blank bills OF lading. with
Ct, Mackeys name forged on them.
letter wss also found dated Chicago. 1871.
written by u lawyer of Chicago, notifying tho
accused that he had better get out Of town. as
to have
HIM ARRESTED
for having brutaly outraged her.
Adler. when he arrived In Memphis, struck
up an acquaintance with jew and he told tho
Jew that he wanted TO be introduced to 81 nice
young lady Of Greciau mold. and If such a
young lady could be obtained and WaS Wiling
to take him for letter or worse. why he would
marry.
The very evening he arranged TO 60 see this
young lady he landed In jail in Memphis.
The accused IL about 81 years OF age, and has
n face ON him, if one may be allowed to ludge
better suited for the rogues gallery than any
Aid Minor received all the assistance he re-
1uired in making his arrest. and was also most
eonrteously treated by Mr.. Z. II. Athy, chief 81
police Of Memphis.