Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-04

had entered his name on the registry
as Neville Hunter. After leaving the
bank he bade his driver take him to
the hotel, where he alighted. The
driver then noticed that Cooper had a
smooth face. The swindler got his
luggage, drove to the Charing Cross
station and dismissed the brougham.
He was never heard of afterward till
his arrest last week, when Detective
Mitchell, one of the shrewdest officers
of the London police, thinking that
the Glynn forger might be the man
wanted at the Bank of England, sue
ceeded in establishing his identity.
HIS IDENTITY ESTABLISHED.
In reading the accounts of Cooper's
forgeries in the London papers it
occurred to Alsysius j. Kane, well
known American gentleman residing
here, that the prisoner Cooper might
be the same man he had met during
and after the war, when Mr.. Kane was
also an ensign in the navy, and who,
he knew, had committed great forge
ries. Mr.. Kane was induced reluc-
tantly to attempt the Identification in
the interest of the public, though he
had not seen Cooper for fourteen
years, and was never even on speaking
terms with him. He went to New
gate to-day with Detective Mitchell.
The governor of the prison did not
want Mr.. Kane to try and identify the
man, and did not indeed believe that
he could under the circumstances, but
ultimately decided to let him make
the attempt. Fifty prisoners were
turned into the yard. They filed past
the grated door behind which Mr..
Kane and the governor were stationed.
Man after man slouched by, yet not
the right one, when, among the last
few, came a thin. pale, clean shaven
man, with black hair and dark, pierre
ing eyes and of medium stature.
That's the man" calculated Kane,
Good heavens " exclaimed the
governor, stamping his foot, "can you
identify man whom you never knew
and have not seen for fourteen years p
Kane said: L do, positively" II
was the right man.
WANTED IN LONDON.
Mr.. Hoppin, secretary of legation
was applied to and promised to ask
for Coopers extradition if it is found
that Cooper is wanted at San Fran
cisco. But it is by no means likely
that the prisoner will be given up til
Messrs. Glynn, Mills & Go. have done
with him. Cooper had, or till recent
| y had, large quantity of Californi;
bonds at Messrs. Glynn's, which wer,
| the proceeds of his exploits at SaI
| Francisco. To show the audacity O
1.-THE man it should be added tina
cooper opened an account at tn,
Bank of England soon after the ferg
ery committed in June last. Coope
lis still ignorant that he has beef
| identified and connected with tn
Bank of England forgeries. H
stoutly maintains his innocence.
F0RGERIES ON AMERICAN LETTER
OF CREDIT.
Forgeries to the amount of from
10000 to el5,000 on American let
ters of credit were recently commit
ted, Messrs. Smith, Payne & Co. be
ing the victims. The forgers go
thousand pound Bank of England
notes from Smiths, then went to tn,
Bank Of England, represented tina
they were going to South Americt
aud wanted gold. The bank peopl,
were bamboozled, and gave them golC
and small notes. AS soon as tn,
forgery was discovered the banl
stopped payment of the notes. Tht
forgers changed the numbers and 81
passed them. No clew has been dis
covered to the forgers, and the banl
is Sensibly chagrined.