Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-19


mnnicatc such knowledge to his wife. BY SO
doing you will confer a very great favor. He
is abou, 30 years old, weighs about $50 pounds.
light complexion. and hair quite gray.
have written to others in your vicinity in ref
erence to this matter.
Hoping that his wife may hear something
from him soon, and with an apology for this
intrusion.
am very respectfully
Your Ob't. Serv't.
THOMAS CARY.
To VIM. T. johnson Cashier of Granite
Bank Augusta Me.
4 letter similar in character TO the above
was also received by Mr.. Israel Boothby,
late cashier of the First National Bank. 1t
was passed over by him to City Marshal
White, who at once began to make inquiries
for the person described in the note. On the
18th of January, he sent the following letter
to Mr. Trumbull Cary, Cashier of the Bank
at Batavia
DEAR SIR Maj. Boothby Of the First Ma
tional Bank, handed me letter from you,
enquiring for J. f.. Carter. If you can
give me the names of the parties where he
was supposed TO be visiting will gladly do
all can to learn of his whereabouts.
Yours truly,
c. II. WHITE.
City Marshal.
BY the next mail, or within short time
afterward. Mr. Cary received another letter,
as follows
CANAL NATIONAL BANK,
PORTLAND. Me-, Jan. goth, 1880.
T. Cary Esq:
DEAR SIR :-Your letter of the 26th inst.
is received / have made inquiry of Mr..
Thomas (the elder and find that he recol-
lects Mr.. Miller very well. but has not seen
him here. l also called on our City Marshal
and find that he has not heard of any such
person being seen in the City.-From the fact
of his friends here not having heard from
him. should infer that he had not been in
Portland. I think it very likely he would
have called on Mr.. Thomas. regret not be-
ing able to give you the information you de-
sire. but should / learn anything will COM
muncate with rou.-Would it not be well to
have it noticed in the papers:
Respectfully yours.
b. c. SoMERBY.
Desiring to aid in restoring Mr.. Carter %
to his friends Mr.. johnson, Cashier of the
Granite National Bank in this city caused an
advertisement to be inserted in the Journal
asking for information as to the whereabouts
of the said J. c. Carter, and sent marked
copy of the paper to the Cashier Of the bank
at Batavia.
Thinking that possibly there might be some
mistake, Mr.. Cary made inquiries of his
brother Thomas, of Buffalo, and of Mr..
Thomas Cary of Genesee, but neither Of
them were able to give any explanation. Ac-
cordingly, on the 4th inst, Mr.. Cary wrote to
X. c. Somerby, Cashier of the Canal Nation
al Bank of Portland, the writer Of the second
letter published above. making inquiries in
regard to the matter, and in reply received
the following letter:
CANAL NATIONAL BANK,
PORTLAND, Me-, Feb. 18th, 1880.
T. Cary Esq:
DEAR SIR Your letter of the 4th inst. is
received. / herewith enclose the letter re-
ftrred to in my acknowledgement Of the 29th
of January as perhaps it may explain the
matter. The Major Boothby, Cashier Of the
First National Bank Of Augusta. referred to
in your letter, has recently committed suicide
and l understand that the reasons given are
domestic trouble of some kind. Please re-
turn the letter. Resp'y yours.
y. c. SoMEEBY.
The letter which was enclosed in the en-
velope containing the one published above is
identical with the one sent to Mr.. Johnson,
with the exception that the party for whom
inquiries are made is designated as Hon.
George Miller instead of J. r. Carter. As in
the first instance.
To Mr.. Cary this was all n mystery. He
knew nothing Of any circumstances which
called for any such letters, neither did he
know anything Of the persons referred to in
the letters.
The name of Thomas Cary, was signed to
the letter, but Immediately upon examination
the printed heal and signature were pro-
nounced forgeries by the officers of the bank.
1t was very cleverly done, however. and well
calculated to deceive any person but one
who was connected with the National Bank
of Genesee. The object of the letter is quite
plain. The writer evidently is in league with
some parties in Maine to commit bold for
gerry. The method was to write to the cash
iers of the above named banks giving des-
cription Of person alluded to as j. c. Car
ter. in the first and Hon. George Miller, in
the second, and narrsting the circumstances
Of his departure, the fact of his having mon
ev in the bank At Batavia.
When the proper time came person an
swering the description in the letter, would
appear at whichever Of the above banks thu
game would be likely to work best, present |
draft for = large amount. which. had tn