, 1881-08-11
CRIMINAL NEWS.
A Toledo Grain Firm Obtains
100000 on False Bills
of lading.
A Horse Trndo and q Wheat
Deal Settled with Ullt- :.
lots.
Insurance officials Arrested on c
Charge Of Embozz1ement.
EXTENSIVE GRAIN FRAUDS.
Bptttat Dttpatth to TNs Lhttaao Tribune.

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Special Dtspatth to 1Ns Chicago Tribune.
TD1,Rpo. O., Aug. 10.-Tho temperature In
financial unl grain circles OF Toledo to-1lny Is
nbo,it nj hnod heat ut what Is nl1eHett To 10 m
ntupendo,is n fraud as has over boon perpo-
trnted hcre, md tho tiprclopnlenis hnya born
aiich M to leAy8 no rnOns tn doubt tho mngni-
tu.ls of tho alleged rl'seaiIly. There have boen
provi1tts transactions 1f like character In otlr
Tniiat, hut mono on 10 mammoth Bcule Or 80
tinoturcd with otlpahta Irregularities Us In tho
present Instance. and with tho faots In vIow It
chi but provo n cRtlso ut wonlcrment TINT
transactions Ut tho chnraetor A1ieHed In this ln-
Btanc6 should mt tavo been brought to light
sooner ttnu thoy were. t,,tcc'nctiy atnict1, tho
case u ~ follows: 1lAn grain coustnssun firm
nf E. II. Williams & Hros., It is alleged, havu
issicd forged or fraudulent Bills OF latllny COW
crsnR threo cargocs Of 9r1sin upnn whtch ttoy
hnvu realized a sutn approxtntatinR $4,000.
According to tho fraudulent bills tho grain was
shipped from Toledo III tho aehoouers 1lenson,
81. potpr, md Atmosphere. and wa8
consigned to tho frn. OF J. II.
Fuller s. Co., ut Now York. III
orrlcr thht tho many who nru mt familiar with
tho methutls cmployod for rcaiizIng or IL chrgo
OF grain In tr7ltastt nluy better understand Tho
proceedings nllcged against u. Il. Williams s:
Drps., tho modus opcrandt will 10 brlctIy cx-
PINNED. Whom cargu Of grain Isshpped aboard
vessel. bills ot ladinR In trIplicato arc isslod
signed by tho master OF tue vessel. Tue orfgnal
btll which Is tho only onu Of real vntuc, belongs
to tho shipper. ind accompanies Us pruof
Of shipment bis draft On tho conslYnon
for tho ynluo Of tho onrRo. Shippers In pooi
standing are allowed to draw for the yalno OF n
cargo III transit, tho bills Ut lating being proof
Of shipment. In tho case Of E. II. Williams &
Dross It is alleged TINT shoy issued bLllson vcs-
sul c,atHoc8 ns above named whon no stt1h cur
goes weT? asioit or lti et'tk; tllAt thoy drow On
aeednns r. aaona t En q ao:k Tse foe t
aud thu, ID the ' sic,vhsnts Na.oua IT, iiank ls
be obtaincsl from j. ii. Fuller & CO. It Is statcli
that tho lust named firm. becoming suspicious
cf fn trans.caon thoy could @ not taily cnnpre-
sss aos r. ssfp tha soax Gs e Is
flrtIcrit,ore @ stated that shS irm havo obtaiHaI
lHrKc Recommendations frum tho Mercl1I,its'
National Hunk upon dneHmnnss ns,t,a n.irport:
whoat In store at, tic Wabasa coyators,
whISa II ., T. sl1sEo ware fraaaa!sn.
by tho bills. The hrni Ii question h,ia 6cct, Il
worry prominent one IN nolrl If Trado circles,
which some Of the banks u iho ciiy lost
!xht otizens sai eal 70 mind tho fact th.t NJ:
@ a?ss. -, sesSsas elsseiy ;ls II :! .1,s Si pash
few minutes beiore. Fur several days ID a.iti
nights past tho pollco have had thu ,acmbers of
tho firm iil cotstnnt Wow or knew exactly whete
tiuie butwccIl last evoning and thls morning
tnoy naMagat to K!yo tho officers the s'tp. and
as See aSy nx h m S aros
f ssyond 81 ,q,,aosty s6s pol|ss; G5s
their douurturc wis fht31r nhsencD frptn