The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-20
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How He vIctimixed . Bank 70 the Extent OF
Six Thousand Dollars on Q Bogus Drs'
The scheme started In virginia and hes''
lied Upon In Texas.

| A Dallas (Texas) telegram gives tue "a,
ticulars OF q clever case OF swindling which
came to light Monday. the victim being the
CITY National Bank OF that place.
On November 9th the cashier OF tne
bank received letter from George NJ.
Rain, Jr., cashier Of the Exchange Ma.
t,onaI Bank Of Norfolk, Va. stating tnat
he had issued draft on the Hanover Ma
tjonal Bank, Of New York, for $500 10
favor OF George Coleman. As Coleman
was stranger In Dallas, Mr.. Balm enclosed
his (Coleman's) photograph and signature,
Inv means Of which he could be Identified.
! As further means OF Identification, Cole
man was given ten-dolar bill o! the Ex-
change National Bank OF Norfolk, with
Mr.. Bain's signature expressly written
thereon.
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FRAUD.
This bill was placed in Coleman's posses
sion, but the fact OF such bill being IN
tended for the purpose OF his identification
was fully set forth In the cashiers letter.
Coleman in day or two made his appear
ance at the cashiers desk OF the City Ma
tional Bank. The bank documents were
closely examined, and everything pro-
nounced to be in regular order. The pho
tograph corresponded with the appearance
OF Coleman, the signature was the same,
and the money was paid on the draft. AS
Coleman had expressed desire to have
further business relations with the bank,
10 having come to Texas for the purpose
OF engaging in the sheep-raislng business,
he was asked to leave his signature for fu.
turc reference. The draft was sent to New
York in the usual course OF business,
where it was duly honored by the Hanover
National Bank.
MR.. COLEMAN REAPPEARS.
On Saturday last Coleman hurriedly ell
tered the City National Bank, between the
hours OF noon and 3 O'clock. when the
heaviest rush Of the business OF the day
takes place, and went direct to the cash
ier's Office. lie was Immediately recog-
nized by that official, Mr.. +. j. Cannon.
re asked the cashier to cash draft OF
the same Norfolk bank OH another
of his correspondents, the National
Park Bank Of New York, for $1,000.
The signature to the draft was COM
pared with that of the letter first received.
and the two were found to coincide per-
fectly. Coleman's identity was clearly
established, and his endorsement to the
draft was an exact reproduction OF that
left with the bank. The man only wanted
So. 100 cash, and wished the balance (Which
he would call for In ten days. placed TO his
credit. Sixty-one hundred dollars, con-
sisting mostly OF fifties and one-hundred.
dollar ILLS, was accordingly paid over, aud
Coleman was invited into the directors
room to verify the count.
TIE CASHIERS SUSPICION.
There he went, and appearing to lie very
nervous, the suspicious OF the cashier were
aroused. When he lett Mr.. Cannon tele
graphed TO the Exchange National Bank OF
Norfolk. An answer came stating that no
such draft as the one presented by Coleman
had been issued, and that the man must be
fraud. A second telegram, closely fol-
lowing the first, was sent from the Norfolk
bank, confirming the fraud and acknow-
lodging the correctness OF the first transac-
ton in November. The city was at once
searched for the alleged sheep-mln and the
trains watched. but no clue was obtained
as to Coleman's whereabouts.