The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-10-09
WILL FORGE NO MORE
Arrest of a Clever English
SWindler.
vICTIMIzED A NEW YORK FIRM.
He Had No Difficulty in Gotting Sll, 600
From Laidlaw & Bros, Bankers
vICTIMIzED A NEW YORK FIRM

He Led the Detectives Put on His Track
Long Chase Finally Discovered In
Paris Living Like Prince--will he Ex-
trsditsd and Brought to this Country--A
Long and Successful Career of Crime.
New YORK, Oct 9.-Inspector Byrnes
was yesterday notified of the capture of
a clever English forger and swindler,
who swindled Laidlaw s. Bros, bankers,
Of No. IA Wall street, to the extent of
gil, 900 about three weeks ago
The firm does a large letter of credit
business with foreigners visiting this
| country. A distinguished looking man,
| about 30 yesrs of age, with flowing
whiskers Of the Dundreary type, entere d
the Office Sept 19 and presented letter
of credit for $25, 900 from the New Or
leans Banking Company of London.
The Endorsement of the note showed
that s., 900 had been already drawn on
it, which allayed any suspicion that
might have arisen in the minds of the
| bankers and when the English.nan non
| chalantly remarked that he would only
| take then an amount sufficient to cover
! his immediate needs, paltry Sll, 800
and leave the remainder in their hands,
| the money was paid without question.
Next day Laidlaw 81 Bros. cabled to the
London banking concern that John
Boyce had drawn S1l, 600 on his letter of
credit. The reply received ten days later
was not productive of pleasure at No. IA
Wall street. 1t was to the effect that
the London firm knew nothing of any
John Boyce, and that the letter of credit
was forgery
| RvrUaQ was notified of the
case and detailed Detective Sergeants
Golden and McNaughtato run down the
forger. They looked over the passen-
ger lists of the steamships that arrived
here about the 18th of September aud
ascertained that three men, one Of whom
answered the description of the forger
came to this country that date. They
were traced to the Union Square Hotel,
where it was ascertained that they
stayed only one night. The next morn
ing they separated, two of them going tc
Canada and the other, who answered
the description Of Boyce, going back tC
England on a steamship that sailed that
, day.
The detectives followed the two men Il
, Canada and caught them. They claimed
ignorance of any forgery, and said that
they had made the acquaintance of Boyo
ever about him AS it could not b.
proven that they had any connection
with the swindle they were released. Il
the meantime the Scotland Yard detec
tives had been notified and took up tn
trail. From the description cabled T.
them they recognized the forger as Henr.
Danarais, better known by any one o
< the numerous aliases he had assume
during long and successful career G
crime on the other side.
He was trailed to.Paris, where he wa
y, found living like an Oriental prince il
one of the best hotels. He was CAP
: tured Wednesday by M. Guron, Chief c
the Partisan detective force, and will b
held to await the arrival of an office
from this city.
The extradition papers are now bein
prepared. Detective Sergeant McNaugh
will deliver them to the French author
ties. He will sail for Paris next Wee
nesday.