The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-12
| VERY ADR0|I SW|NDLER
New York Merchants FIeeced by
Smooth Rogue.
All On Stolen Check. The Alleged
Mr.. Munroe Got Money and
Goods. u Was Drawn by John
Munroc & Co., and Stolen
From the Mails.

ed himself as John Munroo Of John
Munroe & Co, hotel keepers of Eliza
beth, n. j., has succeeded i'll swndling
a number of storekcepers i'll New York
in n manner that shows him to be a very
clear headed and adroit rogue Shortly
after banking hours last Saturday he
called AT the salesroomS of tho National
Cash Register company ut 1919 Broad
way and requested the salesman to show
him IL second hand cash register. This
was an unusual request, so tho manager
cndeavorcd to sell him new machine
and was successful. Tho price Of tho
register was *i5O, and the terms OF sale
S25 dewn and SIS monthly
A contract was drawn up and several
promissOry notes We're made out, all of
which the man signed in - firm, round
hand in the name of John Munroo II
Co, giving the address rs 1888 Broad
street, Elizabeth He then remarked
that no did not have $25 i'll cash with
him, but he rendered i'll payment of tho
first installment certified check for
1886. II drawn by Baker Il Williams
storage warehouse keepers of 1877 Green
Nich street. on the Broadway National
bank III favor of John Munroo ~ Co
He Endorsed this i'll the same firm hand
and received receipt for 425 and the
Cash Registry Company's check ON tho
Garfield National bank for the differ
once, $23l.l4.
The manager then tclcphoncd to the
Register company's Newark agent to
look the man up i'll Elizabeth, and on
Tuesday he received an answer that no
much firm could be found on Broad
street. Soon after receiving this infor-
NATION the manager was surprised to SEQ
Nunroc walk in and give instructions
Tor change Ill the name plato on the
register from John Munroe n Co. " to
"Munroe Go. s " The manager in
formed HIM Of the Newark agents mes
gage, but he merely laughed and re-
marked that there were two Broad
streets i'll Elizabcth--one North and the
other South Broad street. His place was
OIL North Broad, he explained and the
Newark man had no doubt visited the
wrong end of the town. This seemed
plausible and restored the manager s
confidence in the man, who tlcn said
check, rs they did not know him, and
he requested that some one from the of
ice go To the bank with him to identify
him. The bOokkccper was sent to do
Shis, but On reaching the bank he could
not state positively that the man was
authorized 10 indorSo John Munrue e.
Co. S checks, so n compromise was eff
Sccted by the cashier certifying the
check.
The alleged Munroc then left and, as
was afterward aScertaincd, visited j. r.
Gibney of 81 Murray street, where no
again represented himself as "A hotel
man. and explaining that lie intended
serving banquet he purchased $50
worth of glassware, for which he ten
dered the check of the Cash Registry
company Ill pay/Ient and received III
change $79.l III cash and check on
the Irving National bank for 300. Aft
or leaving lntructlons to ship the goods
TO Elizabeth he left, going immediately
TO the Irving National bank. where he
had the second check certified AS tho
cashier refused TO pay it without his be-
ing identified.
On Wednesday morning he visited the
harness store of Isaac l. Stclling, 1860
Broadway, and bought boys saddle
for $25 This item he paid with Glib
ney's certified check for 800, and us
Stelling did not have change he handed
the check 10 the errand boy. with pri-
vate injunctions to visit both tho Irving
National bank and Gibney's. This the
boy did and At both places was inform
ed that the check was perfectly regular.
So he had it cashed at the home bank
and gave tho supposed Munroe the $75
change. About len minutes later man
called for the saddle.
About this time the Broadway Ma
tional bank discovered that the indorse-
mcnt On the original check for $23I.l4
was forgery. and that the check had
originally been drawn by Baker Il vii
liams III favor OF John Munroo g. Co,
bankers at 81 Nassau street, New York.
The Cash Register company was notified
OF this, and simultaneously with the
announcement came notifications from
She United States Express company that
no such number as l3j existed on North
Broad street. Elizabeth, and further
more that no such firm was in existence
there. The manager Of the Register
company Immediately visited the firm
of Baker d Williams, whore he was III
formed that the check III question had
been mailed to John Munroe & Co at
B2 Nassau street OH Friday. but had