The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-04
BANK SWINDLER CAUGHT.
Secured $4,000 on a Raised Check fer
SIP.

Secured $4,000 on a Raised Check fer
$12.
The Pinkerton detectives of New York,
whose Office is at GO Exchange street, say
their men in st. Paul and Minneapolis,
with the aid of the police of those cities,
have at last succe eded in capturing the
man who swindled the Nevada Bank of
San Francisco in December last out OF
$40, 900 by means of a draft that had
been raised from Sl2 to go, 900. The man
is Frank l.. Seaver of New YORK, aud he
is now in the city Jail of st. Paul. Ills
partner, Joe McClusky, known to the
police as ''little Joe, a notorious bank
sneak, is also in jail at Minneapolis.
On Dec. last man who gave his
name as A. IA. Dean leased Offices in the
Crocker building in San Franciso. He
told the superintendent of the building
that he intended to go into the commits
sion business after Jan. ]. Two days
afterward he got the superintendent to
introduce him to the officers OF the
Nevada bank. and Dean opened an &C
count there by depositing $500 in cur
rency. During the following two weeks
he made several other deposits, and also
frequently drew against his account by
checks. On Dec. IL he deposited a draft
by the Bank Of Woodland, Woodland,
CAL, on the Crocker- w oolworth National
Bank of San Francisco for S22, 600. The
following day he presented his own check
for $40, 600 and asked to have 1t cashed.
The paying teller gave him four bags of
gold each containing $4,000. Dean put the
gold in valise which he carried, and
drove away in a buggy. After reaching
the residence portion of the city, Dean
got out of the carriage and told the boy
who was with him that he need not re-
turn the rig until the three hours which
he had hired 1t for had expired. That
was the last the boy saw of him.
The forgery was not discovered until
early in January, when the Crocker-
Woolworth Bank rendered a statement to
the Nevada Bank. As both banks are
members of the American Bankers AS o.
citation that organization was notified,
and the ri kerton agency was told to
spare no expense to catch the swindler.
On February ~, A. Z. Anderson, cashier
of the st. Paul National Bank, notified
the Pinkertons that man giving the
name of ID. W. Woods had opened an ac-
count in that bank by depositing a check
si ned by j. NJ Shaw on the Union Ma
tional Bank of Minneapolis for s1400. Mr.
Anderson said he thought Woods was the
forger Dean. IL was found that Woods
and Shaw were connected, and that their
business methods were the same as those
of the man who had swindled the Nevada
Bank. Woods hired an Office in the court
II
mission merchant, and he was introduced
to the officers Of the 1T. Paul National
Bank by the agent of the bui ding. Shaw
hired an office in st. Paul. also pretend
ing to be i'm the commission business, and
he was introduced to the officers Of the
Union National Bank by his landlsdy,
who had an account there. An exami-
nation of the album of photographs Of
bank sneaks and swindlers, which is in
the possession of every member of the
Bankers Association, made IL plain that
Shaw was the notorious "Little Joeo
McClusky. who hal teen release a few
months before from the Maryland State
rison, after serving ten-year sentence
for robbing bank. "A comparison of the
handwriting of Dean and Woods assured
the Pi kertons that tney were he same
man.
Shaw deposited in the Union Bank
three drafts for smsll amounts which
Woods had bought in Moreland, Mimi,
Fargo and Grand Forks, N. ID. Immedia-
tely after he drew out his entire deposit,
with the exception Of 500. About the
same time Wooos talked of Withdrawing
his account from the st. Paul bank. The
Plnkertons, who were watching them,
thought the men were about TO abandon
Minnesota; SO they call d in the police of
the two cities, and the alleged crooks
were arrested. Deans correct name Is
cago in 1882 for attempting TO pass a $50
counterfeit bank note, but he was not
convicted. lie was arrested in this city
three years ago by Secret Service Officers
Bsgg and McAianus for having in his os-
session and selling counterfeit silver dol
lars. lie was convicted and sentenced to
the Kings county renitentiary for three
years. Since his release he has lived IN
this city, the Pinkertons say, az s53 West
Thirty-ninth street, with a woman who
rays she is his wife. lie posed as a lum-
Der merchant and swindled shippers who
consigned lumber to him. The draft that
he raised from sl2 to S22, 900 was an ex-
tremely clever piece OF woik. ana the Off
GERS Of the Nevada bank never dreamed
that II was n forgery until the statement
from the Crooker-Woo worth Bank opened
their eyes.
The Indoor Swimming Championships.
Tho indoor swimming championships OF
the Amateur Athletic union will he held
on Wednesday, March rs, under the aus.
pices of the New Manhattan Athletic club,
In New York city The events will bc a;
100 and 800 yards. On the samo day n
handicap event ht 200 yards will also he