FORGERIES ON PARISIAN BANKS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 587, 18 July 1873, Page 3

FORGERIES ON PARISIAN BANKS.

—o— Immediately following the laid on the Bank of England, a successful coup lias been made on several Parisian banks. The telegraph employes arc suspected of complicity with the thieves. After the arrival of the first telegram cautioning the bankers, nothing more was . seen of the operrtors. The first swoop was made upon the Helvetian Bank, which was duly advised by the firm of M. M. So'omon, Oppenhcim, and Co., of Cologne, that they were to honor adraft'forCO,OOOr, presented by M. Yon Bhaadcn. A fashionablydressed man, making a largo display of sparkling diamonds duly turned up in the course of the day. and presented the draft for payment. The cashier gave him 20,000 francs, and he left, promising to return soon for the balance. A like process was gone through at the house of Messrs. Rothschild, for 50,000 francs, which was paid at once, everything being found en regie. At the Bank of Discount, M. Yon Bhaadcn was a claimant for 100,000 francs, but he only drew 75,000 francs, as he “ did not rcrpiiro more at the moment.” The Bank of Alsace was advised also, but M. You Bhaaden did not present himself there. The fraud was discovered by the well-known financier, hi. Fould. The evening before he was advised by the Cologne house to pay to Yon Bhaaden 90,000 francs, and the order was confirmed next morning. A slight error led to the discovery of the plot. The letter to M. Fould was not numbered correctly,

and he telegraphed to Cologne to make enquiries. You Bhaaden was at once denounced as a swindler, but he did not again present himself at any of tho bank-counters, and has hitherto eluded the vigilance of tho French detectives up to the present time.