MORE BANK FORGERIES.

Evening Star, Issue 3223, 19 June 1873, Page 3

MORE BANK FORGERIES.

Immediately following the raid on the Bank of England a successful coup has been made on several Parisian banks. The foreign gang have operated more simply and successfully than the Bidwell Company. A strange element of the Parisian frauds is that the telegraph employes are suspected of complicity with the thieves. After the arrival of the first telegram cautioning the bankers, nothing more was seen of the operators. The first swoop was made upon the Helvetian Bank, which was duly advised by the firm of MM. Salomon, Oppenfaeim and Co., of Cologne, that they were to honor a draft of 60,000 francs, presented by M. Von Ehaaden. A fashionably-dressed man, making a large display of sparkling diamonds, duly turned up in the course of the day and presented the draft for payment. He was offered an order upon the Bank of France, but preferred ready cash. 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 tn rdgle. At the Bank of Discount M. Yon Bhaaden was claimant for 100,000 franca, but only drew 75,000, as he “ did not require more at the moment.” The Bank of Alsace was advised also, but M. Yon Bhaaden did not present himself there. The fraud was discovered by the well-known financier, M. Fould. The evening before, he was advised by the Cologne house to pay te Von Bhaaden 9 ),000 francs, and the order was confirmed next morning. As in the recent Bank of England forgeries, a slight error led to the discovery of the plot. Ihe letter to M. Fould was not numbered correctly, and he telegraphed to Cologne to make inquiries. Von Bhaaden was at once denounced as a swindler, but he did not present himself at any of the bank counters, aud has eluded the vigilance of the French detectives up to the present