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The Daily Dispatch: January 23, 1864., [Electronic resource], A mammoth swindle — Livingston thrown into the Shade — a Million and a Quarter gone up. (search)
A mammoth swindle — Livingston thrown into the Shade — a Million and a Quarter gone up. The swindles of this war are carried on onas grand a scale as the war itself — both exceed anything yet accomplished in their respective lines. Capt. Decie, an Englishman, residing near the Montgomery. White Sulphur Springs has "recognized" the Confederacy — done it for the handsome figure of $1,200,000--and sloped. His operations were sales of bogus bills of sterling exchange. The Lynchburg Virginian gives the following account of this great swindle: "The bills were disposed of to various merchants and brokers of Richmond and other towns, and on being forwarded for collection the startling fact was brought to light that they were spurious. They, however, hear the endorsement of the Cashier of the Bank of the Valley at Christiansburg, which indemnifies the holders from loss, but will rum the Bank. The Cashier had such assurances as to make him perfectly confident of his safety in