Alexandria Gazette, Commercial And Political

New fashioned swindling.
On Tuesday last, a man by the name of Joseph Heath, who had several years since lived as a servant in the family of Mr. Lemuel Welles, a merchant in New-York now residing at Philips-burg, in West Chester county, came to the store of Mr. Henry Tenbroeck, in William Street, and stated that Mr. Welles' son had died suddenly. Mr. W being absent from home, and that Mrs. Welles had sent to town to procure mourning for her herself and the family; and produced a forged order from her for the goods. He affected to be labouring in such strong and feeling terms, that the goods, to the amount of one hundred and fifty dollars were delivered to him without hesitation. In the course of two or three hours, however, suspicions were accidentally excited that there had been iniquity practised, and upon enquiry it was found that a second trick of a similar character had been played at another store; upon which the police officers were sent in pursuit, and in a short time, the man, with part of the goods, was found, and shortly after the remainder were discovered at two different places and the whole recovered. The man was safely lodged in prison to await the punishment justly due for his dexterous villany:--N. Y. Com. Adv.