The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-19
The Canada Bank Fraud.
EXTRAORDINARY DEvELOPEMENTS-CONFKsS OF
DANIEL ". vAH AERNAM-THE WHOLE MATTER
EXPLAINED.

EXTRAORDINARY DEYELOPEMENTS-CONFKs OF
DANIEL ". VAN AERNAA-THs WHOLE NATTER
Before Justice Stuart.
At the 0Iofe Of the evidence Friday the case OF
frsad and forgery pending against D. W. Van Asrnam p
Sswin, and othcrs charged with the making and ut
tsrDg OF fraudulent draft for s5 900 the Hamilton
Excharse Bank, which draft Van Asrnam obtained
$5O from Mr. Greer the ageat Of the Bank Of Mon
real Mr. Van Asrnsm, in addition 10 his former sxami-
sat!oD, made the following statement, which comes in
the form Of confession, the whole affair is forth
and the n1das oarandS explained IT submitted to
the magistrate and attached to the papers tho
VAN AERNAN's CONFESSION.
the undersigned, Daniel w. Van Aernam, wish to add
ton upon the charge Of having forged certain drafts
Ham ton Exchange Bank upon the Troy City Bank, and
equally concerned with myssl, have deserted me- after
havieg promised to stand BY s,d from serious
consequences under my present arrest would remain
silent and stand foremost in the matter and them
from exposure and from the effects Of such proofs they
knew was in my to have brought against them
and would not 80 long have remained STILL but that
was told from day to day that it for united in
tsrest that should keep quiet during the time of the
disclosures whatever to him would be only to the
discovery OF such witnesses and to assist in obtaining
without bsnsat to myses-thst il was bsst should not
say one word or do anything but leave 1t all to the
which did, and new see that their tny object to
keep hepselves far posi- out CT tbs matter
one of them without being named ut all during the OK
animation before the Justice, after which examination
was to be deserted and left TO stand the trunt
am without the aid counenancs Of those for whom
have been silent to their benefit and my injury.
am now determined to make full disclosure OF the
whole affair." and to state the facts precisely they
curIed and when how and by whom performed Phiandsr
oss and Sasa w
those drafts and other auda mt and getting the
money upon them So early April last White S.win and
self resolved to OF indiveu ua drafts upon
the Montreal Bank drawn irresponsible parties New
York, upon Of the banks 10 this state For that
by Abs and several thousand dollars of drafts by Pierce
B. Brooke. Sawin came to the city with me my
Titus of high character at BrAntford Canada
West being the principal mail and express agent OF he
Canada express line and was . man well known and
Of having dealt some with him. he (Slwin) gave let
ter of credit to Mr. Titus by which through him could
at Brartford That letter Is the in the hands OF
Justice Stuart and was given BY sawn to enable me to
and the evidence given by Mr. Titus and Mr. Greer about
brir gng that letter them and al the circumstances
individual paper with Mr. Greer the banks the state
OF hsw York no sever good they might have bsen (Ths
County Bank at waterford whers he had not then never
hac nor never expected 10 have any account credit
whatevsr returned to Buffalo, and In about five six
weeks vent again to Bsutfod with lot of drafts made
by Brooke and Abel upon ths Saratoga County Bank at
Waterford, and Abes draft upon the Bank OF the
C OF Troy and think two small drafts OF Mr. Sawins
made by him upon person in New York. These latter
crafts sere mere covert necessary for
o
stronger letter of credit than the other, which /
sti nave in my trunk at Buffalo, if not taken by
the officers, who l understand from my wife,
searched rooms after arrest in New York, Sawin
being prssent and at my trunk. went second time
to Branford in the month Of September think with
second letter from Sawn and sone papers and the state
ment ads by Mr. Greer and Mr. Titus reference to this
nd visit is tue In interview with Greer learned
that he would have hsttatio to cash crafts sats
factory upon other good BANS in the Stats Of New
Yoi and did not remember appear disi1 chned to
cash any hind ot irafts seesg they salts
hrIf Ee fdNfA That Ia
Immediately, "a they not htn 10 funds Currency
he said) from the bank foi which he ages. thsy
Lar lately been Masking large advaocss to the railroad
leadir from Brantford to Lake Au on'bs Buffalo and
Bra ntora Kailroadbus thai the newt day hs expected
remittance of paci age OF bills from the Bank Mont
real, on the arrival OF the express promised to call
again and brig some drafts, tof which lad abuud
for his Inspection Ihad not yet found necessary
TO show sswins iecond letter, we'll bsrsd
and kindly received By boih ~ Grssnnd Titus out OF
my previous visit and ulon the faith Of sawns arst is
await the arrival Of the exp AMI learn IL coul,
Whether any packAs to the address OF Sir Greer
BaI out Of which, ss oou DO nv Sp
VIII the express arrived learned without difficulty
that Eohng came for Mr. Greer "a saw Mr. Greer go to
| The tdice and not get anything. I then deter
mined not to trouble Mr. Greer any further except to
make point for rutors went immeda.ey to Mr..
tifed toy that had alte Cd my bu. iness arrange
msn's, and would not nssd the money, Il
my drafts at present but that might possibly 10 few
weess call upon him again for an accommodation. I
could then stay, lett and returned BahalO
tod tt whole Of nay enterprise to SAwin and White.
Sawn blamed for not remaining for the next express
from Montreal and the money came to Greer to get of
Of the Brooke drafts White Thought had acted
well and said it could be f1ed to make thing
the next tin e-thAt Mr. Greer wanted Brooke drafts he
| should have them. subsequently White, Sawin, Il
don't know which. White Is bank an got these Hs
milton Exchange Bank drafts. White said that they had
good from lawyer upon the subject and that
r. have thu signed and filed up In the proper of
real person would be nothing and OF
forgery than the other drafts ef Brooke that would
Aa1 ,La< <hnn A~~V< Il
arranged that Sawip and my self should come to Now
York. and should have Abel sigr those drafts blank
II asked him toy also Broohs, and got him to sign
let Of drafts upon the Saret 60 County Bank the
time Of the ones Arst had having sxeired which
the same that Ju tce Stuart has, also got Abel
to give me his signature In blank usn some and
checks, wbich were flsd up by sawin at Buffalo the
upon the Troy City Bank and the checks upon the
Albany Cit, to sg th sss draitsin bark of this
Hamilton Exchange Bank. met sawn at Sherwood 80
loco Immediately after tole Absl In Mr. Bonnys store
DO not want to injura Abe but he was not 30 drunk
is pretended he wsg; he knew very we'll what he VA
doing and new at the drafts operate with bat
how OF when fe did not ask Sawn and re
turned home to Buffalo; bieve he bought some goods
while in Few York Myself and White had meeting
the mig, ut the Mansion House. to fill up these
and checks and make Arrangsmsnta for ms to 20 with
them to Car ada asked my wife, with friends
hsd to go into another room She did and ~ Locked
| the cQQf where We remained . long white and where
hess draftt and chs cks we're al filled up by Mr. Sawin
and not ed up In his store, - siwn hes alleged They
nted me to all them up and told tnem as they were
to be MADE payable order had better not besides
could rot write good enough hand. sawin wanted
White to ALI them IS he knew best how to It and
White replied THAT sswin must-tbat he would propose a
form OF pre- osely how they be filled and he took
piece otpaper and did and Saxu then oped 1t into
each draft and check signed By Abell He spelled my
| Hans In the bank draft wrong White proposed that
these drsfte had better be made upon bank at Troy
New York ~ 1t would take longer Tor detection and he
stated tome other reason why " would be best but
slmt st forget what 1t He white knows all about
bspfa After We got II all arranged. and Whie told me
precisely bow to proceed, lsf, Buffalo in the o'clock
boat went to ford got the monsy for the IS 900
| draft, Just as Mr. Greer has stated. and then
return back to Buffalo. got home between tour and
Ave O'Clock In the and went to bed having the
| hoptresl Before WAS up In the morping Mr.. Sawin
called st my hotel got up, saw blm and he asked ms
"whAt luck ~ It,d him. He replied ne very glad,
as he war ted some money that very day. asked him
| how much. He said $500 would do. gave him that
ameunt also paid him out # this money, that same
day, 1926 owed him another matter. subsequently,
my wife gave Sawin 81 0c0 making 81 826 S322 Of which