The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-14
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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A FoRGER AND HIS OPBRAT1oNs.-In The
Evening Telegraph OF some days ago n iull re-
port was given OF the arrest of forger, Joseph
Is. Dawson by name. Yesterday afternoon he
had a full showing mp at hearing before
Alderman Toland, and the fact OF his being
old and incontrovertibly cunning fOrger. was
established. The first witness called was Mr.
z. A. Pearson, teller OF the Central National
Bank He stated that on or about the I7th OF
October, Mr.. E. A. Lynd, OF this city, came into
the bank with Dawson, and introduced MIN to
to the of1,eers, saying that he had been
tion by several letters. purpOrtng 10 be from
well known and influential citizens of Pitts
burg. At the same time Dawson presented a
draft from Pittsburg which he wanted casbed,
but this was not done for some reason. Mr..
Lynd and the alleged forger went out, and in
about half an hour the latter returned Hesid
that upon considering the matter of the draft
with Mr.. Lynd. that gentleman had agreed to
take IT himself, paying over q check for $3.50.
This, Dawson present ted for payment. The teller
scrutinized the check, and refused payment on
the ground that the signature was badly exe-
cuted, and looked very little like Mr., Lynds
signature.
Mr. Pearson however said that If Mr.. Lvnd
would indorse the back of the check with the
statement that the signature was bonatde that
he would cash II. Dawson left, and soon re-
turned with the check endorsed 10. K, H.. w.
Lynd," but this signature was even as bad as
the other, and payment was for some time re-
fused; but Dawson in extenuat1on for the bad
writing, said that Mr.. Lynd and himself had
been having convtvial glass together, and
shaky. With this explanation, which was
given in an earnest manner. the check was
caSneu. IL is almost needless 10 say That In due
time its spurious nature was discovered as was
the false explanation given by Dawson.
Now the next witness called was one Maris
Taylor, a young man, and an accom- plice ofthe
cunning Dawson. He turned States evidence
-on the principle of securing the larger bird by
letting the smaller fy-and said that he had
been sent to the Central National Bank to
receive S37 on check bearing on its face the
signature of E. w. Lynd, forged by Dawson;
that when he received the S37, with wise fore
thought OF his own pecuntRry circumstances
he appropriated $50, and returned the rest to
Dawson. that at another time Dawson fad
money, and he sent Taylor first to Maurice &
Co, on Chestnut street. and then to the
Northern Liberties Bank, to procure some
blank checks, and when he had got them, DaW-
son and one of his associates went into saloon
on Girard avenue, In which the forger was
check on the Northern Liberties Bank for S75,
attaching to 1T the false signature OF Messrs
Ellis q HarIop, dry goods dealers on Market
street; that they sent him (raylor) to the Bank
to get 1t cashed, when he was arrested. de
fur her stated that Dawson used to have room
at the Continental where he forged checks by
the wholesale, and before the very eyes OF him
who was being gradually initiated into the
secrets and pecularities of the great crime.
Then there was another complainant, Mr.,
Horbacher, who alleged that Dawson had
sneaked into his store, and had stolen two
valuable gold watches. Upon this testimony
Joseph b. Dawson was committed in default OF
5000 ball. In $4,000 bail to answer for his FORGE
Iies, and in $1,000 bail to appear at Court and
answer for his robberies. He Is a man about
twenty-five years Of age, light complexion, and
stoutly built.
Morris Taylor, the son Of a well known and
greatly respected farmer in Chester county,
was committed to answer a witness In
another case linked with this in default of
$1,000 bail.