The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-03
An Extensive Forgery.-A Stroudsburg
Sport in Durance for the Crime.

Sport in Duranee for the Crime.
We publish elsewhere, in to-day's paper, an
account, from the Philadelphia Inquirer, of
Saturday last, of the arrest of rather fast
young man, for the preparation of an extern
sivc forgery upon our townsman, Mr.. Jacob
Singmaster, amounting in all to $4,000. The
account gives particulars of the arrest and hear
ing, together with the several aliases of the for
ger; whose real name, by the way, is Addison
Aver. Aver is native of this place, and with
brief intervals of absence, for while in the ar
my, has always made Stroudsburg his home,
and has mother and brothers, engaged IN re-
spectacle pursuits, residing here. For some
time past, Ad. has been living the character Of
a deperado, and the life of a fast young man
and has been going to and fro, flush with mo-
ney but without visible means for obtaining it.
We have heard of number of instances in
which he lourished a revolver threateningly
at parties in this neighborhood; and he has
been guilty of other acts which go to show gen
eral bad character, and to prove that the YER
dancy displayed by him in the consummation
of the forgery, and at his hearing, was but as
sumed, to shield him from just punishment
for his crime. Azcr is now safely lodged in
the Allentown Jail for trial. We learn that he
implicated others in the crime for which he
has been arrested, and we presume with truth,
for, whatever may have been his will, we do
not believe he possessed the ability to utter the
forgery, which is said to have been very per-
| fectiy done.
| From what We have learned in addition to
what is contained in the Hnquire,'s account of
the matter, it appears that as soon as Aver OBJ
tanned the S., 900 in cash and the S., 900 certi-
fed check on the s. 900 forged check he went
to Easton, where he has uncle residing, and
endcavored to have the certified check cashed ;
but the uncle Was suspicious that all was not
right, and, through his instrumentality, Azer's
attempt TO obtain the money it there was
frustrated. He then employed livery stable
keeper to bring him to this place, where he
spent day or two with his friends. While
here he purchased pair of boots from one of
our merchants, which, fitting rather tightly, he
afterwards exchanged with merchant near the
Water Gap. After the exchange he tried to
induce the latter merchant to change Green
backs OF large amount into smaller bills, offer
ing discount of five dollars on the hundred
for hundred dollar bills, and about in the same
proportion for twenties The liberality of the
offer, however, aroused the suspicion of the
merchant, whorefused TO have further dealings
with him. Aver then went to Philadelphia,
where, after brief "sport" around either from
pure devilment, or because he was under the
influence of liquor, he, with the expression that
''the sidewalks were made for gentlemen" rat
aned policeman and hustled him into the
street. For this he was arrested and taken to
the police station where he was searched, when
the checks and large amount of money found
upon him awakened the suspicion of the OFF,
GERS. kilograms were at once sent to Allen
town, making inquiries about the young man,
which were promptly responded to with direc-
tions for his detention on the charge of forgery.
But for his conduct towards the policeman A
Ter would, in all probability, never have been
suspected of the crime.
As with all sports in the same line, Azer's
penchant ran to gew-gaws and fancy traps, and
when arrested was possessed of two gold watch
gold spectaccs, fancy rattan cane, and other
fancy article TO numerous to mention. He had
spent only about FIVE hundred dollars of the
money obtained at Allentown.
We learn that warrants are out for the ar
rest of the parties implicated by Aver.