New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-01
THE COURTS.
THE JAY COOKE g. co. FoRGERIEs.


At the Tombs Police Court, yesterday the ex-
animation in the case Smith, arrested for hav-
ing passed one Of checks purportng have been
drawn by Jay Cooke d Co., whereby the Bank Of the
State Of EewYork defrauded out OF nearly s1 oo
as ea ehs SUM he ef amS this
other checks, amounting In the aggregate 20 the sum
April a. The case been given heretofore at consider
able length In The TRIBUNE The following testimony
the bank, crossexaninod for the defense, testified:
The cheek shown presented 70 April H. eoch NJ
' pg.s,s Il s.S HSS Is: Hss1 ~
IL he bank 1se should Snl there were s7s M persons
d Dsro OF : Sa he I particular : ns. Ii
osng cheek and Did 50 in Obi, can remsmbsI The
eOsd coat rather larger than Oci soa took particular notice q
S Sn de- % a &. ESs " S
previously Phd and found to be the ssi Hass h' ,ea
:rss. 'l. sstes Of me s: es 1 and 5s%.rl.d
might WIG s h E SS Sa.s aoT
bad me,.eh hsa TTh q, %
S' As Ss ~ $ P.. sS ss Of he 20 5 ne
the prisoner was ny mani was been sed add
litea . III could identity hm did 80 Immediately ,aS 1s T
.% Ss wa. "a l $sI aid #9s
him sS,S ,Se ,s afternoon this amer him
S9t ny fo9ea 70 ms Iy nu SeeSs 70 Srs
gers Ssy dens.di in M III. aasi detail, Of dsnta
to bis room a.tsd 70 see bin With h bat on ID. amer
S SSs1 81 SR4 s s SSs S sS 5 VII
Ind % a .y o5:S sg. ~, s b Sa "a. h 4. na noticed
SIX bou elapsed bstSeen these
s si9S iS sT S Sss ~ GSoS one s' BE- se S
beOs seemed 10 exactly though he was ps'ang 90
Alexander B. HILL one Of the cashiers for Jay Cooke &
Co. Ta IS @ az. sRu Jay e
are Eve members that srn three are ses s
S5s person persons are FL, Cooke: FsSSot pss
Gosi, and Asury p. Cooke are III: osly ones en-
pos. no S SSs Ss Sr '" mentioned an familiar With
hsr g1O,s ba,s examined a' ssOT ana ,1 'SS Sns
=: I,.d..s q '9 NJ Rs Cooke, E ssH
wiling; an ,ss person p whose favor dawn IIaT IBIS
cheek The srl tine At about sOSl % Ss DAY d,sd NJ
@ iiF ; S :S o g. sSa S %
nature. similar 70 the on b: cheek ., very GeaI!
S :, PIT 6 ss lG.n no s Ss
his Will we. tS, i not hiss % no. iHo. s. P cSSas %. any
resemble that Of PITT cOSl The color Of the a5 Z. different IN @
forged shOet al Of Ply cooiss nsDat1Is are slightly dsesa %
sSssi. are eistiy ais psItsslsIy l,i
Srn n' SS.ets q. bis s.f +. ,Sy use. ss sane iOd Of
fdk red the ink the signature on The forged cheek not TIE
To the COur positive Endorsement the bach Of the
James Irving OF the detective officers Of the Cen
srfsst,d The prisoner Jane. sm from received BY
who hsd passed The forged eheets bieugb
seeusj bin o. bui hI, be Of ssso Isl
be said ih,i all be hld received a. h, share vas si s se
By Jay Coots Co. on the Bank q the sat. q Me- e.
O COJ And myssi The cn5 persons present At The time DO
eS.ei" sd 40. have n, rS,i cheeks ny po.s,soa ss
Owen him BY else IN the name Of Jay
Cooke Co ned him cannot tel positively What
words ustd By said Which essek dd yoa AZ e9sn or
presentP do act know which tenn utedi SAID was -
the $4,000 eheciP be said hs believed IL the
$4,000 one; l held paper IN my band uheh con
Of the ehecks pouted ont be ssoc I'D
the cheek mentioned tie DID not show to him
DID Offer him ndreensat 10 make this Aement be did no
10 he very much excited or EnboTed, .
This closed the Testimony in the case and Justice
Bowling that he woud hold the accused for
trial. In answer TO the usual questions, Smith said that
he native Of this city, aged "a years. was bar
keeper by occupation and resided OF No 40 West Thirty
seventh-st He denied his guL Counsel for tho defense
wished TO know what amount OF ball would be taken.
The gstrate fred 10 $1,000 As Smith could not
cure thls amount, he was reconducted to his cell