The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-15
THE LAST GREAT FORGERY.
THE CHECR or 4 SKILFUL COW
TEREEITER ron S75,5OO.


How Long n worthless slip Of Paper may
Pass from Hand TO Hand in Wall street
A Bank Cashier MS n irst-class Detcc-
tive Only $4,000 Lost.
Early last week, gentlcmanly stranger enter
lc onice Of Wells. Fargo Co, on broadway,
aud having been introduced by Mr.. Clark bro
kcr az j. Il. Livingston, entered into negotiation
with MIR. Goddard the treasurer Of Wells Fargo 8
Co., for the purchase Of tiO0,0O0 in Kansas Pacific
bonds. lie was very particular concerning the
price, and the negotiations carried on for sov-
eral days Eventually however, he said that he
was saus1ed that the investment was good, and
concluded the bargain agreeing to pay IN for the
bonds. On Wednesday Last lie received the bonds,
giving in payment check for 1850, purportiDg to
be drawn by nnllgarten & Co. on the Park Bank.
lie had been so long IN deciding on the purchase,
and had acted 40 cautiously throughout, that MIR.
Goddard was thrown Oh his guard, and received
tie check without suspicion or inquiry Moreover,
tue check was a perfect forgery, the signatures OF
hallgarten & Co. aud Of the Cashier OF tie Park
Bank (Nho was supposed to have certified iO being
EXACT FAcsigiLEs.
Mr.. Goddard endorsed The check and sent Il or
deposit to the Continental BANK whence IL went to
tie Park Bank in due course Of business it reached
the Park Bank on Thursday but that day the pres
sure Of business was 50 great that the process OF
proving lis certidta was deferred BY The Official
entrusted with that duty until y M., whereas 1t
should have been done at l. ~; lie inspected
finding that the latter was OVeIdruNn. lie informed
HligHtcn & Co Of this fact yesterday morning,
ami 1t was only then that tIe forgery was dis
Mr. Worth. cashier OF the Park Bank instantly
went to the Continental Bank, and !" ori1ed Mi.
Cornelius i. 1turson. TIC e. her Of The forgery,
and buth utn visited Wei IL. Fargo X Co.. and had a
conference with M. Goddard, tue treasurer. The
first tu.gcstiVn Vi the ] ter Was
DETECTIVES,
but TO this NJ. Timpson demurred. lie became his
own detective, and did In Two hours what prolcs-
siuual would have iuiied to do In tao months.
lie learned from Mr. GuCdird's story that when
LIVING ton rCco,cd the bonds he IL timated that be
was about To- cicct lOan on them Now, there are
hut three institutions IN TIE ciy which maze
loans on this ass Of securities Mr.. 1tmpson there
fore visited each IN turn. bringing ~ at last IN the
Olicc o the Commercial Warehouse Company. Here
ne learned that Livingston had ne totiated loan Of
$4,000, dcposiung the bonds ~ security. lie ~
Ccived two checks Of t25 OUO each. ON the Man.
haitian company, aud the other on the Park Bank
Mr. 1mpson then traced the checks 10 tue Office OF
Caldwell Co., bankers and iiokers on Wall
street where Livingston had deposited them, giving
The hnn orders 10 buy him S;b,VO in u. :. be0
bonds. Caldwell q Co. said that after they hai
bought the bonds Livingston called for them and re.
questcd them TO give him tie money due on tue
chcc&s about
sEvANrggS THOUSAND five HUNDRED DOLLARS
In money. Thi- was on Wednesday VI ernOon.
They refused to give i'm either the bonds or the
money WltaOut idCnthcatuu, and he then brouEht
M. chadwick. bLOxcr shgLtY known to the hrtn,
to identity HIM. But this did not satisfy Caldwell
& Co. VAC insisted that The President OF tho Com.
mcrcial Warehouse Company should identity him
returned without him, and the matter vent over
until yesterday. Fortunately The man he wanted
had gone home ear Ter than usual.
When MIR. TlmTson enterci Caldwell & Co.'S
ofl,e yesterday, lac found Chadwick there waiting
ter Lyngston, wno had again gone In search o the
President Of the Warehouse ompany. lie explain
Cd TO Messrs. Caldwell u Co., and requested u.cm
to pay Lotling out Wit out his order. Amer ait.
ug some uu tor Livingston, Mr. Iimpson ques.
toned Chadwick cnnceruin. ms Knowledge Of him.
Mi chadwick, whose Office - at 2i3 Broadway,
NEW VERY LITTLE ABOUT LiviSOSToS.
cxccpt.rs that ue had come from New Orleans and
that he laG been negotiating with him (ChsdWico)
for tho Uutchase = some Western lands. Mr. Chad
wick Interest IN the .ck u GRAFTON extended ony
g. tic receipt OF pNmelt fuT BE lands. Ills a ~
all that Nj. CaadWIc& kucS "a t'Vtat> on, AMI on
tbs slender kno NIedse lie had inttoUG+Nd hiu to
Caldwell a Co.
An,r some further rariey, Livingston mcanw,i,.
keeping out ui toe Wy, tI. ilmp.ou CLEANED tuV
checks from Caldwell Il co., AMI rcder ned H.,
bonds. winch be rctgri ed " els, FARO a Co. M,
only loss - the transaction was S200 which Cnad.
wick lad borrowed nom Mcssr-. t.dW.I a Go.
on account ui The c-Ccks, aud winch ne vi nave
torpiy
Mhlo Mr.. Timp-0n Vis at Caldwell & Co.'S.
hes.Ts. Duyie and hcDou-Hl. detectives employed
uy Jay tuOKe q co. and .-k * H.tcu, were tosted
at mo door with orders 90 allow uu oDe TO 40 out.
J. Is probable tlat their presence deferred Living
tlub ON returning.
A. ll 800. nov loIvucut Of his PROMPT action and
remarkable ruoCDss ~ t,tittu- ptt this ol-cry lt
BE- uto't'"Dd TINT the ItIruu- Who's. money nc
-.Vyd Iuu 81 O. lGcto4t La-Aiuu,ut saver sgi,i.y
to Ar IlLlp-uu.