The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-10
COURT Of GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Recorded HackeIt.

Before Recorded Hackert.
Conviction Of an Extensive railroad Ticket
Forger-The Erie Railroad Company
Heavily Defrnuded.
The most interesting case disposed Of yesterday
In this court was an Indictment against Edward
Nevins. who was charged with forging large num-
Der Of railroad tickets with intent to delraud tho
Erie Railroad Company. The particular ticket
charged in the Indictment was one emitting the
bearer to first class passage from Omaha to San
Francisco, worth 500. The testimony against the
prisoner was conclusive. Oilcer Sisson the detec.
tive of the Erie Railroad, testified that from infor-
nation received the 18TH OF May he arrested the
prisoner and found In his possession o large num-
Der OF railroad tickets OF various KINDS and subse-
quently Nevins made statement to, him and Cap
tam McDermott which led them TO go TO house In
Greene street with the prisoner, where, behind y
picture In q room occupied by him and hts para
mour, another bundle Of forged railroad tickets
were discovered.
John n. Abbott, the assistant general passenger
ticket agent OF the company, was the next Witness
He carefully examined all the tickets found with the
prisoner and pronounced them forged tickets, stat
ing that Mr.. Barr's signature was well Initiated.
John Kennedy testified that he had sold for the
prisoner four tickets, marked especial tickets from
New York to Buffalo, and SAID that the way the
gerry came to be discovered was by sending boy to
the ONCE OF the Erie Railroad 10 get ticket from
Buffalo to New 70 X changed Tor one from New York
to Buao This ticket was one of those left with the
witness for sale by Nevins, VINO received money for
Captain McDermott testified to gong to the house
In Greene street with the prisoner, when he pro.
duccd the tickets, which were concealed behind a
picture; he told the Captain two or three stories
about how he came into possession OF them; he SAID
once that ne got them at hotel and then again that
q comparative stranger gave them 10 HIM ut the
corner of BOwery and Grand street.
Nevins then went upon the stand and stated that
he was In the habit OF stopping at the New England
HOTEL and as he had tn leave town for few DAYS
requested the clerk to hire his room In order save
Hun unnecessary expense, leaving some things in
the room. Upon his return he could not find the
whom
necessary 10 enter ii procured duplicate key. lie
saw package OF railroad tickets IN the ROOM worth
over q thousand dollars and believing then TO be
genuine lie stole them.
Colonel Fellows subjected the accused to n RIGID
cross-eXamlnaton. from which It appeared that ne
was commission merchant' and boarded at
"several hotels'' up town.
The jury convicted Nevins OF forgery in the third
degree, and, OH motion OF District Attorney Fell
lows, he was renanded for sentence, In order to
enable hun 10 investigate other similar CHARGES the
Erie Railroad Company having been dcrauded out
OF $4,000 Dy ticket lorgers, OF whom Neyins was
the lea0e
Frank Price pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand
larceny he being charged with stealing on the 9th
oil May clothing valued at seventy five dollars, the
property Of warren scott, 22l Wooster street. lie
was sent TO the state Prison for two years and six
months.
UNABLE TO AGREE.
James Riley alias Orlando Valentine was charged
with stealing lorty dollars on the 9th OF May from
Sarah +. Campbell In the course of the trial 1t
came out that when the prisoner was arrested
number OF letters were found upon his person re-
Ceivedirom o. NJ. Ferguson, OF New Haven, treat
ing oi ne Citations between them 10 procure girls
IN this city Tor the purposes or prostitution. The
jury were unable to agree upon verdict and were