The New York herald., 1871-03-22
A NOTORIOUS TORGER SENTENCED.

Hahn, the FOrger, Tried, Convicted and Scn-
tenced-Forty Charges OF Forging Orders
Upon Commercial Firms Preferred Against
IIim-Judgs Bedford Sends Him TO the
State Prison Tor Five Years.
One OF the most notorious and accomplished
forRers In TINS city brought before Judge Bed
ford yesterday In the General Sessions ana con-
victed by Assistant District Attorney Fellows. The
criminal Charles Hahn, Is q well dressed and very
intelligent looking young man, and the numerous
forgeries which he committed evinced moro than
ordinary skin and Intellectual ability.
THE TESTIMONY.
The first witness called upon to sustain the par
ticular charge upon whicn he tried was Robert w.
Scott, member the dry goods firm OF Emerson,
Rhoades Co., Az Broadway who said that on the
10th OF November last he received an order purpor-
ing to be from lii, Moynan Co., 273 Grand street,
requesting them TO send piece Of velveteen. Mr.
Scott handed the piece OF goods TO the messenger
VINO brought the order TIE value OF which was sixty
dollars. On the following day he received "a similar
order but believing thai 1t was forgery, declined
TO give The goods.
George Moynan member OF the firm upon whom
the orders were forged, pronounced them 10 be for
gerics and produced numoer Of orders which he
said were also forged; but these could not be legally
init oducca into LhlS specific case.
John Prohaska testified that he was in the Bowery
last November, and was approached by the prisoner
ana man named Goss. who handed him sealed
envelope and requested him 10 go TO Az Broadway
and bring package Dack to them. He did so ana
received for his services fifty cents. The witness
handed the envelope TO Mr.. Scott as he was in
structed TO do, and delivered the package To the
prisoner near the corner OF Canal street and the
Bowery.
Counsel for the prisoner declined TO put his client
on fhe sand, and did not cali any witnesses.
Colonel Fellows made an eloquent appeal to the
jury to promptly convict Hahn, who was skilful
Iorger.
Judge Bedford, after giving an impartial state
mcnt Of tho evidence, concluded by saving that II
the accused was guilty the jury should protect the
thousands OF merchants In New York by rendering
verdict OF guilty without leaving their seats.
CONVICTED AND SENTENCED.
After the jury had rendered verdict OF guilty,
which they did without retiring, the City Judge
u term OF imprisonment on the Island for forgery
and that there were between thirty and forty com-
plants against him by merchants Tor forging orders
upon their firms.
Judge Bedford In passing sentence subsidiaries
Hahn you are one OF the most skilful forgers OF
the age You have lived, thrived and pfospered
upon your forging. You nave succeeded by your
thousands and thousands OF dollars. District
Attorney Fellows has succeeded i'm conyicting you.
The honest portion oil this community must be pro.
tected from the viilanes daily perpetrated by mem
bers OF the fraternity which you To-day guilty
represent. owe 1t TO the people to mete out the
full penalty, which Is confinement Ill the State
Prison at hard labor for five years.
The prisoner appeared 10 be very much Affected
throughout. and before ana after The sentence
was pronounced the latter bowed her head, and
when she heard the sentence burst into the most
heartrendlng snreks, ana was carried falnting from
the court