The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-21
A MYSTERIOUS FORGER RAMPANT.
Several Attempts at Fraud on Different Firms in
This City-A Well Concocted Plan to Procure
Cash-Furnishing One Check and Obtain
ing Another-Bafaed at tho Bank
Statements BY the Parties Con-
nected with the Case.

During the past I'VE or SIX weeks number OF
the most daring attempts at forgery have been
perpetratcd by some unknown parties on several
respectable firms in this city. In most cases the
circumstances and particulars have been made
known to detectives, but the results have been
fruitless. Parties have called on different occa-
sions at the HERALD once to notify the public to
use precautions against certain "frauds" who, 1t
is alleged, after making special visits to bust.
ness houses and obtaining the nature and where
abouts OF their banking business forge checks &C
cordingly, which they present TO other persons as
valid
VERY SINGULAR PRoCERDN0
Of this kind occurred on yesterday. About fifteen
minutes before three O'Clock In the afternoon o
fraudulent individual, representing himself as q
tmekceper in the employ or James L Jackson, iron
manufacturer, on Twenty-eighth street. near
Second avenue, called at the business house OF
Boomer Co., 24s Front street. He has been
described as heavily built man, appar.
emily about five feet ten inches high
and thirtyeight years Of age, with smooth
face, norid complexion, gentlemanly In
address and wearing dark clothes. he asked Mr.
Boomer if he chartered boats. The latter an
sweyed in the Affirmative. He then said he was
one OF a committee appointed to procure boats for
picnic excursion which the Messrs Jackson in
tended giving to the men in their employ. and de.
InaEue0 the TERMS LOT the use OF q DO0t "A pr1ce
was agreed on. Hereupon he stated that Mr..
Jackson had made him present OF
which was left at his disposal for this purpose. Mr.
Boomer took the $500 check, which was drawn on
the Bank OF the Metropolis, Union square, and
patron check in return on the Market National
Bank for $780, the balance in his favor This check
aly measure, and by SO doing banned gross
aempt at asrausns o. the
the bank and asked 70 have i casned.
But the paying teller, noticing the date
% have III s a,s4sa
rs he thought that 1t was dated . day ahead by
mistake. The forger returned to Mr.. Boomers
Oiiice and asked to have the date corrected. Mr..
Boomer told him II was done as matter Of neces-
sary precaution and refused to comply. He then
Mr.. Bloomer refused adding that If his check
proved good it would be duly honored-
then left saying he would return the following day.
Meanwhile Mr.. Henry Farmer, Q clerk In Mr..
Of s@P ssnk Of the n
square. The cashier OF this bank declared the check
worthless and forgery. He also added that during
tice others OF similar kind and with different
signature on each, but the handwriting in
he had alluded to the signature OF TiGany- i Co.
was forged on one and that Of Coe Co. on
another. He remembered noticing counterfeit
checks but he could not remember the signatures
The reporter afterwards called upon Mr.. Jack
son, at HIS Office in Twentyeighth street. learn II
he had any knowledge OF the Tact any suspicious
as to whom the fraudulent attempt could be at
tribued. After stating the particulars to Mr.. P. H.
Jackson one OF the brokers who compose the f1rm
he carefully examined the forged check which the
writer handed him.
FORMER ATTEMPT.
This is very strange occurrence indeed" he
said, "but not an unusual one. About four or fve
weeks ago forged check in eur name came under
our notice II was as far as can remember,
500 check. cannot remember who the parties
were VINO presented it, but the handwriting OF
the counterfeit check in his HANDY. This,n
he continued ~ pronounce forgery. There
TO that OF his brothers. but the imitation
could not be called good one." Here he pointed
out the differences He signed a number OF the
checks himself, but not as the counterfeit one was
signed He always abbreviated the word James,
and Brother JAS and BRO" "Then." he con
tlnued, 1--WE do no business with the Bank OF the
Metropolis. Our dealings are with the Oriental
Bank only" In answer to question by the HERALD
reporter whether he could have any
SUSPICION
OF the party who forged the check he said he could
form none whatever. There were no persons in
his employ to the description given OF this
mysterious forger. Besides the writing
much at variance with his-and he signed about
three-fourths OF the bank receipts and checks
that there was no such thing as doubling the honor
and honesty Of his employees.
That the forgery was attempted by an old and
experienced hand cannot be doubted from the
facts given above. Moreover, the mysterious
counterieter gave Mr. Boomer the number OF mis-
residence to be 295 East sixteenth street, which,
On ordinary calculation, would place him In the
fountain Of Gramercy Park-which is presided over
by a mischiev0us nymph no doubt, but is not suit
able Tor mortal habltaton. Ii may be added that
the detectives are on the track OF this mysterious
fellow and his associates and called on Mr.. Boomer
yesterday for the particulars