, 1874-07-20
Tho Man Who Tried 10 Defraud the
Merchants National.
And Was Discharged on the
Ground Of Insanity.
lilo Is Arrested In Richmond for ForQInq
Commodore VanderbiIt's Sig.
nature.
History Of His Early Career.

ma, NJ ..a ,.o,n,,t t,of,rn J,st;,. n.,,a.x
may ~, anu ptousnt ou,o'o t1', sahs'es noyuon' =
ono. The Monday previous to his arreHt, Nfr.
DeKoyen, Cashier Of the Merchants National
Bank, received a 1etter dated Palmer HOUSE.
Ch,oo,o Nav or orj s,,,oa t,o~s,,,o. 1ya,,s.ss
G"saso' 4"a' ~ ""o 0'e"e0 . ai'@Anoo1 1Ao'iano'
1Foaaufer OIL tao American Expfesa company,
requesting him to honor sight draft for from
$1,000 to $4,000 tho next day. Tho letter was
written on hull sheet OF Tue hotel uote.napor.
!. "as Rmp'enous III language, since tho writer
did not Htata whether. ho wanted to aoll
New York exchange or to dopoBt
chocka. Mr., DeKoyen. therefore, sent back
h., ~. ,,.so.,,.... ..,,,.' 1880. 49, -.
w TUG nlesaengor reply stat't'ne snat as 1ne
hmount mentioned was quite large one, he
}hould prefer to SOC him In person 30 that the
proper arrangements could be- mhdo.
Dr. DcKovon Than want aro,ra n tho mir. ~
-. ' 80 1." ~ ~ -, ~
A4r''t ''''> AoA tAe
'ottee uo1ple 30 sat only the bl3nasure was 7lSl-
ple asked tho Cashier whether 1t was Mr, Hol-
!ahae .. ho !e"!nea 1uas LUG signature Was
forgery, aud Tint tho real Alr. Holland had left
Tor the Esst tho day previous.
mr. n.E,.a. .,e;.., s. n,
morning while sitting at his usual placo 1t
tuo oanA IN eiuor4S' "el-afessea' eray-haarea
gentleman with Eyeglasses APPROACH
es;oa ed 2 and, "a, in IN A. gonlemanly n manner
ansWored III In til tic "a .rmatiye. : wbereupon e tba
eldorlv aentIeman informcd lint hia nsma s;ns @
aiexander nol!ana; Mf.DeAoysn. WHO vas con-
sadoraoiy surprised pr a. the audsclty Of tho man.
sss oe vas vorg NICE no ons aa tos
tI tola Mr. s.. peKoysn &c that he had considerable m
@ = 1 mahtoq IL TO ansser ns ni Dnsiness TO
nt1n, nds NJ L. would 90 necessary ior MN 70 get
md tho bnlance might remain to his credit on
their books. While tho clcrk was making out
tho drift Mr.. pekoyon took tho man into the
aumtn9nea , policeman m by telegraph, Ho then
to sign it, which he did without hesitation, and
when aLked. added, " Treasurer Of tho American
an rs .ooaroG nsy ~ ear se s,oppsu on
arrested t;le foreer, 49, ~''' 'AA =" "N>'
:, WHOM brought before tho Justice, Mr. Do
koyeu, With Alr. Fargo. OF tho American Ex-
press Company. weto present. Mr. Fargo ntated
1to know him: bo was a member OF A fatmly Of
Liyincbtones Of New York. whoso standing in
tic connunity was unoxcaptonabie, and he d. o.
b'red that tho prisoner oe locked up until ho
could lear from Tue family. Ihls request tyaB
liz was discharged at late hour tho same
night. it being believed that ho was insane. Mr.
Fargo iutercoiod for lis release. and q lack Of
oeslro on tue part OF tio corporation 20 Proso-
cute an insano man resulted III the return OF tho
prisoner to his family. Ho waB stated to be tho
son oil Johnatoue livingstone, OF New York
(;tv onn nj thn fnnntlora If fila Aroorcnn Ernrnas
Company. Mr. Fargo doputed an agent to re-
cover tue personal properly OF tho FAMILY, and
provided tliom with the means to rolieve their
immediate necessities In tho presence Of tho
agent Livingstone tried to commit suicide bv
fixing mornhiuc. and when proyoutod by hia
o'uttet' mt,a ~, 10 lho1d 5otts ;.y ontuly:
nae .oto"tnE r1ouua5 ne stateou NV JewelEy