The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-24
THE COURTS.
A Verdict in Civil Suit Against The
Railway Bond FOrgeFS.
CONFUSED MORTGAGE CASE
Singular Circumstances Of a Lar
ceny Case.

The Howe Sewing Machine Company have leased
several hundred sewing machines Ia this city, ne
lessors comprising mainly housewives and young
girls ia DOOR circumstances, striving through tnis
method to become possessed or sewing machines
This was all wen enough until their agents.
Messrs. william G. and Joel NJ HicRox, com
menced 10 foreclose on the leases, which such
agents, however, claim TO be dong pursuant 70
an arrangement made with the company In re-
gard 10 closing up their agency. Application was
made yesterday. before Judge Barrett, in supreme
Court Chambers, enjolning the agents from FORE
closing these leases. After some argument in the
matter Judge Barrett took the papers, reserying
hts decision.
The examination in the case OF G. o. sprague,
charged with having in his possession a TWO cent
counterfeit internal revenue stamp, attached to a
forged note on Colgate q Co.. was yesterday ad-
journed by United states Commissioner osborn,
ut the request Of Assistant District Attorney
Purdy, until Monday next.
THE RAILROAD BOND FORGERIEs.
the sulG which has been IN progress nearly
three weeks, before Judge Sedgwlck, or tne supe-
rlor Court, brought By the National Trust CON-
pany against Charles Ralston, Valentine Gleason,
Andrew L. Roberts, Horace 5. Corp LYDIA J. Rob
ert5 ana Amelia a. Gleason 70 recover
$50 900 obtained BY Ralston from the Trust Com
pnnY on iorty-two iorgea bonds of the New YORK,
Buffalo and Erie Railway Company, IN the forging
and uttcrIng or which the other defendants are
alleged 10 have been implicated, has finally
reached o CONCLUSION. on the 5th Of July, 1879,
Ralston obtained loan u the amount stated
nom the plaintiffs, the latter AZ the time suppos-
ing the bonds LETT as collateral security
20 be genuine. In about month
the bonds were discovered 70 be forged, and
Ra ston was nowhere 10 be found. The fact was
further discovered that the other defendants
were IN league with Raston thai plot had been
matured TO issue forged bonds Of The New York
Centra Railroad Company, the western Union
Telegraph Company ana various other companies;
shat the scheme was successful mat arrange
ments had been made with Bdwell and Mac
donen. the Bank OF England iorgers to negotiate
spurious bonds IN the English market, and that
the latter, Ia pursuance or the scneme had
already disposed oil some $500 900 worth oil forged
bonds. After q good deal OF preliminary de-
,ectlVe work, recurring tne keenest Vgl-
defendants mad deposited some securities with
the StUyvesant sale Deposit Company An at
TRcnment was obtained against these securities
and the WORK or prosecuting the guilty parties
entered upon IN earnest. IL Is unnecessary 70
give all the details, as they have been tuNy pub
hsned already IN the HERALD. The suit brought
ny the National Trust Company 20 recover 10
money WAS begun az he opening OF the present
term IL was known that ID would be protracted
Rnd exciting tria, and eminent counsel
beng represented bg Messrs. William Writ
Hewett Agernon :. sullivan and Arnold.
ElhOtg White, aud the defendants ~
Messrs. a. CaEcy Han. ex-Eecorder smith and
Beacn 4 BrONn. Inc opened with
signal ability Dy Mr. hewetE, who u addition 70
WORKING 10 the case. assisted IN the cross
examination 81 the Witnesses Tor the defence.
feature in the case Was the testimony taken on
commission of pence PetLls, at present an inmate
oil the ChaTestOsn (Aass.l Prison, Gained 70 re
an atty ia the commission ~ these iorreTles- Inc
otGer testimony was mainly that taken In the
criminal prosecution or the same parties IN tue
Court or oyer and Terminer Ar. sullivan
summed up Tor the prosecution IN an address
Of great force and cogency. lie was followed ~
Alr. Smith, VINO maze most ingenious argument
Tor the defence. Judge Sedgwick gave clear
and succlncE charge, lntimailRg broadly that the
whole issue involved depended upon the degree
OF credibllIty 10 be gwen 70 the Witnesses The
case was given 10 the Jury about noon yesterday.
Tue jury were out only hall an nOur, when they
brought Ia verdict Tor $4,000. being the full
amount claimed, with interest. An extra allow
ance WAS also given 70 the piaiuti1s' counsel
THIS Is regarded - great victory for the plain
tinsi counsel, ana especially Tor AIR. HeWett Wno
has stood py the corporations IA THIS night against
these frauds SINCE the discovery 81 the lorgeries.
and bas resisted eyeTY attempt 70 induce Dim 20
&Dandon tile prosecution.