New-York tribune., 1876-01-26
A BOSTON PUBLIsHERs FoRGERiES.


Z. D. wivsLow, owSrR OF TnE BOSTON NEwf. sE-
GOuAlEs 100000 OF FRAUDULENT NOTES
HIS FLIGHT WIN LIS FAMILY.
lBr TkLEGHAPn r6 TIE TRIBUsEl
BosTON, Jan. 25.-The papers which an
nounccd the sentence OF Lueus W. Pond Of fWorce~ei to
fifteen years in state Prison for forgery announced The
fight Of another ex state Senator and minister, the
Rev. T.. ID. wnsow, sole owner Of The Erenng Neus and
treasurer Of The Boston Post Company after series OF
similar orgercs. His busness acquaintance got their
first linking OF his vlllany Saturday aud II became
more generally known on sunday aud Monday nut the
affair was given to the public until yesterday and
no onc who had had any busiDrss transactions with bm
had until yesterday any idea OF the magnitude of his
transactions and the amount he had realized by his
forgcries His first discovered forgery III May last
Since that he must have negotiated paper to the
amount of half Million for there Is sti almost half of
that In the hands who will lose the full amount
of the some OF these notes have single
ndorscrs and four five. His favorite indoiFer
was Mr. f. r. Porter. President of 1he BOSTON Fosf Com
uany. and Mr.. W. T.. Sheldon manager of Ihe Eren"g
hecs.
It's believed that this fraud the part Of Mr. Wins
low was first detected about the second week In Deem
bcr by Asa f. Potter. President Of the Maverick National
Bank. Mr.. WnsOw applied 10 hnn for loan, offering
certain notes coateros Mr.. Potter found that MI
t. ID. Poland whose name Mr.. Wnsow offered, had not
decided to indorse his note. When. the next day, Mr.
Winsow brought the note With Mr.. Poanis indpIsc-
ment the President to the latter and showed him
the note Mr.. Poland at once pronounced his name
forgery and Mr. Potter sent for Mr.. Winslow and de-
manded the amount Of tho loan The latter promised to
nav the amount within two DAYS. but Mr. Potter not
desiring TO give him an opportunity To inn away III
sisted on the cash at The result was that mes
senger Of the bank accompanied Mr. Winslow until he
rot the bills half an hour later This action Of bank
president has caused pretty sharp comments ON the
street to-day.
MI Winslow left for Eow-York Wednesday night
pleading fatigue and the necessity Of rest ON that even
ing the NcwYork express stopped at Auburndal, ana
he with his wife and and his wc's sister, took pas
sage. The next day Qhursday) Mr. Sheldon received
dispatch from him. about IL o'clock In the morning as
follows: "AIl right; will be back tomorrow" Mr.
Wnsow did not return on Thursday or Friday and on
Saturday, to the amazement OF Mr. Sheldon the business
manager, Mr.. Porter, the president Of The Boston ios
COMPANY appeared In the Office and showed him a com
pete bill OF sale OF the whole establishment and con
tinued him In his place buslncrs Later IN
the day a gentleman informed him that he had his In
dorsement on one OF Mr. winslow's notes for S5O 900
Mr. SheldOn's astOnshment only equaled by that o
the creditor when lie told that the indoi1einent WAS
"a forgery.
This morning the matter generally known. 40 far
the National Bank Of the Commonwealth, the NhlIohd
Exchange and the Security National the heaviest
losers. One loses S2b 900, all he Ind IN the World
and is reported the several rawlings banks are LOSERS
IATEK.The Post Company has called meeting Ia see
II there has been an Issue of stock and VINO hOds Tue
eacon-st cost OF 800 O6o 1t is believed that ho
sailed Ior Brazil on Saturday.