The New York herald., 1876-12-20
THE DISPATCH FORGER.

CoNDIT CoMMIrTED--YBsTERDAY's EVIDENCE
HOW He is SAID 70 HAVE swINDLED A
NEwBUEo MERCHANT.
Edward s. Condit the broker arrested by Detective
Sampson for sending tho bogus telegraph despatch
announcing Commodore vandcrbit's death from tho
ST. Nicholas Hotel, and also the despatch from New
ark signed by Mr. Kingston, was rcarraigned before
Justice Bixby, at the Washington Place Court ycser
day afternoon, and committed in 81 600 bail TO await
the action of the Grand Jury.
Mr.. A. l.. Purdy appeared for the stock brokers' and
Messrs Peter Mitchell and Arrowsmith for tn defend
ant, who exhibited the utmost unconcern during the
entire proceedings The first witness called was Mr.
Frank 7. Marsh, telegraph operator, who testified
having compared the Vanderbilt despatch with the
records OF tho company The despatch was forwarded
as requested TO tho Associated Press and the
subsequently found repeated the tape OF the Gold
and Stock Telegraph Company.
Alexander W. Nutt, of Philadelphia, Mr. Kngston's $
agent, testified that Mr.. Kingston was unable to at
tend court account OF illness that no was familiar
with Mr.. kngston's handwriting, and that the de-
spach purporing 10 have been sent by Mr.. Kingston
to d financial bureau in Wall street was a forgery
The Rev. Dr. Charles +. Deems testified hat tho
despatch announcing the death Of Commodore Van.
dcrbit, and which purported 10 have been written by
ipKyrirYrSG rHR DESPATCH SENDER
James Mckinley, bell boy In The st Nicholas
Hotel corroborated the evidence already given by tte
hall boy Dunn. Mckinley swore that he saw Condit
give The bogus despatch 10 Dunn anu saw Tho al or
take ONCE al No 5l2 Broadway whence It was
autographed to the Associated Press and to the Stock
Exchange
Stock Exchange, testified that in consequence OF the
bogus despatch ne sold 500 shares Of Lake Shore Rail
road stock at a loss OF 81. 800.
Mr. Arrowsmh announced that on behalf OF Mr..
Condit he would waive further examination and give
bail TO await The action OF the Grand Jury. Judge
Bixby then fixed the bail al 81 900, which FUR
ntshed, ard the prisoner left the court
Story ov ANOTHER VICTIM
chant VINO is about seventy years OF age. was INTRO
duced 20 Condit In september, lSsa Condit then had
olcc at No i55 broadway, where he did business
a stock aud bond broker Alter making Mr..
Stcarns' acquaintance he represented 10 him that
be had bond and mortgage worth $500 on IN
proved farm OF 400 acres IN Pike county, Pennsylvania
which he wished 10 dispose or His description OF the
farm ami has representations OF It's great value
gave exchange for this 81, 500 mortgage TO Condu
500 shares OF Lchign Valley slate stock. par
value sio share, 5000 cash and sl7s IN
cousmsssons. shortly alter the trade made Mr..
Srearns discovered that the 400 OF so-caed i'm.
proved farm land was nothing hut scrub oak, worth az
outside about 81 30 lie applied TO Judge
Barnard, OF the Supreme Court, then siing nj Pougn
keepsc, lora warrant for the Of Condit on
charge OF fraud. The warrant was grentcd, and Con.
dit arrested by Sheriff Conner and held IN
5000 bail. The action tried before Judge Gilbert
al Ncwhurg last November Condit up he pca that
he knew nothing personally about the property but
merely broker IN the transaction Tor Eugene
| J. Smih. Mr. Smith was examined by commission,
anu ne lcstcd thAt hc paper deciding fne prop
crty 10 one Dunning, md Dunning gave the mortgage
back 10 him as part OF the purchase and he Smth)
signed IL In blank to Jirah Stcarns, but he had
never owned tho property nor had received any part
OF the money connected with ts sale He asked
| by Condt whom he had known Tor some lime 10
sign certain papers. as Cond represented TO him that
| he had chance TO dispose Of certain property
but would not appear himsel: the
verdict against coniit OF - GOO, with costs While
these proceedings wcrc progressing, however condi.
sold the 500 shares OF Lch,gh Valley slate stock at
Eru ftn f.r3 TARA
Is tho statement Of Mr. Jirah Stcarns, Of Condts
L numerous victinA