Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-02-23


George n. Enslow, a young man giving his ago
~ twenty years mailing from the state Of New
York. but who for some time past has been St.,
ing In the town of johnson, wasauested at Hyde
park street, on Thursday last on complaint OF
forgery, and brought before Justice Orlo Cady, Of
Nforristown (the moral status Of Ilydepark being
in such healthy condition that the justices have
moved to more active fields, making it necessary
for this community to send out Of the place for
judicial add, and upon application Of the re-
spondcnt, he claiming that he had no means
whereby to procure legal counsel, which claim ms
personal appearance seemed 10 fully CONFEDERATE,
Col. T. D. sawyer was assigned as his counsel by
the court, at the expense Of the state, and the
hearing was then postponed until next Wednos-
day, to give the respondent time to procure wit
nesses he being committed TO jail meantime, not
being able to furnish bail.
The following are the facts In the case, as Tar as
learned: few days previous to his arrest he
went to the 1amone County National Bank at
IIydeparls, and gave his name as George Brown.
lie said he was buying cattle In johnson, and in
quired Of A. l.. Noyes, Esq, cashier, If he could
get a five hundred dollar note discounted and be-
ing told that he could, II he had note with good
note from his pocket but could not find it, aud said
that he must have left it at home, or lost it, lie
then asked Mr. Noyesif he had just as soon make
it n thousand dollars and Noyes told him he had,
II the suretics were satisfactory. lie told Mr.
Moves whom he had procured TO sign the first note
but Moves declined to take them on the thousand
dollar note, not being acquainted with the parties
Moves, however, filled blank note for one thou
sand dollars, and gave Il to the respondent to get
signed. The day before his arrest the respondent
came to the bank again, just at night, after the
vault was closed aud presented the thousand dol
lar note signed by George Brown Il. w. McFar-
land and Orange Buck, Of johnson. Mr.. Noyes
took the note and examined il, and at once came
70 the conclusion that it was a forge y. lie told
Mr. Brown (Enslow) that the vault was closed,
and as it was secured with time lock, he could
not get in till morning, but II he would come in
the morning he would attend to him.
The next morning. after opening the hank, Mr
Moves went to the American House, where he
found Mr.. Brown. and asked him II he would like
to 20 to the bank and get the money on his note
and Brown replied that he would be in soon. Mr.
Noyes had taken steps to have the necessary
papers made, and when Brown went into the
bank, Mr. Brigham and Deputy sheriff lanphcr
followed him in directly. This evidently caused
him to suspect that everything was not right for
he Immediately claimed that he had left the thou
sand dollar note at home, and said he would 90
and telegraph to johnson TO his friends to take
care Of the note II they found it. Mr.. lAnpher
followed him to the telegraph office and arrested
him, and found on his person the five hundred
dollar note signed by George Brown Clark Field
and one Smith, but it is not yet known whether
that is a forgery not The thousand dollar
note was not found, bat was ascertained that he
destroyed It when going from the bank to the tel
egaph office. When arrested, he at first gave
his name rs George Brown, then said It was
Henry Brown, and finally said his name was not
Brown, but was George y Ensow, which last is
his true name as he has been known before, and
was once prosecuted for some petty larceny sew
enl years ago, after which he procured team
from the livery stable at Ilydepark, and went to
York York state where he WAS followed aud the
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