The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-20

ARREST OF vELTAAN's BRoTHER-IN-LAw-rHE
THE HISTORY OF THE FoRGERY-scENE IN

ARREST or vELTAAN's BRorHER-IN-LAw-rHE
THE HISTORY OF THE FoRGERY-scENE IN
THE ToMBs COURT
On the 7th inst William r. vcltman, OF No II ster-
Ing place, Brooklyn bookkeeper for the nrm OF Bryce
l. smith, liquor merchants OF No SO Front street.
called at the Merchants Exchange National Bank, No.
245 Broadway and presented to Mr. Allan Apgar, the
cashier checks 70 the OF $2l 00o purporlug to
have been Endorsed by Mcssrs Bryce Smith, which ne
requested MT Apgar to deposit the credit OF Messrs
Bryce Smiths account. Mr.. Apgnr complied An
hour after veliman returned the bank and presented
check Tor $l2 ISL u.s. purporting have been signed
by Bryce Smith In favor OF william Il. Lcish, which
he requested the bank 20 certify. Mr.. Apgar, dccming
tho signatures genuine. affixed the desired Ger
tncaton. and vcltman left Almost imme-
dia,ely after the hve checks deposited and the
certified vetman's request were discovered TO
be iorgerics. veltman arrested but the certified
check was not found in his possession. Detectives
REILLY and Haley were thea placed the and
ceeded IN learning that the man William H. Lcith, 10
whom veliman had given the check, son OF Will
lam Lcith, Spectator and broker, living No $50
Pacific street. Brooklyn who had previously been
nected with various disrcpuiabie transactions
ncction with forged fraudulent bondx They
arrested him ana found in his house the stubs OF the
checks which bad been forged. and also several sigma
lures OF Mcssrs. Bryce 4 Smith out Of genuine
checks 10 order that tney might bc initiated Since
eith arrest another forgery Was discovered On the
9th inst, Vcliman called at the bank and presented
check purportinn to have been drawn by Bryce a
Smith in favor Of William II. Lcih Tor $4,77o ~
for ccrtihcation against the regular account.
This paid Lciih through the linton
Trust Company The the check for $40, 750 %
On Leth bein: arrested he informed the detectives
that Edward d. Smyth, VcItman's brother in-law was
cognzant OF the iorgcries received share OF the
proceeds Detective Reilly arrested Mr. smytb on SAT-
land v
On his being arraigLed al the Tombs he rcmandcd
until yesterday aud the fact OF his apprehension kept
the cxamraon came mp before Justice Murray. at the
Tombs Ex.Dstrict Attorney Morris, Of Brooklyn APP
pcarcd Tor Smyth, cx-United States District Attorney
Purdy for Leth. while District Attorney Herring
Quoted the prosecution.
Mr. Apsar, be ng placed the stand. dcposcd that
veman presented both the checks for certicaton and
he certified them believing that the
genuine: they were paid to William II. Leth through
the Union Trust Company and tho Bank Of Commerce;
on searching ciths house. in company with Detectives
REILLY and Haley, They found the stubs OF checks and
memorandum also signatures Of the firm OF Bryce
Smith, which were genuine, which and had been cut
out OF checks.
Mr. Charles Bryce testified that the signatures ana
Endorsements on the cheeks were forgeres.
Lcith then called the stand by his counsel
and said that he last Snyth in company with his
son and veltman in lager beer saloon in old street,
on Wednesday, the 18th inst at about half past two
O'Clock; Smyth was standing at the door, his son.
William II. Leth handed veltman n package which
he said contained So 000 which he had drawn from the
bank; they then went 10 Deer saloon Fulton street,
where Smyth and vctman went into the closet; being
anxious to SEQ what was gong tho witness showed
open the door aud veltman hand Smyth tho pack
age OF bills and book which seemed like a handbook;
he closed the door and when veltnan and Smytn camo
out, Smyth said "Now Leith, you not TO know
mo and am not TO know you" Smyth Is brother-in-
law oil vctman
No sooner bad the examination OF Leith been con-
cluded than Mrs. Smyth, young and ladylike person
who was sitting by her husband jumped up ana shak-
Ing her dst In Lciths lace, said "0h, you scoundre
you rufhan liar and theil How can you swear so -,
Detective REILLY produced memorandum IN cipher
exactly corresponding with similar found In Welt
mans possession when arrested. This memorandum
Smyth claimed had been made by him from Informal
ton given by Veltman after the atters arrest Judge
Murray said he not satisfied with the explanation
given by Smyth. Elk District Attorney Morris pro-
tested against Lehs evidence being taken as against
Smyth Justice Murray decided 10 hold both Smyth
and Leith for trial Formal complaints were then
drawn up and examination down for Thursday next
at one O'Clock, bail being fixed at $40, O00