The New York herald., 1876-12-19
THE EXTRADITION TREATY
4 FUGITIVE roRarn suRnnNpEns ON HEARING

4 FUGITIVE FoRGER sURRENDERs ON HEARING
OF THE BRENT Casa RING OF THREE.
Detective Philip Reilly OF tbs Central Office, arrived
| In this city early yesterday morning having IN his
custody William +. voltman, whom he had arrested in
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, u charge OF forgery.
The detective had some trouble in Canada, upon the
| lrst arrest OF Vetman, regarding the Extradon
treaty, but when the decision Of the English
ment In the Brent announced veltman ,ec-
graphcd to District Attorney Phelps that he Will.
| ing to return to this city. ON this Detective
Reilly went back to Canada and brought him
here Tho charge against veltman is that on June I
last he forged tho Endorsement OF Messrs Bryce and
Smith. wholesale liquor dealers at No. So Front street,
several checks amounting to about S3o 000 and
the day with Withdrawing s21, 900 IRON the
Merchants Exchange Bank, No. $50 Broadway. Welt
mans accompces named Leith and another
named Smythe, are held at present Ludlow Street
Jail IN default OF $50 900 bail vel.man taken TO
the Court OF General Sessions yesterday and fully
mttcd TO the Tom5s
''LED AsTRAy"
Tho story Of this extraordinary case is follows -
About the month OF May, 1875, William 4. Vetman
employed chie clerk and book eeper by Mcssrs
Bryce s. Smith, wholesale liquor dealers, at No SO
Front In time lie gained the entire nddence
OF the rm. aud took charge OF their bank accounts
Messrs Bryce Smith have large business, and u
deposit or withdrawal OF from $4,000 TO ST. Q0O
nothing unusual About iour years ago vctn man hed
ponsbie position IN the Fourth National Bank, and
here he made tho acquaintance OF an elderly man
named William II. Lcith, who then resided ut No S53
Pacific street. brooklyn, but who at present may DC
found III Ludlow Street Jail. Mr. Leth, according to
Detective Phil Reiliy's statement, Is u notorious
scoundrc and at present there are four live in
dctments against him IN tho District Attorneys Office
tor various olenccs. Mr.. Lcith quietly opened
in the Fourth National Bank, and thus The
acquaintance of Vcltnlan. Ihey otien met together
and the result that Lehhs account overdrawn
TO the amount OF about $4,000. Both Veltman aud
Leith were arrested, upon the investigation into this
cuse, and alter being locked up Tor long tme they
up Vcltman, and ho was often seen IN conversation
with him when the latter oUtained his position in
Bryce & smi,h's store Previous , TO June
| Brooklyn. Nearly opposite the house resided
Baptist minister. Mr.. Leth cultivated the
minister's acquaintance, and one DAY the latter stated
that addition TO his ministerial work, ho also took
interest in real estate, aad quietly followed up
| that business III New York. A lew days later MIR.
Leth called the minister and stated to HIM that lie
had son who wished to engage in the real estate
him up" s.and,n added Mr. Leh, ii think you are
the best man 10 see in this business" !"
| DErosITING FORGED CHECKS.
Mr. Lcith Introduced his the minister and
produced 81 900 III cash, which was TO be invested IN
the business.
York aud the money was deposited In the Union Trust
Company. Then, ACCORDING. to Detective Relly's the
ory, Leh, Sr., IN carrying out his plans, arranged
with Vcllman deposit forged checks TO the credit Of
Mcssrs. Bryce Smith To the amount OF $4,000.
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apparently indorsed by Bryce smith. ana
were deposited in the Merchants Exchange Ma
son;i Bank .rono on the morning o, June vS,! last
man presented three withdrawal checks, ono
Tor $4,000, one for $1,000. and one for 20J0 The
paying teller hestatcd about paving out great
amount oi money, but on reference to the books he
nolccd tho $50 600 deposit and, 1t was not unusual
Tor Mcssrs- Bryce Smith to withdraw such an
amount he handed over the cash. All the checks
were certified, and apparently signed In tho usual
/ COULD NOT EXPLAIN
Later In the afternoon Mr. L. Apgur. the cashier OF
the bank while looking over the books became suspi-
cous regarding the amount OF vi the checks de-
posted III tho morning lie sent messenger TO the
CONSERVATION asccrta.ed that II forgery. Then
hc obtained coach and drove 10 the office OF Messrs
Bryce Smith, ana inquired II they had that morning
deposited u check ior $l2,OOO Mr. Bryce
pied in the negative. .Wcl, SIR" said Mr. Apgar,
| 'Your bookkccper was up n. our bank TINS morning,
others MIR. Bryce was astUundcd and called the
bookkeeper tveman up to him ana questioned hiin
replied vcltman. Mr.. Bryce then said that II check
had been deposited IL would be recorded the bank
book but this book could not be found yel.maa then
agreed 10 go TO the bank, anu although he
was positively identified the who de-
posted the checks he soutIy denied having
| anything to do with tho transaction. His cxp.ana-
tiOns not isfactory NJ Bryce To the bank
oicials and he once Into tho custody OF
Oncer Finn, OF the Broadway squad. Upon his arrest
he adm that he check sl2 900
| from William H. Leith. at the Union Trust Company's
Office, and he meet HIM that evening AT South
Ferry divide the money. vcltman then taken
the Tombs, where he was hold by Judge Murray in
default OF $4,000 bail
TOLLS.
superintendent Waling placed the in the hands
| OF Detective PM Reilly, who on tho same evening.
house, No. 10 Sterling street, brooklyn, but after a
search they found nothing that would CT
him With The Then Reilly devoted his attention
TO find Leith aud alter muca difficulty he succeeded.
! On searching Leith's valise he found number
OF letters from Ncltman 10 Lclih, and nso
tho stubs of the idcn,ical cnecss deposited
| in the Merchants Exchange Bank tho
tectve also found a genuine Signature OF "Brycc \
Smith" and about a dozen slips containing copies OF
the same evidently being attempts copy the sigma
ture exactly. Lcith was arraigned before Judge ur
ray and held in $20.0OO bait This he succeeded in
obtaining and again tree, but lew days later
again es;ed on civil suit instituted by tho bank
officials, und another $20000 bail was required. This
he was unable TO give, 80 he 10 now IN Ludlow Street
Jail
| cAGixG ANOTHER MAN
Detective Reilly, on questioning Le'th, ascertaiucd
tha. on June hs day Vel.man was arrsssyd, s ve
avenue. Nessrs Bryce smiths bank book ana So 900
in cash to take home. smytnc was arrested aud on
readily deciphcrcd II contained the amounts OF tho
checks and altogether corrcspondcd with the forgery
Smythe claimed that he got the cipher from veliman,
and not acquainted with its purport. Smyihe
joined his friends friend in Ludlow Street JAIL and IS
LEAVING OK STRAW RAIL
Leith and Smythe beng now disposed OF, tho story
returns TO the principal vstman. About the 2sth OF
June he taken before OF the judges o the Su-
prcme Court writ OF habeas corpus tor the reduce
iion Of the amount OF ball. aud the Court reduced to
$1,000 Subsequently he again court 10 be nd
milted 10 bail Judge Donohue accepted tho
surety. woman ana he was discharged. As
| h. tree he departed Tor parts
unknown. The bank officials asccrtaipcd that tho
bail was worthless. and they again called on Superin
tendeni wshng, asking that Ncltman might be recap
tursd Detective Reilly again TOOK VI the case. aud,
alter diiisent inquiry, learned that his "man WAS
living IN vincennes Ind. Reilly at took tho cars.
and on his arrival at Vinceuncs found that his bird had
nowD All trace OF the fugitive beng lost the directive
returned to this ci'y He dad not however give up tho
| case. and alter a grcat deal OF perseverance .
| hc ascertaincd that man answering vcl,msu's do
scrpson was living In Hamilton, ontario, Canada.
superintendent WaliiDg then wrote To the Chief OF
Po,lce OF Hamilton, giving full description vcit-
| man. and In reply was Informed that such was
| tbcrs The Superintendent again put Reilly on tho
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