New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-30
THE CAPTURED FORGERS.
THE UNION TRUST CoMPANYs LOSS.
GrssYER's sroRY-uow THE FORGERY WAS PLANNED



AND EXECUTED.
A reporter OF THE TRIBUNE called on Mel
son A. Gessoer at Tombs yesterday and conyersed
with him in reference % his recent arrest and the or
geries I'm which he said be implicated Gessner Is
about forty years OF age tai with an agree"ple
cast Of countenauce, and very pleasant manners re
greeted the reporter cordially, but at first refused 10
talk about the difficulties in which he IL involved Oh
the plea that he Is acting under the advice OF his counsel
In the course OF conversation he said he was
arrested in the Sherman House. Chicago, ON August TO-
by Constable Anthony Hartman and another man Whoh
did not know. He first taken to the Sfahu f"'i
ic Hotel, where he remained several days lie was
then brought to this city by Jayne and confined ID room
No 1917 at Fifth Avenue Hotel During his lmprisou
ment the Motel. no frequently visited by Jayne
ana sometimes by Col. Austin, who conversed with Dim
concerning his situation aud his supposed connection
with certain forgCries He was keptm close confinement
and was not allowed TO converse with anyone
except those whom it pleased Jayne 20 let him see lie
knew of Westons arrest but did not hold any eonmun
cton with any time while under Jaynes charge
Tine statement that $4,000 taken from him In
Chicago he declared to be prepOsterons Neither were
any chemicals or ink found m his trunk he ana nave
some medicine and several bottles Of har-oil
Gessner said it was not that he was in this city
from November to January last lie was mere N 'he a'
tor part OF the FALL but went West about November ~
He says he ia only slightly acquainted with Weston, ana
met nm last Winter for the first sine. He also knows
spracue but not intimately and not aware that De
ever assumed the name OF Henderson, Gessner said that
ne was appointed position In tho Custom House D'
Collector Barney In 1868, and resigned In 1864.
He then removed to Lake City, MIMI, where he has since
been engaged in the real esia:e business. lie repre-
sented his district the state Legislature IN 1874 lie
admitted hat ia 1865 and his brother were arrested
in BATH ore on the charge Of having forged check on
one of NJ banks of that city but claimed that he was
discharged without examination, and that MS
brother although brought 10 trial, was acquitted
by the jury without leaving their seats Gessner has en-
gagad John Granam and Banbr idgo Smith as couhsel
and says that he feels confident tha he can prove bis
innocence If the offence with which lie is charged In
conclusion Gessner SAID that he had read Weston's
story OF his arrest chat agreed very closely with
his version.
stephen W. Fullerton, OF Fullerton, Knox Crosby,
counsel ior the NeWYork Life insurance Company, SAID
yesterday that the statement that there hal bren i'll
feeling Drtwecn tne New-Y0rk Life insurance Company
aud the Union Company reference 10 the pay
ment OF the $4,000 account Of the forged check
was false. The two Companies had been engaged 10
endeayorng discover who had committed the iofgeres
and throughout their whole intercourse tue best
OF feeling had prevailed At nrs there might have been
some feeling Of insecurity in the Union Trust Company,
and this might have resulted in slight delay In the pay
mrnt Of the SGl but This feeling mad long since been
abandoned Mr. Fullerton said that after the dis
coycry Of the forgery, man named Emil H. Bre came
10 Mr. Beers and informed him that thc real perpcr5 ors
of the forgery forming conspiracy to duplicate
him in the crime. BIies story not accepted without
allowance AS Brie had served sentence OF Imprisonment,
for forgery Mr Fullerton said that Jayne had been
employed by the New York Life Insurance Company TO
wors up tie forgery. lie had been IN constant cobnn-
nealOn with The nDany's counsel. who Regarded MN
as a cl.m abe ana visant officer Mr. Fullerton SAID
tnat Oi te fOrsers was expected .Cf wees
before il lOvk place, mat when Il finally occurred ne
NOT 10 aIi surprised, jayne lFoDt"b n p' us
prisoners ut Fh Avenue HJci, because ne tHcusn
~ tuIs MEANS lie C'uiI o'td1ll u'Ol So % 100 -
whicn would able 20 get wrc ne 10 mana tie.n
over 10 Tue police tt!VlltiC9 ll'iii ',,,.f
wtth tue Nrw-Y'rk L.ie lDsu.ahc Company Was hGs-
peCtcd oil completely IN the forgery
gentleman VINO ~ pIdceu ~ = poSVyt " o "a o.
quIntrG wilh tue acts IA the case toid lhiBh Ne Ie
51iIp.pn arrys.ed spra2uc IA thy Fd OF 800 IA ths
cy, attempting 10 PASS forged cncch' pdfp'rth
R.udy q co.. lie was Drought to Irai, Out
,ae jury disigeens, ne was femahde1 % Ld'i-
suniEer OF 1876. Wnlle IA Jlh he Dscaihs "clAinted
lease ,.eorse w. Lhadwlca was also semi 10 LulOw
or, a. Jdl Ch OF fraud preferred uy lOimtf
,iurr lie ,cuaiuei IA PRISON about Oae mouth, aid
on his Release oOniercnca WIN 5p.sa, ANA Tue
-, ind ,olr rts.n wac void ana ann al p.sa.n- some
forged enecKs. lie spoAo % Eindh.s, DJee
ana H. A brOah Brown >lgnificd h.s Willingness, ana,
acting ,aer ms advice sIoAe 20 II. L. browne, LID ol4
MN, "a i ccr.lin IusJt4tlon desired 80 exeAau-r some
securities iOr o.hcts nearer par vance n l. DioM.o
c.nsueu LAB lt"yef William ~ ily wee ~. me
To tAe ui..J.rr nuiiy came 80 L. ~ Drown ana sd
I,nl
conduct the h6-Ott.iO nc "''s i" '''''NA :" Thu
Wi A. onO sent ann 20 see Aa<"cL Tie represented TO
Maxwell IAat whit nc desired 90 save uoo WIS 80 ic'i''
ana .lXwe .ercvU 20 TRANSACT tac D!.SiLcss 40 Iil
IN tlc meantime tis gentleman cohu"cd C-"d"ick,
l.. A. Brown, Il. h. bro"ne, CesaHei. 9bH'4u., emu
UtHels Ga .he saihS San~ net A's'"y 80 ~ co'nol
uniard suOun, at FUuuteeatll-sD and tOdttn-tyep
ana consuoI regard 10 tne p.oiUsei t'aas'e..o1'
sad 10 Va mere ti''' - t'i''-." rel.A 20 80.
INC New YORK Lie Insurance COMPANY gave t"cD ,l0r-
NATION nnS tne paik aecOhEt .. J-c company,
md tu- humYur 81 CLc,s. IN. lace tAat
uD, WAS m.,le Dy taC NCH-l0iA Lac luauA-cc tJu-
p4ny In tac Union Irist Company on OecohDe 20 lo'O
IA, az once communicated 10 CdcA .tld 1ls fssy,l
atcs lahru4Hey t"oA me '.suies a. t2up"tc I.sL
Nwc!l c.icCA 10. 4Ot,-JO ana - iotc puiV.tlh- 20
nave oee ~ Beers me resl ol t"o transaction
man su cLeck T,ts undoubtedly LLtdc ~ ter-
nm. VINO Il in tHe 1Ombs, anu tnc ieEcnuo SCAMP
IL" ai,nOugn nc dId MT do e hi.lssil.
Fre,lcrcA ogden. formerly eiciE IN the AUDITORS De-
uagLnent d. Custom mouse, sad 20 q Ikl5bNk le-
porter .scIddy tLC nc wds lac st person 10 discover
ms Iorery Ok 1854 On ndAlS uP sAe cconA's N Jan
signature to- bOtn OF wmch, a HE. sighi seemed 80 De
g,nmue. % closer exaaiIna-oh however IL D.
an undOIUed forgery Mr. Og6en rcpor,ed TIE case 20
j. ". Hunter, wnO Was tieE hadot anu upon iut.her
examination found another check, mum r,G ll6, which
vs. 81 y 49, r,ei nj t,. I.ris cla,l, t,.l g.,
Il natures were ,eIu aud Charged M Hunter villa an
iutCUuUu 1efr. Ui Tue ltsry D'ptrtDht Ihc cGaig-
Is resulted IN 5nt before United caeS Commissioner
Wnite, IA wuicH 10 cOnclusscJ proven tnat thc
oto.ne ..t,. t,,,t ti,. sol ,,i. I, an a ~ ~
Dreu determined VINO actIay eUni1ttrI me forgery,
'iCnVs - ,,t lime vas Iiso h, m. Au.os D,;rt-
ueut, been suspected, Dut JAc Crluo mas
been traced one Recon- Developments nave cft
very itt, doubt in my mlnd," said Mr.. OSaeI,
Gr.,ulr Was u4aa WuO committed tue tOlgcly. lie
had access to the ch ,c2-OO0k ANA t0Ad rib h.,
,1iin bmsrif OF the opportunity 90 obs race al el
pc rou the DO wnOu tne .ct coming & &c nOttc
"a any one. lcIt the Custom House ia lo64, soon alter
tne uIal before COMMISSION Wiite, bat NO sts-
tIri,n VAS directed AGAINST him unul had
S,,ited Inc forgery WIN the assistance OF his
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