New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-28
THE RECENT FORGERIES.
B. G. JAYNHs INVESTIGATIONS.

,rts notNr ~ THE CASES or his PRISONERS.
The writ Of certiorar. in the case OF Ely d.
weston the man brouzht by b. G. Jayne from 81, Lols'
ON the charge 81 being an rccomplce IN inc T"f,VVo
forgery on the Union Trust Company WIS op''"'"
fore Wesion was committed to the House OF Detention
onA sorved nj the moment the commitment was made
ont new writ WAS therefore obtained Yesterday re-
turnable in Supreme Court Chambers on Friday
D,ectvc O'Copnor OF the District Attorneys Office, In
conversation with TRIBUNE reporter yesterday san
that il was preposterous to assert that Jonn D. Oa"n
who WA recently arrested on the charge Of being inp
Gated i'm the forgery OF ST. LOus County bonds was IN
pcated i'm the forgery on Winslow, Lanier CO.. or on
tbe Union Trust Company. The whole story undouoi-
elly originated in Cannon's wellmown record as s
full scratcher." and his acquaintance "ith p'p""
Chadwick and Gessner. Detectives Sampson anu fieiu
also believe that Cannon has had nothing 10 no VIZ"
these forgerios Detective OConnor was OF the opinion
that il woud he difficult 10 convict Gessner ms there dd
not seem TO be very much positive evidence against MIN
Mr. Lanicr OF the firm of WnsOw, laner q Co.. saiu
that he did not know anything about the receh'
developments in tho forgery cases. nor couiu he
say ANYTHING about thc probable results OF the ar
s,tisfed that the real cuprits had been arrested,
they would do all in their power 10 secure courr
ton. but ut present they "oua nor s,f ~ nc ~ vi
yond leaving everything in The hands Of their counsel
Wheeler n. Pcckham. Dir LHhef s,lh I'M, w" a.,
monis that r. q. Jayne hal been employed 3y the nIn
was false as the members even entered ntO hc<
tiqtions with him. Mr. Peckham told The reporter tIat
lie that he did know he refused 10 state ,.
Henry A. Tidd said 70 n TRIRUNE reporter IN reference
10 the statements which have been made lmpughhs MS
motives In offering MS an 10 tnc Uiloh ~, dcfoted
IN detecting the iOrgers that his actions were nor ult,
o1c Comnany he desired 70 bring he orgers 10 justice
Mr. Tdd said that he was not DISCHARGED ny tne NV
York life Insurance Company but mat nc severed s
connection with Them more than years ago. on &C
count OF some difficulties he bad with partner ana tV
the Company Immediately offered him an agency III
fbe southern States which he only refused De
cause a better opportunity was offered nun
HafI and
e w SnS' In nceotaion with the Company in refer
ence TO establishing agency in Ne|-englahd Ills
brought about though william Writ Hewet, VINO miro
duced Linn TO the President a man VINO no a r
valuable information in regard 10 the forgery MT ildd
denied that he ever said tina Tor - consl9efa-
ton he could prove that tho $4,000 check
that N such were tie fact ne could c0nhrm II.
Mr. Tod asserts. that he did not nsk the Union Itl1t
10 work no the forgery and assured the officers that
he would be satisfied TO await developments lie dd ASH
be paid by the Company. He never began 70 examine
surance Company 10 spread any statements deroga-
ReferTinc 10 Tidt's statement in THE TRIBUNE that ne
had made an arrangement with Jayne for consideIa
ton give him clue to the f0rgcre- when Jayne ut
mics, gentleman We'll known III insurance eic'Is , s.o
c,sion and osJ me what knew of The Now-Yorl Lie
forgery. | resp0ndcd mat knew nothing nc al. lie
then told me thar had been 10 JAYNE two or three
time and M bis rroue.t went with him that evening
10 the ST. James Hotel and was introduced Z? JAYNE
! sat there converting about the cheek ana olnef SUD
iects, when Jayne brlsquey exclaimed: This is
M fax. yllt aid Won come here forl want you 10 tell
me a you know about the forgery case t9h
him that | knew nothing OF positive character lie
then remarked There are only three IN The United
States who tell whether the Government stamp ON q
cLeck is genuine or forgery At the time he ex-
bUted the thogrIph OF revenue check stamp on wle
paper told him that me ought 10 be able - Distinguish
easily whether this was forgery. lIs response
10 tiis was eyasiyc. and he lap ed into silence. am
satisfied that there was IN agreement bet@etn ~ m
and Tdl q to division, but do not think that Ilau
paid