New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-08
THE UNION TRUST COMPANY FORGERY.
GEORGE L. MAxwElIs STORY OF HIS PART IN THE
OPERATION.


OPERATION.
The hearing in the case of George l.. Maxwell,
the who is accused of being implicated i'll
the utering Of the forged check for S64225 upon the
Union Trust Company, continued yesterday at the
Tonbs Police Court, before Justice Duffy. Maxwell tes-
tilted in his behalf. The following being 9Omc OF the
most important parts Of his story:
was introduced to Horace T.. Brown last Fail. lie
was then the manager Of the MOniauk soap works, ~
No 81 John-st, Brooklyn. | w3s agent FOR tirTn IN
Wilmington N c.. engaged In the manufacture OF wood
Oh, aud wished 90 have experiments made To see
whether this OIL could be used FOR making SOAP We then
eYdcay0Tcd get up company omanEacufe THIS soap
willis GAYLORD Gen Casey, aud two Others were suG-
gsted as the proper persons 10 raise The necessary CAPT
I occas onally called at Browns house at Scycnt-ave
and Twenty thiId7s About Dec. ~ 1876, ] Inci
secure fOi Tic business Of large Institution nat Was
about to OPERATE extensively tc street, but he BE-
eved that the commissions received ought 90 bc divides
between He lti al Impression On my ihd tlt some,
lew days before Jan. Brown told me that the nst'
ton he Aad referred to the York Lie Insurance
Company. The prxt thai heard OF the business was
on Jan 2 when received lie letter purpon.ng 10 be
FROM William II. Beers, AcUary OF the NcW-lork Lac
IugurauCe company which is now in the bands Of the
DisirctAt torucy. IL written On the regular letter
dS,rnn. fo change our ,rokcr We beg to inquire tie
least you will charge the purchase yale at gold.
Government and other Investment securities: W ~
Tt1nrG p.pasr clote gold Say $4,000 or $50 600"
This Letter wa brought to my office at Ne. rs Newest.
which is rented by mt 10 sylvester J.. DOOi, nut Ia
which reserved ii, sk room aud office facilities. It was
brought by Il man whom supposed 10 De messenger
flOn the company IN calculating me pflr' - ToVOoV
god iadr mistake, Maa!ng the Colliii ssioh 20 III
stead oi -.}7 30, should haTc b,c3 - I8 per cent
handed the rtadun for eGl.22J {" the inessch-
ger ana ne went away. Abnut o'clock on The same day
the messenger returned and handed an order 10 pG
chase 500 900 gold and nclosibS te check ioi S6i@2
| have mslad this letter; IL was not signed 10y W. H.
Beers, bui by other name thai tn not remember
took Inc check 10 the mon Trust CONpdny, where II
was certified. went 10 the Bank IL Commerce and
had tne Ceck certified there dSO indOrscd the cGcck
10 Blood and IL To has cashier Nightlnan was III
formed Tie morning that only $4,000 gold bad
been bought Soon a1trITaTd the messenger that Lad
brought me letter and check the previous day
came TO Tie Office aud handed me anOiHer cttcr IN an
envelope similar used by thb NCWOork Lilc III
sIancc Goa pauy 1t contained order 10 deliver 10
the mes scngcr 500 600 gold and signed by TIE same
name AS that which had accompanied tlf check Tor
rl;4 221 Oh the day before and when mislGid told
but could not deliver ID unless he brought IN oraeF IRON
one Of the officers OF The company that kncw-tc Pres
idcut or Weep resident. He returned about O'Clock
with an order, signed with the napo Of ". III. Beers
tn gave the messenger certificates for SlOUOO gold
each. [ never gave Brown $4,000 gold ccrtihcaio
and never told nun that only paid the messenger $40
600 as testified Brown INTO the Office later IN
the afternoon OF Jan g. aud bought $500 gold certih
cate OF him, paying him $3.50 in currency on Jan
could buy gold for lO7, but JAN purchased ihe
remainder little aer O'Clock on that day the same
messenger lled the remainder OF the gold gave
him W r. Hatch ~ Sons check for $1,000 gold Ou the
Ranh OF New-YOIk and the certificate that ! received
dressed TO the Ncw-YOrk Life Insurance Company
The witness described in Detail what was done in the
casc as has stated by previous witnesses at this
hearing. The examination adjourned until to-mor-
row at 10 a. n.