New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-04


To this mast be added the hyihrec shares OF Ameri-
Exchange Bank which. il is believed, were raised,
like heye shares fold and have been hypothecaed
within per Of their face value This would make
the gross Of forgeres S3525OO aud the actual
cash received by Mr.. Gilman S2i791O.
What became Of this money Is not positively known
the prevailing opinion among bank and insurance Of
fcials being that sunk stock speculations in
which he yenured TO make good heavy losses III his bust
ness by decline in OF the scrip which he daily
purchasing; that ne found easy prey. aud merc
lessy heecod by some INSCRIPTIONS stockholders
AT the Office Of Mr. Gilman the Sheriff is charge, and
the desks are closed and locked In the Office
large Lille safe the combination OF which was recently
changed and Mr. Gilman alone carried the key TO it. II
will be opened this morning, under a search warrant
when il is believed clue will be discovered by his prl-
vate memorandum book, OF his stock and other outside
transactions. IN this safe it is stated. he
kent his private checkbooh. the stubs Of which
and the cancel ed checks returned from the banks
il believed VIII furnish the entire history of TINS down
fall The small safe M the rear once was opened yctr
day and his general cbcck-o0ok was examined This,
MrTanadge reports. covered transactions between june
AM sept ~ ana referred ouy 10 ne guy M anu se-
ing OF scrip and bank and insurance stock
A boy, John Hancock, in the employ Of Mr. Gilman.
stated Yesterday that on Monday evening ne was sent
by Mr.. Nixon. the boOKkeeper win "A letter Tor Dir.
Gilman. which he delivered a. the residence III Thirty
s1tb-st and he had been since informed that II was
nOfce 10 SIR Gilman that the officers Of the Atlantic
discovered forgeries Of the scrip. The next morn
Ing Hancock states. he saw Mr. Gilman at his house,
and was told not ~ wait for him. he would be down
town a short lime. since which he bad not seen him
MI Nixon admitted TRIBUNE reporter that lie sent
fhe note 10 MI Gilman, but claimed that n was Written
before heard OF the iOrgeres Aterward he slated
thai Mr. Tahnage told him Of the irregularities on Mon
day and ne added: ~ bad given Mn. Gilman notice OF
what was going OIL don't funk 1 would have been do
ing wrong" Mr. Nixon said that he know Of only one
instance where Mr. Gilman speculaed outside OF lnsur
anoe and bank stocks ANA that was IN the purchase OF
fen shares OF the United Warehouse Company for
which he paid u 900
Vce-President Denis OF the Atlantic Mutual Company,
sfates that the first ntimatOu Mfs Gilman had OF her
Hu.. =
Inv her brOtherin-aW c. W. Lane former CITY Chamber
laid on Tuesday afternoon. nhe stated That MT Gilman
eft the house Immediately after breakfast with tue re-
mark that he was going 70 business and she had not
seen or heard Of him since. MT Denis addec:
Gilman was q timid man. and OF avery nervous TEN
perainent He was decately made, very pale, and as
gentle IN speech a woman. Ny impression Is, that
when he received the letter Tuesday morning, an
nouncing his exposure he walked straight 10 the East
River aud drowned his troubles IN suicides grave lie
had not the courage manhood 10 meet his wife ana
family after his public disgrace aud do not believe he
will ever be again alive. As in the Huntington for
gerry the disclosure made during bis absence from
lis Office"
RYIIKF THAT Mr. GILMAN HAS COMMITTED SUICIDE.
In bank and circles the theory Of suicide Is
generally and bne Of the clerks IN Mr. Gilmans
office comedies in this The detectives the
trary dIsered the story and believe that Mr. Gilman is
secreted somewhere in this city. Detective Sampson
says that II has been reported that MI Gilman will give
bimsef up 70 the authorities today but lie has no pos
tive information upon which 10 base the 70
port Todd Hunter, attorney for Tamsge Co.,
makes the same statement. and expresses the
belief that the criminal Will be In tho custody Of the
police in few days One OF the neighbors oi MI Gilman