The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-30
have estimated the expected defalcatlon
at $50 900. The firm will assign.

have estimated the expected defalcalon
at 100000. The firm will assign.
It is officially announced at Berlin that
all the great powers and Belgium, Holland,
Sweden and Portugal have adhered 10 the
German protest against Turkish massacres
of nOn-cOmbatants.
Ex-Gov. Kellogg of Louisiana has Dcen
sued for So, 1873 by ex-Secretary OF etate,
Deslande, who claims that amount OF ices
for atfixing the State seal to certain bonds
and that Kellogg personally guaranteed
the payment of the fees.
B.J Reynolds, aged 10, and Nellie
johnson, aged Is, were arrested IN Pnila-
delphia Saturday on charge OF beng
runaways from Chicago. The girls father
left Philadelphia Friday, after an unsuc-
cessful search for the couple.
An indianapolis dispatch of Friday
night says of Senator Morton: His ply
sicians feel warranted in pronouncing him
out of danger, and should no unexpected
complication occur that speedy recovery
will be insured.
The statement that E. M. Stanton, the
son of the late Secretary Stanton, has be-
come an inmate of an insane asylum, is
not true. He is very i'll at his residence I'D
Washing ton, suffering from inflammation
of the membrane of the brane
Judge C. Hopkins of the United States
District Court at Madison, who has been
suffering with rheumatism OF the heart
for number of weeks, was much worse
Friday night and fears were expressed
that he could not live through the night.
The suit recently brought in Louisville
against the Pullman car company is, Mr.:
Pullman saws, merely sensational and
brought by former superintendent and
associates against whom the company has
a claim for S153 900.
New York Special, 22d, to the Chicago Times.
It is probable that the arrested forgers,
J. Henderson, Nelson A. Gesner and Ely
B Weston are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Henderson. otherwise known as Stevens
5 in this case is supposed to be the chief and
, back of an organized gang of forgers,
which includes George w. Chadwick, l..
A. Brown, Joseph ingalls,, w. j. Rec, e.
S. Clark, James B. Weaver,
Clements Harring, Spence Petit, and sew
eral others, in addition to those above
named. He has a residence in this city
on Sixth avenue, where he owns several
houses, and another, an elegant mansion
Y at Railway, N. j., where he keeps u[
S great style, including horses and carriages
and is highly respected. He is credited
with being a comparatively rich man. Hi:
: ostensibe business is that of a speculatol
in stocks and grain. He has been associa
ted with Gesner and Weston, to thu
:, knowledge of the police, for eleven years
! Weston, eleven years ago, called him
- - sely doctor, and said he came from Chi
cago His specially was the cure of STAN
mering, and it is said he Was highly sue
|, cessful IN his treatment, and did goot
(, business Weston at one time was in tn
5, real estate business in Cedar street. ii
absconded, leaving large amount OF debt
I. behind him.
le Gesner, when a youth, was arrested b
le Detective Elder on charge Of forgery, bu
was discharged for want Of evidence. II
q afterward became lieutenant colonel of tn
at Mozart regiment. He is also man G
% considerable means.
In April, 1875, Capt. Sampson and Serg1
80 Keely learned that an attempt was to b
10 ie made by Sprague to pass forged chez
40 for SIS 900, with Colgate s. Co.'s signature
4 on Parker, Handy s. Co. brokers, for tn
purchase of gold. Colgate u Co. an
o. Parker, Handy & Co. were notified, an
re Sergt. Keely watched the forgers tw
lie DAYS. At length he was rewarded by set
ing Raymond pass into Parker, Handy
I'd Co.'s office. The clerk, instead of cashin
S the check as he should have done, bega
OF to parley over it nervously. At that mt
ment Gesner, whom the officer had NJ
r previouslvs known in the transaction
a walked hurriedly into the office, saying
e. RAYMOND as he passed him: 'Get out
you are slower than bag of anvils.
he RAYMOND thereupon got out, al
T walked as far as the new pOstofh
dc building, where he was met by Spragu
~ and Sergt Keely arrested them. A nur
- Der of checks were found in their pocket
~ upon which were forged United Stat
az stamps. 1t was decided to try them f
II this offense, the evidence against the
being clear Sprague was atraigned b
eel fore Judge Benedict on June 80 followin
OF Raymond, who was a countryman, fro
OF Waverly, n. Y, turned States evident
but the jury disagreed. Sprague was
Ter manded, but in November succeeded
ew getting out of Ludlow street Jail on 81
ire 900 bail. The case was nolle prOsequi
in March last.
ar Meantime Gesner had, it is said, ht
ear various positions under the United Sta
Law government, including one in the pc
DIS office, and had served the State of MI
nesota as a member of its legislature.
tts returned to this city and took up
40, quarters at the Ashland house, VIII
ere Sprague was frequently his guest.
he December, 1876, forged check
26.eS6.75, purporting to be drawn
Winslow, Lanier s Co., on the TIL
:" National bank, to the order OF II.
ant Freedman s. Co.. No. Wall street, '
''"i presented to the latter firm, for the p
chase of gold Mr.. Winslow pronount
ia it genuine, Freedman s Co. accep
es- it, and the Third National bank p
ces it. 4 few days later an attcn
ual was made to cash another similar check
$4,000, but suspicion was raised,
SCI both checks were discovered to be fOrg
in les. The Third National bank was emh
the rassed at the loss of the SIG, 9s6.75 che
for and was obliged to pass dividend In c.
sequence. Messrs. Freedman & Co. co
nm give no clue to the perpetrators of the
So gerry, but Capt. Sampson and Sergt. ke'
ted on examining the forged stamp on
in check, under microscope, came to
conclusion that it was the work of
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