The New York herald., 1877-02-02
THE FORGERY AGAIN.
EXAMINATION OF MAXWELL AND BLooD-A
FURTHER PosrpoNEMENT.

EXAMINATION OF MAXWELL AND BLooD-A
FURTHER PosTPoNEMENT.
The examination of George L. MsxwolL the Wall
street broker charged with ucrng the forged $64 00o
check took place ut tho Tombs Police Court yesterday
before Judge Duffy The prisoner 1t Will be remem.
bcrcd admitted to bail shortly after his arrest in
the Of $50. 900 and his examination deferred on
account of his Illness Tho facts elected tho hearing
were mainly repetition or those testified TO in Chad
w,cks examination How Maxwell came In possession
OF the forged check gone into in detail and his
negotiations with the Union Trust Company, through
his broker, Sylvester L. Blood, explained
the previous occasion.
Tho prisoner took seat by the sdo of his two
brothers ut hafpast ten O'Clock, looking carew0rn
from the effects of his recent illness and carrying
crutches. A large number OF lawyers and spectators
interested In the were present Representing
Maxwell was Clarence A. Seward and General ]. A.
Foster Councillor W. II. Peckham appearing for the
Union Trust Company.
EXAMINATION SYLVESTER I. BLOOD.
Tho first witnoss called Sylvester L. Blood,
broker OF No. 10 Exchange place, VINO testified thas
on the morning of January 2, Maxwell, who had desk.
room IN his olice handed him cheek Tor $6l, 225 on
the Union Trust Company; the check bore the sigma
ture OF the proper officers Of tho New York Lilo In
surance Company, at least what purportcd TO be
their signatures; witness had the check duly
cernncd and cashed. and the amount was placed
on tho day the check cashed witness
loaned 1000 Of the proceeds TO Mr. Mitchell and
Ser cont interest: did not pay Maxwell anything Tor
the vi tho proceeds OF check over night. Witness
denied having made statement 10 the elect that ne
made loans mentioned 10 show that lie was in an
easy financial condition that uay; he would, however,
have $40. QUO short on the day mentioned
II had not bccn for tho receipt OF Maxwel"s money!
still he could have easily obtained the money neces.
sury by borrowings he had, tact, prior to obainina
Maxwells check, application or loan from Mr..
Maxwell's money. Witness understood from Maxwell
that he was 10 make the check good the following day,
In answer to question by counsel MIR. Blood deniod
that he under the influence Of liquor on The after
noon In question: aud that ho had to be put INTO
coupe; MAXWELL witness stated, wus member OF the
Stock Exchange and occupied the witness Office; he
(Bood) ua,d Maxwell on demand $4,000 in i've gold
certificates OF $4,000 each; had known Maxwell Tor
ten years.
On cross examination the witness testified that when
Maxwell handed HIM the check he stated tnat no had
received II IRON an uptown customer 10 purchase
goid he was not acquainted with horace +. Brown,
but thought he had seen him In ms oiicc several
times conversation with Maxwell; did not know
Kctcr or Chadwick; was not related In any way 10
Colonel Blood.
Lcmuel G. wghtman, bookkecper for Mr.. Blood took
the aud dcposcd that tho check was entered to
the crcuit of Maxwell, and that Mr. Blood not In.
toxlcatcd ON the day IN question.
Horace +. Brown was mere brought In apd idontinod
by Witness who said that he rst saw HIM IN lS6S had
him several tllnos since, but not to speak with
HIN; remembered occasion when Brown Was IN the
Office convcrsing with Maxwell about some experiments
in soap in when they were Interested.
WhiIc the witness was proceeding writ OF habeas
corpus, granted by Judge Donohuc, was served ON
Judge Duly Tor julius Keller, VINO is hold as witness
in the House OF Detention Tho usual return was made
TO tho writ.
vlcc-Prcsident Beers, Of the NewsYork Liie lnsur-
ancc Company, next took the stand and tcst'hed that
the signature the $64 0OO check purportng to DO
his forgery. He exhibited the cncck book oi the
company, showing that check No. l,2s9 (the same
number as the forged check) Issued Junu-
ary Tor $50 OO0 The next prior to that WAS iOf
323, 567 81, and was issued December 80 HIS com.
pany had already taken steps learn II any the
pOyes had divugcd 10 the criminals information about
the companys business to assist them the forgery.
Alter some urther unimportant evidence the OK
ANIMATION adjourned until next Monday morning.