The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-03
TUESDAY NIGHTS TELEGRAMs.
Gilman, the N. Y. Forger Minnesota
Democratic Conventions Good Ticket
Crimes, Fires, etc.

New YORK, Oct. 2-lnformation has
been received that another set of forged
certificates by Gilman have been discov-
cred. purporting to have been issued for
$25, 900. which as originally delivered to
Gilman were for $3.50. A trust company.
the name of which could not be learned,
also sent in long list of securities upon
which loans had been effected for a large
amount Fifteen of twenty-four of the
certificates held by this institution were
not altered, but the remainder had been
raised from 81, AGO to $4,000. No system
has been adopted in making the forgeries.
ln one instance he had altered $50 Ger,
tifcate to $1,000. When his needs were
not urgent he would deposit genuine
script, obtaining such percentage as the
bankers would advance. The fOrgeries
were confined to small certificates, the
original amounts ranging from $50 to 500.
AS far as the Atlantic Mutual Insurance
Company was concerned all but three of
the certificates issued to Mr., Gilman have
been accounted fer and these are for 800
each 1t is thought probable that these
have been altered like the others of the
same value to $4,000 each, which would
make the gross amount of the forgeries,
total real value $4,000; forged. 1886, $40,
1t was stated this evening that two shares
Of bank stock were forged aud in this
latter case $l.l00 had been raised TO
$lI,O00. This will increase the gross
amount OF fOrgeries to $247 800. Mr..
Gilman has not been at bis office since
Saturday, when he stated that he was
going to Norwich and would return on
Monday morning. He returned to the
city yesterday morning with his family.
but did not GO to his office. Detectives
were put on MS track, but could not find
him. a requisition has been ubtained
from Gov. Robinson for him, so that he
can be arrested in any state in which ht
may be found. Gilman bore the repu;a
ton of devout church member auC
! Sabbath school teacher.
Peter b. Sweeney and Hugh Smith, 0
the Broken Tammany Ring. sold tc-da,
real estate which brought $65I 200.
CHICAGO. Oct. 2-The Inter Ocean St
Paul special says: The democratic stat
convention to day nominated for governor
| w m. Banning; lieutenant-governor, L. L
Ames; attorney general, John X. Jones
urer, John L. Meagher; railroad com
ii.
jority and minority reports on the platform
Che majority was inclined little to sol
money and workingmen, while the minori
ty was hard money. The majority report
which was adopted, denOunces the mean
, by which Hayes secured the presidency
, expresses qualification that he adopted tn
democratic policy; dencuuces the republ
can party for its record on the labor que>
tiun, on the payment Of the pubic deb
characterization OF silver aud the re
=, sumption act; for its extravaganza an
: protective leg.slatI, u; aud declares gUl
: and silver the only constitutional leg
\ tender.
: ST LOUIS, Ocl. > john S. Housma,
n young man of some local political prom
/, uence, aud well known 10 business circle
shot himself through the heart at his res
: dence last night. No cause is known f,
the act
LAWRENCE, Mass. Oct. Further il
vestigation of the affairs of George V
IS Waterman, assistant paymaster of Il
|, Pacific Mills, develops positive discrel
It aucy of at least $4,000 between the actu
d pay rolls OF the mills and amount draw
II by W aterman from the treasurer in Bosto
e it having been the custom of the form
q to alter the fo0tings of the pay roll
Is making a requSition for the increas,
# amount. He owns considerable proper
10 and will make good the defalcatioD and Il
10 case will be kept out of the courts,
'e ST. Louis, Oct. 2.-One OF the stills
u Bollman 4 O'Hara's distilery on Popl
e street, exploded last night and the buildiI
{ and its contents were burned to the groun
The building was valued at about 81
- 900 and the stock at $4,000; insuran
j. $25 900. Fred w. Bollman, one of t
/ proprietors of the disti!ery, was badly
not fatally burned. Hustin Shay, driy
of one of the horse reels of the FIRE d
70 partmeut, was mortally hurt while goi
- TO the fire by the upsetting of the reel.
ne PITTSBURGH. Oct. "A fire broke q
g. in the town of McKeespOrt, thirteen mi
ne south OF this city, at ii o'clock TO mig
e, and. spreading rapidly, threatens at Il
II. hour to destroy all the business part of t
an town. The fire department from this c
he is now on its way there. From last accoul
D. the fire was spreading in all direction
,r- No estimate can be given to-nignt
PARIS, Oct. 2.-The sacred congre,
ton OF the Vatican has pronounced sgai
cauonization of Columbus.