New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-18
SFILLFUL SWINDLING.

FORGERY ON TIE NEW-YOTK LIFE.
FRAUDULENT CHECK FOR S64 300. C'fTllAp II
THE UNION TRUST COMPANY, IN Cn-ULA110N
FOR TWO wERKs-sToRY OF TIE FORGERY.
Another heavy forgery was discovered Gown
town yesterday, tie first umols Of which created con-
siderable excitement Wal-st and tie ~tcck hNch?nec
II was some time before any facts i'll regard 10 tie -
Ter could De- obtained. but given on; hny thai
certified check for $6f 2jo the Union Trust Company,
al No. - Broadway, anu pJrpcrinS TO be signed bJ the
cftears of The New-YoIk Life Insurance Company, had
been found to be forgery At De Office OF the trust
Company u was stated by Wheeler 81. fe'lhd counsel
for the company that The cLc"k had been Presented 20
broker on Jan. . in payment for quantity oi soid
which the bearer vi check was purchasing
ostcnsiy FOR the Ncw-YOrk Life Insurance Ccmp"nj,
but for prudential lie declined 10 give either The
name OF The broker his opinion a. 20 tie supposed
representative OF the company Before accepting the
check however the broker sent TO tie Trust Company
for ecrtirca;op which was made the usual way, ani
then returned In ths condition il found liz way TO the
MecIanic3 Banking Association. AT NO. ~ WALSH ny
which il was sent to the ClcarI ShOusc ana thence 10
the Union Trus; Company acan. The forgery was not
discovered until Tuesday, and tEen by the Insurance
company 10 the Office Which it had been sent alter the
bans-book had bc,n balanced The cheek was an en-
,,ycd fac-simile Of those used by the company and The
counterfeit Of the officers signatures complete Mr..
Peckhan sA! every possible effort was making 10 as
cover the orgcrs. with hope Ct Success Ii WIS
thought Yesterday that The work had probably ptcH coc
by the same persOLs that recently committed he tk'
forgery on the Third National Bank of tbs cIty the per-
pc,rators of which still remain undiscovered.
Morris Franklin President Of the New-York Life In
surance Company, stated yesterday that while balancing
the bank account with the Trust Company the cashier
Of the insurance company discovered two checks bearing
The same number one calling $4,000 and the other
s64 go drawn by the Ncv-York life Insurance Com
pany Oh the Union Trust Company The attention OF tho
President was called to the matter ana upon eX-
aIanng the check S64 $50 he pronounced clever
forgery Great excit ment followed - announcement
and in very short time q principal officers Of the com
papy visited the Presidents room and examined The sin
rous check BY comparing IL Win The OrAihd hummer
taken from the book il shown that t0o counterfeit
check diff red in many particulars. but well calcI
lated % deceive the most expert cSshcis inc ior
gpry Of Mr. FranEln's was 10 perfect that that
gentleman was agtOundcd Notice of the forgery was
~ once given officers Of the Trust Company The
cashier stated that IL presented to linn on jan
2 and he, suppOsiug 1t 10 D6 perfectly regular,
certified IT, After the stranger had accomplish BIS
object Inc presented hiDself at the Office OF o. j. Max
well Wall-st broker. aud purchased $4,000 IN g1'd
aud after obj tanning the treasure and The difference less
The commission Of the broker disappeared Previously
however Mr. Maxwell had visited by the same pei
sop who presented letter purlOrtnS 10 he from the
Kew-York Life Insurance Company. which requested
b, o stale his terms for acting the financial agent
OF the company After pleasant conversation WIN INC
man Mr. Maxwell informed biin that he wOud MINK
aver the matter and give him reply hftef"ala Inc
stranger visited Mr. Maxwell again. and appeared 80
frank and business-ke that he met with entire trust
I'D Mr. Maxwell gave him a satisfactory answer. On
who wished him 20 purchase 900 III gold whch uaI
Gentleman did aud accepted the certified cheek TOT
~ HgSweIl IA weII-knOwn curbstonc broker. aud at
ono time member oil tie stoeK Exchange he n"S