New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-06
LENHEIrs CRIMES CLOSING ABOUT HIM.

IENHEiMS CRIMES tLOSlNU Ai)OO 4 HIM.
HELD on TWO CHARGES OF FORGERY AND TO
AWAIT A RTQUIsITON FOR STEALING NINETY
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Two other charges were made yesterday
against Nathan L. Lcnhcn, who arrested on JAN
o6 on charge Of forgery AMI the prisoner was tahen
from the ToIubs and arraned before Justice Duffy On
FRIDAY Jan % fcuhein TO this city and called AZ
the Importers and Traders Bank and offered note Toy
$1,000 asking that 1t might be discounted. MI PcI-
kns the cashier knew Lcnheim as partner in the frm
Of l. : Lonhem & son, and also cashier Of the First
National Bank of MOHtrose, Penn Tire note was made
10 the order Of stephen kessler and purpored 10 be
signed by r. 7. Stephens. Similar notes had been as
counted previously and tie cashier told Lcnhem to can
the next day and he should have the money. The
note was Endorsed with the names OF stephen
Kessler and L. s Icaacim & Son. The cashier
discovered peculiarly in the signature Of hr kesler
and he suspected that the note forged. messenger
WAS sent TO the business place of stephen ke>ser Coz
leather merchants, at Nos Is and so Coolest Mr.
Kesslcr had gone Great Bend, PenD but his partner
Nj Hall stated that he confident that Mr. kcSsier
had made such note. Geographic dispatch was
sent 10 Great Bend, and M kcssler promptly replica
that the signature purportn- TO be his was forgery
Cant Walsh of the Twentysixth Precinct Police was IN
the bank when Lenicilu called for his money on the fol-
lowing day. and arrested the f0rgcr Lenheim was taken
10 the Tolnbs Police Court and held in $1,000 to answer
the charge Of an attempt at forgery.
On Saturday last note Tor SSoOo taI had p1eh us
counted by the First National Bank OF tins city in
October last for Lenheiln became and discOy
e.cd TO be a forgery. The ncte was to the order OF
william II. Cooper, and purportcd to he signed by A.
Iathrop The Endorsements We're &" VIM ii. Cooper, l.; l
Icnheim" The affidavit Of ~ LAthi0p SEQ FORM mar
The note was forged; the Signature was very good mn
ton Of the genuine. M Lathrop had been n n Inc
habit Of having notes discounted through the FIRST
National Bank OF MOntrOsc He also stated, from
information and belief, that Lenhcim wrote the
BODY of the note and forged all the signatures
or
Bank zorro Grated Mr. LathrOps statements william
/ Nryns discount clerk OF the First National lianh OF
mis- citV made affidavit that the N0nr0c Bank kept IN
account with the Institution with which he wac con
ncctcd He added that the note " received by maI!
last october, and the accompanying request ma; II ne
discounted ard the placed 20 the credit OF Tie
M1ntrose Bank was granted The prisoner waived eX-
animation He said that he was % years OF az was
born AT Great Bend. Penn. and lived at N0nf0Se, rem
He was held by Justice Duffy in default OF $4,000 Dali
David d. Scar!e also made affidavit that the prisoner
was a fugitive justice in Pennsy iyal.ia, where
charge OF grand larceny is pending against mul, Inc
amount alleged to he stolen being about S9UO0o Jus
tic Duffy ordered Lenheim to he held IN F1uOO 10 an
swer a TcQusitiOn from Ptnnsy lyania His tOth DAI,
therefore, Is $4,000.