The New York herald., 1877-10-09
BOsTON'S FORGERIES.

COLONEL sIBLEY MuLcTs SEVERAL NATIONAL
BANKS By DRAWING AGAINST FORGED PA
PERs-HE ADMITS EvERYTHINa-LocKHD UP
FOB TRIAL IN DEFAULT OF BAIL.
[IY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.l
BosroS, Oct 8, 1877.
The Boston sensation to-day has been the orgeries
OF Colonel Henry r. Sibey, whose arrest has already
been announced in the AERALD's dispatches. Ac-
cording to his own statement he has lost various
sums. ranging from $500 to ST. lU0 by aiding friends
wko have been unfortunate, and driven to CON-
NIT the offences which he now admits by absolute me-
cessliy Mr. Smith, the cashier OF the National Con-
tinental Bank an intimate friend OF Colonel Sibey,
suspected from the frequency with which be bor-
rowed cheeks thar something wrong about
the notes which the bank held He accordingly
went to Mr.. Edwin Sbley ou Friday evening
OF last week and asked HIM about the financial cond
tion OF Colonel Sibley. Mr. Sibley told Mr. Smith
that ho had loaned Colonel sbley largo amount OF
money, but had never allowed him to use his
paper. MT. Smith assured him that he held two notes
Endorsed by him, and ON saturday showed him the
forged paper. Mr.. Smith endeayorcd 10 1nd the
Colonel, who not at his homo in Charleston or his
o1icc In Pemberton square, but meeting him ash
ington street he made known his suspicious and the
fremont street.
THE ARREsr-DErAiLs OF rnE roRGERIRa
Colonel Siblcy admitted his quit, and said ne
pected to meet his fate. Mr.. Smith then the
occ OF the Chief OF Police, who soD two detectives
take Colonel Sbey INTO custody. AS far at present
Rsccrlaned the iorgeries OF Colonel Sibey amount to
ZOO and consist OF note Tor $780, dated July r.
1871 and PAYABLE January l5, 1875, made Colonel
Sibley and indorsed with the names OF Francis Chiits
and Edwin Slbley, ana another note for $780, dated
September and payable November 49, 1877, made ap
parentIy BY Francs Chds ana endorsed by Colouei H.
X. Sibley, Edwin Sibey and Lyman f. Sioley. on
these the bank loaned Colonel sloIey $3.50, payable
on demand According to the statement OF
Colonel Siblcy tho Monument National Bank
discounted a note for $3.50, bearing sigma
lures similar to those Oh tho notes held by the
Continental Bank The Shawmut National Bank also
holds a similar note for $780, on which he borrowed
$500 Another for $3.50, indorsed with the names OF
Francis Childs and Edwin Slbcy, is held by the
bank. Mr.. Francs Childs holds note Tor $500 with
the forged Endorsement OF Lyman 4. Sibley, upon
which he has loaned Colonel S,bcy money. In addi-
tion to tho Colonel SlblcY admits that he nego-
tiated notes Ut $3.50 each through banker which
orgerIes, the present whereabouts OF which
unknown to him. There IS also floating about forged
note Tor large amount, on which Colonel Sibley bor
rowed $lO0 He says that Si 500 would pay all claims
account OF the forged paper.
LOCKED DEFAULT BAIL. -
This afternoon Colonel SiDlcy was brought into tho
Municipal Court and arragned on complaint charg-
Ing him with forging the namc OF Francis Childs TO
note for $3.50, aud Of Francis Childs, Ed
Sbley and Lyman +. Siblcy notc for $500.
Colonel Sibcy waived examination, and at the request
Of Stman b. Allen, who appeared as his counsel,
Judge Parmenter liked the bail a 900 Colonel Sb-
ley failed to procure ball ana taken to the Charles