New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-19

was about 10 start for Washington 10 look after large
claim enhe United states Government @n he.I ne sat
there are several copfederates OF brown VINO nav pcc
making and gtterns forged hay vi e fss cheek
for S26 962 the Third National Bank men VIZ u.s
covered ,S o SSsr sSy e1ecSfcd cheeks
been uttered by these coDfedera'es ana haNo "o' '
The President Of the Fourth National Bank r. G. Cal
houn, was found at his residence ~ NO To- ,
he knew about H. E Brown, the who brought the
forged check TO Maxwell Mr.. Calhoun sam - h IT.,
Fourth T ~ National Bank was a, No. 20 Pnes He then
had M account with the bnk HIS business "as . ~,
@ Or sed by the ga" eer t through
The teller is no longer with me oank: No.hs ooau
ever he cot out of Brown by us for this 0verdFhwh ao
count This happened in 1855, think lie also ,o had
a note under discount about that tune, drawn drawn
iaor and has since been figuring IN Washmgtpn.
The next time came IN contact WIN mn wG he o n
do recCcct hut he offered certain securities STOCK
believe, of the Port Royal Railroad OF south laIoinL
He proposed as an Involvement that the o's,
above the amount ne wished 10 borrow shOud go ~
and decided not 70 take then Ihat was e emu VI
my connection with Mr.. Brown. have seen MN once
that had made mistake in not taxing tine securities
for there was money in them. however, u'd nor oe
of age perhaps. His address was good, and he was
man in every way calculated 10 Impose upon peopie'
TRIBUNE reportrr called at the residence of G. L.
Maxwell lasi evening and informed by ms brother
II.
he suffering severe pains In his mead and ankle
NJ Maxwell s very he s,y man trc ana s strSet
car on Wednesday evening and sustained "a q
severe shock The only visitors he had re Teegv 'a
adviser Detective Sampson came 10 satisfy ninsG g
that Mr. Maxwell was unablc to appear IN court; nus
talk with n anyone else Ia regard 10 the matter ana
denied in the most positive manner that may
Foster w" Max%ells lawyer. SAID to the reporter
Since bir. Maxwell met with his accident o has been
tel than lie had before stated Nearly six months ago
another client OF mine, IN connection win M:. MaAWe
soap Abont that time H. L. Brown introduced himself
Maxwell, stating that nc had invented process Gr
making SOAP from cIude OIL and tllat tGls propeIly
worked would yield large profits nau seVcra
interviews with Brown, and alter Ghkng. WIN
dropped lrul. lie continued however, 90 cultivate Max
wells acquaintance on various pcte&!s un ln0 uit o
tns check transaction, be came to Maxwell III inc
mtnner which has been stated as ne was III tIit h!ol
of talking about many men OF influence ana poS,oh 81
his friends Maxwell suppose. thought II was all i1gh
especially Brown brought letters from toc lresoe
of the New-YJri Life, Mr.. Franklin. Blown repre-
seu;ed that although this comparatiyeiy
small transaction the commission being less thah SOU
the Iutur Transactions III gold, both buying and selling
wnud aggregate many millions OF dollars, ana the com
missions would prove something handsome suppose
Maxwell Thought that the NewIOri Life Company was
about To speculate gold, ana that II WAS AZ right ns
he knew from case OF nine tiGt nistituons am COR
poratOrs. frcquenty did speculate Alter ne nae
Blood purchased the gold, he refused TO deliver IL 10
Brown without written authorization from the new
York Life Insurance Company upon Which
Bro IN produced shortly afterward the authorization
over the signature Mi. Beers actuary Of thai com
pany Ny opinion that the detectives are upon a
wrong scent entirely, ana there IS no doDt In my nine
that those letters ana tnat check are genuine H. ever
respect think when tncy are examined by the n!st
experts in the country they will agree with me III pro
nOullCing them genuine"
In speaking Mr. Bloods connection WIN TINS case
prOminen. Mal-st eaid yesterday that IL Was thc
general opinion that had suspicion whatever that
Iue TRANSACTION was rot what it seemed Ii was stated
that the Union Trust Company fully cyonelated Mr.
blood from any blame III the matter, and had sent h
letter TO thaI effect yesterday.