, 1877-10-03
FORGI 8 z.
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Bankers and Bro' :. = # New York
City Frantic GS II New
Disci ~ IS.
Over Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
in Raised Paper in Their
Midst.
Securities Of tho Atlantic Mutual
Insurance Company Chiefly
Used.
The Operator Psalm-singar aud Super
inteudent Of q 6anday-school.
Record Of Other Criminal Eycnts Tcle-
graphed During the lar.


GREAT F0NGERrEs.
Speetdt htnaf<h ia TIE CAiea7o T,1eune
NEW York, Oct 2.-" Downtown wos
electrified this morning by whispers Of the dis
cuvcty U! very large forgery, Involving the
good nan's OF onc Of The most hlRhly-respecta-
be business n,cn Of that region. As the tay
psuxrEsacd tlic Tusnors slowly took shape, anil,
shortly after o'clock. public announcement va.
made In the stock Exchange, wurnlng member.
to a'e OH the lookout for s1tcre1 STRIP Of the
Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company. From
that hour, says tho 7ln.ts, tic street was the
accna Of Intense comnotfou auI excitement,
which contlantly inrrra4sd as the enormous CT
tent Of thu a~lndlca gradually Developed.
The accused gentleman, who cannot bc found
and Ia fugitive, Is William G. GItman, broker
an insurance and other scrip, hasIng hand
s"1ncly fitted-up ofIlccon Pine street. Mr. Gil
nun is about 82yeaEs Of agc married. and with
family. liz rttlncs FROM o',c vi tho oldest aud
most respectable New York families. lIis
father, from whom lse Inherited his business,
was gentleman of the strictcst prolity. man
IT wealth. moving In tho bost Of society, and an
exemplary Christian. lie died thirteen ycArs
ago, leartng William enug fortune IN
cash aul rral property. Tho young
man wus reared under tho most rigid religious
' e''' sp >" 'no p'e"e"t .'"c Ra'o
IT, tue eeeu .oe eo~n haa takcn
.t."", - -. 49, .,.es.. . W." s' anuuest'oneu upon t1e
~, eS' ao' a.nos. a.n s'J fcasonao'e amount. hc
~. ,s.s.. t1'ss " 'c'"ca
ta,,,,, ~. ,''', - ""e h"o
known; did not Indulge In gambling Of drink
Ing; WAS not gtven 10 loose society, AMI dis
played no fast propcnslsics Of any ltiud. lie
was one Ut the most prominent mem.
bers Of the Rev, Dr.. 1Iourhtnn,. churs,
and superintenJeut n, II. snsnx' .ahr'' '.rhna'
anil oshcEwiso atpong the foremost in deeds of
ptesy. The Rev. DR.. Thomas, Of tic Tabernacle,
married bis sister. In his personal relation. he
va. genial and modest. nod was generally
i'"c". Hc eonaueteo n's nnsl''cas tn
seemingly conservative manner, and w1s appar-
entity thriving. 1t was not known tliat lie
ill.,, n. n,~s..., ri. "a. ~. y. aoIa', Ut
way embarrassed.
Bearing such character, the announcement
that le was iorecr came on hi. frIcndz au,l
victims a],le H1e n rim ~ 4hnnd., r,, ~
,,s.s.,,. "e ''"' -'1p VI 'Aa'oe' oa' u
e'eaf sk!. ....
Saturday Inst Mr. Gilman went to Norwich,
Conn. foF the avowed purpose Of bringing homo
- ,otn1 h,,:i,as. .,.,' n..s. - t"I A1o''
.'s 49, 1s"s "a7'rss@ "''a 1'cn'Y .0'naca q Co.
oa"he'S ohu oroKefs' NO. ~ Finc
street, borrowing money from them
IN Atlaptic Mutual scsin and
o.ic, scc,r,tia. r.4,,,v A., ,.,,.s -. .,..1
,n.n. ~ H., .s '"ss e@.'|u one VI 's'c,9
YAM " ''1''' aoo nv 'aet II p1onotlf a. usual.
Aohaoy, hccdln0 more inoncv, they called IN.
other loan on him, but, finding he was
out Of town. sent me NJ twn Atlanta
Wnt,,i .s-+,nr,.os ~ =, ooo ,'8nst ~
~ ..a ~ e''ooo cacn toas lie iaa
nspotnecatca Win them Is 1ns back as April IS
lust, aud some Western Union stock to tue
Third National Bank, whcro they wcru sc-
aua,ntrt, Will n r,u,,,pxt Inv t.,,,,..-- 49,
s..,,.,,s,,,s.,on ~ ~ ~! ssA1"asy w.
-. .o",'aussnn' tne atnouat sosatfcca 70 ailman
W llenry lalInnge d Co. on these aud
E, 900 wnrth Of other good collateral vas
&lS,uD. The bnnk acrrntc1l thc apcnr4t,o. an1
muie loan. hut snbsronrn,,v ,.,sa1n.ns .'s' ""a
'"~.'.. 'oa1' ~" suDaeuuest 'Hso'A!ok eus'
pteioas ot the Atlantic Mutual scrip, sent
around With seQuc"t that It tc verified. This
he proceeded to do, taxing both certificates to
stTcu,s m short Examination ~ -'u tIa "nm hoaa
&hnWakf TINT ~ = hN nofs Il