New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-27
FORGERS IN COURT.
THE FRAUDULENT ST. LOUIS BONDS.
c,RREnE AND Hustled HID FOR TWAll-cASNOl
pFITAgED

c,RREnK AND Hustled HID FOR THrAIl-cASNOI
RELEASED.
Tho examination in the cases Of "COl.
william Carrcrc. John II. HlsitA and John j. Cannon
accusod OF utrcrng forged st. LDuB County bonds took
place before Justice Duty at tho Tombs Police Court on
Saturday James oliver appeared counsel Tor Hustled
and Cauere. and John .. MOTT counsel for Cannon.
Huste, and were first l-ncd CAef5f Police
McDonough OF - Louis. testified that d. was familiar
with the handwriting Of Lewis Lacey. Clcrs u tho
County Court at tho time the bonds were issucd:
produced genuine bond, and upon c0mpar.
ing the signature with that upon the forged
bond alleged that bo found pcrcepiblc difference
Hiram johnson, the broker who negotiated the sac %
the forged bonds with Perkins, lvins ion. Pos. & Co.
testified that Hustled called him and asked han
the forged bonds. John r. Hanna. OF Hanna Brothers.
brokcrs, of No. Newsi., 10 whom the bonds wore
offered tested that CaTrcro had called a. the ocr Of
the firm and endoavored to negotiate ale Of
the bonds. Leroy G. Hard. who introduced Car
rcrc to Mr.. Hanna. testified that be- WAS hat
ter by trade, lived ~ No. lOl Grand ave- trnpyu and
hid been conductor the Third Avenue Railroad fof
three four year, be- was not a broker. Mr Oliver
asked Tor the discharge ~ the prisoners Lc ground
that sufficient testimony TO war; ini their c'mniiinent
had not been given Justice DaNy drnsd tlc o. glc,i,
aud committed Hustled and Cacr1 10 default 81 10000
Mr. Mott then asked Tor TIE discharge Of Cannon IN
the ground Of their brng DO evidence asuinst hul.
Assistant Distrci-Atofney Herring said th'i "t""lsl
there wHs c'idohcr AZ iihat ,ahi'h VIII" ''i. .in
with tie urger, Of the bonds. there Nas DO case i 90
HIM, aud he would not oppose Mr. Ant. m"llpi. sis-
tirr Bnay then ordered discharge VI sac Prison q,
AMI Lc hurredy left the coul trUDni.
on account ~ the examination before Jn'ti,e DnIY,
The hearing la the cases ~ ttr,fr az" hu''n q" org
Judge Van BTuBt. u supreme Court, thdiifir o % VIZ
Of csrfiurari, was postponed unit tiis morning.
Hustled siiIl denies That bis name h MsimUfr. and SAYS
thai me does not i've al Whilcsioac, Long Isinf, Is
alleged. The detectives who arrested CalOA zee. hNra
disappointed At hs reicise'hh SUI m'.h'.n w p, ~
large share IN forging the bonds lscucnncf lt aiirf
YOU said Detective Purrion % Cannon a. he lrt 40
courtroom. Cannon toi IhiEtN NJ I,'o1.'l ''..i,s
THAI the whole affair a conspiracy afhhN
him. He says that Curcie dchn' 'he Stale,
Ineut made by the detectives tIat ht SAID
when arrested that he had obtained the bonds
from Cannon Cannon also denies tnai ho was ever
lntimgte with Roberts and G.cHsOn Ito says
That lie knew Roberts years ago. when the latter scp
uuOr salOOn ald that he is not ~ n" acquainted WEN
Gleason Cannon admits that Ee has ercd term ~
eight ears in Stare, Prison, ID Massachusetts uher
the name OF John Williams, but b. a!irHs that De N4s
nm I'M prison through q conspiracy and that bis nanO
was incorrectly written IN the indictment