The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-31
THE BOND FORG ERIE.S.
Gesner and Weston Before Justice Duny In
the Tombs Police Court.

The strange case Of Col. Grsner the re-
yutcd forger Of the sG4 600 check of the New
York Life Insurance Company. which was paid
10y the Union Trust Company. and OF other
staggering forgerics. was under examination
before Justice Duny yesterday. Gcsner sat
with his wife, who WAS richly attired. and near
him were his brother-in-,aw and Gen. Thomas
W. Exam The prisoner WAS defended by Mr.
John Graham and Mr. cambridge Smith and
partner. Tho prosecution was conducted by
ex-Judge Herring Of the District Attorneys
Office and by his side sat Mr.. Wheeler IT, Peck
ham, the counsel for the Union Trust Company.
and Mr.. Knox. of counsel Tor the New \ ork Lille
lusuran e Con pauy.
Gr.ners counsel seemed DESTROYS Of finding
out what there - against MIN. The quidnunes
prui,Sr.d Ia rompreh' nd the proceedings hut
that the counsel Tor tho Trust ana Insurance
Companies ARE lointly trying Ia get AT the bot
tom oi tAn sreat 80 900 forgery. and another
ms uuHtni tnat underneath III" seeming mar
monious arrangement there II cross play: that
thu counsel the insuranr company WAS in the
court room L. soc TINT no attempt l. rnad' IA lay
the forgery at their door II WIS sand that Jayne
Z charged IA the br.,inn nt of h = Investigations
ihat one a. tic employees o. the company had
huul IA tn" iorgerits.
~ g. Weston having heen called to the wit .
n -s stand. amt MIR Johu Graham having asked
whether h was lmpii at"d in the lursrri's the
Ass slant District Attorney SAID that there mad
hf'u startling things comm f"I with thr rasO'.
and there would be more startling things to
come.
A package 90 countorfoit bonds having boon
shown o. Weston, he testified that he rr'"iv"d
| II irom b"u~rr IS hands IA tni hEo. the % X
age was lUt ia evidence auI Justice buny
marked 10.
On ~. -s-cvam nation ston tailed the
cir ufu-iHn - ni hit frost ia Chicago and Of
his imlr.sonment IN the F|ith Avenue Hu,cl in
! this city. tn" witness continued:
Jayn. and Austin entered roam 40 the Fith Avenue
NHt. tt-tttf. ard asked m' % wuali MAKE an am
sf o. SO lnr ~ the - drtt ThtN .ad that
o. Nnui futN Wuui let home she neat night /
todd diem thai woui see thtin IN hrli nNt that VA
r. didn't si-f fhr atln,ltl should have o To the
Hon-. of bet u'inn They also told me that Justice
puht had lfuu- an affidavit ur NE 10 sien, AMI that
De- AL al tlllis goo fi. JANhc -ald Atui, Pee
never -ali that lac tt-uef nzh tht check and II
would %, wrl. tu utsc alui .ay ,u Austin ,ui Co.
hr iorled he >.Dtl amt other check. told MIN u VA.
absurd 600 inns MAT ',t-lt would admit mat When
the tifth ANrnu, n tie tsrn took Tor walk
tu tle Grant lhlou Hotel and eit ut alone there Tor
hHl N three quarters m an hour said iiHt %
mad, nuN, iurut 20 he woulI follow the
/ Mr. Graham-pd you s,s back the seven cents u4Ai
/ tItA . b ANAf
| Wltnt,s-l dld
| After the close ~ Westons examination hs
: lawyer asked for his dis barge. The Assistant
/ District Attorney asked that he b" sent back ~
; ~" House Of Detention ami II WAS So ordered
by the Court.
In commenting upon Weston's story, a gentle-
! man said that he oitu"r knows "A great deal that
he IL unwilling To A. lose. or that lie Is being
/ ipr0rt into ~Urh a position as Will preclude has
getting redress for the treatment ~ which Ac
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