New-York tribune., 1877-08-25
CAPTURED FORGERS.
TuF CUARGE AGAINST GEsSNER.

JOSEPH NJ. THOMPSON TURNS STATES EVIDENCE.
Nelson A. Gessner, one of the forgers brought
10 tins city by b. c. jayne arragued before Justice
Duffy at the Tombs Police Court yesterday morning
Gessner man apparently not over thrty-hve years
old has light sandy hair and side whskers is OF gentle
manly appearance and evidently has had good educa
ton His manner was composed and his bearing that
Of a man confident in his ability to defend mmseh
against whatever might be urged against him.
The affidavit Of willis Van Tne clerk in the Third Nation
al Bank on whose complaint the arrest vas made, charges
that Gessner on December g. 1876, obtained from the
bank the money upon for $269 the check pur
porting TO be drawn by winsow Lanier Co.. and paya-
bic 10 the order Of Friedman Co.. the check was as
covered afterwards TO be forgery Joseph NJ thompson
member Of the fOrCcrs band, who accompanied Cess
ner from Chicago TO NewYok, submitted an ahdaVt as
States evidence Thompson that he has been IN
innate with Ge ,sner and has been associated with him
in this particular forgery that Gessner acknowledged 10
him that the ch, X was a forgery; thai he Uhompson'
shared in the amount realized that the band OF winch
they were members is still actively operating Alter
short adjournment which Gessner used III obtaining
counsel he appeared with Daniel T. walden as his I""
yer and an adjournment obtained untii IhuISua{ (
morning Gessner committed 70 the tn Police
Withstanding his request to be sent paeA " A'
Jasce Daffy stated after the adjournment that the
reason the service Of the warrant was ueierteu IV
devs affcr its isue was in order obtain evidence
Cessner thought that he was authOIltatiNcg no' "'
he might have walked away II he had cnoseh 70 uo so'
,6is energency was provided against by having reg
nlarlv authorized cy detective constantly on the aert
In Illinois Cessner could have been held thirty Gays 70
await re0usiOn, but after his arrest ne preeIeu 10
sccompauy the officers voluntarily. and lace MS accusers
Jnstice Duy went to the hotel where Gessner was heid
three ays ago with regard 10 the matter Dut ater con
euaO with the prosecuting attorneys, he decloed 10
postpone action until yesterday.
Detective PnkerOn said 70 a TRIBUNE reporter ycster-
day In regard to Col" Cross the forger who Is sGd 10
have been arrested recently IN ST. Louis but whose pace
OF Imprisonment is not publicly known, tha ne was one
of the most sklful scratchers in the country lie Ha1
been i'm prison in Sing Sing and at Cherry Il Peun ana
obtaped his release from both places by forging the
Goverpors paron He had Just served eight years IL
state Prison in Illinois for for cry.
that there is little DOUBT tnat COM
missioner John l. Davenport held an examination OF te
foreers AT the Fifth Avenue Hotel Wednesday evening
Mr Davenport observed 10 enter the hotel az lhe
Ffhaye entrance and after wandering careiess aDout
the corridors pass up private staircase at 'e Ic
mart of the hotel the head OF which opens lnhtuaey
pon the rooms OcCupcdby Jayneand his prisoners SOON
after Mr. Davenport had gone upstairs a gentleman
VIII had to pass room No. 100, III WHlcA
IL was KNOWN that more OF the 0rgers were con-
fined heard man speaking slowly and deliberately, as
IN ne swas debating statement. Another gculeiHdh
said 10 the reporter that whenever warrant luaJ re-
Ouired strict secrecy TO be Issued, appcaOh WINS
generally made 90 Commissioner Davenport
Suuer1ntendent Walliug, when spoken 10 Oy TRIBUNE
reporter Yesterday declined to make any statement
whatever in regard 10 the manner OF the arrests or tn
feeling AT Police Headquarters IN the matter lie slu
mat he had repeatedly msrepreseuted by the fSS
and mad now concluded to have nothing TO say upon ths
parfi tO