The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-12
IEITII,S EORGERIES.
What Happened nfrer "a Lawyer Hecnmc n
Witness for his Client.


Tho trial of William Lcth for forgery was
concluded in tho General Sessions yesterday.
The charge was that he forged the signature of
Bryce X smith, Front street liquor dealers, to
checks for about 100000 and with the forged
checks dcfraudcd tho Merchants Exchange
National Bank. On Thursday William VI. Volt
man formerly a bookkecpcr for Bryce 4 Smith
confessed on tho stand that he helped in the
crime hv providing the genuine signatures Of
his employers and blank checks from their
ponh' anu ny ul''P'i"E VIII, '',,i ''''N ".'''''"
lh'a s.l prisoner seemed nt'l' H'Wn'"s' MS
,yos carof,ll h,r,. hnd n,vov from tba lnrpo bolI
spot on Lis fine head. his beard was neatly
parted his handsome face was flushed lust
p"''" "" ,''' ", '"7.
enough to indi'ue "a generous dl't nus dignity
OF manner was impressive. and altogether h"
"ou ,,'0u ',oN' ~" o".~ ,r,,. ns ~ ht
p''h sl''hE III ~" on pow l"'7 was n"' ms
first experience in u criminal trial. for no
has already served two terms in state prison.
Inc nr7l 81 'no my Wl'h'Asvs' ''hhi'r APP
gar Of the Merchants Exchange National Bank.
testified that me- and two noiie. ON .cr. sooreho1
T.i,l,s r,.id,n.. n, s..l p,.in. .,r.,t nr,,i,.
l''ith IV7"'h''' "t 90 lh''h' alI'''' DI"ph-
Ign, ON the night after the discovery Of the for
gercs, and found. in a. travelling fa4, that Lrith
-, ~ - .. a.
So'u was ms S'i"ps o' I"p,r harms III, E'n-
,i,.n thin, Inv v.ifni,,
H. ri. r,.t,.. ,
BOOhkcryers from tho Marine tuton' ana
Corn Exchange Banks testified that neither
I.,,.,s 1, pr,,,r r.,,,,a T. u |,,n..tf NOR WI
JONES pI""n' y"'"'S H. ' nn'"' nor WI
tious. Those names were really fictitious and
were signed by eth To checks for about 800
uuD' ana the worthless paper was deposited hy
Vcltman in the Merchants Exchange National
Rank on n,a,upt If Havoc & Smith Thn ,i,-
49, ,,'.. fn,,,'i '.... ~, a., n.
!'''' ~ "''' ''""" "'7 W SWIM wv MIN ".l'7-
amount preeenied before discovery oil the
crime on ght ne pnid without qursiiO n.
The neNt witness was rotunl and Jolly. but
his clothing did NOT Indicate wealth.
Whit your name r. DE Wis a.Acl by Pros
lani. Rynders.' hc answered.
WHAT your hu-in. n
Proprietor ~ tn" fi'th Avenue H0fol."
H.. pri,tor of III. F.ith Nyonue iiof.f," Re-
corridor liza i,,u repeated in almost bi.,nh aston
In Brookivn" tho witness explained. ct
CALI Il fhr Nh NVrnue H0trl
Mr. Rynder testified TINT Le'ih and vcl'mnn
It the iorgsrio-. similar rstimopy Was given
ny other keepers VI harrlons 100 Bro klyn and
place was shown 10 have been Soib, ~ rc-ii,ii-
r.,ut. 1T - old slip. wherein II Is supposed that
room. one II these witnesses MA Herman
Lne.r. dealer in lager h"er. and his calling
G,u,.6tar ''''''' "''' 'V''"'' ~ ''''l
Ttrctive phnip r fly testified that ho arrest.
al 1 ,.itL i, C,,aia "a itb,r La, i.lI ns. 'ff.,-
beml r',a ,d IN mdiI '''''' '''' '''
Tho defence. began with tho Insertion by the
prl.an.r'- counsel t'.l Fnllnvs t,Yt .ufirl he
n1e.nae was eii imei The fir witness VIM
Van Uskn one of laith'- LAWYERS. testified flHt
la obtained from President Thonlt-,n. Df ils
'n,',,n,. ~ a.. f,r,..ri. ti,,ioi th sums iiinf
N"NnNn ~ulu %" h"i r,-'r NO. unl 'hni L'ltA
niraiueel T. explain the memoraalum that
bel",,.fiNr fMley found M l., In = P"ck't
sey," I,..-.r,,.r IL, ,k,t, in.,nir.d "'''' ~