The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-22
Horofcsslnnal EorRcrs.
IMPORTANCE OF THE CHICAGO ARRESTS-GR!
FiCATION OF NEW YOHK SUFFERERS.

IMPORTANCE OF THE ClilChHO Akfsr'Si iH-"is'hAi !
FICATION OF NEW YoRH srFFEHERS.
The dispatch from Chicago announcing
the arrest OF Nelson 4. Gcsner, r. /. Her.
dcrson, and T. i. Weston on suspicion
OF being connected with large and we'll
organized band OF forgers was welcome
piece Of news to the bankers and other
businessmen OF New York. as it il be-
licycd probable that from the parties ar
rested some clew may be. obtained TO other
forgerics which have been perpetrated in
New York within the past year. The par
ticular forgerics in which they are accused
OF being implicated are 4 check for S64,-
900 ON the Union Trust Companv,of New
York, purporting to he drawn by the New
York Life-Inslrancc Company, and one for
nearly s2s, 900 on the Third National Bank,
purporting to be drawn by the banking
house OF Winslow, Lanicr Il Co. These two
forserics were performed with the greatest
skill, and proved wholly successful. the
swindlcrs escaping with over 100000.
They naturally occasioned considerable eN-
citcment ut the tine OF their occurrence
that on the Third National Bank in De-
ccmbcr last, and that on the Union Trust
Company in January OF this year. In the
latter part OF the month OF" December 4
check for $4,000 was presented for pay
signed by Winslow, Ianicr & Co., and, ap-
pcaring unmistakably genuine, was imme-
diatcy caShed. Tue next day check for
S54, 900, drawn by the same firm, was pre-
scntcd by the same messenger at the same
bank-thc First National. This time the
suspicion OF the officers was aroused, and
upon inquiry at the Office OF Winslow, La
nicr & Co. this time before payment was
made, the check was aScertained to be q
clever forgery. Upon investigation 1t ap-
pcarcd that the check paid the day before
had also been forged. Detectives were at
once put upon the case, and several parties
have since been arrested on suspicion, and
will before long be brought to trial. Not
only had the signatures OF the two
notes in question been exceedingly
clever limitations OF the original, but the
numbers were all in order, showing, ~ Mr.
Lanicr yesterday remarked, that the swim
dlers must have been well posted with re-
gard to the chcck-hoOk OF Winsiow, Lanicr
K Co. Mr.. Truman Z. Handy, president OF
the Third National Bank, also said that the
person by whom the fraudulent checks were
sent to the bank had previously drawn gen.
uine checks. The matter is still undergo
ing investigation. Mr.. Handy, when asked
whether he believed the three men arrested
he would not express an opinion; that he
hoped 80. how ever, and thought it likely.
Mr.. Lancr also seemed disposed to con-
slider it not improbable.
The larger forgcry-that OF check for
$G4, 900 on the Union Trust Company, pur-
porting to be drawn by the New York Life
Insurance Company-occurred early In the
month Of January last. The check WAS
dated January I'd. but the forgery did not
come to light unit! the 10th OF the same
month. 1t was then discovered by the
cashier of the New York Life, who came
across two checks bearing the same num-
bcr-one for the amount OF $4,000, and the
other for S150,000. The latter was proved
genuine, and the former spurious, differing
from the genuine paper at various points.
\ forged check, purporting to be drawn by
the Union Trust Company, was accepted by
w. Il. Hatch Il Sons, on January 9th, in
payment for the sum OF $1,000 IN gold. In
stead Of giving coin, Hatch i Sons gave
check for the amount, and afterwards, dis
covering the forgery, published caution
against the negotiation OF the check drawn
by themselves. The check for S64, 200 was
passed by Mr.. George l.. Maxwell, a broker;
the check on the Union Trust Company.
accepted by Hatch t. Sons, was passed and
endorsed BY man named Blood. In few
DAYS Maxwell was arrested on charge OF
completely in the forgery. He was confined
to his house by spraincd ankle, and, after
spending three days in the charge OF de-
tectives, was admitted to bail in the sum OF
$4,000. II. Z. Browne, George II. Chad
wick, and j. Columbine were arrested on q
similar charge the same month. Early in
April four other men were arrested and eN-
amined on suspicion OF being connected
with the same forgery. 1t will be seen by
these frequent arrests that the detectives
were determined not TO let the matter rest.
The arrests lust made in Chicago OF the
three men with $4,000 in their possession
is certainly OF much importance il it can be
proved that they had any connection with
the gigantic forgeries so daringly pcrpetra-
red. The development OF the case Will be
watched with the greatest intcre>t.-Aen
Yorh paper.