The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-21
WHAT rs FORG ERYy
A Novel Case before Judae Mclean in Now
Jersey Its Novel Ending.

FREEHOLD, N. j., Jan. 1S-A case OF con-
siderable interest has Just been decided before
Judge Mclean and associates. John II. Silvers,
mill rim this county, who had been member
OF the l.. cisliture, was indicted by the Grand
J ~ on the charge of forgery. The complainant,
william Warwick, Is a wealthy spcculitor In
IiightstowD, aud widely known among the
debtors Of several adjoining counties as a note
shaver aud IN ausiere man. reabing where he
had not sowed. On the witness sand he swore
that he had lent Stlvers money to complete a
bridge contract ia NJ rccr county; tlat Siivers
In tober, 1873. gave him as security note for
Sl.ijJ, purporung to be signed by his father-in-
law, Mr. s. 7. Duncan, Of Hightstown; that
when the note matured Silvers was unable to paw,
and gave a new note, similarly endorsed, dated
Dec. g. 1873, for s2.l15, to secure this and other
Indebtedness; that wnen that note bee mo due
Sllyers was still un ble to pay, and that when
demand was IN dc upon the indorser, Mr.. Dun
can, he pronounced nis name forgery Among
other witnesses called In corrobOration was Mr..
Rue, silvcrs's brother-in.law,who was sued upon
. note on which his name was forged by silvers.
Gen. Ilaight, VINO nd been retained t. assist
the State. offered to prove several other forge
RES AZ inst the defendant through admissions
made by him to on ers of the llishtstpwn n -
ton sank; but tue court would not admit the
proof because the admissions were made more
thtn year before the transaction III question.
that the note was given TO warwick for money
borrowed to build the BRUCE. lie said that
Warwick had lropused to transfer t. him some
Questionable mortg ees to sell IN Trenton, and
ASKED him what KIND uf security he could give
tnat he drew tue $l.lJO note and wrote his
IA her in-laW's name on It merely ~ a sample;
that the next day he showed II to Marw ok.
who 81 tcneu It from MIN and refused to return
II that the begottttion fell through and " ar
wick toll him ne had Il, stroycd tue note. but as
soon rs II became due h'li II over his head a.
means ct eXtortnR money that he did not owe,
forced TIthtr ~
Tor forgery, that fin ,lly warwick ucmAuded as
the price of his liberty the last note.
IA Dec nj her 1870. urging him to put ms
.ther ~ liw's name Oh ~ as before. and that,
after consulting his wife and other tiends aud
alter reading the law ON the SUBJECT. ne con
cluied ina. under the circumstances such a
Trans elton would not be forgery, utt would get
hin out OF Warwirks clutches. His wife aud
Two hir d men cotronordiei mis- statements. :.
r. Duncan. his fithet-in-l w, ~wure That the
u We Wa- forgery but .hlt warwick. while he
showed II to nan, admitted that he knew ia Il
SiiVtrs h 81 M ds tine iudOrs tnient himself on
hOtn notes aud he -aiu Tia tt III MS OpiuiUn Wsr-
wick wa. only trying TO -QietZe the money out
Il I'M. II came out III the te-ti uonY that War
wick went Def IRE the Grand jury and got the
Indictment sainst Siiver-. aud tunt tine Grand
also.
EA.Judge Hickman, who. with cxJu dse Rob
bius, de ended SilSer'. summed NJ the ease
any. Nnfc--uhNi1g ana O'nu--i king wrre e ~
ricd on TO such ga extent IN lnmnuth county
for srv-'M le r. ani % many farmers we're
rulufd th rel, tn q the II IN. teprlr " PA ter
son earned good zeal II favor tao years ago
" c'ttin: spvci oct passed uaklrg any
MONEY ttuus c.t1u lu Monmouth vol flr u-uiv.
ar. hickman made tuc most Z the urrJu lice
ilains. NarwicN, a. Que OF th lealing uOnus
men, and Of tue niturd -yMp tthN To- thcir vac.
tins. Gen. II ugut "a 90 freak the force f
It's local pre- 4dlce hN shat erius ~iNrfs's thin
def-u e. anI DJlnt-d out M. repe ted AID CON
tcs-cd fuIgcrir-; U4t the Count CHARGED tne jury
tn.t li ttr> hehe'ed in't " wick Was prNy to-
the forgery ana WAS NOT deceived pv %. auu II ~
- not "a iudin uttered, dAi 40 Ons was de-
eeiNei % II, s'i'ers was Lo' SuNp. Ihe JdIj 80
lsAud.