National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-08
CRIME, LovE, AND PRISON.
Charles n. Fisher Turns Up working viii
New York ForHers.


New York Forxers.
Charles II. Fisher, well known In this city, where
he once occupied prominent position, and subse-
qucntly figured In transactions that brought dis
credit upon himself and finally landed him behind
prison bars. has, amer q lengthy disappearance,
turned up In New York city al an active member
OF gang Of forgers.
For four months past Superintendent walllng,
chief ofthe police force IN that city has been aware
OF the existence Of two sets OF what Ia known as
bogus check operators" but was poweriess to pro-
tect the public without warning the criminals One
set was Charles H. Fisher alias Cozzens alias Her.
man. and John Richardson, and the other several
Germans. The first two named have been arrested
THEIR PLAN OF OPERATING
was to visit q mercantile firm provided with
spurious check on the Mechanics and Traders'
Bank, No. 1853 Bowery. To which was forged the
certiication stamps Of the band. The signature OF
Edwards. The men operated singiy. would select
bill OF goods, calculating to uicety the cost so
that the bill would be within from SO to 500 Of the
bill was called for and In some cases, The certified
check was received without hesitation by the
S victim In cases where the victim showed pri.
zen, e, MS suspicious were generally disarmed by
the forger leaving the check with him, promising
to call for the balance the next day or 70 send Z
When Fisher was nrst arrested he broke away,
and while running threw something Into culveri
put aftcr The officer again secured and took him to
vert explored. and found IN II q Russia. leather
mcmorndum'bovk containing Fishers address
NO King street and number Of prepared and
Hank. Central ONCE Detective woolscy was sent to
10 a. King street and there arrested Richardson.
taken TO the Central once aud found to contain
evidence against the prisoners and documents
showing Fishers past history.
THE FIRST IMPORTANT DISCOVERY
In the vnlises was full set OF implements for coun.
sis lvh
checks. II included sets OF types. inks, pads, an
anvil. hammer for setting up stamps aid set.
up stamp forging the eer,hcation Of the Mechanics
with the stamp wcre set OF types arranged 10 form
the words Greenwich bank and piece Of paper on
Bank" and "Chomical Bank" evidently rs a guide
e future operations. Next In Importance was O
check book on the Mechanic. and Traders Bank,
bought OF Mayer, Mcrkel & UHinann, No. II
Church street, On the inside OF the cover Of which
was n facsimile Of the signature written on the GER
tihcation stamp of the checks In the possession OF
1t appears by the stubs OF tho check book that 1t
dates back q. Tar us 1876 the stubs referring trans
James Pryor, James Kelly. MADDEN & winans
Thomas Thatcher Mutual Gasight Company, Eliza.
beth Orr John 2; 4. Butler, I. Y. Engs 4 Co., c.
bellows Co., and OCOnnell Brothers, the amount
drawn being below si.2Oo. Then lapse occurs Of
notes on the stubs although many checks were
torn out until January, is7s, when the following
hrothers TO order J. G. Burton; $3.50 GLENN &
kOrncr to order J. &. Rowland: $40 Todc Broth
ers to same; $40, GLENN & Korner to same; $50,
Tode brothers to ,ane $3.50. Conduit & T. to j. C.
p" $40 ditto. $50, ID. & G. to Y. N. Fisher"
$40 T. NJ. sheppard to j.. e. burton; $3.50. GLENN
J. Z. burton; 20 Condct 4 Patton to same $50
q. n y Co. to J. C. Rowland. Five Of these checks.
unused, were found ready for utterance IN pocket
book. Among the stubs having these records are
many having no record. There were also blank
checks of the National shoe and Leather Bank and
the First National Bank OF Benton Harbor, Mich
Among Nj ha
some very familiar to residents Of this city.
A number Of the parties victimixed have already
. There were numbers Of letters addressed rs fol.
lows: Lnnt, Fisher 4 Co., Philadelphia; Charles H.
Fisher Co; p. O. New York city; G. II. Fisher
ESQ.,. Grove House. New York city; &. H. Fisher q
Co.. Mercantile Agency, New York. These letters
were written In 1871 and refer to collections Of
York. Some OF them indicated that FISHER Intended
TO open branch office In Baltimore. There seem
to have been two
WOMEN MIXED UP WITH CHARLES MOVE
MESTs,
fn by nS on nSs Of Eans and The ohs.
Spain, written in 1873, are simply delightful, and
show her 70 have been an Intelligent, romantic
with him was surreptitlous, and was dated from
Seymour. Conn. Frankford, and Philsdelphis.
There Is no clue to what their relations were from
latter year Fishers diary contains daily entries Of
letters written TO her, Of presents OF flowers and
ladies journals and memoragda q rendezvou. in
SPANS portrait shows her as q very handsome.
Misunderstanding girl. Nothing Is known OF Mel.
lie, but the following IL the DRAFT Of note written
to her last month by Fisher:
Il ask you the questions did because I found
myself drifting nearer to you daily and could for.
love for you would be or is 10 vain. am in earn.
est, Ella. and would not tribe with any woman's
feelings, which consider most sacred. | will give
you what have lon. This Il all I ask. I'know
you love another, but also think that you will
learn 10 love me- ut least a little"
The two mon have themselves generously fur
nished overwhelming evidence OF their guilt and
Will doubtless go the penitc ntiary.