New-York tribune., 1878-07-10
wILrRID MoNTREssoR INDICTED.

CHARGED WITH FORGING THE NAME or LORD
OGILyY TO TIE NOTES GIVEN TO MISS VAR
RELL.
The charge of forgery which has been made
against wilfrid Montressor, sometimes called Lord
Ogilvy, grows out Of the former charge preferred
against him by Miss yarre of Boston The case is at
present In the hands OF Messrs Martin Smith Isaac
p Martin the senior partner of the firm. said yesterday
that the charge against Montressoy was for forging the
name Of Lord Ogvy 10 two notes for aOO each which
he gave TO Miss yarre in lieu OF payment for the debt
he had incurred at her house. The following Is copy
of one OF these notes:
9ioO. Boston. April %. 1873
Eighteen days date pay the order of Miss j. f.
varIen. Of Boston, u. S. America, the sum OF one
hundred pounds sterling value received and charge the
Lord Ogilv Tenth Hussars
To Messrs RoBARys LUBBEcK Co., Lombard-st., Lon
To the bankers he wrote the following paper
headed with monogram W. NJ, surpounted hy cor
onet
BOSTON, U. s. A., April %, 1873
GENTLEMEN have the honor TO draw upon You for
the Of one hundred pounds payable to the order
most obedieni servant OcILYY.
70 Msssrs. RonAaTs, Lubbock Co., Lombard-st, Lon
don, H. g.
The second note Is dated June H. and Is worded and
signed like the above. To the Earl OF Airle he
wrote letter as follows
Ny DEAR FATHER The notes that bear my name are
signed by How, when, and under what clrcum-
stances passed through Florence and then came here
Signor Maf.,i will inform Being in debt soon after
came here gave these notes 10 Miss Varre the LADY
of the house.
| merely write this In my signature should
be questioned, and purely as q. matter OF business
Yonr afIectiouate son, OGILyY.
To the Earl Of Airiie.
The address on the envelope was
Right Honorable EARL OF AIRLIE,
CORTADT CASTLE,
FORPAR, SCOTLAND.
Mr.. Martin sad I" We satisfied that Montressor
is an imposor and not Ogilvy Mr.. Jennings, formerly
OF New-York and now IN England, communicated with
the Earl Aire and the latter declared that his son
was in India and that Montressor was not his son. We
did bring charge OF forgery in the first suit because
we wanted him settle up After his arrest We oresaw
what the decision OF the Court would be- An under
standing was accordingly had between the police OF
Boston and this city, that MOntressor was
forgery Superintendent walling asked the Warden OF
Ludlow Street Jail TO send him word quarter OF an
advance of MOntressors discharge so as TO have
him fearrcsted Immediately on the charge OF forgery
This was promised but notice not sent TO the super
pepdent until after MoDtressor released. To-day
we are informed that Montressor has been formally In
will be sent ON tnere for trial" Just then Mr. Martin
received telegram informing him that the Governor
of had sent requstion for Montressor
Deputy Warden FItzsImmOns, OF Ludlow Street JAN,
said that on the afternoon OF July 3, the day when
Montressor released Detective kearDs came TO the
ia from Superintendent Waling, and asked that be be
Informed quarter OF an hour before Montfessor was re-
lea sed lie might have m arrested on charge
OF forgery The warden asked kears to leave the war
rant with him. and lie would detan Moptressor but The
detective had warrant The warden then agreed "
send word Before the release OF MOntressor, F1tZm-
mons said he TO the Tenth Precinct 10
telegraph the Superintendent When the hour 10 re-
lease Monresso which 10 o'clock in the evening"
arrived the warden could not detan MN any longer,
AM Ne