The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-18
ONCE TOO OFTEN.

ARREST OF YOUNG MAN WHO PREsENTEn
TWO FORGED caEcKs AT THE BANK OF TIL
STATE OF NEW YORK.
Ayoung man presented himself on Saturday morn
ing last to one of the ellers of the National Bank OF
the State of New York. at the corner Of William
street and Exchange place. and representing that he
was messenger from one of the banks customers.
purchased check book. About three clock the
same afternoon 'he again appeared and handed to
Paying Teller Duer check for $500 drawn by Bar
clay Livingston. importers at No. ~ Beaver street
to the order of Samuel Ogden, whose namc appeared
the back Of the check indorser. The paper
was promptly cashed. but after business hours q
messenger sent to Barclay Il Livingston, and
Mr. Robert Mackie. OF that firm. pronounced
the check q forgery He admitted that the
signature was perfect having oven the
firms private mark which known only
after one O'Clock yesterday the same young mau re-
appeared with check tor 81 800. drawn by Barclay
Il Livingston to the order of Mr.. Lyman. The pay.
ing teller. excusing himself for moment, stepped
into the office of Mr. Il. l.. Edwards the cashier. and
informed him OF the fact. Mr.. Edwards told the
teller to pay $780, which done. and as he young
man proceeded slowly to leave the bank pretending
to count the money as he walked. the cashier po-
litely requested him to walk into his office. There
the stranger claimed that he had passed tle 500
= confederate, and, persisting in his DENIAL he
tives Dunn and Radford were summoned. They
asked tho man to give up tho money, but he again
denied that he had It and requested the officers ia
search him. They found the money between his
shirts.
ARnAIeNEp IN THE ToMDs.
The prisoner. who refused to say whether or no ha
had any accompiices was driven to the Tombs.
where he arrived shortly after two o'clock in the
room. Justice Morgan had just commenced the
afternoon session. Tho forged check was produced.
manded until this morning. The magistrate thought
1t proper to comply with their request and the
oner was accordingly remanded back into the GUS
tody or his captors. He then taken to the desk
OF the record clerk. aud gave the name of Charles
Walker. When asked where he lived he said in
Bleecker street. Several court policemen said that
they recognized him an old offender. One MEM
Der of the squad said that he lately tried the
Court OF General Sessions but had then a different
name. About woek ago. the policeman said,
Walker was released from Blackwel's Island. The
prisoner kept up his appearance of unconcern
throughout the court proceedings.
Cashier Edwards said that usually stranger has
to be identified when presenting check to be cashed
but In this instance business was so brisk and the
signature OF Barclay Livingston was perfect
that the money was paid without hesitation. Mr..
said he astonished in his life than al
this clever forgery. He was dumfounded when lie
saw the private mark of his Arm in the signature.
He has been accustomed to sign checks with copying
ink and thinks the forger must have taken the inn
preston OF the signature from some other check.
He admitted that the man might have traced the sig
nature obtained 1t by tho pho tographers art At
rate. he said. the forgery had taught him
to use copying ink again on checks. 1t thai
the last genuine check drawn by Barclay " Living.
ston numbered 1889 and the number on the
forged 5000 check was 1.3l1. but Mr.. Mackio could
not account for this knowledge on this
part of the forgers. He said. however. that
the lettering Of the forged check green while
OF late his frm has been using checks with red let
tering He added that his is the second time within
three months that forgers have attempted to pass
worthless checks with his firms purported sigma
ture. Two months ago u young man was sent to
State Prison for four years for that offence. The
prisoner is q young man about twenty-five years Of
age. Of medium build, about five feet seven inches
in height, has dark complexion, with slight black
mustaone and was neatly dressed in dark suit Of
clothes. heavy winter overcoat and Derby hat. De-
tectives Radford and Dunn did not recognize him
and thought he offender but Detective
Shelly. who him after his arrest thinks thar lie
has seen him doing service Blackweli's' Island.
He believes he was simply the tool OF bold aud
perienced forgers.