, 1879-07-03
THE LATEST FORGERY.
Downfall of n Leading Citizen of Newton
N1ass.-Tllo Amount OF Irregular Papot
Over $4,000.

o.,. ouo mo
o'es So",uo". to ,.t< ,u.. M
c.. r.,,as 4 T. E1,n.rds ~ Ser,on one of
Capt dames T. Eatnanos' o. NeW'oa, ons ',,. ~
the prominent rcssdents OF that snbafoaa eatf'
ch.nt IN n.stou. was nrrcsto1 at his home on !
sans ~ ',. nosso ~ ;apaa.s sa ..s rs.,cr,,ov
sa.usaas nEu. sn". .u ~. " "u hr te ,,oca
M o ero an nrrs,t va. W
In Ncvton With nstontsh.ncnt, mingled with !
nr,or NJ i'm fa1, ~ ono VIM had bean 70 uonu.
k'' s ~ 'nu ss ~ " ,n.,. ao trtnds hv s irwin,
lar anu won 60 many 1fscnue W ny se'.'a1
manner nnd open.hn'Nicd ways. AS member
of one Of tho old families IN the p1ncc,-he was
n hrnthcr NJ tbo 1otc i. Wiley Elnonts,-aud
as Cl's!rma'' OF TIC boara o. A1aeFo'eo.
Of ~hlch oedv nc hau occn anea'pss
SINGS the organization Of the city. hc
cxertcd q strong and wide influence: and
.a..,.. 80 ,,a win III, n,ertnrs
~ popa'a. "as ne "'n ~ ,1,es,,,n
that last fall no was fe-e'ectca Niaet'nan
MI nm tndepcnlcnt ticket, carrying every ward
ham II, nctivr tusiucss m tho senior member
uson ~ :" 49, "ss'' y, 1sss ra1nond. {. ~ n,
o. thc nsm u '''''cs I"'a"e .,, a',., ~ ~ ' I
fifteen years located IN inc onllutnE On !ne
| corner OF State and Commercial streets. llis
| record there wns clean. Hts "o!1 was regard
cd as Eooa rs h!s oohu. us bl,IH ~ ana pancr
were always tnst p1omptif. ana ns cfealt Was
| Of the best. JIG retired oSer ycas ago, n,.i
Mas euceeedct by his former partners, tns nfTt
name being changed 10 SANDS y fefohso. ~
was hupposed that ho TOOK out OF INC concern
property was estimated by lis business ac-
qua!nsances at from S55,ooo to <luo.Uoo. Such
was the character "ntt standing OF tue man
beloIe s business lt,enas UNI, s',o ,,!., community
| stood Whv liiA tali ms created tuch surprise
mud regret: The full extent 81 his 'ofcesies @ IL
Ia holtcvcd has n9w @ @ been asceEta'nea' Iile5
| amount to nearly Ssu,0Ou.
As frequently happens III cases similar 70 this;
tic forgcrtes OF Mr. E,imands were discovered
nuitc hy Incident. Last Mon'lny Mesars. Sands
thc tour business, were notified BY the Maverick
Bank tint u note OF $h,o0o nude hy james +.
Edrnamls aud tn.iorset m ~ s;nds - d. Ec,nala VIZ rs
ae tat ha''k 't,le ulY ~ mr. rcrllasa NM; hls
null Immediately proceeding to Tue bank, exam.
incl tho note aad pronounced lhe indnrsetnent
iofEcty. IT was learned At the bank that thu
.uSe VIZ aa.. n"S - ~ , Vt ~ We,'ai
hank. IH!a ph'lk does its h1lahcss Win INC
Maverick hank, nlf sent this ,late to town with
| others last Monday for col!a'ilon. The dis
q rus ,I t 3c,vcc, M o of ~ rva, pe.
uant Eoa,a- 49, ~ ,ha tfornrict Hsne hfr rcnr.
hor,, h.vo,, wnr: m T,,rstinv hat md In, sao,,
.3:rnrrrc VIVA Wns fhI. forrer, tl,at Other ponrr
iai Csen urged, md the ninnuer IN Which thts
I'd ia Icnrned Tint II lad bccn Cont. Ed
tnands, Enhtt. whenever forged noto or n roud
note was et,t1 out, to Tco,cst That notification
/ rhot & hn In
wjiri proved 10 be- Ills own private bor In liz
i,nstt,n pnst ,ies. I,c notice inyin,, bcen th,ls
received. thr foreer atl a'atle Tins 10 mike ali
i.eccssary preparations Tor meeting #, without
ind fnsre1 md 90 without the pogsibijity of Dr.
tec,ton IIad the no ttGcation OF this $5, ,OoU INTO
,luu beeu tlronped Into Mr. Edu,nu.!s' privatu
box, accosdlnE to ti,cto instructions, probably
tiim fnryery Wouiff not have btcn discovered:
,ut tnstSo,i nj thts. tho al stributtpr,
s plerk Receiving ] Il nt Ill Posi-. ofca observins
t,mt' tI,nuch drecte,l ia Sutda d Vert,ai,l. Yns
mt n'ltlrssscd to thcir box; nut it In tbs litter
s1nl Nm the 20 carefully prcpnrcd plan fa,let and
Tho whole afYair cn,ne 10 light. Investigation
Since lnst Tnea,lay hns tliseoyc.rd tint tlI.,
m"w1a n oho,tt ns TnIj,ws. thcse honr in tia
fur,n t'0 If not.. Of tiiIcront Iaxes. int ali
m,t,rln. within Tim mkt threu n,nnths. ,,,,l
held by the following banlks:
wnr,.I.t y,,,nnn, il,,ton e1- noa
nsn,sn. MaSsrsS SSn1!; Satnns nstnn -. 80. H. 1a
Exchange National, Bo.ton... ........... IT, t;Ut
New.o'! Sa.ionsj: Nuwton........ ......" ..5M
Pacific National. lsn.tan... ........ ...... H,n0l
, | thty Nntlonni. t'ost"M..... :..." 80. 5.AsC
Lccl'mcre Sat!onal' hnss Cambridge about j. 1ot
,., e-o ,o7
Tle EaMes 1oeEeI 20 the above stna art
, Sands y Fcrna!d ana Mr. Ainasn traits. {
] brotlaer-sn-law ot slr. Edna''ds, Hcsidos tlt
out Endorsement, to tho anl0l.ns Of so1nt
sl9,Ko. given for private uecounts. aro held b.
! various persons nl iE1t'a IN TINS v1ctnitfs h'H
III AhIlt!ui ~ ttas AuaenttuuEhs .'F. I1ttHlaHu
is Hnhlcct to a contingent liability VI bctwcr1
: 0,UD anil S5l. .N0. .
7 Mr Elmnnls' assess nro very light. He lla
i IN Ihsu:nneu On lta ite lns S:'ho0o,-not nYala
! mile, of caurae, until his dcatll,-asnl w!,a
y personal property there y 10 his 1Iol'se. mi
t,lcluheh everything Of value IN Its possession
though f!e l10It1s certain iintcs a1sd rai!r''t
!. ,anda which nro worth very little, II anything
i 1T Is not yUt knuWn tlow louE he 'laa hcon utter
= : luz forged paper, OR II lhe anounta RhDy'
~ enumerated ronnrise the whole Of hs tFansac
y himself, forging Ile Inducements only, Us, u
i, course, III i'nsorser Is never nutt'etl, say
y Uhcn paper goes In PROTEST; hut ln so!nu IN
i stal!.cs he bus l0rEcu Signatures. Dir. Uaeoll
= = EasH1er OF tl.e Newton National bnnk, state
r. t!1at OF ,hu ~, 100 Of Mr.. Edmsnds papsr hest
:, by t!ie bank. t3, iu0 Is Eos'1. Tbs $a0tO NAct
tic hank will loso will not IN anY way affect t
condition ot the bank, thero Is large surolu
III l,s'sl.
11,,u, rt4sS Mr. 1rrn Ma anti