, 1879-06-30
CRIME.
CAPT. EDAIONDs.

BosToS, June 10.-1lie arrest Of Capt. Jnmes
F. Elmunds. of Newton, for forgery, las caused
considerable excitement In tile city, III perfect
confidence was felt fn bin. lie hns been an .
Alderman in Newton for the past 1--WE years, 10
now b uomiuea for Mayor Of Newton, a,.tl ur-
tloubtcdly would have been ciccted to tilat
olll<r but fnr ths aflatr. Inst Wednesday he
had an apuplcctic shock. Last night officers
obtained full confession from min, as hn
'lny tn his bed. Tho amount OF forged
paDer ho has . uttered, so far ~
ran be leaesed Is about SO 000 aud It is IN this
form of notcs, for three a,d four months. It
Is held BY banss an foltows: Maverick Nh
tional, Hostos, *l7.0Jo; Frccman's National,
/ 1]ostun. $1,000; Exchange National, Boeton,
s15,5o0; Newton Nationals >lloston, s8,1U0;
Pacific Nat!onnl, Boston, $500; Ctty National,
Boston, s7,G00; Lechmer National, East CAM !
bridge, abuut $500. The na,es forged aro
sauds & Ferrald, Capt. Edmunds' successors
In business fu thta city, a,d Atuasa Crafts,
| ot Newton Highlands, his hrotller.in.law.
Besides the notes above Scheduled
! t,otes OF his own without Endorsement to
tI1c un,ount OF sotsc slJ.00o, given for private
accounts. arc held b. various peroons a,,d firms
tu this vicinity: and. In addition to thls tndeotr
cluess. Capt. Edmonds Is anbjec. to contingent
linbtty Vi between $40,UoO nna a5ooo0. Iiis
assets arc vcry light. nc llas MI insurance on his
life for s5o,oD not available, Of course, until
| his death, a,d what personal pronrrtY there ts
| IN h!s house. Thfs INCLUDES everything OF yduo
in his possession. though he hnus certain notes
| and railroad bouds, which are worth very
little, II anything. UntIl these Developments
were nude It had hccn surpassed llat be was
wealthy. When he ses!sel from the. tlsm at
Jutnrs +. Edn,onIls j. Co., 1nn1 dealers. OH
State street. lie received S50,oo0 casl, for luis
share Of the business. 1t Is nut yet known low
| loug he hns been uttcriE forged paper, or II
| thu amounts nb3ye enumerated comprise uIe
whoic VI his transactions. LIS general mett,od
| was 10 syn the notes ntmsv!!, forging the in-
| .toracuents only. as, Of course, MI indorscr ts
never notlasd savo wllcn the paper
goes to protest. But ~ some
nstanccs ho l,as forged sjenatnros
How OF why Ito came to enter upon suciI .
course is mystery to Ill hts friends but IL is
etatcd as d probable couso That, sotnr six seara
aro, he lost outright sl5.0jo oy the mlsdoHgs Ut
| y trusted frtend, ,uaa!; subsequently,. to saya,
that friend's credit, ha aud smother bccame rc-
spuuslu!c fur 4D1,000. Detwren $500 ind
| EiU,0NJ Of tuss amount llns been s'otd bT Capt.
Edinonds. But ILLS friends ate utterly at lusa
to know wlat he has donc With t1lc renlallltscr
| of Its property, tlnIGl It bus bern asccrtatnrd
tlut hc has literally Insisted others to I'LL own
financial uetstmont. Ho '7as brought 70 boston
| to-day.
Epthe Ts,tern Assoetatfd Prtss.
BOSTON, juno 30.-The Condition OF Capt.
11ames +. E;lmonds fs more favorable this norn-
inv. but tt is thought hr wIll never
from slu shock, and that be Is bordering upon
| insanity. lilo property Was ATTACHED seVefal
years aEo for laEEe amounts. Ills ioEgertcs. It
is reported, have been going On four or hSc
years.