New-York tribune., 1880-01-13
FRAUD IN VARIOUS FORMS.


The three men who were arrested Saturday night
charged with passing forged checks on the Phenix
and other banks were taken to the Tombs Pohce
Court yesterday, and testimony was given AGAINST
them. They are believed to have been con-
cerned in forcerics Amounting TO $4,000. They
were not all identified however with
much positivencss. The funeral Of Benjamin
c. Bogert took place a. llackensack yesterday
verdict Of suicide while temporarily deranscc was
given in his case by the C0roneTs jury. Ihe
former bookkeeper Of the Manufacturers and
Merchants Bank who was indicted for alleged
forgery. has given himself up.
AN ADROIT SYSTEM OF SWINDLlNG.
SELLING 4 BOND. GETTING CHECK AND LIrHo'
GRAPHING A FAC-SIMILE FOR LARGER AMOUNT
-TnRFF ALLEGED FORGERs ~ POLICE COURT.
The examination of James Williams, some
times called Big KentucS" William Oele and Andrew
Gien who arrested saturday night on tAe onatSe
of passing forged cheeks on the Phenix National Bank.
No 45 Wal-st, held at the T'mbs Police Court be-
fore Justice Kilbreth at p. Yesterday Charles .
snencer appcared a. counsel for Williams James Ovcr
for Gen and Charles Steckley for Oge The Witnesses
against the prisoners ere Robert Pnkerton private
detective Detectives Field and OCOnnor Of the s;ict-
Attorney Office E leas T. Mcintosh teller of the PheniX
Bank David X Young, OF the frm of Purss u Young
brokers, and WIber F. Martin. Mr. Young's clerk.
Three checks on the Phenix Bank produced. one
for 81 2i0 a.. $40 and foT $ls2l Co. pnr-
porting 10 nave been drawn and indorsed by Pur's
Young which the bank had paid. These were c'shed
at the bank on January ana 7.
Mr Young testified that the Endorsements upon the
checks orgeres, and tba the checks were iaulu-
lent issues The numbers upon the checks were 2,233
2232 and 2.2f0 Checks with these numbers he had
given out $l0f 10. S05 and SOL So and they had
not been returned the firm He identified the PRISON
ers as persons who brought bonds his Office and lad
tha drp. scerfiH led cES
he had az FIRST refused TO furnish check, but upon
Ogles earnest solicitation aud statement tina; he desired
TO send il 20 his mother Mr. Young complied with the
request The fac-simile OF check No 2.233, The orig
inal of which for $50 80, is made pay
able to the order Of Charles j. Burns Tor
S2.5tO Il IS iudorscd by Burns and certified cor
rect by Purss and Young The fac-simile Of check No.
2232 is made payable order OF George summers.
and that OF check No. 2.22l 10 George Lenx
Mr. McIao.a testified that he lad paid the checks at
different times.
'Do yOa think you recOgnz &c the persons who
presented them Z" asked the judge.
Yes" the answer.
eli you see those persons here point them OUT
The witness pointed to the prisoners but stated 'hat
he could not swear which Of the ohecEs either OF
prisoners presented When the witness pointed 10
Gnlcn, NJ. Oliver said;
can You wear That you ever paid this man money,
or ever saw hnl Z"
81 believe him 20 be the man." the answer.
When NJ. Mcintosh had finished Mr. Oliver asked the
Judge 20 instruct the witness not to confer 90 anyone
as to thc identity OF tie prisoner Gen Judge kbreth
refused the request
Mr.. Marli9 testified that the prisoner Williams was tie
man who had been in the oice Of Purss & Young on
JANUARY and :, who had tnen given tie name Of
Burns.
The prisoners were then called. Gillen answered no
questions bat through his counsel demanded speedy
tria. II. case ia be called at 2. N. to-day. Oge
sad taa age 26. IL born in this city, and
lived AZ No $50 West Twenty hfh.st HIS business was
that of an agent. He waived examination, and was
held IN default OF $4,000 bali Williams said his aee
was hfty.ainc. lie was born in Kentucky. His trade
was that o. a blacksmith. He waived an examination,
ana was he a IN default 90 $4,000 bail.
The prisoners are Wen "iesed Gen o. respcea6ie a.
laughed with ther oounsel Wlth apparently htIIe con,
iaicriive pjykeIion enid 70 TRIBUNE reporter that
for ytlr many BANKS Of this city have suffered by
cashng forged checks. lie could positively state mat
$4,000 ard another - OOo. Among the baubs are the
IhcuiN me Bank o. tne Epi"lic t1e I'aHh ol .,0"-
Y0r the Second National l}k. tte Baah or Tue state
@r PnEer.on had been eel oyed 6y the Officers OF tie
Pheaix BANK arrest thei gers Who, supposed
formed lang and conducted thclr oPeratiOi 3 on
SSd 10 nrok5r and ask elc,E in payuen. instead
Of cash. Tue fOreers would then request that the
cneck b. certified by the brokers' name. I4e check
wOuld tacn oc held several da's' ihc-sinhe ht'o-
grapIec raised % higher hgUre. Ii IS
said rnal tne saeg has been operating III o'f ones n
the same mInner. .
;rial yrsi gdaT made "a tie following way; NF.
Ioang, a'tcr balancing his b'oSs FOR ibe yea round
thai ans grrogut the bank much smal = tnau 10
snoul have On requesting 10 be shown the checks
winch tls, otuk he'd against his hrDl ne lmmroia"y
saw tba mentioned were fapduieIt ana 20 IL
formed tAD bank. Btreyiug tnat he renenbsfei ta-
persons TIE checks, be gave tAc babk
descriptions %! tatm. md TIE case vas pu' ni" iic
hands Oi tsc dcectV,s. saturday cNeAh- tic thfec
prisoner S. a, rcd descriptions given, we're
found q sa,5on at Llgbth-aye aGd I@eni;-bI'1-St.
ard arleste"
At ofre Of Fisk Hatch it was stated yes'orday
that check o. over %l4O0 n'd been presented ~ ie
Fourth Ntii"Ili Bt.k, Stt raj weeks ago, WIN tLtH
signature forged / suspect "a, however ana not
paid. President Ford. of 40 Bank Of the ~ public,
said fla' iG iuiy list severed "hocs forged n e name
of AicXausss igyio- ruha NfSc cdshci 20 t.- D-1h,
amOun'is 30 Sll 600. Al tlc Bank o New YORK 90 vas
stated attempt 10 pass forged checks bAd peen
made since about y'tr aH+ " h'il u-o' Nhei ne
amount between - 90 air $4,000. ana lle c'-'F
had D,tn sent to PRISON. Al several oi Tie eler benS
81 wa stated tal uOtApS tie KIND hat &C aiTeH e-
ceutlg.
Ii was stated By Detective Field that te is now
uule~ bail OI $1,000 fOr forgery con-
m;tcd q Western cty. Ii was also siaed that G4l-
tens Photograph Is tie TOgucs' g1lti, ana thtt
WI ials mas served term ~ the state Prison.