New-York tribune., 1880-01-07
THE HAIGH FORGERIES.

WIRE FOIsTRD on THE BUILDERS OF THE bHOoh-
LYN BRIDGE-AMoUNT or THE FoRGERlEs
LARGER THAN SUPPOSED.
The officers of some of the banks affected by the
recent foreeries of J. Lloyd IIaigh express annoy
ance that the present difficulties were not aVoideu
by an exposure of his first crime. PERSONS
who are supposed to have known something ABOUT
those previous transactions decline to give any par
ticnlars. Ii appears that Mr.. Haigh furnished the
Bridge Trustees with wire for the cables that hau
already been rejected. Judge GldersIeeve demanded
sos 900 bail from the forger and rs his snretles
were not accepted Haigh was returned to the
Tombs.
EARLIER CRIMINAL TRANSACTIONS
The statement that j. Lloyd Halgh had peen
guilty Of previous forgees, ana that these were pr
vatelV settled or that the persons aggreved had
not made them public, caused good deal oil COM
ment Yesterday Some of the bank officers FELT much
annoyed over the ooncedlment of the previous CRIME
and the fact that measures had been taken HEai"
the forger. They argued that II Slr Haigh hau oco u
posed then for the lesser once the banks ana
tile community would have been upon ther guru' """
ali this trouble would have been avoided
H. r. Degraaf president OF the Bowery Natlohsi
Bank at the BOweTy and Canas said that MS oahA nou
about $4,000 of Haighs paper, consisting Oh hoes'
drafts acceptances Of Western houses no" many "
number he could say. lie would not give
the names OF the acceptors The BANK
holds security" he said ." for S3O'OOO OF 'hS
amount and on the balance we shall have TO take onI
chance 1t Is mostly our-mOnths paper, ana some ol
IL fails due this month The security consists OF ware
house receipts principally. have just come from the
warehouse where / have satisfied myself OF
the cepupeness OF the receipts, and have had
them indorsed by the warehouse proprietors ana
dated from to-day, instead OF having the recep's
changed stand in the OF tho bank as other oaAs
have done We have not made any inquiries either by
mall or by telegraph OF the persons purporing 10 nave
accepted these drafts, because we think we are sum-
cientv secured even II they out TO be bad III we
find out that they have been forged, 1t VIII be our
duty to make further charges. But do not know mat
we have any forged paper with regard to there ha'E
been previous fOrgeries by Mr. Hagh IL was intmateu
by Mr.. Hewitt, OF Cooper Hewitt Co.. "i
Bnrhng-slip. when / went. a week ago satur-
day. with Mr. Blair the counsel OF the Groccrs Bank 10
conference about this affair at their Office that there
had been something OF this kind before. but that the
notes had been paid was a good deal surprised
But Mr Hewitt did not go into particulars and be-
vond this iutimajion know nothing more concerning H.
Cooper Hewitt Co. had some deailngs WIN Wlsn tISu itsS
They sold to him the wire works IN BROOKLYN, taxing
dr2@ m on M. house @ at o Haven Tor $1,000
ness Brook yn Bridge certificates for SGO.OOO.'
MIR. HEWITT REFUSES INFORMATION
Abram S. Hewitt. OF Cooper, Hewitt & Co., was
then seen. at No. Il Buriing slip. 81 have
come to you" said the reporter because
the name Of your firm connected By the president
OF one OF the bank with the statement that there had
been forceres previous 10 those now discovered
Mr. Hewitt said In the most positive manner that he
would give no information this subject He did not
believe that 1t was tho business OF the
newspapers or the public 10 concern them
selves with matters Of this kind. Whatever
wrong had been Done II had been repaired. lie
had ut time the most lmphflt commence III
MI. Hagh, who connected Win company
in which he was q stockho.der: one day ne ne
read IN hCEspapSLr ,la. ,o Uo .an, tor
lin and Wien Mr. IIaieh admitted that the account
concerning him wac correct he told him mar he
must Withdraw from her company. Mr. hdIGh dld so,
% bnr @ n"n ' m 4e did NOT tru.t Hagh an thai
Had officers Of the banks which nave suffered through
be he no longer trusted Mr. Haigh.
But what about the past forgeres OF Mr. Haich. the
particulars Of which Iunderstaad ycu arc convenant
with :" Mr. Hewitt " as asked -
ut details are certain to be made public aud IA It
better to give clear statement than To- nave the
facts come out peoemeal or in garbled form y
Mr. Hewitt still deelined to giye the desired inorma
ton He said that what had been u9he IN ths ma,I w.,
for the best and with sincere desire TO help Mt
MaSor Cooper vas called yesterday by
reporter Of THE TRIBUNE and asked y ne
Co would he willing 20 any Information concern
ing the alleged former forseries OF Haigh. ...- -.
should prefer TO say nothing about the matter ~
present" replied the Mayor. when The action OF our
ilrm Is called into question: II VIII be tme enough 10 eA
plain"
THE FoRGER STILL IN THE ToMBs.
Mr Haigh spent most OF Yesterday IN Assistant Dis
trict-Atorney Ronss olce. He had been brought from
the Tombs the purpose OF pleading TO the indictment
OF forgery found against him the previous day. Ills
counsel r. s. Eewoombe, delayed that formal act until
late in the day and the meantime arranging for
the release OF his client ON bail About O'Clock the
SESSIONS bT Detective Field ana he seated him
self quietly near the desk assigned TO coun-
and F. II. Belts, who was 81 one time counsel for Mr.
Hagh IN business matters. approached the BENCH and
stlnding the step In 'front.' oi the desk, held con-
sutaton which lasted about fifteen minutes but what
! they said no one heard II was understood
however, that Mr.. NewcOmbe argued for his clients
| release, the ground that tho assignee required
his assistance settling the business. aud that II he DID
not have II great loss would ensue 70 innocent peihohn
He said Mr Hagh prepared TO Offer bail IN any
reasonable amount. Mr., P9elps was opposed TO ine
prisoners beng ADMITTED to bal al all nnt u ne was 10
have liberty ne thought the amount OF the bond should
be sufficient TO insure ms attendance wi,no9t d31o,
when called on TO appear MI Bett' spoke on Dshaf OF
Mr. Haigh. Judge Gidersieeye asked for few moment
In whicn to consider ine matter counsel tneh retea
but the prisoner remained seated az the par. Atr
short time Judge Gdersleeye said that ne would TX the
Dudley Haley wholesale sh dealer IN Fulton Market,
who lives At No. CranOerrys BROOKLYN Is fnihern-
himself $ surety In case Of bail bsiug grauted;
James yanBrunt, merchant AT No. 10 south-st, and
who lives Sixth-aye, sixthst, Brooklyn, was
aso present and offered himself OF sureties
Both signed bonds qualifying in s250oo each, and 1t
was announced that they had been accepted as surees
Haigh then left the building with he counsel and friends
and %as n Se , m subseonenV resed TO
accept the bondsmen. and Haigh was once more con-
| signed to the Tonos
HOW OTHER BANKS ARE INTERESTED.
The officers OF all banks that reported 20 hold
Haiehs paper declined yesterday to give list OF the
cepances Alexander Gilbert the cashier OF the Market
National Bank said that he would have objection to
giving such list II the other banks holding the paper
we're to same, but that the OF the
| whose acceptances on the paper were Of no
interest public, they all lived out of town.
hold" said he only four pieces OF the paper and
the money had not been withdrawn account OF them
before We discovered their character"
| George NJ Hard, president Of the Chatham Ma
| tional Bank, said that his bank held two
| acceptances, amounting TO $500, but that
| the warehouse receipts. which had been verified
and now stood name Of the Chatham Bank amply
covered this amount taking them 10 be worth only
l ~ vain viii ieh "