The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-04
100000 GOT BY FRAUD.
HILGERTs ENORMOUS FORGERrEs.
Startling Disclosures Immediately Follow
Ing the Publication of the Sugar-Re fner's
Suspicious Failure and Disappsarance-
Claims Reaching Half Million.
IPhiladelphia Times. |

OF John IIilgert's Sons, and Of the sudden
disappearance OF Charles NJ. Iilgert, who,
according to all outward appearances, was
the only person in the firm, was almost im-
mediately followed by the more startling
disclosure that various business-houses
held forged paper amounting to at least
S295,564, and probably TO a much larger
sum, which they had received from
Hilgert. The news was the talk Of
the town, and several prominent busi-
ness-men expressed the belief that the
worst was not yet disclosed. The forge
ries consist Of draft acceptances and
promissory notes. The theory as to the
manner in which IIilgert was able to put
so enormous an amount OF forged paper
afioat: is that for a short time back when
selling goods he would insist that clIsto-
mers with well-established credit-even
though they desired TO pay cash or buy on
short time-shOuld give q draft or note
payable in sixty days. Notwithstanding that
the period generally granted in the sugar
trade is thirty days. BY this means Hill
CERT was given plenty Of time to have the
signatures well studied and to prepare as
much forged paper as he pleased, drawing
up any number OF drafts or notes for each
name, getting the drafts accepted and then
disposing Of the forgeries.
STARTLING DISCLOSURES.
Only a week ago the firm was regarded
as solid and prosperous. On the day upon
which the judgment-nOtes held by the
Remsens were entered up Charles NJ. Hill
CERT succeeded in obtaining loan of more
than $4,000. Attachments for more than
$1,000 were issued yesterday, and claims
which had been represented by their hold
ers as uncertain or comparatively small
hardened INTO bold and enormous proper
tions. Coupled with nearly all OF them the
distinct charge was made that Charles NJ
IIilgert had committed daring and eXten-
sive forgeries and had absconded to escape
the consequence OF his crime.
The claim OF George {. Carson 81 Co.,
commission members, which member OF
the firm had represented to be $4,000, turns
out under affidavit to amOut to S159,956.
The latter amount was loaned TO IIilger's
Sons, the affidavit sworn to by G.. Ascheten
Carson sets out, in December OF last year.
1t is all unpaid The creditors received as
collateral accepted drafts and prOmissory
notes aggregating S177,4O1. In connec-
tion with this transaction paper aggrcga-
ting $50, COO, the affiant is Uniformed and
believes, is forged" The additional charge
| is made that I1ilgert had concealed his
assets with the intention Of removing them
out Of the jurisdiction Of the court, in
fraud of the rights Of creditors. An at
tachment under the act OF 1869 was issued
to Carson Il Co., giving them the right to
seize the property OF Hilgert's Sons
wherever found, subject to the executions
previously issued.
LONG LIST OF FORGERIES.
w. III. Newbold's Sons & Co., note
brokers, came in yesterday and obtained an
attachment for $50, ,l99. In their affidavit
in support OF their application, sworn TO
| bv Richard S. Brock, a member OF the flrm,
they averred that the " debt obligation had
been fraudulently contracted" The de-
fendant, it is ayerred, sold TO the brokers ac-
ceptances to the amount claimed, "and the
same are and have been forged" Accom-
nanyinc the affidavit was a schedule OF the
acccptances referred to, the earliest dated
June eth, for sixty days, and the latest
July 9th. for ninety days. They were
Never & Kespohl, S2,176; Ball d Good
rich, S2,256 Hall & Hayward, S2,l3'
HAYWARD & Co., S2,432; Samuel Bliss
& Co., s2,S94; Beaver, Nicholson q
Co.. $3.50; Hall & PuissOl, Sl,6S2
Jacob Moranitz, S2,19s; II. I. AL
len & Co., s1,97G; Otto Friedman & Son
q. asa: ID. G. Woods & Co., S1,750; b. f
harrington g. Co., 2,132; Jacob Wallaael
a. Co., S1,57S; Sampson, Black d Grant
80. .792: Lane Brothers, S2,S52; w. y
Gould & Co., S2,9l2; Browden q David
son, s2,23O; Parrot, Nickson ~ 90.
%. .4sl: A. Dahlman, S3,1SS; Smith we
her. s1.9O3; Butler, Greiner & Co.. S2,364
Trim & Marson, S2,139 Boies, Facy 4
Conkev s3,26o; Farhill, Donon X Co.
80 90: c. II. Bacon, S2.953; Emmerson 4
Co. s3.29S; Bradshaw d West, S2,S63
William M. Hoyt e. Co., S2,947; j. III
Uinchman & Son, S2,367; Deane, Whitta
ker & Co., s2,749; Beatty, Fitzsimmons
90. 80. $50: Elliott q Sons, S2,G52; McNel
g. Virgins, s2,7S3; Brookmere X RANKIN
s2,941.
THE PHILADELPHIA BANKS LOSS.
The philadelphia National Bank, who's
exact relations with IIilgert's Sons, B. Is
Comegys, the president, declined 10 man
nnbljc. are creditors to the amount OF abou
s44. 600. On June 18th the bank discount
ed his note, due August 10Th, ior Sl9,Voo
accepting as collateral security Dlils re
ceivable to the amount OF Sl4,2iS. fou
days later they discounted another note
due August 10th, for $4,000, accepting q
security bills receivable aggregating $l9'
237. or the latter s2,264 were paid D
Charles NJ. Hilgcrt, by check, on Jul
Goth. There were twelve bills altogether
They were oil payable at the ollic
of Hilgert's Sons except three, OF whic
one was on w. j. Allen, Of Chicago, 10
80. .149; another for 2,4S0 on +. Z. Powel
q Son, Norfolk, Va, and the third 10
al 1856 on James Campbell Il Co., OF Can
den, n. j. On July Goth the bank cashe
drafts aggregating about $4,000 that ~
cert said were for merchandise sold. U
Monday last, the day upon which Hilgert'
song failure was precipltated by the entel
ing up of four judgment notes aggregatin
s2G. .O0OO, the bank made Hilgert loan
| az. 24O, accepting as collateral note OF !
C.'Woods a. Co. for $4,000, payabl
ia ninety days at the Merchants Ban
, of baltimore. The note was dated Jul
, %. Hilgert said, Mr.. Comegys's aihdav
AYERS. that the money was 10 De useu ~ ~
paving duties at the custom-house. Nj
Comegys afterwards learned, nc swear
that Hilgert had paid no duties at the GU
toln-house, and that he has abscomdet
having given judgment-notes TO Wiliiai
LII. Rcmsep, bis father-in-Iaw, upon wnic wn.
Judgment was entered on July Sist. IN
lQfjant believes, he says, that we RcooP