New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-31
WM F. SCOVILS FORGERlES.
HIS MOVEMENTS BEFORE HIS FLIGHT.

which are interested in the torgerleS Vi """
scovil, recently trusted clerk ot LoI"' LAY
Lord gained little new Information "oouo
nrobable losses Yesterday. They could not Tx 'he
extent of the forgsries of the securities whcn ny
still hold. or which passed through tnSir IT, -,
a;,,, tbair dealings with the fugitive cie'N'
SaveraI of the stock brokerage firms nave e"e~-
cornsel 70 protect their interests IN the PueStio"
winch II is supposed may arise irom Ihe co'nr
tions caused by the forgeries. Henry /. Uou1'
70 who have a small interest IN the an4I' nav
retained Winchester Britton, ex-Dls'rct-A'Vo'n1S
of Kings County The officers OF the Bank 'i 'ne
St,te of New-York had taken no steps IN regard 10
its claim and we're unable indeed. say What par
of ths securities held by 1t on loans 10 DE "oh "
Swan were affected by the torgeries.
go,s,derahle curiosity a. 10 the movements Oh
oo,,.l ,y,s .xpressed in Wall street, hut 1t re-
manned unsatisfed. II could not be learned even
.bt any efforts to secure his arrest had been naue
although n bad been reported that private ue'C-
tives were engaged in the search Az FloA'I''u
Detective Agency 1t was denied "pe''U',
that the services of lis oncer' u""
been engaged In the case. None o' 'ne
br,.eraue firms Interested in the forgeres nor 'ne
Bank of the state of New-HorN had dtt'mp''u u
track the iorger
rirr LoAN~ FROM rms MERCANTILE lR''l'
Additional facts were learned regarding the man-
and extent of ~coyii- thctts aud lus mov"m'n'S
immediately prior TO 90, flight 10 was known on
'Tnes,nv that Oh Mouday the Mercantile trust
Company had secured from >covu assign
,ucnts of all his BROOKLYN property Uu'
uu,i Yesterday the officers Of the company dld NOT
feel justified IN giving an the details for pnol'A-
uon' Oh''i'S d, A'oN'''',' a.. ,,.,.,,,t,i, Ernst
der 'Ie'u, ,""l' -. -, rnu,r,xr
company '0'" ,''
reporter Yesterday
IA Int
0on' '''' 'NY ..,,,,..r,I s,,,,,o sto,k
Trust Company, dep'S,'"'H - ,s,,.,to to
o' in' N'''''p'' ''' . -. 80 ,s s.
oO'''"'' ',' ''' 80 , ..,.....,,. op s,u,f-
,"',' '"''' t.i a., d, r,,,,b.rIoo
u'' " 'I'' -, ...l h.. ,... ,sl,d f,r the deed
'" 1 ~. ,.,s ,.,,,os, be returned
h' "'' P'','''' ......,,.,. ,,. ,,,.,sss,tv
ihr 'a+"'' '"', ', i,,,., A.. ,.,ll ,t
ana 'n'' "''n "' N'' ,i.., ..,,..,,,o,, ,,,
once l''"'Iu '"' p'p''N ''" ,...... .,,,..I
con- N'n'N. '""' mus '''' ..... ,,
DIT N'"'A ~ '' NJ. ..., ,n. ,,s-..,,-
,,,',..,.,, ,,, transfer The clerk
.,...5 ,,..,, ,.,,,,o.l chat the secretary
t.i,.,..,l t ,,.,L tl,. t,ap4fer. aud that tbruph
i.--.,,i. .,,s,,.,. ,h,,fa he hal hutcl
a.. i,,.,.,l,,,tie, ,bont the paper. Then Nr
,r,,,.,,,r, Damn. t,, 5000 me and ,ye decided that
on,.i, -,o,,Is SIGNATURE to the
~ No
decd of h'7 property a'
srrurlinay went over to ul'ntIy0 anl called Of
his house There we leatuei chat he v'a ont 'i
,. t.t .itt .,.,,, ti,tIo Jtm.oltv ra obtained
''"'n 'H' WIN Sum" .''''
h.7 tdd''7'-Ha'F N''A' A"'' H'''N"' ''
hom thn servant The matter aremod p" 'wp''-
tasf ii, Ma Montgomery fhat he pntzuaind mao 90
'...,,. tt., Il, p,sba,iiaut Va ron that or
ue.s vas anytime wrong tho s"oao' t'' o''''
vtte si.uei the hettrri besidrs Vo knew lac was
.t. i... ...t- and family and A, hs Witr's -sua-
"'" "' WIG ''' ''''''' ...t t,ri. ...ti. ...,,
sion. to secure her prrsru
+ n.,.b p..l. .,rl,- am ~uu-
"''' ...+l d..
day morning, dud i'aed l'i o''F' I'll 'u' ""' ~
was not iu; SO we Went out for e walk. ht-
'"A.H- "'""' ' . - g.,
ana SEM up my 'ai"' '"A wv" "''''
and not that ot Wmtunglam' rs some bl"'P'.'
c,rraeuouaeut STATES We went up o. Mr. NcoVIl-
IN, '..i. ..+.. ..,r business H.. expressed some
surprise that we had Thought 1t necessary to follow
HIM asking u. IA her Indignantly If wc Thought be
had no, irt,-...I I'D rive MS the deed on Monday.
W-exD.a.u..i tilit in WIS an important matter and
ths soo,... ,,,c.,j.d tb, better He expressed
b,n...f tl., w be, perfcctlv satisfied and offered
to go - Rrdoeport with Us and execute
the decd There objected 10 this a.
j, vopIl have eutai,ed sending the
dc,r,.rt % Albany He accordingly offered
20 or,,.. NO 20 tbo state I,e and there sign the
deed L have in with me Ia my pocket said e.
taking ont n napcr and you would have had 20
anyway to-m6rrow' AS he stated that he h2d ln-
tended ieturumgtO town Iu any case himself. and
preferred driving, we accepleo bis otter. Tine team
was hI-ched upand We and Mr. and Mrs. ScoVheulei
cd the carriage aud drove of. taking with us oulF
small handbag and nota quantity of luggage, as
has been stated. Ou Monday morning The deed was
cxrcuteI Nh NcOvu went his way and VIC went
ours
Why did ycu not detain HIM ,....-.,..,..
" Well want you 90 uudcrst and distinctly that
neither nor ". ~ - ~, Il. "a r-.,.,- taI,
,,, c,ii,evinp thIt information had been sent %
me- but l Gid not receive H.. Even II had -us-
nected OF even Ai2"u @ ~. 80 J. COY I ,, ,yarr,-t and
cnriJ n"t ave arrested him or .gused hi, arrest