New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-15

w. Bogart, a nephew aud Alanson NJ. Wilcox. wbo
married an adopted daughter Of o. NJ. Bogart. o.
NJ. B0gart did considerable bus ness in 9pntsr And
calls while the other members Of the firm con-
fined themselves to the negotiation of commereial
paper and TO Stock Escbapge business Mr. VII.
Charles W. Townsend. the cashier. neither of whom
was downtown yesterday. The losses referred TO.
which tho firm has recently sustained, were By fIr.
geres OF John A. Swezey. in 1881 the failure Of e.
W. Holbrook, dry. goods merchant in July last and
the failure Of +. Meyer & Co., clothing merchants
few months ago The amount lost through
Swezeys forgerles was $4,000. Swezey was senior
member OF the firm Of Swezey a. Dart dry.noOds
merchants III LeoDard-st and for "a long time pre-
yious to his disappearance on January 81. 1881,
had forged notes Oh merchants and Endorsed the;n
with the name OF his firm. These he sold through
brokers, principally through o. NJ I}ogart q Co.
hlr; Bogart has also sustained q put privilege
Lake shore stock at 120 for a considerable time
and the depreciation on this well AZ some other
stocks has affected the financial condition OF tho
firm
Orlando N. Bogart was. prior TO 1856. with the
dry-goods honse of George +. Robbins & Co. In
that year he engaged IN a brokerage business in
Pne-st contnng himself 10 the negotiation of dry
goods paper lie was regaried as an upright,
straightforward and shrewd broker. and in t.e fol-
lowing year was represented TO worth from $4,000
to S4O,OOO. In 1867 Richard W. Bogart, who was
formerly in the glass business in Cliii-st became
associated with his uncle, and year afterward
the hrm was considered one OF the best in that lihe
of business Its capital was stated to be between
100000 and $50O,O0D. AlausOn NJ. Wilcox be-
came a member of the firm on September q, 1870.
ana te following year the DuSiDcsS Was removed I'd
No. 3 Nassad-st. The business continued success
full, ana in 1874 the firm was quoted as having
capital of $4,000. subsequently. W. II. BOgart,
son of o. NJ. Bogart, taken into the firm.
when the business was extended 10 the negotatc1
of other commercial paper The hrm removed To
No. 10S Broadway in 1879, and the business ex-
tended until last year. when the firm did Large
business in stock brokerage, William II. Bogart
being the only member of the Stock Exehangp. lis
died on December \. last year, and MIR. Wilcox had
the seat transferred to him. Since then the firm
is reported To have conducted safe and eOnserva-
tive business, but il is feared that Mr. Wilcox has
traded largely in stocks his own account Or
land0 NJ. Bogart lives ut No. 43 West Forty ninth
St. Richard W. Bogart lives at YOnkers, and Dir.
Wilcox lives at Nyack, where be- owns property
valued at $50, 900.
q. NJ. Bogart has long been familiar figure
the street. He is of slight figure and stature with
white hair and bright eyes, a nervous sprightly
manner and somewhat eccentric habits. HIS pc
culiarties of conduct have long attracted attention.
Ills profuse generosity often takes extrayagant
form. Ordinarily he lunches at Delmonico's: and
it has not been an uncommon sight To see him stop
at the cashiers desk and get handful of silver
change and then hurrying along the length Of tho
whole establishment puttinga nickel or a ten-cent
piece into the hand of every attendant.