New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-19
hope Of making a few thousand doats out Of innocent
holders OF the bonds.
A FORGER or MANY ALIASES.
FOUND GUILTY IN THE SECOND DEGREE
GOING TO JOIN THE CHIEF WITNESS AGAINST HIM
THE Jury DECIDE PROMPTLY.

GOING TO JOIN THE CHIEF WITNESS AGAINST HIM
THE JURY DECIDE PROMPTLY
The forger of many aliases who chooses at this time
TO be called Charles j. Eyerhard, but who is better
known as George Hartman, was quickly convicted
Yesterday before Judge Gilderseeve of forgery in the
second degree He was charged with forging check
of $500 on the German-Amercan National Bans,
which hore the name of Baltzer & Lichtenstein,
brokers, of No. so Exchange-place. II. X. Batzer Of
that firm testified that the check Was forgery.
Nelson J. Gaylord young man who IS now serving
"A term of imprisonment for ten years III the State
Prison a charge of ntterng the check ON which the
charge against Hartman is lade had been brought
from Sing Sing to testify az st his old accomplish
lie said that in addition to his present term he had
been in prison at Albany under veyears' sentence,
but had been partoned. He said i'll answer to the
questions of Assistant Dstrict-Attorney Fellows:
81 first met the defendant about ten days or two
weeks before | got this check. lie was introduced TO
me as GreenbacB Charlie by Jerry the Barber,
Philadelphia thief. He went to liquors at
Second-ave. near Fourthst., and Greeenback Charlie
gave Jerry the Barber three checks OF Wnich
Terry took one. Greenback Charlie asked my
address and told him. He called on me and said he
would like TO have me lay check for him , lie called
on me twice on September 3. He told me that lie had
one thot was well done and that there was no danger
We started downtown with the cheek. L said
wanted to go back aud tell my wife that would not
be home until late, but he said: Don't be cali Are
you gong to weakenP ! was arrested when pre-
sented the check at the bank"
The witness said that his wife heard part of tho
conversations with Hartman and tried to persuade
him to have nothing to do with him. W nen cross
examined he denounced as lie question that re-
tlectcd on his wItes character. -
Carl Schulken the porter at the office of Baltzer &
LchteuseIn, testified that the defendant came twice
to the Office before business hours ana asked ior Mr
Martens the exchange clerk. He was told the first
time TO return at later hour but ne came again early
the next day and said that perhaps the porter could
furnish the information wanted, when was ohy
| ,l,a eodi in clppka
quality, and the porter showed him some cancelled
checks aud aiterward found that ten OF them were
missing. ;, .
Mrs. Caroline Gaylord the wife OF a preceding wit
ness testified that the defendant had called on her
husband ard she heard part OF the conversation.
Hartman. or " "Greenback Charlie" called at the
house about D O'Clock the day of Gaylords arrest
and after waiting time said Whera can Nel be !
| guess there must be trouble She saw him twice
afterward at concert saloon and he advised her TO
get her husband TO plead guilty and say nothing about
any else as the punishment would be hght. lie
also furnished her money Tor her eiG
he met the prisoner August IN the Essex Market
Prison where they were both confined. Afterward
the defendant, who was then known as Charles NC
Gloin gave tile witness check for $3.50 on the Corn
| Exchange National Bank and he obtained The money
| on it, receiving $40 as his share Later he took
] check for $500. DreyCr went to the wrong window
nj the bank and the clerk certified IT and returned It,
When he went back with the check MeGloin or Hart
said You might Just as wen nave got the casn
bnt IL will be all right" Dreyer got the money on
third check for 81 80 at the Bank OF North America
The evidence about the other checks was introduced
against the protest OF James NJ Brady ne counsei Ior
the defendant but was allowed as showing the intent
Colonel Fellows offered to show that all OF the aliases
mentioned the outside OF the indictment ana read
whenever witness sworn, had been borne by the
defendant No testimony introduced on tie part
of the defence. Judge Gdcrseove charged the jury
that the evidence of the ac"omplice had been corro0
Grated to some extent and It was for them to decide
whether there was sufficient evidence. The jury went
OUT of the room. but Immediately returned with a
verdict OF guilty. The penalty IS imprisonment ior
from i've to ten wears.