Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-11-06
An UBEratesnI Sranason.

| The venerable ThomaeT rabker has
met with trouble In his old age on ac-
count OF the dishonest transactions ol
bis grandson, Charles Pennock Tasker,
who is now q fugitive from justice
Young Tanker Is guilty OF forging the
names of his grandfather and uncle 10
negotiable PAPER and OF fraudulently
issuing stock of the New Castle Gas
| Company. The forgeries aIe TO the
amount OF S26 600, and are principally
upon Philadelphia banks. He has fed
from tho city and is supposed to be on
his way to Mexico. having been traced
as far as Washington. In order to AZ
sst the young man HIS grand father,
Thomas I. Tas lser, gave him note for
81 $50, and shares OF stock in the New
Castle Gas Company for the same
amount as collateral TO assist in dis.
counting the note. The two were pan
ned together. Young Tasker succeed I'd
| in negotiating e the note without the col
lateral and 1t is supposed sold the SC
| curitiea also. II was to guard against
tho buying Of the later by any person
that the following advertisement was
published
| All persons are warned against nepo.
| tiating certificate No. l6l, for 4G2
shares OF New Castle Ga. Company
stock, az tho same ha. been fra uduientI y
put in circulation. THOMAS T. TASK.
Err. Nov. 3, 1885.
The foregoing advertisement brought
TO light the fact that Tasker had las'
| July forged notes amounting IL S25. 600,
which are now coming due. Young
| Takers original name was Charltt
Pennook, a son of daughter of Thomas
I. Tasker, but by an act of the Lsgis
lature his name was changed to Charles
Penuock Tasker. His uncle, Stephen
P. NJ. Tasker, is in charge Of the New
| Castle tubular works.
| The fugitive is q married man and
IT sides " hen at home in u South Broad
street mansion. No. 1926 He married
n daughter of DIR. Lee of Philadelphia
when quite young, and has three chill
dren. Young Tasker has always beer
what might be called fast man" il
society circles, and is said to have losl
most of his money during tho past
sunmer speculating in oil. When h,
failed to draw from his mothers family
he began systematic forging of notes
Fifteen thousand dollars in forged
notes have already turned NJ. The
forger is "a handsome, well developed
young man of q years, and by reas L
of bis family connections has had tht
,entree to the most exclusive circles o
Philadelphia aristocracy. He was a
club man and a patron of the turf.
Young Ta-ker enjoyed an income o
$40 OOC 10 ST.. 600, but is believed t,
have become embarrassed through
apeculations in mining stocks. In ad.
dition to the suit brought by the Nation
nj Bank of the Republic upon the not,
for $4,000, upon which he is charged
with having forged the endorsements oi
his uncle, stephen =. M. Tssker, and
bis great uncle, Thomas T. Tasker
suits have also been Instituted By
David Sheldon, who4e claim is upoL
a protested check for $50, and by th,
Sixth National Bank, which has sued
Stephen p. NJ. Tasker and Thomas T.
rasker, as well as Charles T. Tasker
Like that Of the Bank " tho Republic
their suit is upon n note for 1856 lg,
dated July %, upon which Stephen Z
NJ. and Thomas I. Taskcr fgureas en-
dorsers The note upon which tn,
Bank Of the Republic saes was dis
cnunted at that institution by Wenze
* Co., Il firm Of oil brokers, who @er,
the third eDdoTsers upon il.
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