The evening world., 1888-09-29

the TRUSTEES who examined the property
might inquire the name of the owner
aud thus prevent the fraud, Mr.. Orr
replied that they considered their duty done
when they proved the suficIency of the Sc
curity, and that they seldom made inquiry
as TO ownership.
He Acknowledged that this additional pre-
had the occupants of the premises been in
formed as to their ownership.
F~osTKR's LIFE AT WASHINGTON HEIGHTS.
The Warrington Heights House which
Foster occupied previous to his removal to
Bayport, is located at ss7 st Nicholas ave-
nue.. II is n two-story red brick, with a slant
front is adorned with heavy ported plants.
On both sides of the street he was sur
rounded by the oldest families of Washing
ton Heights. There are the .Whitmans, the
Gftffins, Swifts, Baohes and many others
abode.
Everybody Is acquainted with every one
else, aud so the Foster matter has been well
discussed and many stories have been told
around. The house IN which he resided Is
now occupied by Broker R~osenbaum.
The neighpors, as q rule, refuse to talk of
Foster or the girl. but o lady who is at the
head Of one Of the oldest families
f Sn tse today eta t tSa. sRo s ssd x ON we eooa
authority that the statement was trne that
| Foster had been upbraided by a resident for
allowing the girl TO visit their house, and that
he had answered in q letter that he had not
asked any one TO call on him, and had not
asked any one for permission to call on them.
She added that the ~neighbors were sur
prised that he chose such a neighborhood In
| which 10 live II he wanted 70 keep horses for
he had 70 60 way down to One Hundred and
were very elegant, too, and this also at
tracted attention,
The lady had two daughters. but didn't
allow them TO associate with Lulu, for she
suspected that everything was not right.
The neighbors felt sorry for the girl, as
they thought she was restrained by Foster.
SAID SHE WENT TO A CONVENT.
Soon after the Fosters moved into the
house the girl went way and was absent
said that she had been boarding OF the Con-
vent Of the Sacred Heart, which was burned
recently.
The pair moved way very suddenly, with
and It had been whispered that q threat had
been made that unless he did &c he would be
exposed.
When the reporter called at the Often
dorfer mansion, corner of One Hundred and
Thirty sixth street and the Boulevard. whore
0 section of the convent is now located, he
was met by the porteress, who invited him
inside.
When asked IL Lulu Foster or Lulu Beloits
had been a scholar in the old convent,
she answered that the girl had not.
She has kept the register for sixteen
years and can remember every scholar
In that time. To make sure, however, she
examined the record for the last five years
Whether Lulu attended the convent or not,
ID an open question. She may have been
there under an assumed name.
m. POSTER, sR., AT BABYLON.
William Il. Foster. ar, the father of thu
absconding lawyer. went to his home II
peared at his Canal street place Of business
to-day. He is about Frustrated by the mis-
conduct of his son.
His nephew, at the Canal street store. WA
very r~eticsnt. He declared that neither h
nor Fosters father knew ANYTHING Of thu
young woman, Lulu. further than that sh'
was the adopted daughter Of the forger.
So, 900 PROM II WEIR NATIONAL BANK
President De GRAF, of the Bowery Nationa
Bank, said 1t was true that young Foster had
borrowed $5, 600 from that bank on Tuesday
but added HI presented good coilatera
II have talked with William r. Foster. tn,
father" said Mr.. De GRAF. II have know
him many, many years, He is very much
broken down by this affair;
1--WE years old, and my son does this thing
] had rather that he were Dead"
NOTHING FROM THE oLuM BANK.
President Fox, Of the Columbia Bank
Fifth avenue and Forty second street, denlei
that Foster obtained any money on his secur
tiles at that bank.
why said he, "as o matter of fact / d.
moi know him. He has never done any busi
ness with US. and he does not owe us on,
dollar. It is unfair to his brother. John II
Foster, TO say that he does"
EXAMINING ~RraAa
Deputy Register Watts said to an EVENING
WORLD reporter that there had been severa
callers with mortgages for examination to
day. including one maj who had forty. Al
appointment was made for their examination
to-day. All of the Produce Exchange mort
cages have been examined, but no ney
forgeries have been discovered.
BKpELL AND FOSTER NOT PALS.
The idea that Bedell and Foster were il
some way connected in their crooked worl
is dissipated by u comparison Of their work
The type used in the document is differ
emit the bogus Registers seals are not of tn
same Size, and the forgeries and written mat
ter in the papers are evidently not the worl
of the same hand.
NJ INDICTMENTS YET.
Referring to the statement that the Foste
case Would be presented TO the Grand Jur-
to find indictments, in order that ne could b
extradited without delay. If located, Mr.
Penney. of the District-Attorney's Office, saic
to-day;
lido not believe the matter has been pre-
sented to the Grand Jury vet, but, If 1t ha
been it would not be known until the indict
ments were handed up in court. / think
moreover, that before presenting the case u
the Jury the trustees of the Produce En-
change Gatuity Fund will wait until the
find out where Foster is"
THE $40. 900 ATTACHMENT.
.rhe Produce Exchange has obtained fror
j JudOa DbBrlen. of the Supreme COufI
Chambers. an attachment against the propert
of VIM. II. Foster, jr,, the missing counss
of the Exchange Gratuity Fund. in a suit t
recover eco. 900. The attachment was granite
OF the Gratuity Fund Alexander 7
Or, President of the Exchange
william z. Clark. President Of Tn
Board of Trustees Of the Gratuity Fund, an,
Lewis H. Watts; assistant Deputy Register
Iails Of Rostar forrerea and nllaoaa that "a