New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-31
BEDELL A PERJURER ALSO.
UPSET BY EXCITEMENT AND sTIMULANTs.
EXPLAINING HOW HE CAME TO SIGN FALSE
Arrrn.vrr MANY FoRGERIES ADMITTED.

EXPLAINING HOW HE CAME TO SIGN FALSE
AFrIpAyIT-MANY FoRGERIEs ADMITTED
Tho confessions OF James r. Bede were continued
yesterday In his examination IN the Supreme Court,
Chambers rs witness before trial In the SUIT OF his
former employers, shpman, Barlow, Larocque q
Choate, against the Bank Of the State OF New-forh
william Allen Butler represented the bank ana 5. H.
Clarke appeared for the plaintiffs. Beden was
further cross.examncd by Mr.. Butler In regard 10 the
checks and fictitious mortgages. In regard to tho
transaction with Henry d. sayre for whom II Is
alleged that he prepared mortgage and obtained
loan of SOS OOo he sold that he paid the interest
He the Of sayre on the mortgage, Initiating
the genuine signature. The examination proceeded
as follows:
the beginning and ending of his signature me same
as quotations, Al think he did In checks-not
o-why didn't you on this bond' Al can't
eNP p'wss it acknowledged by anybody A.-No
o-Has It been recorded A-No, sir
mort gage Al had It made for my own convenience
In the Office for the purpose Of stamping upon deeds
s soa eeOsd IN a any Of the mortgages should be
demanded by the mortgages; ..,o..,
o;;-The mortgage remained in your possessions
o-Ihere was IT kept Ain tho SAFE;
O-Of which you and the cashier had keysi A
Of Keys IS Low ~ ..,n,.u =, ro, ..
any else in respect to the mortgase. At tnnpy
never made any inquiry OF me and SO Tar as kiow'
Odd they ever mako any examination OF the
mortgages In the SAN TO which you have reierrea
A-No, SIR
Bedcu said that sayre had no knowledge OF tho trans
actions although tho check for s6,ooo, less the DC
duction Of the firms charges was drawn 10 his order
and passed through his hands. Tho Endorsement
(ss 500 on the check Of ssyro was HIS genuine In
dcrscment On September 10 he signed an "idavlt
TO the effect that the Endorsement on this cheek was
made by him and not by Sayre. II was not true
That and several other aidavits were made when he
was under great strain and excitement and largely
under the influence of stimulants. He was not per-
mtted to read them except in ono or two instances
but they were read BY Charles W. West While In
the police station, he had made q statement TO a
stenogrspher OF his late employers, but had mover
signed It. In that statement he gave his firm fuli
information as all matters In which he had peeh
engaged and the history Of each OF them concern
Ing the check that sayre indorsed Bede said ne iou
Sayre that by mistake check had been drawn 10 Inc
order of the firm and be didn't like to ask the firm to
draw a check for the amount TO his order so he
asked Cashier Dodge to draw check for the amount
10 the order Of Sayre, which he did. Mr. sayre was
apparently satisfied with his explanation and he In
dorsed the check. Some Of the money received from
Sayre was Invested In stocks but the market declined
and Bedell lost IT.
Forgcries were acknowledged by Bedel In the case
OF check for 1861 &c. bearing the name Of A. l.
Myers on its back, and OF a check for s6,1s2 -,
drawn to Benjamin Martin Davenport In regard to
the latter he said Z" The firm really lost nothing,
because / afterward took up the fictitious mortgage
made to secure the loan, and the firm got the money
back without knowing that 1t had been LOST Tho
next check examined was for 1921, drawn to tho
order OF John l. Morris. Bedel said that the money
was loaned to the firm by Herman, Koop & Co., to
be placed on property in Fify-eghth-si He received
the money and paid the interest on the fictitious
He finally paid the principal Tho name, John
T. Morris, was fictitious. In regard to two checks
for so and $780, respectively, drawn to the order
of Peter T. Ramsey Bedell said that the money
was advanced by Robert Center, On mortgage on
property In One hundred and thireth-st The name
Of Ramsey and the mortgage were fictitious. The
mort gage was actually recorded in the Registers
office, and Bedell received the money. check for
81 500 03 TO the order OF A. ID. Laszh was portion
Of money loaned on a fictitious mortgage and kept
by ledell the pretence that II was To pay a
mechanics lien. There really a mortgage on the
property and he paid It himself later He obtained
much Of his information In regard to the property
on which he placed false mortgages In foreclosure
proceedings In which the firm was engaged.
The examination was adjourned until III 80 m
10 morrow