New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-22
DEBAUN PROD COED IN COURT AT LAST.
PLEADING NOT GUILTY-UNAbLE 10 fAooo"N
BAIL FOR $40 ooo-ToRGERlEs ASehE-
eating s9s, 600.

| prEApING NOT GUILTY-UNABLE TO PROCURE
| Raj, FOR $40. -FoRGERIEs AGGRE-
| p eating $4,000.
Charles i. De Baum, formerly tho asss.ah. '.' ~.
of the National Park Bank, was brought pach " '
city yesterday in custody Of Detectives oheiu'h "".
Sheridan. He left New-Yorh IN April i"''
before nm examination Of his books convlnceu ~o
rank aractors that he had been engaged in long
continued scheme of fraud. He was accused Oh CHI
hezz,Inr $4,000 He was arrested in August hc~r
sherbrooke, Canada, and the proceeulhgs lor "' Va
tradition have been stubbornly contested lor
months 1t is usually difficult to nix an eAuaui'aoio
crime On bank officials who dcfraud the institutions
with which they are connected but De Baum had not
only fased the books of the bank. but he had maze
false entries on other documents and had thus brought
his act within the common law definition OF forgery
The Farmers and Merchants Bank OF BALTIMORE
cores pendent OF the Park Bank. was delrauuco oS
the forgerIes The Canadian courts. after long
consideration OF the case. decided against DE BAUM
and his extradit!on was granted on two charges.
De Baum and the detectives reached the General
Sessions building about o'clock in the afternoon
| and tho prisoner was taken at once before Judge
| MARITIME His lawyers, General b. F. Tracy and A. h
| Lamb Of Brooklyn, had preceded him to the court.
Inspector Byrnes was also present DlsuictAttorheS
Fellows said that application to give ball had been
made and he desired Judge MARITIME TO fix the amount
General Tracy suggested that $4,000 would be ample
III.
which have received from Inspector Byrnes. should
be inclined to fix still higher amount" Judge MARITIME
said General Francis c. Barlow, who represented
| the National Park Bank, asked leave TO speak In
behalf of his clients compainants. He said.
"The bank has no animosity nor vindictiveness.
1t has followed De Baum to Canada and has spent
much tine and money in the interest. not only OF It's
own stockholders but of every financial institution
In this city. rho bank only desires that the Whole
proceedings should not be made farce by taxing pal
In such small amount. 1t would be simply In effect
conserving his departure again TO foreign country.
DO Baum asked to plead 10 the indictments against
him, and his counsel entered plea of not guilty.
with leave TO withdraw it within two weeks. 1t
was agreed between the lawyers that the case would
be called for trial early January. Judge MARITIME
announced that bail to the amount Of $40. 600 would
| he required AS De Baum was unable TO secure
] bondsmen he remanded TO the Tombs.
| One Of the two indictments for forgery In the
second degree items TO the amount OF 5OOO
which. alleged. De Baum secured by false entries
on the sheets which the accounts of the Farmers
and Merchants Bank with the Park Bank were kept
The second Indictment charges forgery in connection
with single item of $4,000. The sentence under
conviction in either Indictment would be between two
and ten years in the State Prison.