New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-23
4 7HIEvTyG rCOuBIvEn or THREE
FO7GER, sWIVDLER AND EVDHZzLE2

CLUBBING TOGETHER TO GET MONEY TO RET OF
THE R,Cre-A DPY-GOODs FTPv TaE LOSER.
Sanger Brothers. drvgoo1s dealers Of No. 1e7 Wes
broadway. have been missing goods from their store
for a long while and recently have had trouble In
straiCbtening their accounts in the banks wh"r"
they kept their money. Inspector nvrnrs was called
upon hy a member Of the firm last week. and D't"c-
tlves O'Brcn and Mcknight were detailed to lnvestl-
gate the case. on Saturday Benjamin Aronson, OF
No $40 Fast Tcnth-st. and Louis St"ln. OF No. f1'
East Ninth-St. both clerks in Sanger Hroth"rS' store
and leo Cohen of No. 347 East sIXty-ninhSt..
friend of the two yong men. were arrested Aron-
son ard Cohen protested that th"v were innocent
but finally confessed having rolN cd their employers
Aronson made specially Of stealing 10y forgery
Abort three months ago he forged the of Sanger
& Co TO check PAYABLE to cash. and got a23o from
the Hanover National Bank In IN" latter part ~
December he drew another check for 500 against
the firms account IN the National Citizens Nank-
forging the firms name. The money was divided
with stein. Arouson covered mp the forgcrcS after
ward when the firm their book 10 the bank to be
written up Aronson attended 10 the banking busi-
ness. and when the bank cashier wOnd hand him
the returned chcclls he would look them over, deity
abstract the forged check from the bundle, and then
tell the cashier that one check too many had been
charged against the firm. The deception was diScov-
cred when AronSon I'm his haste TO destroy the forgery
tore UP a genuine check When asked about the
missing check he denied knowing anything about II.
and his employers believed him. for he had always
been apparently faithful and honest. But he ac-
knowlcdgcd Inspector Byrnes yesterday that he had
destroyed the check lie also stole $50 in dimes
few days ago from desk in Sanger Brothers Office
This money was also divided with Stein.
While Aronson attending to The forgery branch
of the partnership stein paid particular attention to
removing goods from the store. lie the shipping
clerk and when sending ont packages of goods for de
livery In the city he would send containing stolen
goods his homo by Dunlaps express. lie has worked
for the firm for twelve years, and IN ths tne Is sup
posed t. hayc stolen property worth So ca thousand
dollars The goods would be kept at stcns house until
the proceeds would be divided with Aron-on The
money thus obtained was squandercd I'm betting on
horse races and other sorts of gambling
Cohen did not have anything TO do with Sanger
Brothers, but he did little stealing on his own az
count and spent his money with Stein and Aronson
Aronson forged certificate Of character for him and
he got a place in Broadway clothing house. His
little scheme to obtain goods upon forged order
follows
Please give the bearer two oveIcoatS and charge
the same TO my account j. GUY SLLIGhAM
Mr. selignan is the son of Isaac j. segmln, Of
the firm Of egman, May a CO., Of No Gi9 Broadway
His name was forged to seventeen orders upon as
many different firms for clothing, umbrellas and wear
ing apparel Of all kinds, and goods worth about $500
were obtained. Cohen broke down when he was den-
tilted by several persons who had given him goods on
robberes. lie also knew all about the pcculations Of
Stein and AronsOn The thieves taken 10 JcI-
fcrson Mar.ct Court and rcmandcd.