Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-20
G. E. SILCOTT INDICTED.
The Defaulting Cashier Charged with
Forgery-Names of the Witnesses.

The grand jury today returned a true bill of
indictment against Craven Edward Silcott, the
defaulting cashier Of the Office of the sergeant
alarms of the House, for forgery. 1t is a
voluminous document Of liz counts in four sets
one charging forgery, another uttering an
other that the uttering was to the prejudice OF
the alleged makers and still another that it was
to the prejudice Of the National Metropolitan
bank, where the notes were discounted Septem-
ber II. Each note is for S4l6 and the date of
maturity December 4th instant The names
signed to the notes and the dates are as fol-
lows: VIM. H. Wade. August 20; Chas F. Crisp,
August 20; VIM. j. Stone. August 29; VIM. Ii.
Gest, August 80; Melvin NJ. Boothman, August
30; Chas. H. Mansur, September 2; John A. An
derson, September 2; Llttleton W. Moore, Sep
tember s.; Chas. p. Wickham, September s.;
Jos. E. Washington, September 8; Henry H.
Carlton. September 8; Thos. II. Paynter, Sep
tember 8: Chapman l.. Anderson, September 8:
Robt. III. NJ. Davidson, September 3; Alexander
B. Montgomery, September 4; E. II. Conger,
September 4; W. ii. Grain, September 4; Asher
G. Caruth, September 5; Walter l. Hayes. Sep
tember 6; Hilary A. Herbert, September 6;
September 8; Robert Bullock, September 81;
John ID: Gear, September 3; John A. Buchanan,
September 10; Albert c. Thompson September
10; Isaac Ii. Goodnight, September II.
These names are indorsed on the front of the
document, with those of Henry l.. Ballentine
and Frederick Wallace as witnesses.
THE GENERAL FORM OF INDICTMENT.
The one hundred and twelve counts of the
indictment after the manner indictments. cover
all the various criminal aspects Of the trsnsac-
tions in question 80 as to include in the charges
both the forgery and the uttering Of the al
legged forged notes. A sample count charges
that Sicott on the 10th day of September, 1889,
did falsely make, alter, forge and counterfeit.
and cause and procure to be falsely made. al
tered, orged and counterfeited and did will
ingly aid and assist in falsely making, altering;
forging and counterfeiting certain
other paper writing purpOrting to be
a promissory note for the sum of S4l6,
made by one (giving name), dated at Washing
ton in the District aforesaid the (giving date)
day OF (giving month) IN the year 1889, payable
on the 4th day of December in the year last
aforesaid at the Office of the sergeant-at-arms
of the House Of Representatives, to the order
of the said Craven Edward Silcott as cashier,
which said last mentioned paper writing was
on the 9th day Of November in the year afore-
said delivered into the possession of the said
Craven Edward Silcott, and its whereabouts
since last mentioned day are unknown to the
grand jurors aforesaid, wherefore the grand
jurors aforesaid are unable to give
its tenor or to say whether the name
of the pretended maker thereof and
the name (and the addition thereto) of the
payee thereof and the date Of making thereof
and of maturity thereof and the place of pay
ment thereof or any Of these matters and
things or any word appearing on the face Of
written in full, or by abbreviations, or by ini-
tials, or TO give any better description of said
last mentioned paper writing than that herein
above set forth, to the prejudice Of the right of
Bank - with intent TO defraud the said
bank against the form Of the statute in such
d.lOa ar he
and government of the United States Of Amer
ica."
Another count covering the same transaction
charges tina: he 'falsely passed, uttered and
published as true and attempted to pass, utter
and published as true" the note, knowing il TO
be forged. Two other counts in each transac-
ton are given exactly in the same form except
the name Of an individual is substituted for the
name of o bank.
THE Longest INDICTMENT PRESENTED HERE
The indictment against Silcott is the longest
paper Of the kind ever returned by a grand
jury in this city. Until the return of this in
dictment the longest one on record was that
against Capt Howgate, which contained sew
enty-nine counts.
The Silcott matter has never been reported
to the police and consequently they had no
official knowledge OF his alleged ong-doinps.
The same course was pursued in that case as
in many others occurring in the departments
Va tuo kovcEhmcut lue dliegeQ criminal
escapes before any effort is made to Capture
him.
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