The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-02
FOR HIS DOUBLES CRIME.
An Innocent Man Suffers Through q
Remarkable Resem blance.
From the Ne,O York World.

AL 4hhOCOnb MILL OuA0IS through d
Remarkable Resem blancs.
From the Ne,o York World
David Wolf and William Gross are pain
fully alike, with most of the pain on VOLTS
side Wolf is feet inches high So is
Gross. Wolf weighs 125 pounds. So does
Gross. Wolf is handsome blonde. Gross
is also. VOLTS upper lip is adorned by a
curling blonde mustache. Gross manly
beauty is likewise augmented. VOLTS taste
for wearing apparel is quiet and elegant
The same is true of Gross. Wolf is-no
waS-in the cattle business. So also is-no,
was-Gross. Wolf is an honest young man
of "A. Gross is dishonest young man OF
"a. In nearly all things each of these
young men is perfect double of the other.
AS much alike as the 1.-TWO Dromiosn are
Wolf aud Gross.
Had this similarity not existed Wolf
would not to-day be serving a term of six
| years and six months behind the bars at
| Sing Sing. There is every reason to believe
his innocence of the crime charged against
| him, and big -hearted friends are making
efforts t. set aside the sentence. The CRIME
of his double put aim where be is, and III.
| confession of that anne double will doubt
less fling back the bolts which keep him in.
| This is the story:
The grand Jury found an Indictment
|
| forgery. He was charged with forgi a
check upon the Mount Morris Bank fr
| $5S u, which was presented to W liam c.
Jesup, West Washington mar ct butcher,
in payment for a S35 10 purchase of beef
The difference, $23 62, was handed the
young man who made the purchase, in
cash. An attempt to deliver the goods at
| the address given by the purchaser resulted
in the discovery that there was no such
place, and Mr.. Jesup found himself in pos
session of forged cneck.
David Wolf was arrested, and in police
court pleaded not guilty. He entered the
same plea when arraigned Dsfore Judge
| MARITIME in the court of general sessions.
Jan. II last. However, he was con-
victed, two witnesses, employees of Jesup,
poSitiv ely identifying him the man who
passed the forged check, ana as has been
said, he is now serving the sentence then
| imposed.
At this juncture William Gross comes
upon the scsne 1t is as well to state first
that Gross is an assumed name. This young
man is the son of one of the most promi-
nent cat lie dealers III New York and Brook
| lyn and every effort to hide his identity
| has been made. The efforts made by the
elder "Gross," who under his own name is
quite well known socially, resulted in seri-
| ods business disaster, and aim st financial
wreck, but he has at last recovered.
Young Gross was indicted for larceny in
| the second degree on the charge of obtain
| ing money and go IDS under false pretenses
in Washington market, by passi g a check
| on the Columbia Bank, purporting to ha g
| been signed py one Marin DAILY and made
| to the order of Jacob Strauss and one OPP
penheimer, by whom it was apparently in
| dorsed. Gross was brought to trial, and on
| the evidence adluced he was convicted, it
| appearing that Martha Daily, whose name
| appeared as maker of the check, had no ac-
count with the lumbia Ba TX.
At the same time young Gross was
CHARGED with forgery with respect to a
eler, for 800 pay nent FOR two diamo d
earrings. To the first indictment Gross
pleaded guilty, the second has not been
| tried. Several similar forgeries were COM
mitted about he same time. Both young
men were bro lght together face e. face, 1t
being believed they were accomplices aud
| their similarity was noted. Gross Swore he
| had never seen Wolf before, a d said ne
had no accomplice that he was alone in
his crime. Ou account Of the intercessiOn
| OF Influential friends and testimony # the
| young mans previous good cha scter Judge
| (iildersleeve simply sentenced Gross to the
refornatory at Elmira.
| Since going to Elnlra Gross, VITO seems
to have several particles OF MANHOOD still
! lett In MIN, mas CO4iio,sei Juib AZ WdS .
| and he alone. who committed the forgery
for which poor Wolf is servi < sente ice.
He has acknowledged. too, the entire mum
| Der Of similar crimes committed about mis-
time, having decided to make full confess
| sion. no matter what the penalty.
His motives for he commission OF these
| forgeries are said TO lie in toe fact that he
was engaged to be ma 'ried 10 Que Of the
handsomesi and brightes. bellies of neigh
boring state. Wonanlka as soon as his
fancee heard Of her lovers trouble. o,
accompanied by his own faithful sister,
flew to his side and gave him all the succor
that her money and presence could give I'M
til he was sentenced. Her pleading eyes
watched Judge ana jury alike till the trial
was ended II is even said that the dia-
monds bought Of Cattle we're intended for
| her ears.
The confession of young Gross reaching
tho ears of several prominent cattle men OF
Brooklyn aud this city, they az once pro-
ceeded to effect release OF the innocent
Wolf. To his end Richard ). Newcombs
of Donohue, Newcombe & Cardozo has
been engaged as counsel for hin, ana
Stephen &. Baldwin Of the same firm left
last night for Elmira to put the confession
into such shape that n new trial may bs
| ,nnyad far Ia bahalf of Wolf No time WILL