Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-09-16
IVES WAS A FORCER'
Another Crime Laid at the Door
Of the Colossal EwindIer.
A gTORY OF BASE IEeRArTUDE

How Christopher Meyer Was Hood
winkcd by the Wall street sharpsrs
and Induced 80 Lend Them $780, 600.
Ives Endeavors by Forgery 10 secure
a1Oo.Ooo from Ms Dead Benefactor.s
Estate.
NEW YORK, Sept. i6.--According to
story which has just been made pub
Tic Henry s. Ives is to be credited with
a greater versatility in vice. more
dazzling brilliancy in Juggling with
other peoples property than ne has
heretofore been believed to possess, for
1t Is now charged that he was not only
a confidence operator and swindlcr on
gigantic scale, but forger as well.
The new charge against him is moth
Ing less than the forgery of the initials
of his former business associate. the
millionaire Christopher Meyer, to
document which required the payment
Of 100000.
IsiaclSest Ingratltude.
The story il strange one and the cir.
cumsfances OF the case seem to he par
ficularly atrocions involving the black
est ingratitude on the part OF Ives and
his partner Stayner. for old Meyer had
been their financial hacker and benefac-
tor, aud the forgery appears to have
been committed TO sustain claim upon
his estate mt time when no defense
could be made, for the millionaire had
died broken hearted, his death FASTENED,
as many believe. by the financial lspSscs
aud disgrace which he feared that the
connection of his name with theirs IN
the Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton
rascality had brought upon him.
Meyer was an Honest Man.
It was George II. Stayner, Ives part
ner in the firm of Ives 4 Co.. who per
suaded Christopher Meyer to lend his
powerful financial aid to the little synsli.
cate which Ives had formed to get
possession of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton property in the spring Of
1885. Stayner knew Meyer and by false
statements succeeded in wheedling the
old gentlemen into taking part in the
scheme Mr.. Meyer was a millionaire
seven times over by virtue of his owner
ship of large rubber manufactures in
New Brunswick. N. j. He was an
honest man. and the plan which Ives
had developed was. ON the surface,
legitimate enough and quite a good
NtAAtlEt III ~ wa NlACCb way
Mr.. Meyer Invelgled.
Ives and Stayner had formed a syndi.
cate with Albert Meter. O notorious
Cincinnati broker, now, it is said,
fugitive from justice. TO buy up the
stock of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton. They soon found they had
bitten off a good deal more than they
could chew, and that led to the appeai
a
Mr.. Meyer agreed to join the syndi-
cate. lie agreed to receive from Ives
and Stayner. rs they purchased from
time to time, 5000 shares OF the common
stock of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton az an average price not exceed
ing 10 per cent. and to carry it for
them, receiving o per cent. for the use
OF his money.
Loaned Them 100000.
This was virtually lending to Ives and
Stayner $500, 000-the amount actually
advanced, however. was 500, 000-sin
Ives and Stayner held the voting power
of the stock so that they could thus Sc
cure control of the road They were to
repay the money advanced and receive
back the stock. Mr.. Meyer carried out
his agreement, advanced the money and
held the stocks up to the time of the ex
posture of Ives and Stayner's rascality.
Anew months later Christopher Meyer
died. and three months after that began
what is described as a conspiracy to OBJ
tain money from the dead miliionaire's
estate. in which Ives is charged with
participating in the double role Of chief
conspirator and forger.
Woodruff has made a very circum
stantial statement of the whole circum.
stances attending the forgery, which was
committed in Stayner's house in Brook.
lyn in December, 1888. Both Woodruff
and Ives refuse to be interviewed ON the
matter at this time.