New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-06
THE EXAMINATION OF ROBERT sleEL.
MRS. JENNIE HEIEEMANN AND THOMAS
SHANNON TESTIFY AGAINST HIM:

MRS. JENNIE HEIEEMANN AND THOMAS J.
SHANNON TESTIFY AGAINST HIM:
robert s;gei the pension clerk who Is accused Of
forging the Endorsements checks given In payment
for pensions was taken before Commissioners Shields
Yesterday for examination. he has spent several
days In ludlow Street JAIL IN default Of 900 ban.
His wife and several Of his friends present at
HIS examinations yesterday, but his father General
Sigel, the pension agent, was absent.
Assistant DistzictAttorney Rose called Mrs. Jennie
Heinemann Of No. 50 East one-hundred and min st.,
as witness 10 prove the forgery Of tho Enforcement
on check for slo0 drawn 10 Mrs. Heinemann's oder
Tho check was signed by . mark, and the signature
was marked as witnessed by Kate @. Honan, clerk
at the Pension Agency, the signature being certified
as correct by Robert sisai Mrs. Hetnemann testified
that she never saw the check until week or two
arc. IT IA datod November and was eashed on
Novomber 8, The witness sid that she never signed
her name by making 0 mark, and that she never
authorized any person TO ndorSo the check for hor
On crog-exsmfnahon BY J. ohver keane biaefs
counsel hrs. Henemaun said that sga called on her
last October and told her that money duo on pension
had been lying at the AGENCY for some time ana inst no
had dfnscuIty 10 finding her address He TALKED 70
much about his trouble that she offered TO pay him.
ard he asked whether she would think $50 too much
TO pay She said sHos and he left About mo
niddls Of November she received from Mrs. Sgei'
who acted as her husbands messenger In the matter
two checks aggrcgating se7o 90 ana e'o IN money.
An accompanying pots from Robert sissl informed her
that the total amount of the pension was 1910 co. out
nothing was said Of &e existence OF third check
Tia witness denied that she hsd ever ss'd @at she ~"
authorised sigsl 10 indofse tho oheok
Thomas J. Shannon one Of the agents sent on py
the Commissioner OF Pensions 10 examine the charges
against sgel, testified TO the statement made 70 MIN
and 10 his associate Mr. Jacobs, By Robert sige ana
Assistant DlstsetAttomey Rose read some OF inc
statements which had been taken down oy q
stenopspasr when tho check which bore the false
Endorsement was first shown 20 seei, he sad mat
no did not remember how It happened that ne SsnS
ture was made by mark instcsd OF by wruns sno
name In full, a. Mrs Heipcmann usually did Aitef
shs arrest he told the pension Officers thst ne hn9
written Mrs Heinemanns name, but tnas NC "f NJ
IVES done IN her presence and ~ per =. sh.
HeinemaDn, in her tcgtila0py, had deneu wv ~ ~
had any such interview with bgel - mat snIS1 AS
referred 70 In his statement 30 the pension omo2ts.
AZ fhe conclusion OF yesterdays session oL sny ~
animation bigePs counsel asked CommsEonsr snisus
20 reduce the baq The Commissioner said Hat ~
Offer OF security TO any amount were mace De won
consioer the question OF reducing me Dali LIE a.
ANIMATION On the charge Of forging we ~
the checks Tor s400, drawn IN fayoE OF Sionsy sd
blind pcnsioner Of Port Henry, y. =. VIVA % ho'N
toEorfow afternoon.