Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-09-15
IAP0LEONIC
~, ggvRY S. YES CRIMES
~.,.~ Of His Sensational
Record.
,,.svs1 n1sD TO PERJURY
o., sp.av Against the
Estate.

s,.smbu l4.-The Eren-
edition prn.sa ''n'a-
,ss attempt to rob the
...s. ,a.s Chr.s.oPa'' Meyer Of
estate :, Nv means Of forgery and
e..'s g..., S ives With the crime.
,cs. cs.'s.5 =, head line. are as s'il0v'' Ives
= 81, o,,.,-D..ail of bis bold scheme
', rs-i..ops.r n Meyers esiats-s7, 600,
.+ss boo.y-Iyss traced the dead
initials and s,aynOr touched them
perjury Cut an Incident-The Mas
calmly told Woodruff the de-
t.s to Swear to" The San.says;
Ives, who has been so often
,y referred to in these col
the master thief, also
ti,b among forgers. The narrative
.,e hat be by the forgery Of two
I @ and an M, was in a iair way
.,., al least 81, 200, 600 in cold cash,
-,...-sr a tin which contained some
~ors tnsn $1,000, ,OOO Ives added
,-.rious crimes that of forgery IN
...s- mart of last December. This
---bl1shed for the first time, and can
-,..sBrated whenever it shall become
ay
STORY OF THE CRIME.
story which follows tells how Meyer
.-5-ced to lend money 70 Ives and
.---.- and how the discovery OF tneir
- a1ally drove him to his grave
then says that within three
- -.s. ster Mever's death there was put
,-s-stion through Ives agency
.. hi impovsrish Meyers estate ana
M fo himself and his coniederates
&C. 900 OCO. In the fall Of 1855
b.grn In an OliO court q suit
,,,s-. V-rer against Henry j. Ives,
,s IA s.syuar and the executors OF
~ ..,s.e q. Christopher Meyer Tor the
l.,.--s,f the purchase money Of his syn
49,. ,-ts-.-t rsuaning unpaid. FOlu-
---. 7.rr.Ho1s in that action were
--l--.- +ts r.7 during al last fall, but
I t.s ~o.t mssgre outline Of the case
vs ever made ruohc
y. sooner. however, had the plaintiff
bserr bis case than the c0llusive character
r. t6s action was revealed. Ives and
ssvner were n0m.naly defendants, but
fsv were che principal witnesses whom
.ls rlai7fr called To- prove his claim
,,.1gt themselves Neither Of them was
solvent and the manifest intention was 10
t.rB TO- The only responsible defendant, the
s.sfs off Christopher Meyer. To make
that estate answerable IL was necessary 70
move That Never had been partner OF
III Ives gang, and as such, Responsible ior
,t.r .0sses
FORGED MIXERS NAME.
Newer WAS dead and could say nothing.
m. -asdv lips of Ives and Stayaer were
--s-s7 with affected reluctance 90 every
M, essential 10 prove bis partnership.
rssg Droduced from their Own letter
1-o-s written propositions TO Never,
ub.eb IF accepted, would have inside INN
r,rtrer. but unfortunately Tor TINS
.,.,Ds outside of their declarations they
could prove no acceptance by Mejef on
their ofers Ives appreciated the eilA-
,nifv Of the situation and proceeded char
srierishcally 90 overcome them. l- vas
necessary 20 produce some writing binding
Never None such was in existence, and
he very fact Of such a thing had been DIS
claimed bv Ives aud Sayner in their
depositions. But to ''Napoleonic- mind
such obstacles are trivial 10 the
document didn't exist, 10 must be made
To- exist The project was no
sooner conceived thsn executed. Fscili-
os we're not wanting. Stayner had been
an ,1graver in his youth. In that capacity
Ls irt came into the employ CT the Ameri-
z1 Bank Note Company and Ives himself
Fss not unskilful with the pen. Accord
mlIv al the next meeting Of the reference
there was voluntarily produced by Stay
ner. a document which met all the conspi-
ratOrs requirements. Without the Slight
est prior suggestion it had sprung into life
fullv matured and ready for business. OF
eourse il clearly shows Meyer partner OF
Ives Stayner and Meter and.respOnsible
for an claims against them to the full ex-
tent Of bis estate.
Tbe Sun then gives in full the agreement
which Ives and Stayner said made Meyer
g. l1ll partner with them in the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton deal. The docu-
ue7t is signed ''H. S. T." &c. NJ, " &c.
Esp
THE YOUNG "NAPn DENIES 1T.
The Sun charges that Ives forged Mey-
u initials 20 the document, and that
powerful magnifyiBg glass shows that the
initials were traced. The Sun gives q de-
1Isd account of the conception and execu-
Con ot the crime. A sun reporter this
morning bad an interview with Ives, and
tssdl insisted that the initials were
g.lune