New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-25
CASHIER DE BAU N SENTENCED.
SENT TO STATE PRISON FOR FIVE YEARS
AND SIX MONTHS.
JUDGE MARITIME ACCEPTS HIS PLEA OF GUILTY
OF FORGERY IN THE SECOND DECREE
THE PRISONER UNMoYEp.

JUDGE MARITIME ACCEPTS HIS PLEA OF GUibfh
OF FORGERY IN THE SECOND DECREE
THE PRISONER UNMovED.
Charles !. De Baum, until recently the sssis'sns
cashier of the National Park Bank and for many
years a popular member of several Brooklyn ciuos
pleaded guilty yesterday to one OF the indc tmen's
found against him last November Tor forser' !" "'
second degree. De Baum had been IN inc empio' y,
the bank for twenty-five years, and IL was h'. uu.'
the death Of the pros dent Of the bank ana lie
absence in April, 1888, that any suspicion Oh ais
hor.s,v on h,s n.r, ,rose He went TO New-Jerscy.
and the hank officials could not find him for seVerai
weeks, They know that he had defrauded the paik
out OF 10000; but they could not discover INC
method he had used until De Baum himseu ehpis'nou
the matter TO one Of the bank employees AZ al h'er
view in Jersey City. De BAUM ai'eT"Au "enS '"
Canada, and the bank began proceedings 10 s.'u'o
his extradition. A long legal contest foiiowcd 10
p.n,. ayrrs. at Sbcrbrooke, Canada, but In Deem
h.r The Canadian authorities surrendered him. lie
bas been in the Tombs for seven months.
sscretary Tracy Of the Navy Department, was the
COUNSEL for De Baum when he was brought 10 ms
citv General Tracy had long interview with Disrc'
At,orney Fellows yesterday, and afterward occupied
seat on the bench with Judge MARITIME. lie iel' INC
courtroom beforc De Baum was aiTaignco'
De Baun appeared at the bar accompanied by
cbarlos ", Brooke one Of his counsel Nr. BROOKE
said that tl,ore were many reasons why cfanehcy
should be shown. The defendant had always o0rhe
a good reputation In the community and had never
been accused OF any other crime. While nc was III
d,ced for forgery in the second degree. the offence
was more nearly forgery In the third desre' Aho
lowest punishment for forgery In the second deS'0o
was five years Imprisonment. and the highest 'ern
for the third degree also five years imprisonment
Judge MARITIME said that he understood mat u'o
prosecution Joined in the application Tor ceH'choS
"Your case De Baum, he continued Is ono u.
those which are too frequent, Of trusted empoye oi
a largo CORPORATION who steals the money OF MS o'i
p,ovrE For ten years you have violated inc cor
ndcnce which your employers had In your honesty
7 don't mean TO Say anything which may otins un
necessary pain to the friends who have stood oS you
noh,v since YOU have been in trouble NO one nov"
ever more deserves the punishment inflicted upon
him than YOU DO. You were Intelligent ara hsn
s,a,cicnt income to supply your wants. inc o cU
sderatons which have been mentionrd oy y1ur no ~
al lead to the belief that term near 'hc %
H. indictments for the second ana hInn p,on
may be iust. You are sentenced 70 inc et"o i'
Tor term OF FIVE years and SIX months a., .o.,,nrs
ne Rauu did not manifest by any sign hIs ~ Uni II !,
,rhns rNe Judge was prcnouncng me ssn'ehcc' w
va lost the hsrgard look which marked MS iace VIII
ne WIS nrst brought 10 this city lie VIII ser'1 u W.
tS,csn three and four years OF imprsohmeh, ITO
esrns the usual commutaton for GOOD oehsN'or'