New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-08
ROBERT MGEDs DAMAGING ADMISSIONS
FORGING THE NAMES OF wITNEssEs-oTHER
Observation-Disclosures.


Observation-Disclosures.
po,art s,rel. the son of General Franz sigel, the
p~ns,on AGENT was again taken before Commissioner
Shields yesterday for examination on the charges o.
forgery made against him by agents OF inc fensioh
bureau Assistant Dstriot-Attorney Rose hsd orougn'
out on the previous examination the testimony I'M
picang sigel in the forgery of an Endorsement on
check for 500 drawn in favor OF Mrs. jennie hoine
mann. There win be no examination, on the othei
6arres f forgery In ndorxng checks drawn In favor
NJ sidney knight of Port Henry, as indictments have
already been ordered by the Grand Jury on thos
charges. sigei was called as q witness IN ms OWL
behalf 30 explain the Heincmsnn transaction he
displayed remarkable inconsistencies OF any wrong
doing and 10 aomc Of his explanations houndsred hope
iessly. lie said:
a,und thss there was 1915 due on pension 20
Mrx Heincmann looked up her address In thc
docket Of The oce and found thai she had lived n ID
Tysifth-gt found that she had moved, ana aLef
sme trouble found that she lived in One hundred and
nnth-st went to her house and han eonverssnon
sashed and she offered to remunerate me She az
As signed BY mark I am sure she gave me au,
hority to Do that After had tho check dashed
money. afterrard received note nom Mrs Heine-
mann saying that she was surprised that s25 rad been
e She e., ogh that o S sss t Tss 70 e a e.
was quite satisfied with what had done.
Mr. Rose on cross-examnation asked sigei about
the vouchers on WnlCn Lho cneohs h~o oooh opnanV'
ggel admitted that he had signed the names OF both
witnesses who he had certified. had personally sp-
peared before him and acknowledged the signatures
The names Of the witnesses were William j. Monks
and Elizabeth Monks, of No. SO East one-hundreb
and-ninth-st The witnesses were not present WHOM
sgel signed their names. And on further cross-ex-
animation sge said that In several cases he had signed
the names OF witnesses who were not present He
acknowledged that he had made different statements
Of the matter from that which be gave on the witness
stand yesterday.
Ms Kate c. Honan, clerk IN the Pension Agency
testified that she overheard Mrs. Heinemann say to
seel that she was perfectly satisfied with his con-
duct In indorslng the 800 check Mrs. Honan adj
mtted that she had signed her nane as witness under
the mark Endorsed HRS Heinemann's signature on
the check although Mrs. Heinemann was not present
and she had not seen her write H. She acted In
accordance with eigePs direction. She said that It
was her custom TO III up blank spaces In vouchers
with the names Of witnesses.
Gustave Imroth. another cierli 1T The Pension
Agency, eorgoborated Mrs. HoDan's testimony as 70
the conversation In which Mrs Henemann expressed
herself satisfied with sgels con duct.
Mrs. Henefuann was recalled 70 testify that siEel
did not administer an OATH TO her on signing the
vouchers and that sigel did not see the witnesses
whose names he signed Sgei win soon be arratgned
under the indictments found against him.