Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-15
Sensational Charges Against
Henry s. Ives.
DETAILS OF HIS BOLD SCHEME.
How he Tried to Rob a Dead Mans
Estate-The Booty Was
$7,000,OO0.


tate of the late Christopher Meyer Of
81, 100000 by means of forgery, and
charges Henry S. Ives with the crime.
The Sun head lines are as follows:
elves as forger." "Details of his
bold scheme to rob Christopher Meyers
estate" "Seven million dollars was the
booty" elves traced the dead mans
initials and Stayner touched them up.p
"Perjury but an incident" "The mas
ter thief calmly told Woodruff the de.
tails he would have to swear to-"
The Sun SAYS "Henry S. Ives. who
has been so often and truly referred to in
these columns as master thief, also
ranks high among forgers. This nara
tive will show that he by the forgery of
the two initials, G. and NJ, was in fair
way to obtain at least 100000 in gold
cash, and to open till which contained
something more than $7,0OO.0O0. Ives
added to his previous crimes that of
forgery in the latter part of last Decem-
ber. This fact is published today for the
first time, and can be substantiated
whenever it shall become necessary"
| WHAT Tile SCHEME WAS.
For several years back Meyer had
dealings with Stayner, which had re.
suited the worse for Meyer to the tune
Of about $4,000. Stayner was indebted
for about that sum to Meyer, and, slter
going into insolvency, compromise the
debt, leaving g balance OF many chou
sand dollars unpaid. When Stayner and
Ives became squeezed for funds, Stayner
1atI vt,f Il a1f ~ ,,,I I'd
i've expedient for recapturing old Meyers
to the scheme in which he had en-
barked with the thieving Napoleon.
Alter drawing on the Mineral
Range fund, Of which Ives & Co. had
made themselves depositors immedi-
ately after they had got control of the
road, Stayner presented himself to
Meyer in high moral attitude. He de-
clared to Meyer that he had come to
perform what he considered his duty as
a Christian and an honest man; that he
was now happily in possession of funds
sufficient to discharge the last cent of
his obligations, and it was for that
praiseworthy purpose he had called.
Meyer, from that time on, gave implicit
credence to all of Stsyner's declarations,
end was soon persuaded by him to
give his aid to the syndicate formed
by Ives, Stayner and Meter. He
agreed to receive from them, when pur-
chased and brought to New York, a total
OF six thousand shares of Cincinnati.
Hamilton and Dayton common stock, at
an average price not to exceed lis per
cent, and to carry it for them, receiving
six per cent. for the use Of his money on
an arrangement which was practically
loan by Meyer to that extent upon the
stock. since it was agreed that Ives and
Stayner should cast his vote upon it at
elections of the board and at stockhold-
ers. meetings. This agreement was car
rIed out by Meyer to the letter.
The stock was held in his name
during all the existence Of the swim
ding firm OF II. S. Ives & Co., and
when the inevitable exposure and crash
came it was still so held. The exposure
of Ives and Stayner's unscrupulousness,
the daily mention of his own name in
connection with them, and his keen
sense of disgrace drove Meyer to his
grave in few months. Within three
months after Meyers death there was
put into operation through Ives agency
scheme to impoverish Meyers estate
and to open up to himself and his con-
federates
NINE OF SEVEN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
In the fall of 1888 suit was begun
in an Ohio court by Albert Meter
against II. S. Ives, Geo. Ii. Stayner and
the executors OF the estate of CHRISTOPHER
Meyer for the balance of the purchase
money of his syndicate remaining
unpaid. No sooner, however, had the
plaintiff began the case than the coll
lusive character of the action WAS re.
vealed. Ives and Stayner, nominally
defendants, were the principal witnesses
whom the plaintiff called to prove his
claim against themselves. Neither was
solvent, and the manifest intention was
to turn to the only responsible defend-
ant, the estate of O. Meyer. To make
that estate answerable, it was necessary
to prove that Meyer had been a partner
was responsible for their losses. Meyer
had died and could deny nothing. Ives
and Steyner therefore produced docu-
ment which fully met the case.
MEYERS INITIALS FORGED.
The Sun then gives in full the agree
ment which, Ives and Stayner said made
Meyer full partner with them in the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton deal.
This document was signed "H. s. L."
&c. M. ""G. HI. S."
The Sun charges that Ives forged
Meyers initials to the document, and
that a powerful magnifying glass shows
that the initials were traced. The Sun
then gives detailed account of the con-
ception and execution of the crime.
A Sun reporter this morning had an
interview with Ives. He still insists
that the initials are genuine. \
Julius L. Dexter, President of the Gin
clnnati, Hamilton and Dayton road, was
seen tonight concerning the San story
regarding Ives. Dexter said: 81 saw
the document referred to when it was in
the possession of f. M. Ramsay. the Gin.
clnnati attorney for. Meyers estate. +
1otlced tie signature particularly, but
aon,t care to say anything about the
matter. In my opinion the entire story
,ame Y M from woodruff g lips, at any rate
1t second or third hands,"