The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-26
IN 1T WHOLESALE.
A F0rger Admits His Extended
Operations.
The Young Man Who Passed Bogus Checks on
Business Houses Two Years Ago Ee.
turns and Is Arrested.

with forgery. He had passed spurious
check on O'Farrell & Lang, the real estate
firm, for which he received $50 in coin.
Yesterday Captain Lees made important
discoveries about the prisoner, against
whom sufficient evidence has already been
collected to convict him Of several forgerles.
The young man has been operating in all
parts of the country with forged checks for
nearly three years, and this is the first time
the police have hal him safely locked up
with several strong cases against him.
His true name is Julius K. Dillman. BE
claims to have come originally from New
York, but he has father and brother in
Pasadena, who are respectable men. From
April to November, 1888, he was successful
in this city in obtaining large sums OF money
on forged checks and eluding the watchful-
ness of police and detectives. And he mar
ried a San Francisco young lady at that
time. His wife belongs to respectable
French family in this city and always re-
garded him with perfect confidence, beliey-
ing the fellow to be a travelling agent or
drummer. She was evidently badly de-
ceived, and when her husbands true char
acter was developed yesterday in Captain
Lees office she wept Historically. The
veteran Captain said the scene between her
and the prisoner III the tanks was distress
ing in the extreme.
BEGAN HERE YEARS AGO.
Two years ago young man, whose exist
ence seemed almost a myth, SO elusive was
he, puzzled the police by his boldncss and
cunning DISCUSSES, and caused the merchants
to feel very uneasy by his clever operations.
The police failed miserably in every effort
to catch him by announcing among all mer-
camille houses and TO patrolmen as well as
detectives his presence in the business COM
munty. At last the following circular was
published and distributed Literally through
OFFICE CHIEF OF PoLICE,)
Confidential. OLD CITY HALL,
SAN FRANCISCO. cal, Nov. 80. 1851
Forged check operator. To whom il may con
Germ: The following described young man may
cali upon you probably before or aflel banking
hours and teuder check purporting to be
signed by a weiknown neiguboring hrm asking
you II you viii accommodate the firm by cashlng
ii, or lie may call without check represen.ing
himself as coming from well-knOwn ne!ghbor-
ing firm, and ask yon IL you will accommodate
his firm by cashDg Their check, and II you an
swer yes lie Will leave as If 20 get the check, re-
turning IN few minutes with their check "a
forgery. probably for $50.
Northumberland 20 and 80 years OF age,
about feet inches in height, weight 145 10
100 pounds light complexion. small light-c oored
mustache. light hair. slim, but well but, quick
and active In movement rather good looking,
may wear dark gray sack suit or pepper and SAT-
pattern, black derby hat or may appear without
coat or hat having the appearance OF porter, or
without hat with pen behind bis ear, having
the appearance OF a clerk.
Should he call on you. detain him, and tele-
phone this office, also send for policeman in
Telephone No. 10.
z. S.-Please do not give this matter to the pa
pers II publicity is given it through the press, 1t
means of aiding him to escape arrest lie has
passed several forged checks In the manner above
described.
Description Of the man who remains outside 10
hallway holding coat and hat While above man
operates: feet inches, heavy set, red face,
light mustacAe.
HE WAS DILLMAN.
The circular was useless, one man paying
the fellow 500 while the notice was upon
his desk. The forger disappeared, or at
least his operations discontinued, and 1t Is
presumed he moved away TO pastures green.
This young man was none other than the
prisoner in the City Prison. He made
confession TO Captain Lees. stating that he
was guilty of the various swindles.
Dllman returned to San Francisco about
four months ago. since when it is believed
ne has been gathering correct names OF
firms and laying his plans for grand
sweep. Ills method was the same as when
he had been here in 1888. The circular
from Chief of Police Crowley explains it.
A peculiar idea Dillman had was to have
all his checks 500, and none less than $40.
Since his last arrival he lodged at rs Bush
street. where his valise and trunks were
searched by the detectives yesterday for
evidence against him.
FoRGER's OUTFIT.
In valse, which appeared to be Dill
mans outfit, was found damaging testi-
mony. 1t contained all manner of pens,
penholders, ink, blottiUg-pads, scrapers, ink
erasers, rubber-stamp ink-pads of different
coors, and two fonts of rubber type for use
on check margins and for numbering the
documents. There were also ten blank
checks of the Merchants National Bank of
Omaha mpmOrnuiuma and DIll-hp9IS of
local firms, with the business styles printed
thereon, some of which he had mulcted and
others which he had intended to victimize.
The following lot of forged checks, with
names OF firms stamped in red ink at the end
margin, were found in bundle, all dated
November %, 1890, and drawn on the Sather
Banking Company:
S. II. Taylor & Sons for $50 in favor of
the Wer theimer Company; d. Block & Co.,
$50, favor of Murphy, Grant & Co.; De
Bros. 81 Co.; Esberg, Bachnan IL Co, $50,
favor of 1vancovich 81 Co.; Morris & Ken
Dedy, $50, favor of Domestic Sewing Ma
chine Company; Fisher & Co, $50. favor of
O'Farrel q Lang; K. a. Swain IL Co., S55,
favor Of Teyis IL Fisher; w. f. Beck & Co.,
sos, favor of J. A. Folger; Eastland, Fowler
81 Co, $50, favor of Osborn & Alexander;
Louis Saroni Sc Co., S55, favor of Allison.
Gray & Co.; Saroni IL Co. $50, favor of
Antoliti & Cavalier; Saroni IL Co., 500 favor
aDder, $50, favor of the San Francisco Brew
cries, limited. The signatures were forged
on each check.
HE WAS A TRAVELLER.
There were also bundles of blank checks,
stamped on margin with names of promi-
nent firms, all in readiness for filing
out at moments notice. These were on
the First National Bank blanks, while a
large bundle Of the American National
Bank of Dallas, Tex, with names of several
houses in that city likewise stamped on the
border, we're found with the rest. The
National Stale Bank of New Jersey and the
First National of Baltimore were repre-
scented by bundles of blank checks.
Dillmann admitted to Captain Lees that
he engaged in the business Of forging checks
in Columbus, Ca, and also confessed that
the following forgeries, worked so success
fully in 1888 in this city, were his:
On forged check, purporting TO have
been signed by w. ). Phelps IL Co., for $50
he obtained that amount from George w.
Meade 81 Co., l6 Drumm street, March 10.
1888. Seven days later he passed check
with the forged signature of Albert Greene
baum & Co. on Davis IL Co., IL First street
for $50.
MORE OF HIS VICTIMS.
lie also passed check on Hoffman &
Woenne, sos Market street. for $780, signed
Lewis Gregoire d CO.; on ". Westerlield.
$50, signed }. d. Hammond, April 8, 1883;
on l.. ). Isehurr, O'Farrell street, $40,
signed Benjamin Curtaz & Co, April 4,
1888; on John A. Grade, 535 Washington
street. $50, signed NJ. I. Kellogg. May 3. 1888;
signed G.. f. Richards, May 10, 1885; on ii.
Huddleston d Co., 81 Market street, $50,
signed b. & j. 5. Doe; G. Verdier. City of
Paris, $50, signed Herman Cohen, May -,
1888; Caroline & Co., 115 California street,
Evelrt & Nash. Az Front street. $50. MAY
81, 1883, on S.ther Banking Company. check
mislaid; j. NJ McDonough q CO.. 500,
signed b. & j. Doe June 2, 1888; J. Foss,
EOS Montgomery street, SIS, signed Williams
Bros, November 80, 1883; B. Schoen-
wasser & Co., 1874 Post street, $50. signed
A. l.. Bancroft, November "a, 1888;
also one passed on b. w. Field, 462 Eleventh
street, Oak land. In November, 1888, for $50,
and three Or four in Oakland and four in
San Jose in one day in November, 1888.
The last check he passed was on O'Farrell &
Lang for $50, on Monday afternoon.
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