New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-02
THE ESCAPE OF A FORGER.
RELEASED on HIS OWN RECoGNIzANCE.
CAV THE DtsTRIcT-ATTORNEY EXPLAIN THIS
CURIOUS CAsEl-FORTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS INVOLVED

CAN THE DIsTRICT-ATTORNEY EXPLAIN THIS
CURIOUS CAsEl-FoRTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS INVOLVED.
The trusted bookkeeper Of a big importing house
forres Endorsements amounting to nearly T4oo'V'
&c found out arrested indicted by the Cram jury
and locked up in the Tombs to await trial anu INCL
unknown to the complanants or tieT a''o'".I
brought into court and on the statement Va IL
lawyer made 70 the District Attorney tla' uie ,'r
planants do not want t. prosecute j "'o'
on his own rccocnzance. ., o.ao
This In brief is TIE story Oh d ''0
up in this city lately - ,-,,i,, vow
The story at length is this JACOB 80 w.
& : n are general importers. dong o"'i"' az 49,
l. and 10 Bridse-~t. this CITY. for 'l' 10
Yeas their booLkecper and a-sl-'dh' F'S"
Iv,tIoton Long a man about forty-hVe year VI az
Vic lived with hi, two Daughters at hNe' ~ J.
He family connections in this city are LoV''
Ely in MAY the firm discovered that Long han
forrcd Endorsements amounting TO neuN ''''O|'' CIV
had also misappOpr.ated a largo sum HUI" ''O P~F
c,.h account The forging OF The Endorsements Vi 'r
firm, name covered period of several Ee"9'
II forced the Endorsement Of Jacob d. NoiullhEef
60 checl. and then took them to william h CFimer'
a druggist at No. 270 Iark-aVe. Kramer "",''
c;vc Long the cash on the checks, ana 'h'" uo
n,,t them to his own account in the f''t" "'e""
I,rk other banks that were involved IN Hio'' u
1c.s trounle by these checks were the Hanover
sectional Rank the Mechanics National Eank and the
chemical Bank. Mr. Cramer when asked II ne h"o
given Long the cash for The checks, sad lie l"'' O'
added that he had suspicion That anStmns va
wrong The checks varied in amounts from 10 10
$500 ,, -
Lang WAS arrested at his home at Rye on May -
lie was indicted by the Grand jury and remanded lot
trial Richard ;. NewCOmbc was retained a. 'o""
.or Long and Assistant District Attorney vernon W.
Davi, took charge of the case for the people .
on June IS Long was brought before Juueo i',~
and lIfa
lion of Assistant DiStrict-Attorney DAVIS INC '"71
released Long on his own recOgnizance.
Two weeks aferward Mr. NoldlnGer was toIu Ii''
Long had been released, and his counsel l"'N'S'
Lauerbach ~ Johnson. at once put the caSo i, '"U
hands Of detectives with orders to find Long i"cS
have not done 20 yet. -,
Mr. Cohen OF Ioatly, Lautcrbach a Johnson s"'u
to a reporter Yesterday: Il don't care to say hu'n
lust now about the matter, "a have just ic'C''V"
word from the officers that they expect 10 nav i'7
in custody Gin few days. We have Gear 'd>7
AGAINST him. How he let - a he was 40 no.
understand. knew nothing about IL uIu W.
Norillnser notified me that Long was gone sup
posed that he was locked in the Tombs at once
saw Mr. Davis Of the Di>trct-AuorAey'S ONCE
and asked for eNpa alton All TIC 'V"'
BAY was lhal he understood We did not carr 10
push the case. did not give any one any such Iucd'
After Mr. Longs arrest rs two daughters called o"
me and begged ne 10 be ~ lcIient as possible WIZ
their father They even offered to sell iheIr PERSONA
property TO make restitution for HIS msdcVu'
They plcaaed 80 hard that ! finally tod '''"
! wnIld sec Mr. Ncwcomlc. their fathers attorney
and talked the matter over with him; that we ana not
desire revenge. only justice. l saw Mr. Nc"oomOc
and told him that we did not want 70 he haFsh WIN
HI, client ard would not push the matter any lur'eI
1au We had TO in the interests OF justice but Ger
family did not convey any idea that we intended 10
let the case 20 by default. There Is something very
Queer about it all and l would Ike an explanation
from some one
Vernon NJ. Davis. asked why lie acted aS ne
did in the affair lie refused answer or talk about
the case. He sat steps had been taken 20 secure
Long again ana until then he had nOtHmS 10 say
IT.. admitted ti.j tie fact, were "s D'rc rtlpFi IL
Richard : NcWcOmbe said Mr.. Longs brother was
b"ougu' Ice b, ariuI.iidLc-, ana ne tId M "l
tne G-c.ace brought up the biinN b! MS UrJt.c..
Al m, rq.c,t / took mold o. N, case. found til
fh.r, Wa. ~ question Of Lyt Teton Longs guilt ana
f,d him So. j sad I at under the crcuH stahc9
1u,u-,I :ac lrst thing W. could Do Wa a. taI" us
1r., oYs record and also hi, war record, whch Wa
/ 4 ass AID la. IT,. D re tie Judge. ana aah
that he be as lcuicnt in tie matter as pos-D'e
,~uec aly a, IN. counsel for the otici SIDE MAO EN
i q :, understand that they would not act haishN
ail tlcse facts before the District Attorney aud Iit
re psp.r, I'm the case with him. tlcd 10 Ect uc
,udea l. sav that when the case came up ~ W"Hla
: .IcuI sentence. but he refused 10 do So The next
fADc ! know was that Long had been let - on MS
fvI tirgucc. u0- pres mt at the trial or
saU MN Oucc ia ny lie, INST after had taken up
W. Cohen saws he expects interesting de-
yclopucots when Long IS brought back.