The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-25
A. s. BARNES & CO.'S CHECKS.
MANAGER HAWKES. ACCUSED OF FOR0-
IyG ENDORSEMENTS

NE Rnn tho F1rn's Ink Business, and Bills
for supplies ana Checks to Pay Them
Passed Thvouah Hts Hnnds-But There
Were More Checks Than Biils.
A glass sign In tho window Of the ground
floor OF 1.943 Lexington avenue tolls passers py
thnt ]. NJ. Hawkes.. NJ. D.. lives within. He did
until Friday. Since then. until yesterday. when
he gave bail IN $1,000 to appear for examine
ton to-day. he has been in the Tombs. lie
had not returned from tho country. whsre he
was spending his vacation. tho woman VINO
answered the door told visitors last night
DR.. Hawkes. for the past thirteen yesrs has
been the manager OF tho Barnes Ink Company.
. branch OF the business Of A. g. Barnes
Co., publishers. Of 751 Broadway. His work
as manager occupied only four hours day
and the remainder OF his time he devoted to
the practice OF his profession. On Thursday.
at the invitation Of Detective Bowling. Dr.
Hawkes. visited Police Headquarters. where No
was informed that he was under arrest Tor
forgery. The complainant was II. 7. Little OF
Psckham, Little l. Co.. stationers. OF sc Reade
street. who charged that Hawkes. had forged
the endorsem ent to check for &l45 signed By
A. s. Barnes Il Co. in favor OF A. Klipsten.
denler in drugs at 80 Cedar street. Mr.. Little
Ind no desire to prosecute but the police In
sisted that tho matter be taken Into police
court. Dr. Hawkes. was arraigned at tho
Tombs Court on Friday and demanded an ex-
animation. He told R s. Barnes that IL no
had been guilty Of any WRONG 1t was done In
fhs fosses ~ Vas sns IN and
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Dewitt put his initials on the bill. and Mr.
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The Sill was dated. May 81. and; as NJ:
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Klipstsin's book keeper. remen bored that
Hawkes.. wrote ior . duplisate bly,, saying that
VA Was U das.a May The max Ing il MsS 81 vas
| found to have been written In ink OF differ
The expert accountant who was at work on
| the books 81 A., S. Barnes Co., after the Ar.
cases In which the endorsements have been
through Hawkes's hands. The receipted bills
for the checks each bear the forged initials OF
were cached by H. + Little Eeit n h 81 them en-
dee. not appear q sndorssr. Tho check
1891 made TO the National keR and Box Com.
pany for tl0l.2l was deposited to the account
sbs w9 's
Box Company dated June 1, 1891. for 7l.40.
By tho Tradesmans' National Bank "-oi shep:
ard 4 Dudley. surgical instrument makers. OF
$50 William street.
10 81 hs Arm q Rud
the firm received the check. h. 8. Barnes. re:
fused to saw anything but that IL was bad
business altogether. and he WAS very sorry for
DR.. Hawkes.. Ho did not think that. all told.
tho forgeries would amount to moro than
81 900 perhaps not so much.
An employee Of A. 8. Barnes Co.'s said he
had heard OF fifteen or six teen checks that Ad
been misappropriatei and nlso tnar Mr.. Little
had offered to redesm the checks that had
passed through his hands IN order to save
Hawkes. from prosecution
| ia said to have a good practioe as a physician.
His salary from tho .arppes Ink Company fol-