New-York tribune., 1891-08-26
4 MANAGER ACCUSED OF FORGERY.
DR.. ]. NJ. HAWKES., OF THE BARNES INK COM
PANY, UNDER INDICTMENT.

DIR. ]. NJ. HAWKES. OF THE BARNES INK COM
PANY, UNDER INDICTMENT.
Dr. j. NJ Hawkes. Of No. 1,343 Lexingtonavc'
manager OF the Barnes Ink Company, branch oil
A. S. Barnes & Co., publishers, OF NO. Iol Broau"a9'
has been arrested charge OF forgery, anu haS
Given bail In q police court in $1,000 to appear Tor
examination to-day. DR.. Hawkes. has been In inc
employ Of the publishing company for thirteen years
and had bcen manager Of the ink company for the last
civ wears He has always been considered faithful
md was trusted implicitly. lie received Sl'ooo
year for four hours work day, and devoted te rest
OF his time to his profession Detective Downing senV
for Dr. Hawkes. b TO Police Headquarters ias'
Thursday. When the ply scian arrived there ne was
informed that he under arrest on the conciaihU
OF II. T. Little. of Peckham, Little ~ Ch.' NO. oo
Reade-st charging him with forging an indorSemehO
% . check for S145 signed by A. >. Barnes & Co.
IN favor of A. Klpstein, a drug dealer, Of NO. o.
Cedar-st ,,
This IS how the forgery was discovered Inc
hills for materials used in the manufacture OF tho
ink of the Barnes Company were always sent " Dr.
Hawkes. who forwarded them 10 Is. y. MeDa'ltt, .ho
superintendent of the factory to be audoeo' 'er '
DavItts initials were placed the bottom cneck was
drawn tor the amount OF the bill and handed 10
Dr Hawkes. to mail. A. Klipsteln sent an account
on Nav 1 for Sl45 for chemicals. McDaVltt wrote MS
initials on the bill and check was made out lor
The amount by Mr. Barnes. The check was sent u
Klpstein and the rcceipted bill was returned.
ON uIly 4 Dr. Hawkes. remarked to Mr. barnes :
q hin from Kupsteln has been lying on my desk
,or sone time. l suppose you had better send him
a check" Do-
Tho date OF the bill was May 81, and Mr. Barnes
a,d as he signed the check for the same amount aS
the nrevous one that the factory seemed TO De using
,rcat deal of chemicals. Hawkes. replied that they
,rerc making lot of ink Klipstein was asKed ABOUT
,reoh ago for statement of the companys purchases
Tho s145 account OF May l was all Hght, out no
ontion was made of the bill of May 81. The cheek
which had been paid by the Astor Pace DauA' was
examincd and showed that Klpsteins lhuorseh'eil'
and McDavitts initials both forged f. b. MetriVO
~ Montcair had cashed the check. Merritt lIdu ro
ce,vcd il from II. I. Little, who had easneo ~ "
obIice his friend DR.. Hawkes.. khpstehS ooon
Leenor saws that Hawkes. wrote for dupncate Dl'
AZ he said the former had been mlSlaiu' Inc
dnplicate was dated May l. The hsure lid"
been added, making the date May 81.
A further examination by an expert accountant
~ the books OF ~ s. Barnes Co. revealed hSe cases
IN which the Endorsements have been torsoo 10
checks which arc known to have passed through
uavl,e,s hands The forged initials Of Mr.. McDavltt
arc on each of the receipted bills. Wheh II. D.
porres was seen Yesterday he was reluctant 10 talk
aHout the unfortiInate affair" lie feit goOu peI
OF sympathy for Hawkes. lie ala hot 'n 400 .o 9
amount OF the forgcrieS woud eAceeI thor nuocr
six weeks ago he had noticed SOmetlllS ,SVhol ques
ohout the initials of McDavtt on IA bill, ana had
asScd Iiawes point blank who had signed H. Hawkes.
renIied " WIN McDavitt Of course =, -.
Certainly Hawkes. replied
Mr. Karnes sent the bill TO McDayitt In Philadelphia
for yerfcaton of the signature. 1t was not verified