New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-16
DOMINGO L. RUIZ ARRESIED.
EcUADoR.s coNsuLGENERAL IN TROUBLE.

THE CHARGE is FORGING NOTES. AND HE Ap'
! MITS HIS GCILT-THE AMOUNT WAS $1,000
! Dominica L. Ruiz, the Consul-Genera in this city
from Ecuador. Is prisoner at Polce Headquar'es'
charged with forgery lie Is seventy-two years old.
tall and straight with silvery white hair and mus
| ache When he was remanded at the Jefferson
Market Police Court yesterday he we'll dressed and
carried handsome walking stick He moved Win
n show Of feebleness. Al the police court no in
formation concerning the nature of the charge against
him could be obtained At the Detective Bureau
last evening Inspector Mclaughlin said That inc COM
planan against the prisoner was Gustave Preston a
| merchant in Boston. representing Ecuador In that
city as vceconsl and engaged In the South American
trade. Mr. Preston went TO Police headquarters on
Friday and said that his signature had been orged py
Consul General Ruiz two notes, each for the sum
OF 81 900. Several months ago the Consul-Generai
saw Mr. Preston and offered TO him the place OF VICE
Consul in Boston, Mr.. Preston accepted the once.
In July the ConsulGenerai went to Boston and asked
for a loan OF S3 600 saying that he was short Of
funds but expected to receive several thousand uoHa
FROM Ecuador in a few weeks. Mr.. Preston couid
not spare the cash, but gave three notes. each ior
81 900, which hc requested the COnsulGenera TO use
only In Of necessity The notes were negotiated
by Mrs. Bertha Laws OF No. 225 West End7ave.
simon Epstein, OF No. SO East One-hundred and-sev-
eDth-s caShed the notes and sent them through the
banks fo- collection. Mr. Preston obliged to pay
the three notes when they fell due, and the CONSUL
General later failed to pay the 5000.
a few days ago other notes were sent TO MT
Preston for collection and he pronounced them Tor
geries. Each was da cd on August 81 and was Tor
81 600 payable thirty dnys after date. In each case
Mr.. Presion's signature had been forged with SKILL
one OF the notes had been cashcd by Epstein ana
the q her by b. Milo. cisnr dealer In Nassal-st VINO
died OH Friday. A warrant for the arrest OF Consul
General Ruiz was obtained from Police Justice White
at the jefferson Market Police Court upon Mr..
Prcston's affidavit charging forgery. The Consul
Generals Office IS at No. 81 Liberty-st, but he was
arrested yesterday by Detective Sergesnts Hickey and
Lanthicr at Mrs. Lawss house. in West End ave-,
which appeared 10 be his home. After being re-
nanded In the police court, he was locked UP at
Police Headquarters He admitted that he had forged
the signature OF Mrs Preston 10 the two notes dated
Angus II, Inspector Mclaughlin said LATER but he
denied that le had received any OF the money. lie
said Mrs. Laws was his adopted daughter and had
received the $1,000 supposng that the notes were
genuine lie has wife at No. ~ Madison ave-. which
is given In tho city direoory his home. lie will
be arr1Lsned In the police court again today.
Dominica L. Ruiz has been ConsnlGen for
Ecuador In this city for about nine years. He
was born in Cuba and considerable property
there lie has wife and lie has been
I'm Door health for the las four days and has not
been AT the Office OF the Consulate. His character
has heretofore been free from suspicion