The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-27
| FORGER AT FOURTEEN.
CHARLES sCRMfDrs PENMAESHTP
LEADS HIM AS1RAT

LEADb HIM dSAhh1s
He Told Hss Father that st school ne had
TO sign Checks with the Names OF Proni'
nent Business Men-weepiaG In jail.
Fourteen -year.old Charles Schmidt who
confessed that he forged lot OF checks, was
arraigned yesterday morning In the police
court In Newark and held over for examina-
ton. He is a lad OF slight figure and pale face
He wears n military cap and cape overcoat.
Schmidt had had practice in forging bust
ness mems names. He told his father. when
the latter found blanks Of several Newark
banks in his pockets. that in school he was re-
auirod to f1ll these blanks out. and sometimes
names OF conspicuous men were used.
Sun reporter saw tho boys teacher
OF bookkeeping and commercial training yes
terdsy. and the latter denied that they ever
used any blanks OF established banks in the
schoolroom. The boys made out checks ON
plain paper. Schmidt also studied civil gov
ernment and science. but he made the great
est headway in penmanshir.
When Chief OF Police Topper asked Charles
to make out check like the one for $22.
which was passed of onl Baker E. ]. Beck OF
900 Broad street. Newark. Schmidt I'M
itated his previous handwriting to o
dot and the signatures resembled those
Of the men whose names he had used; Not ,i
only tnHt. Out ne exnlDlt0u CnleI HpppeI w
tho spot nine different styles OF HANDWRITING:
tho numerous checks that were found in his
Two checks were brought to Mr., Beck to be
. cnashed by h2ys whom Schmidt had put Put up t to
hs Check Rss Sr By sa dssw saGs Ike
sGo se Of I sTs'h s %ard ssPsa SH
asSs q ps Besf
terday that boy courle Of years older than 3 2
Begerow ( derlash wanted linn to cash ii.
or two before depositine 1t; - A..
Begerow L Gerlach wanted Mr. Beck to cash.
The latter susn;essted there was something
No they a3Sp,, either There Is something som thh
pt sh the boy out Of Ssnt MIR
K Hess SS was asked
how much OF tho s22 ne had left :,
What do you take me for have spent It,
ON Ghe ose a.a t. y Ssw IS York"
What fa had 90 Ms s Tie
h9s it. ~H h 70 r ss Pas
got blanks from the Howard Savings Instltu-
eon 70 Fee library and them
Nearly all OF the checks found in his possession
second National Bank. and Newark City Bank.
die. for S15. payable TO Stroehel Bros; 4. c.
1 %a5a N r Feldc Dsfs0Is .! William
b bSS i &eTi9cS; Dr.. Becker. ss5' payable
Friends OF the boy labored yesterday with
Mr.. Beck to get him to use his Influence not to
studies that they intended TO send him to COL
lege. His father was not able to DO SO himself.
srS aaer
out the lad in = cell across the court His
crying. 49,, .orrso,, IN nrottr ,o,o ',
called out CHIEF Hopper to the boy. and the
latter sobbed the louder.
the ad as9 who
rea $st the b1sueSa for po S
Headquarters. They told II straight enough
tho and seg they WeHs
discharged. schmidt's case will come, UP in
court on Monday. and in the mean time he will
remain behind the bars. ... .-,..
PLAYED by small boy on another Newark
store. but it is not known yet whether tho eul:
nr P2 to- 81
give o s. bill! in exchange. The boy wanted
he began counting out the money.
Certainly" said the storekeeper. as he took
Hold on" he said as the boy. was sealing
up the enyslope o., THERE'S only s493 yd here e.,
he here Gun until 1 come back
But the boy didn't come back and when the
envelope was opened there was no bill inside.