Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-03-28
THOMsON,s FORGERIEs.
They Will Amount to Nearly $4,000
several Local Men Vict1mfZed-To
be Brought to This City To- M OrrOw.

They Will Amount to Nearly $4,000
several Local Men vict1mized-To
be Brought to This City To-Morrow.
Frederick A. Thomson, whose arrest in
New York city on the charge of forgery
was announced exclusively in the COURIER
Saturday morning, will probably be
brought to this city on requisition papers
tomorrow. Thomson's forgeries will, it
is stated, aggregate $40, 900, and his down
fall is assigned to extravaganza.
Thomson's method was to put out sew
eral notes and have them discounted. One
of the notes is dated at Holyoke, Mass,
Octobs Is, 1891, payable in six months.
This note was made payable to the order
of F. A. Thomson, at the Chicopee Nation
$3.50, is signed "a. E. Crosby and is in
dorsed by G. F. Lum, Mr.. Thomson's
uncle in this city, and by F. A. Thomson.
The note, with Lum's Endorsement, is a
rank forgery. Another note, dated
December 7, is for 81 200, payable at
the Hancock National bank of Spring
field. 1t is signed ''L. S. Stowe & Co."
and also Endorsed by Lum and Thomson.
The notes were discounted by Wales o.
Hotchkiss of this city, who will probably
have to bear the loss. Mr.. Hotchkiss
made inquiry about the notes, and from
what he ascertained supposed the paper
was all right. He inquired particularly
about Mr.. Lum at one of the banks, learn
ing that he was formerly in company with
General S. E. Merwin and owned property
here, and on this basis he discounted the
notes for Thomson. Later it came out
that the notes were forgeries. There
may be other notes that Thomson has put
out. Hotchkiss' loss will be, he thinks,
about $2,250. Thomson gave him stock
| in the Bridgeport Pipe company, which he
said was worth $500, but which is valued
at $500.
City Attorney Daley went to Worcester
and SPRINGFIELD Saturday evening especially
for the purpose of seeing L s. Stowe &
Co. in reference to the notes. Mr.. Stowe
| stated to him that he had never signed the
| notes and they were clearly forgeries. This
is a connecting link in the evidence which
| will be brought against Thomson in the
| trial. Thomson was formerly in this en-
ploy of his uncle, David w. Thomson, the
safe dealer in this city, but owing to his
high notions and expensive mode of living
his services were dispensed with. He
seemed not to know the value of money,
| but spent with it lavish hand. Other forged
notes given by him, it is thought, will turn
up.
WAS PREPARING TO SAIL FOR SOUTH AMER
ICA.
| NEW YORK, March 27.-Frederick A.
Thomson, nephew of the president of a
large safe concern in New Haven, was
committed to the Jail for fifteen days here
to-day to await the arrival of requisition
papers from New Haven, where he is
wanted to answer several charges of forg-
cry.
| Thomson is thirty-two years old. He ia
| quite dressy in appearance, wearing expen-
sive jewelry. He left New Haven a month
ago. After he left number of business
men learned he had swindled them. Every
one had perfect confidence in the young
man. His father had been member of
the Pipe Manufacturing company, one of
the largest in New England. Thomson
| was married and had country villa. He
| spent money lavishly. He was arrested at
261 West Twenty-fourth street, where it
was learned he was preparing to sail for
South America.
Thomson was recognized on the street
by Sergeant Cowles Of this city, who was
| in New York looking for him and turned
over by him to the two detectives of
Inspector Byrnes, who are credited with
making the arrest, when in reality the
arrest was made by the New Haven
Office,