The evening world., 1893-11-02
BOLD FORGERs IN COURT.
Manhattan Bank Sharps Held
Without Bail.
DIR. Seidcn .Crowev Again in the
laws Clutches.

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DR.. c.. w. Selden, OF 2l7 West Forty
ninth street. who on Ian. "a was charged
with having caused the death of Miss
Margaret Foster Cresswell by II criminal
operation, Is agar in the hands Of the
police. He escaped responsibility for
Miss Cres3wel's death because the cvi-
dence was not strong enough to hold
him. Now the police believe they have
enough evidence to land him in Sing
Sing on the charge of being implicated
in q forgery, by which the bank OF the
Manhattan Company has been robbed OF
over 5000.
The men who. witt, his assistance, are
said to ave worked out the forgery
here were FIVE in the gang altogether
were this morning taken 10 the
Tombs Police Court. Three of them are
well known to thu criminal courts. hav-
Ing done time" and they are admitted
to be ABOUT as daring In their line Of
They were in charge If Detectives
Crowley, McCluskey, lowing and Graz
dy. who made the arrests, In the war
rar rs they are named as roilows
Henry 4. Garrett, alias Lopez. thirty
one years old. an eX-lawyer, who served
six years Tor d~efrauding Mrs. Charpen-
tier, his prospective mother-in-law, ont
John Y. Brush, alias Jansen. hfty-two
years old, an accomplished linguist and
as Il "penman." For perjury he has
served terms of hve. three and ten
years.
James q. Buchanan, another lawyer,
long since out of practice by reason OF
the fact that he ''served time for IA
jewelry robbery.
party, recently employed as a clerk in
the office Of Cofir. a. Stanton. brokers, Y
Wall street.
The NTH man was DR.: T. W, selden.
himself.
The three first named recognized each
others ability when they met in Sing
sing prison, and long afterwards. when
mixing with the outside world, they de-
cidel to put some of the schemes
Matched in prison into practise:
cured employment through the influence
o, relatives as a bookkeeper in the
United Service Club.
one of the members of the Club was n
Mr.. Satterthwaite, and by some means
Brush obtained one of his signatures.
He induced Garrett to get two blank
OF which he filled out for 1915. and forged
the club members signature to it. In
stead of dividing the spells with Garrett.
Brush held on to 1t all. Later, when the
fraud was discovered, Garrett was dis
Rrush then evolved the scheme to rob
the bank of the Manhattan Company.
He found out tnat Coffin and stanton
did business with the bank, and all was
necessary was to obtain some of their
checks. Garrett eagerly. jumped at the
named O'Donnell, they made the ac-
quaintance Of the boy Hayes;
Money was spent upon the boy, lie
was taught to drink and dragged into
poker games. Soon both Garrett and
brush held his |. o. US for considerable
amounts. Then he was told they, would
be placed before his employer unless he
Joined in their scheme.
He consented, and, acting under in.
]structions, of Brush and Garrett procured
and one cancelled check of the firm. 1t
was at this point that DIR. "Selden' was
brought into the conspiracy.
Bank. having an account there, H
gave Brush a letter OF Identification. &c
the Garfield National Bank, Brush going
The latter promptly one ieh an nccount
with the Garfield Bank. deposltinG 500
ana two checks for 1906 and S3.l1O.6-
to them. IN forgeries We're 50 good that
the Bank of the Manhattan COMPANY
certified them. Crush drew out thu
After The forgery. most Of tho. gang
scattered. bat diligent search by the de.
tectiyes tlnally resulted in the arrest OF
full confession. Just, what connection
buchanan had with the forgeries
has not yet appeared.
Justice Scion b. Smith waited all thu
morning for the prisoners To be brought
before him, but up to 10 o'clock none o!
the Central office men appeared viii
a short lunch and Immediately after
wards the officers with their prisoners
David y. C~arvalho. the expert in hand
sign Signatures. The forgsries were con
siderel the neatest piece of work evel
Shortly after IL o'clock Brush and Sci
den We're arraigned before Justice
Smith. and the others were sent down
tine, in General Sessions, later In the
day, that course having been decided
upon as best.
the necessary ~afidavits, and william
Edward Coffin was present TO TESTIFY
that the signatures to the cheek wer'
Brush waived examination; but Solder
| insisted on a hearing. and the case wa:
set down for examination at $50 O'Clock
sary to have some OF the Garfield Banl
officials present to Identify the letter o.
Identification received from ir, Selaen
PIT was intlmated that the paying
teller Of the Garfield Bank Is unable t(
do so. II so. there Is a possibility OF
Selden, as well as some Of the others
"%scaplng. All were held without bail.
When Sclden signed his name to thu
legal papers his hand trembled. This, /
is thought. was in orGer to confuse
EXPERT Carvalho so that he could no
identify the signature.
4 warrant is out for another mar
who is said to he implicated in the case.
Garrett. Hayes and B~uchanun wer'
indicted for forgery in, the first degree
by the Grand Jury to-day
They were arraigned before Judge
MARITIME. in Part l., of the General SEES
; sions.
All pleaded not guilty IL were re
/, manded to await trial.