The evening world., 1893-11-02
B0LD FORGERs IN COURT.
Manhattan Bank sharps Held
Without Bail.
ID. Selden "Crowe" Again ia the
Laws Clutches.

Or. c. w. Selden, of 2l7 West Forty
ninth street, who on Jan. "a was charged
with having caused the death of Miss
Margaret Foster Cresswell by a criminal
operation, is again in the hand of the
police. He escaped responsibility for
Miss Cresswell's death because the evil
dence was not strong enough to hold
him. Now the police believe they have
enough evidence to LAM him in Sing
Sing on the charge of being implicated
in a forgery, by which the bank of the
Manhattan Company has been robbed of
over IS 5000.
The men who, with his assistance, are
said to have worked out the forgery
here were five in the gang altogether
were this morning taken to the
Tombs Police Court. Three of them are
well known to the criminal courts. hav-
ing done time" and they are admitted
to be about as daring in their line of
work as any III the country.
They were in charge Of Detectives
Crowley, McCluskey, Downing and Gra-
dy. who made the arrests. In the war
rar Is they are named as follows:
Henry -. Garrett, alias Lopez, thirty
one years old. an cx-lawyer, who served
six years for d~efrauding Mrs. Charpen-
tier his prospective mother-in-law, out
John r. Brush, alias Jansen. ffty-two
years old. an accomplished linguist and
scholar, who long has enjoyed eminence
as a "penman." For perjury he has
served terms Of five. three and ten
years.
James S. Buchanan, another lawyer,
long since out of practice by reason of
the fact that he served time" for a
jewelry robbery.
Joseph N. o. Hayes. the dupe of the
party. recently employed as a clerk in
the Office of Coffin & Stanton brokers, 70
Wall street.
The nth man was DIR. 1 w. selden.
or DR.. seiden w. Grove, as he calls
The three first named recognized each
sing prison, and long afterwa rds. when
mixing with the outside world. they de-
Matched in prison into practise.
Garrett. after serving his term, Sc
cured employment through the influence
United Service Club.
one of the members of the Gu was a
Mr.. Satterthwaite. and by some means
He induced Garrett to get two blank
Of which he filed out for ss75, and forged
stead OF dividing the spoils with Garrett,
Brush held on to It all. Later. when the
fraud was discovered, Garrett was dis
charged.
Brush then evolved the scheme to rob
the bank OF the Manhattan Company.
He found out that Coffin and Stanton
did business with the bank, and all was
necessary was to obtain some of their
checks. Garrett eagerly jumped at the
scheme, and by the aid of a lawyer
named O'Donnell. they made the ac-
Money was spent upon the boy. He
was taught to drink and dragged into
poker games. soon both Garrett and
be placed before his employer unless he
joined in their scheme.
He consented, and, ACTING under in,
and one cancelled check OF the firm. 1t
was at this point that Dr. 'Selden' was
He vas well known at the Manhattan
Bank having an account there. He
gave Brush q letter OF ldentilication to
u"der the name OF Charles II. Jansen.
The latter promptly ope led an account
with the Garfield Bank, deposIting SO?
with Coffin & Stanton's signature forged
to them. The forgeries were 50 good mat
the Bank of tine Manhattan Company
money as fast az possible.
After the forgery. most Of the gang
scattered, but dilisent search by the de.
tectives finally resulted in the arrest of
all. Hayes breaking down n making a
full confession. Just what connection
Buchanan had with the forger!es
has net yet appeared: :, ..a,.o, al ,,o
morning for the prisoners to be brought
before him, but up to 10 o'clock none OF
the Central office men appeared with
a short lunch and Immediately after
wards the officers with their prisoners
appeared.
David n. Carvalho. the expert in hand
writing pNn mined the fDrrp1 checks. as
well as Coffin a. Stanton's genuine
sidered the neatest piece of work ever
Shortly after IL O'Clock Brush and Sell
den We're arraigned before Justice
Smith, and the others were sent down
stairs to be brought before Judge Mar
tine, in General Sessions, later IN the
day, that course having been decided
upon as best.
Stephen Blake. Nice-President of the
Bank of the Manhattan Company, made
the necessary a~thdavits, n William
Edward Coffin was present to testify
that the signatures to the check were
forged.
Brush waived examination, but Seldcn
insisted on a hearing, and the case was
set Town for examination at LEO O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon,
Justice Smith said II would be neceS-
sary to have some OF the Garfield Bank
officials present to identify The letter Of
identification received from Or. Se!dCn,
as we'll az 10 Identify the prisoner VINO
presented II.
1t was minated that the paying
teller of the Garfield Bank IL unable 10
do SO. If SO, there s a possibility of
Selden, as well az some, Of the others,
escaping. All were held without bail,
When Seldeu signed his, name - the
legal papers hi: hand trenA,led, this, II
Expert Carvalho so that he could not
identify the signature.
4 warrant is out for another man
who Is said to lie implicated in the case.
II rerEMApr-uu TnM SILT