The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-02
BAGGED A BAND OF F0RGERS
THEY HAD FORGED COFFIN & STAN
TONS NAME FOR OYER $4,000.

One OF the Gaur Deposited the Forged
Checks and Drew Against Them The
Notorious DR.. seiden Grove n Prisoner.
About ten days ago Simon Sterno Of the firm
OF sterne Il Rushmore. lawyers. OF 40 Wall
street. representing the Bank OF tho Manhat-
tan Company OF the same address. called upon
Inspector Mclaughlin at Police Headquarters
and stated that their clients were being sys-
tematically swindled by q shrewd forger. and
submitted as proof two checks. one for 3d.
U68l and the other for S3,15004
Tho checks bore tina signatures Of CONN
Stanton. brokers. OF II Broadway. and were
declared to be forgsres. They wero deposited
in the Garfield National Bank. Twenty third
street and Sixth avenue, and bore the endorse
ment of Charles H. Jensen. who had deposited
them in opening an account with tho bank on
Sept. %.
Before depositing tho checks with the Gar
field Bank Mr.. Jensen had them certified at
the Manhattan Bank Company's office. and.
therefore. when he explained that he was
bookmaker and would require large amounts
daily the Garfield Bank officials thought moth
ing Of his frequent calls to draw money. though
he sometimes came twice day.
Inspector Mclaughlin detailed Detective
sergeants Crowley and MoCloskey to the case.
and with tho two forged checks they visited
the Garfield Bank. There they learned that
Charles II. Jensen had presented letter Of
Introduction to tho bank. signed by DR.. Selden
w. Grove. who Identified Jensen's autograph
and testified to his good character.
They next visited Coffin & Stanton's office
and finding that Joseph Hayes. a clerk there.
had access to the checks. decided to arrest
him. He made q confession.
HI stated that In the latter part OF Septem-
Der man named O'Donnell introduced him to
VII tta AL #
at 4 Vest on
night to play game, Of cards: Lopez asked
to get a couple OF blank checks belonging to
Hayes said he could. and did He also stole
name name is Henry 5. Garrett Lopez Lopez. '' or
SE5ss ai Hays %sa' Ss Rewe sef
that he IN turn handed both blanks and
as whom s to BE n sns
perjury and Garrett was sS ,a IS e prison for
fourth street out OF ST.. 900 she had given him
to pay of claims on certain property she had
Brush took tho blanks committed the for
geries, and opened tho account In the Gar
BS e. cha TSs H. Ths
": selden Of 2i7 West Forty.ninth street.
q Miss Marsaret, Foster STesswsiI. Who
died at Bellevue Hospital on Jan. p. as the
result OF a criminal operation. The Doctor Ia
| now a prisoner at Police Headquarters,
Garrett claims that he got only $500 OF tho
plumber and Hayes 800. Garrett was told to
| 20 to St Louis. where Brush was to Join him
| and divide the money. He went to St Louis
and received and sent many letters and tele-
! grams to Brush. asking him why he did not
| join him.
Finally Garrett became frightened and went
| to Chicago. thence to Washington. where he
! was caught last Monday by Detectives Crowley
| and McClosKey. who had traced him from st.
Louis
Brush was arrested yesterday. afternoon at
his room. :}OObs West Twenty fourth street.
DR.. S. W. Grove was arrested at his home. PIT
! West Forty ninth street.
Joseph o. Hayes. the hoy. was arrested at
| his home. 4O3 Lexington avenue. last night,
| and James S. Buchanan at II East Ninety:
! fifth street. The prisoners will be arraiRned
| ut the Tombs Police Court this morning.