The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-04-11
OSCAR ADLER,

',
md he at once engaged in an earnest con-
ference with his counsel. Fred Il. House, |
IF Friend & House, whom ne has retained
in conjunction with Judge Albert Steck-
Ter.
The charges against Adler embrac
twenty seven different alleged forged
notes. and II Is said that each OF the |
forgeries IL in a distinctly different
The total amount involved
Is $4,000. and some Of the names used
are Morris Arnheim, Froelisch & Koch
Ter. Bolton. Bliss & ballet. d. A. de
Lima & Co and Jacob Kaufman.
The notes were discounted through the
efforts Of Maurice J. kraus. of the firm
of Bloomingdale Bros. Mr. Kraus is
the complainant. The defense will claim.
undoubtedly, that young Adler, who was
in the employ Of his father, Samuel Ad-
Ter, a granite and marble dealer at 213
East Forty ninth street simply took the
notes to Kraus for discount. The elder
Adler committed suicide last June, and
subsequent investigation led to oscar
Adler's arrest.
Assistant Dstrict-Attorney Osborne Is
conducting the case for the people.
chair first to-day, and Lawyer Houses
cross-examination was continued. Judge
O'Brien asked about a note dated Nav O.
1899, for $3.50. bearing the signature OF
l.. F. Robertson q Co. This was "A note
negotiated by the elder Adler with
kraus, and when 1t matured 1t was
A warrant was then sworn out for the
elder Adler; and 1t was while Detective
arrest Samuel Adler on this charge that
the latter killed himself
Have you eyer discounted notes for
anybody but old man Adler?" asked Mr..
House.
"Old man Adler and Oscar"
oscar. came as his fathers messen-
ger?" asked Mr., House.
mo, as his fathers bookkeeper," was
WHO asked Oscar Adler to indorse
the name of Samuel Adler on the back
of check for 5000, which you made
An objection by Mr.. Osborne was sus-
tanned.
ibid you ask Oscar Adler to indorse
his fathers name to that check"
Il asked him to do 1t so he would get
the, money, Oscar Endorsed the check
with his fathers name. with the initials
.. A. beneath It,"
Mr. Kraus said he could not tell
whether note for $40 at four months,
for which he gave a check for 1924. had
been discounted at the rate OF 10 per
cent. He only knew, he said that he
thought the note was worth SIG less than
It's face to him. 1t was Mr.. Houses de-
sign to get the witness to admit that he
was shaving notes at usurious rate Of
interest and without the knowledge OF
his partners, Bloomingdrle Bros
Witness Kraus said he, only bought
notes. He never shaved them. He was
angry Mt the lawyers line OF questions,
and repudiated the insinuations made.
The Court was obliged to admonish both
lawyer and witness.
Mr.. House took up several notes in
succession and asked the witness II he
knew that these notes were discounted at
rates of percentage varying from 10 to
ID per cent.
The experts in chirography. David y.
Carvalho and Daniel T. Ames, came into
to testify as to the signatures on the
notes presented by the Adlers to kraus
for discount and as to who wrote them.
Coming down to the notes alleged to
he forgeries. the Arnheim & Bleier
Bros, notes. and others. Lawyer House
asked
boy pointing to the youthful defend
ant. as to the validity Of those notes."
He told me what the notes were. and
went to the agency book to find out
the responsibilities and the rating of the
makers"
when Samuel Adler killed himself at
the house while the detective was wait
ing to arrest him was there any allega-
defendant"
NO; there was none at that time"
Elias A. de Lima. OF the firm Of y. A.
de Lima & Co, testified that signature
TO note purporting to have been signed
by his Arm was a forgery.
Ludwig Baumann also pronounced an
Endorsement on note of his name as a
Alfred w. schlesinger. cashier for
Bloomingdale Bros, testified to cashing a
check for Oscar, Adler, who received the
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the Arm This check was in payment
OF note offered by oscar for discount
! Expert David n Carvalho was the first
note and invoice of bill marked "Ex-
hihit A" He said they were in the same
handwriting, and, being asked his rca-
istics OF the handwriting were precisely
! the same except In the case Of the cap.
ital A in Adler. He explained that the
disguise In the handwriting was simply
| in the matter of the finger movement, in
contradistinction To the free-hand move.
ment,
Being shown number OF other notes
! Mr. Carvalho said they were. in hts iudg
added that wonderful ingenuity had been
exercised by the person in writing thcse
notes.
| In the cross-eNamInatipn by Attorney
| House, questions were asked OF Mr.. Car
valho as TO his conclusions az an eX-
pert In chIrography, with the famous
j MbIfS ltlt'I, ltlN'IN lIlIbiu'tl III tHt
! trial OF Col w. Il. Hayes, convicted OF
forgery. and signatures which fgured in
the trial OF one e p. Mycrson. His CON
illusions In these cases. Mr. House
| tried to show to the Jury, were upset by
| confessions made later by persons who
claimed to have been the authors OF the
letters and the writers OF the sigma
lures.
Daniel T. Ames. another expert In
sMsndTrttinS followed n. and coTFoooTssesh
writing OF EXHIBIT "a" The case for
the people was then closed.
| Attorney. House, previous TO opening
plainant Kraus. who. he said. bounded
the elder Adler to death in his efforts 10
force him to settlement OF the notes
| he had discovered were forged.
Jacob p. Solomon, editor OF The He: