The evening world., 1894-09-24
MORE SW|NDLERS CAUGHT.
Weber and Northrup Fut Out
Bad Cochecton Checks.
Two Others Have Been in Jail for
Several Weeks.

Four men who have been more or less
concerned In the working Of the big
check swindle by which many business
men were victimiZed in casning checks
ON mythical banker in COchecton, y.
l., about month or six weeks ago,
are now in Jail awaiting trial.
I he last ones to be caught and locked
up are william Weber, of Brooklyn, and
g.. irles Northrup, of Tuckahoe. who
were arrested Saturday night by Detec-
tives Doyle and sullivan, and arraigned
before Justice Ryan yesterday morning
at the Tombs Police Court. They were
indicted by the Grand Jury Friday. W.
l., Brockway and Ambrose Davenport
were indicted for the same offense early
in the present month and have been
10 kel up in the Tombs ever since, await
ins trial
The operations were carried OH on a
large scale, and it is said that the va
rlous men who put out the checks sue
ceeded in getting cash for between
$4,000 and $4,000 worth of them in this
city, Brooklyn and New Jersey. The
arrest .of Northrup Is considered an
especially important one. as he Is saId
to have dealt more extensively In the
fraudulent checks than any of the
others.
There Is an affidavit in the possession
of Lawyer Frederick Lincoln in which
Northrup swears that he Is worth at
least S25OW in real-estate in this city
and in Virginia. Mr.. Lincoln told an
Evening World" reporter that he had
investigated Northrup's statement, so
TAR as this city is concerned, and that
he had found that what he said about
his. property here was correct
Among the others whose names have
been mixed up in the big check sWlndle
is young man named Charles NJ. Smith.
he was arrested at the same time that
Davenport was taken Into custody. but
there was not sufficient evidence to hold
World" blamed Northup for all his
troubles, and said that Iorthrup had
swiniled him out of a lot OF money on
Cochecton, N. Y"
It is known that, Smith had a good
many thousand dollars worth Of the
time, and that he deposited them to the
amount of SO, 400 In the Union Square
Bank, He drew checks against the ac-
extent Of three or four hundred dollars
before he was notified that the Cochec-
ton checks were no good. He squared
matters with the bank and then started
u
given to Northrup for the checks.
elthrup in the affidavit which he
made for Lawyer Lincoln. in which he
said he was worth $25, 600, said that he
would make the checks which Smith
had obtained from him good. Then
Northrup went out of town, while the
detectives were looking for him. He
wrote letters to Smith from Boston,
Philadelphia, Buffalo and other places
in which he said that he was trying to
raise money to pay Smith. Smith would
hn hA
the face value OF the checks, but sim
ply said that he had advanced every
thing he owned to him. All of the
checks which Smith obtained from
Northrup were signed c. G. Teall & Co.
The same signature appeared on the
checks for the passing Of which Brock
way and Davenport were indicted.
Northrup vas indicted on the affidavit
OF James Logon, of 38 Wall street. for
getting Charles NJ. Smith to pass a check
on him, Aug. II, for So. so, at a restau-
rant at Is William street.
Justice Ryan yesterday held Northrup
ana Weber, and remanded them in the
care of the detectives, as they were ar
rested on bench warrant issued by Re-
corder Smyth. The two men will be
called upon to plead either to-day or to-
morrow In the Court Of General Sessions.
At the District-Attorney's office 1t was
said that Smith had denied absolutely
that he knew anything about any other
checks except that mentioned In the in
dictment of .Northrup This denial was
Smiths lawyer showed to an Evening
World" reporter many of the bad checks
which Smith had deposited in the Union
Square Bank