New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-05

FRANCIS CROSS, SAID TO BE A SON-IN-
LAW OF PERRIN H. SUMNER
ARRESTED.
A WARRANT ALSO ISSUED FOR SUMNER on THE
GROUND OF ALLEGED CoMPLICYTY.-sTORY

WARRANT ALSO ISSUED FOR SUMNER on THE
GROUND OF ALLEGED CoMPLICITY.-sToRY
or THE PRISONER.
Francis Cross. Calming to be a son-in-law Of the
Great American Identiher" Perrin H. Sumner
was arrested at Roselle on Thursday evening
Forgery is the charge made against him. II is
aiesed he forged the Eame Of Captain W. A. Null
foru Milford was formerly tax collector of the
town OF Linden. The alleged forgery is said to have
been committed by signing the collectors name a
tax bill The bill was for taxes on piece of prop
erty IN Fifh-ave. Rosellc Until last summer this
property stood In the name Of Sumner.
Martin Il. Briefly, of Passaic City. y. j.. pur-
chased the property few months ago and alleges
that Sumner guaranteed him the property free
and clear of all encumbrances. few days ago Mr..
Brer,y says he found he was indebted to the
county the extent OF Sos 81. through the taxes for
1893 having been left unpaid.
Mr. Brierly threatened to Sumner and sent
the bill to him Thursday afternoon he entered the
office of Tax Collector Trimmer. in Roselle. and
presented receipted tax bill to which was at
tached the signature of Captain milford. who Is
dead. Mr.. Trimmer's breath was taken away by
the audacy of the affair. The hill was made out
In Mr.. Trmmer's handwriting. and to his knowledge
was not made out until months after Captain Null
ford died.
Mr.. Trimmer did not want to frighten Cross. 50
asked him to leave the bill with him. as he wanted
for his fathers estate Cross said he willing
to let Mr. Trimmer have the hill. especially as Mr..
Trimmer said he wished 10 recover the amount
from the Milford estate. He did not leave the bill
with Mr.. Trimmer however. as he said he desired
to take 1t to Mr.. Briefly and convince him the tax
had been paid He agreed to bring the bill back in
few hours.
AS Cross would be absent only short time. Mr.
Trimmer sent for a constable to he at the Office,
and then went before Justice Herman and sworc
out warrant for the arrest of Cross. When Cross
returned he paid no attention to Constable Wer
singer. who sitting In the office. Cross again
presented the bill. and Mr. Trimmer took charge
OF It, The constable then arrested Cross. Cross was
taken before Justice Herman and denied the sigma
ture was forgery. He was he'd ,, -.
Mr.. Sumner was summoned by telegraph; ne
appeared in his stead. When the lawyer arrived
Cross to the ja in Eizabe,h. but the prisoner
not taken there Tn ye eS mOh I'M lookup
Rose.ie oher steps TO rae me affair being
Justice Tiernan calling for the ares o, Perrin H.
Sumner and his Arthur f. Constabe Nsr,
the best way was to follow the LAWYER. hoping he
would so at once to report 10 ne sninnerS' WIN
they the ferry iaey saw Mr James m rSi
the two summers and Mrs Cro sr at nsrr Waikiki
up Liberty-st, and up Broadway to the As'or
The Summers. with Mrs. Cross and Mr. James lanes,
went into the hotel Mr. Milford follow wnll1
WtrSinger
by a New-York Judge. II then late IN the
evening and Wersinger was unable to obtain ne
needed signatures When Wersnger reached thc
Astor House about II 80 after his fruit,ess chase
after Judge he found MufOrd ana the ,b pST' res
turned Milford doing some detective work on
his own hook. -.
Yesterday morning Wersinger started foT New
York again to look for the Summers 1t Is thought
Unavoidable that Perrin II. Sumner committed the
forgery although the warrant charges nun WIN
compc!tv He knew when Mr.. milford died ana
as the tax bill bore date FIVE months later than
the death 1t seemed hardly probable MI sumner
could have the bill without detecting the mat
Constable Wersneer returned to Elizabeth hst
evening without having been able TO locate either oi
the SINNERS The prisoner says he ~ Gulltless OF
the charge made against him. His theory Is mai
a c.erk i'm the office OF Mr.. Sumner received the
money to pay the and kept H. returning the blil
rcce1ted The story ia well told and probab bic Inc
nrisonor will he held FOR further examination.