New-York tribune., 1895-01-22
OUIGLEY'S BIG FORGERlES.
HE WILL NOT TELL ABOUT ALL THE
BANKS HE ROBBED.
HIS sTEAILNGs PROBABLY AMOUNT ALTOGETHER
TO HALF A MILLIoN-HAs HE "sALTED"

HIS sTEALINGs PROBABLY AMOUNT ALTOGETHER
TO HALF A MILLIoN-HAs HE "sALTED"
ANYTHING AWAY?
An article published yesterday intimated that
Edwin Qugley, the bond broker who IS now
awaiting sentence In the Tombs for forging munlci-
nal bonds on which ne got about sliioo from the
Mercantile National Bank had slowed away-lh
the ground. perhaps, or somewhere eise-a snug
amount for future use. ]. II. Caldwell QugIey
lawyer laughed at the idea yesterday lie feit sure
that his client was practically broke" He had
long talk with the forser yesterday, but did not
feel at liberty TO say much about 1t. Edward
Swami. who is assisting Mr.. Caldwell in the case.
yesterday said the story that Qu!gley had soaked
away" large amount was nonsense lie mao just
opened Qulgley's safe-ceposit vault and had found
nothing of va.ue or importance in it, He would open
the safe IN Ouigleys office No. Wall-st.. to-day
Quigley vas seen yesterday by his friend. }. Man;
F. b. Schenck, the cashier Of the Mercantile Bank:
8. Il. Brownell, the banks lawyer. and Austin Is.
Fletcher who. 1t is said represents other swinded
banks Quiglcy talked TO newspaper men who were
admitted to him at the Tombs, but would no.
tel the extent of his forgeries although he has
pleaded guilty He would not talk about banks,
other than the Mercantile National. which he mas
defrauded by of forged bonds although II Is
known that he obtained large loans from at least
two other banks the worthless paper when ne
had forged
Don't ask me about ;hatr' he would say. in
pleading way when attempt was made TO get in
formation from him in regard TO those banks lie
appeared TO be troubled chiefly about the way in
which the public would regard his criminal opera
tons.
What DO people think OF me now?" he asked.
If Quigey had heard all the cutting remarks
which had been made about his crime he probably
would have been even more depressed than he APP
peared to be yesterday. There is little or no sym
pathy for man VINO robbed the banks in order to
Il sold any forged bonds. l only borrowed
money on them said Qugley yesterday. appar-
emily trying TO reason that the borrowing of money
forged and worthless bonds not stealing.
lie declared that If he had been inclined he could
have sold forged bonds worth more than sl.COoOoo
Unless the bank officials who have been looking
into his affairs are much mistaken he has robbed
the banks OF nearly &OV.O0O and that limit may
have been passed. Quigey practically stoe slAOO
from the Mercantile National Bank Of this city, and
for that self-confessed crime he is to be sent 10
prison.
William p ST. John. the president Of the Mer-
camille Bank. had not much information to give out
yesterday except in regard to the Davenport Uowa)
bonds. Fraudulent bonds were out he said al
though they were not among the bonds on which
Quigley had got money at the Mercantile Bank
The fraudulent Davenport securities are street.
Improvement bonds signed John a. Bills Mayor;
William Martin City Clerk" They are described
as follows by Farson. Leach & Co.. of No. Wall-st:
City of Davenport. Iowa, street Improvement 6s,
dated May /. 1898. maturing May l. 1890 or any time
ssr that Bonds & Rsna each sySSs at @ Re
Issued under and by virtue of Chapter a. of the
State Of Iowa and the ordnance Of said city
passed in accordance herewith. and in accordance
VII WITH resoiution Of said city, duly passed on the
One Of series Of Ike tenor. date and amount
pose Of defrayng the. cost of improving. curbing
and Paving portion OF fr9nt-st Seeondsd Thrd hrde
alleys. G i'A'''S0"-'' i''A''-'' NA''-S' anu '"'ee
Signed William Martin. Mayor countersigned,
Bills City Clerk.
These fraudulent bonds have not the of
printer photographer them. There also
genuine Davenport bonds of the character
The signatures not only in handwriting different
from the fraudulent ones, but they are: John c.
Bills. Mayor; n. G. Martin. City Clerk"
The other municipal bonds Quigley forged were
waterworks extension bonds of GAINESVILLE. Ohio.
sinking fund bonds of Springfield. Ohio funding
bonds of Cleveland. Ohio. and sewer bonds OF Har-
risburg. Penn. full description Of them was pub
Lshed in Sundays Tribune.
While it Is known that other banks have been
robbed by Quigley. 1t is not possible to get much
bell vice-presldept of the National Newark Bank
ing Company, said yesterday that Quigey had got
burg bonds S The The banE. he e SAID H me made loan on
margin OF 20 per cent The bonds Mere pronounced
y. and then the forgery was detected He said the
bank expected 10 get back the $4,000
Bridgeport (ConDy NatioDal Bank to take $1,000
Suit 'ae asans Ta whe was fomsry 0s
leys partner. for the amount.
had an unsigned bond of the Ellensburg Water
OF & % Ws Of ,bs hs
have been paid at the National Bank OF North
aea sad hsSs hare ps hsm
coupons out Of the account of Seymour Barto.
as MIS- s as Ss & no
70 believe that there are any spurious bonds OF
Mr.. Seymour. OF Seymour & Barto. said that Quls-
ley had taken twenty four 200 bonds from them
them the money and ne was positive that no spu-
Tsl @sra o the
.Quigley came In here about two weeks ago..
counting He was to divide with us the commission
Tor floating the G bonds and he SAID he eaeuasd xs
the accounts at that time. so suppose we are out
Austin b. Fletcher. OF No. % Broadway. repre-
sen,s three banks which are out money through
ouglsys peculiar In n answer to re- re-
following statement:
IN this nS aor to g es ssy are a
New-York banks. Two OF them will very likely
not to bother about the matter at all further than
to wait developments. OF course The other one
pena.ns although S' loses only small AMOUNT
about $4,000 From nv own Investigation OF the
S e SH not bons 'e M e9eeed rassa Sy in u
nor that bat the face value of the bonds Will be more
One statement which 9nigey has made sine his
errest is e%PaatsHy S G disputed by Mr Fle'chsT
about ten months ago. but Mr.. Fletcher says he
September. 1898. at least. one Of the banks Mr..
Fletcher represents has Quigley,s note for a loan
made In that month on spurious bonds.
A NEw-HAvEN BANKS ESCAPE.
JUST BEFORE HIS ARREST oUIGLEY TRIED TO
EXCHANGE FRAUDULENT BONDS FOR