New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-18
HEAVY FORGERIES ALLEGED
A FUGITIVE FROM TRINIDAD ARRESTED
IN BROOKLYN.
NEwsAN WAS A MAGISTRATE IN THAT ISLAND
1T is CHARGED THAT HE OBTAINED
f25O.oO0 BY swINDLING-AfPARENTLY
HE WAS POOR WHEN CAPTURED
STATEMENTS OF HIS WIFE

lyn yesterday. az a fugitive from justice, by
Detectives Zundt and Mahoney The arrest was
made on warrant sworn out by the British
Consul In this city, in which, on information and
belief II Is charged that In 1892 Newsan COM
mitted forgeries to a large amount. and that he
fled from the island to escape arrest. On this
charge he was brought before United States
Commissioner Shields in the Federal Building
yesterday. ard at the request OF Charles Fox.
counsel for the Consulate. he was held for
hearing tomorrow, when 1t is expected that the
evidence against the prisoner. which is said to
be on It's way here. Will have arrived, and extra
dition will he asked for.
Newsan was at one time a man OF some i'm
portan~e In Trinidad. In 1892 II was found that
he was converting great deal Of his possessions
into cash. and an inquiry was just about to be
made when he suddenly went away. The In
vestigation made then. II is alleged. showed that
Newsan had been committing many forgeries.
and that by this means he swindled various
persons out of something like s250.000. II was
found that the fugitive had gone To South Amer
lea and the British Government had him fol-
lowed there for two years until all trace OF him
was lost
Not long ago II was ascertaned that Newsans
wife. whom ne had left in Trinidad. was
Government then again started to get the fugi
tive and Chief OF Police Casey came on from
Trinidad for the man. whom he had known there.
Casey searched about for some time. but failed 10
find Newsan. His search led him into the Ten
derlon' precinct one evening, and, he had
never seen anything like 1t in his native isle, he
started In to "do" IT. The result that the
next morning Casey brought into Jefferson
Market Police Court in a insensible state. He
was unable TO give any account OF himself and
was sent 10 the Island for thirty days. When the
matter finally adjusted Casey said that he
had had enough Of New-York. and the next steam
or bore him homeward. In the mean time, 1t is
said. Newsan heard OF the episode. and. fearing
arrest. disappeared again.
THE ARREST AND ARRANGEMENT.
The matter was then put in the hands ~ De-
tectives Mahoney and Zundt who. after twenty
years OF service on the police force In Brooklyn.
have opened ofilce Of their own. Six weeks
ago they got trace OF the fugitive. and yesterday
they secured him AT his house, NJ. 325 Evergreen
ave. Brooklyn II said that he had been
working In that city for the John Hancock Life
Insurance Company.
II Newsan. as alleged. made away with $3.50
Oto his appearance yesterday gave no evidence
that he had kept any OF his ill-gotten gains
lie had a stubby brown beard OF some weeks
growth and his whole appearance was shabby.
Mf Fox spoke ;o him IN the Commissions office.
AMI the prisoners reply that he would
'sr"nuousy resist extradition."
when asked relative to the case. Mr. Fox
said that Newsan now held on formal
warrant charging him with forgery He said
that the amount Of the forgerica was large. but
that the exact extent Of them not known
and no he
from Trinidad. Al the office Of the British Con-
sulate no more information than this could be
gleancc
\ NEW LrLE AT LUDLOW STREET JAIL.
An cffort was made to see Ncwsan In the Lud-
low street Jail. where h" is held. Here the new
order Of things came pany In evidence. Head
Keeper McCabe refused to allow reporter in
eide Of the gate until the Acting Warden Under
Sheriff Sherman sent for. The reporter told
the latte that ne desired 10 see the prisoner
no, without an order from the Marshal" was
Mr.. Shcrmans reply. After long consideration the
Under Sheriff decided 10 allow the reporter to
send note 10 the prisoner. when II was shown
that there could not possibly be anything CON
ccaci In II. The note asked Newsan whether h.
would make a statement Of his side Of the case.
and word was returned that he had nothing T.
say
not KNOWN AS AN INSURANCE MAN.
The John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Com
parry. OF Boston, has agencies in the principal
cities II has an Industrial branch. the New-York
office being nj No. 2S Union Square. " X Koh-
ler the general agent Of the ordinary branch II
the company. at No. 1875 Broadway. was out when
Tribune reporter called there yesterday after
noon. An cmpoyn was certain that Newsan had
never been connected with that Office. At the
office In Union Square the bookkeeper told the re-
porter that no one under :he name OF Newsan had
ever been employed there. although IL was posi-
bic thar such "A man might have worked for the
company In some other city
RESULT OF INQUIRIES IN BROOKLYN.
Mrs Newsan who asserts that her name is
Thompson. was seen at her home No 325 Ever
green-avc. last evening. ring at the bepull
was answered by a pretty girl of fifteen years or
thereabouts. The reporter asked for Mrs New
san the name by which the family Is known In
the neghborhood The girl replied that her
mamma was in but that her name was Thomp-
Mamma" soon appeared In the person OF
brunette. OF evident English origin. Convusivey
she admitted that her husband had been in pc
cuniary difficulties for several years. but said
that she did not know the nature Of his troubles
She admitted that she had suspected him OF
wrongdoing for many years When asked II he
had spent any Of the alleged stolen money on his
family. the poor woman sobbed and begged that
further questions be asked.
Mrs. Moore who lives at No. 32j Evergreen
ave. next To the house occupied by the Newsan
or Thompson" family. said that the next door
neignDOfS arrived III that lOcanty tnrte weeks
ago Mrs. Thompson had five children three
girls and two boys. and up to yesterday morning
n sister. Mary a widow. also with five children.
had lived in the upper part Of the house. At
about the time that Ncwsan was arrested the
sister Mary and her Ave little ones disappeared.
a van carrying their furniture away
The reporter returned to the Newsan home.
and Mrs. Newsan verified the foregoing state
ments She was however. much perturbed.
that the reporter refraned from asking more
questions She sadly mixed In her state
ments and was evidently keeping back facts.
She asserted that she did not know where she
had last lived In this city.
Mrs Moore afterward said that the Newsan
family were evidently I'm an impoverished
dition. RumOr had said that the family had
slept upon the floor. The glimpse that the
porter obtained Of the parlor bore out this state
ment.