New-York tribune., 1896-11-01
4 SERIOUS CAUPAIGN JOKE.
INQUIRIES FORGERY OF CHARLES A
HESS'S NAME TO A CHECK CAUSES
AN ARREST.

s,a.y was printed In a morning paper yesterday
TO the effect tha, Charles A. Hess. Republican
nominee for Congress in the X1Ith District had
given cneck of So TO Joseph CARLY for political
services The check drawn on the Lincoln Ma
,lonal Bank where Mr.. Hess has account. Mr.
less promptly declared the check a forgery. and
some OF his friends believed that dee0-laid plan TO
injure MIN in the campaign had been discovered
Later Developments however. indicated that It was
rather case OF thoughtessness. supernduced by too
mucn election rum.
When Mr. Hess heard of the matter yesterday ne
sen; word 70 the bank that the check was not
genuine and asked that II such check should be
presented ne might be Informed at once.
At II 80 o'clock Joseph Darby went 10 the bank
and presented the check. II made payable
TO him and signed Charles A. Hess Word was
sent to Mr. Hess at once. Upon reaching the bank
he examined the check and denied that he mad
issued IT, and demanded that Darby be arrested
Darby who WIS somewhat under the influence OF
uouor. was taken into custody by Special Police
man Munier who is connected with the bank
While Darby Mr.. Hess and the policeman were
talking about the check. Marty McCue. pugil-
ist entered the bank and Insisted that Darby be
released AZ he was all right and meant no harm
I'm presenting the check. He became abusive. anu
was placed under arrest and taken with Darby to
fhe Grand Central sub-pocc station. but was re-
ea scd later.
Darby wa taken to the Yorkve Police Court.
where he was arragned before Magistrate Braan
on complaint of Mr.. Hess. lie pleaded not guilty
ana said all he knew about the checf was tihI II
had come IN his mail and that mis- wife mad opcfei
IN. letter and had given nim the check lie be-
liry.d ,h. check all right and called AZ tAe
bank to nave II cashed ooo ., e..
magistrate Brann held Darby in Sl."p bail for
examination and ~ he die remarked that ne
believed the che * issued political scheme
10 iniurc Mr. Hess II WAS. In his opinion, an ut-
clean political dodge. Mr.. Hess stated that ne
would slit the matter thoroughly.
The explanation OF the matter came last evening
when william Joseph Mcclure. OF NO. W. East
Thirty-ninth-st appeared az Republican heddquar-
tors in the Fifth Avenue Hotel and made an affidavit
h.for. ,jor John W Totten. who Is notary pubic
ior New-York County. Mcclure who is personally
known To a number of persons al headquarters, swore
10 me following. - 400. . - - ,,.,
mailed TO on Joseph Darby check 10 the anouii,
~ srventv-nve $50 dollars on the Lincoln National
Rank OF New-York. purported 10 be drawn by
Charles A Hess which signature was not his, but
one thar | signed 10 said check.
The explanation given by tris nds OF Mcclure last
evemine ior mis- singular behavior was that he mad
hegun to celebrate Mckiney's election in advance.
and because imbued with the idea that to send a
bogus SO check to Darby as a present from Hess
would somehow be funny. Darby Will probably be
discharged II the Magistrate al the hearing fnds that
ne was the innocent victim or stupid campaign
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