The herald., 1896-06-09

bonds are for $4,000 each. the sureties be-
ing John Mcdonald. H. C. Hotaling.. w.
T. Grimes, A. o. Bristol, j. b. Hughes
and Matt. S1avin.
A resolution was passed ordering the
printing of the city clerks early report.
the bid of the Kingsley, Barnes & Neu-
ner company being accepted. They are
to print 500 copies for $24.
The arrest of J. II. Veach for numer-
Gus forgeries committed during the past
year has been the principal topic OF con-
versation in Pasadena today. Further
investigation only reveals q worse state
of affairs than at first thought, his ope-
rations having been quite extensive:
He has been regarded as a pretty good
trader, but not until very recently did
anyone appear to think that he might
be crooked. About O month ago he was
negotiating q trade with ]. Ellis and
offered a mortgage on certain property
to which he could not produce an alb
stract, which aroused Mr.. Ellis suepi-
cions, SO that the trade was declared
off. He had offered a bogus mortgage,
and it seems this sort of goods was his
main stock in trade. In March, 1895.
Veach borrowed s2500 of Mrs. Blanche
B. Burnham, wife of Fred Burnham
(both of whom are in South Africa)
through Josiah Russell, Mrs. Burnham's
uncle, who has a power OF attorney
from Mrs. Burnham. As security Veach
gave Russell mortgage on his home
place, embracing lots 6, and 8 of Strang
& Baldwins subdivision. With the pro-
ceeds Of this loan Veach paid. off, a, prior
mortgage of about $14O0 held by Mr..
Frank Burnham, ST., of the White Cash
store.
Veach then forged a release Of the
mortgage given to Mrs. Burnharn, and
a title showing clear. then succeeded in
borrowing another $4,000 from Mr.. Burn
ham, ST., on the property, which loan
as a matter Of fact had 10 security, since
the previous mortgage was still effective.
This sort of. thing he kept up, when
ever he needed money forging release
Of whatever mortgage he had upon his
premises at the time, and then placing O
new mortgage upon the apparent un-
incumbered property.
To get these releases acknowledged
without having to produce Messrs. Burn
ham and Russell, Veach resorted to the
device of executing them as his own
releases, having his signature acknowl-
edged before Notary G. G. Johnson or
e. e. Cribb of Los Angeles, and then
erasing his. .own name and substituting
that of the persons Of whom he borrowed
the money.
Among other victims were: John r.
Adams, $4,000; Mr.. Eason Of the Union
Savings bank. $4,000. veach also forged
the names of Mr. and Mrs. r. w. Bryan
to a note for $500 and then sold 1t to
Clark A. Shaw Of Los Angeles, last
February. Then he borrowed $500 of
Josiah Russell in the favorite way Of
his, the security being no security at
all. In the erasures OF names and the
substituting Of others, the original name
can be seen beneath the new one, so
clumsily is the work done. He secured
$1400 from j. c. Williams on security
thought to be as worthless as the rest,
and there are other transactions as yet
entirely unraveled which it is thought
will turn out as crooked as those already
probed. The total amount of his steal
ings is estimated at about SIS, 900, though
it is hard to tell just how much will be
found. He has his life insured for $50, 900
in the Equitable. Veach has engaged
Ben Goodrich of Los Angeles as his at
torney and will not talk much, as his
attorney instructed him not to talk at
all. However, he claims that he did not
do the forging himself, but got some man
to do it for him whom he calls Joe.
Says he lives near Pasadena, but he
does not know his last name.
G. A. Gibbs has been retained to rep
resent Messrs. Russell and Burnham.
PHILOSOPHICAL LECTURE.
The lecture by DR.. Allen Grifiths of
San Francisco, Pacific coast lecturer of
the Theosophical Society in America,
Is to be given at the K. of P. hall in the
Arcade block Tuesday evening instead
of as previously announced. The SUBJ
1ect Will be HIGH Lights of Theosophy.