New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-10
CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
ROLAND L. SMITH ARRESTED IN GREEN
PORT AND BROUGHT TO BROOKLYN.
THE NAME OF HIS FATHER-IN-LAw SIGNED TO
NOTES WHICH WENT TO PRoTEsT-sAiD

THE NAME OF HIS FATHER SIGNED TO
NOTES WHICH WENT TO PROTESTANT
TO HAVE CONFESSED HIS GUILT.
Roland l.. Smith. twenty-five years old, of No.
.44 Willoughby-ave.. was arrested yesterday at
Grecnport. Long Island by Captain Eason and
Detective Koelsch. of the Vernon ave. station.
and brought to Brooklyn to answer to a charge
of forgery.
The complainant is Thomas w. Winter. the
prisoners father-in- law, and Of the firm Of Hen
derson G. Winter, No. Is Maiden Lane. New
York Smith is accused of forging the name Of
Winter to three notes for So. 800, which had been
given to Smith & Welcome, grocers, at Bedford
ave and Hancock-st.. in part payment for the
purchase of a grocery business at Marcy and
Willoughby ayes. a little over month ago.
The business was a branch store Of the firm and
was sold to Smith for $1,000 Mr.. Winter adj
vanced to his son-inlaw $1,000. His mother
in-law gave him like amount, and Thomas W.
Winter jr. furnished $500. This amount was
paid over to the firm Of Smith & Welcome and
the notes given for the balance. The notes
had been made payable to the BEDFORD
Bank Bcdford-ave. and Halsey St. and on
Tuesday Of last week the first note fell due and
went to protest When Smith g. Welcome were
applised Of this. they at once went to the office
Of Mr. Winter. and when the latter saw the in
dorsement on the note he declared that it was
forgery. Valentine Smith, of the firm, is
brother of Roland l.. Smith.
When Roland confronted by his brothe'
and fatber-in-law with the forgery. he is said
10 have confessed his guilt. That evening MI.
Winter on the return to his home wrote 10
his daughter. who was at Montgomery. orange
County. telling her Of the forgery. lie then
l.s- tn c.k -
went to the vernon-ave. police station and laid
the case before Captain Eason. The captain
had Mr. Winter swear out warrant ana
when the officers went to serve it on Satui-
day they found that Smith had fled, after
drawing some money. He had evidently sls-
pectcd that he was to be arrested Nothing
was seen Of him until Tuesday when the ponce
learned that the fugitive was in Greenport' Nv
ing under the name Of Edwards.
captain Eason with Detective koeIscn'
started at once for GrcenpCrt, and was toll
loved later by Mr.. Winter, They lost no TIM
in arresting Smith. who was greatly surprised
TO learn that he had been found
In his possession was found ,oau ", ,i,,,
The CAPTAIN. with his prisoner arrived IL
Brooklyn last night and smith vi" he al
raigned before Justice Go"ttng to-day.
The prisoner refused - talk last night IN
father died some time ago, ana ms lno'he.
lives in Hancock-st. He married the eiHes,
daughter of Thomas F Winter hiteen nom ~, -
AGO md they have a child few months Ola.
on February 10 last the Winter home was
robbed Of family jewels worth several nun irei
dollars while the family was absent me rod
herv was discovered by Mrs. Winter. smith
wife ard her sister. when they returned TO
the house. While the police We're looking ION
the thief Smith walked out the basement
door He was not known - have been IN the
house. Smith appeared surprised at the croWa
about the house and going up the stoop TOOK
his wife into the house, she having became
hvsterical Mrs Smiths diamonds We're found
TO be intact hut the jewels of the other mem
bers Of the family were missing me ron
berry was never explained. although captain
Eason and his men had their suspicious that
Smith had been the thief