The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-10

Jr. Both charged the forgery of South
western railroad stock certificates, the
first from 10 to 90 shares and the second
from l6 to 60 shares. On the 90-share GER
tificate, 1t is stated, Maj Hartridge OBJ
tanned about 5000 from the Germania
Bank, and on the 60-share certificates he
secured 1920 from the National Bank of
Savannah.
The first warrant was sworn out before
Justice Reynolds by Capt. Blum and De-
tective NJ. Haney was placed in charge of
Mai. Hartrdge. President Myers, of the
National Bank of Savannah, also swore
out warrant, yesterday, and Justice
Russell sent Constable Eugene Constan-
tine out to take charge of him
Maj Hartridge's Illness, or his recent re-
covery from an Illness, prevented his be-
ing taken to jail at once under the war
rants. There is quite a long story con-
nected with the charges against him. As
long ago as January of this year, a South
western railroad stock certificate for nine
teen shares originally, which was raised
to ninety shares, was presented to the
Germania Bank, and Maj. Hartridge was
loaned $3.50 on it. That forged certifi-
cate, as the bank officials have since
found out it was, is still in the possession
or the Germania Bank. Along with this
they have still another certificate for
nineteen shares, raised to ninety shares,
lowing authoritative statement:
Early in the summer of 1896, it is stated,
Maj. Hartridge arranged with Simon Borg
q Co, bankers of New York, to borrow
$4,000 on a security of $50 shares Of South
western railroad stock. He drew on them
with scrip attached, one scrip being for
ninety shares, and one for sixty shares,
both scrip being in the name of Simon
Borg & Co., and they having seen them
for the first time when they arrived at
tached to the drafts.
In the late summer or early fall he paid
this loan by draft of Borg & Co. on
him through a bank in Savannah. and the
scrip were surrendered to him, each hav-
ing attached to it a sale and transfer
from Borg & Co., with power of
attorney to make the transfer on the
books of the company. These transfers
described them as ninety shares and sixty
shares respectively The scrip for ninety
shares was afterwards pledged to the Ma
tional Bank of Savannah for a $1,000 loan,
and later, some time in October, this loan
was taken up by Mr.. s. Meinhard, who
advanced the $1,000 and took the scrip for
ninety shares, with power of attorney
attached.
Mr.. Meinhard desired II transferred to
his own name, but II could not be done,
as the transfer books were then closed.
On last Wednesday. Nov. 4, when he sent
the scrip to the Southwestern railroad Of
flee for transfer, he was informed that IL
was forgery, and had been raised from
nineteen shares to ninety He promptly
communicated with the borrower, and de-
manded Of him payment of the loan.
Meanwhile the transfer agent of the
Southwestern railroad, Mr. T. M Gun
bingham, had indOrsed on the face of the
scrip words stating that the scrip was
originally issued for only nineteen shares.
Whom Mr "A q, al
ridge and demanded a settlement on
Wednesday, Maj. Hartridge promised that
he would arrange the matter by 9:3l
o'clock the next day, but at that time he
was sick at home and did not come down
Under the circumstances, Mr.. Meinharc
decided that his only course was to tele.
graph Borg & Co. OF the facts. This tel
egram, Of course, put the firm on notice
that the certificate was a forgery. Sub,
sequently, however, Maj Hartridge wenl
to Mr.. Meinhard and took up the scrlp
but he was unaware that Borg & Co. nae
certificate. ~
Last Friday, Maj Hartridge took the
scrip to the Germania Bank, the scrir
sun standing in the name OF Borg &, 90
stating that they had agreed to lend him
ShVOO on II, and drew a draft with M
scrip attached, but without the power ~
attorney attached, on Simon Roro 3. %
In New York. He got the nancy froo.
the Germania Bank. Savannah. ana naif
Mr. Meinhard with it. The draft wa.
presented 10 Borg & Co., in New yorIr
yesterday, and payment was, refused
Inc endorsement Of the tranfer agen,
ma s sne Sup was a forgery was erased
scrip. 'PPsar on the
The scrip for sixty shares. which ais,
mao attached to It the power of attorne,
oL borg q Co., to transfer Il as sixt,
s"ares' ana which had been originally foI