New-York tribune., 1896-11-19
VALENTINE PLEADS GUILTY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY BACKUS'S EVIL
DENCE OF THE GANGS OPERATIONS.
MLAUGHLIN AND DAISY HAMPTON COMMITTED
TO THE ToMBs-AssIsTANT DISTRICT
ATTORNEY BATTLE MAKING AN
INVESTIGATION.

INVESTIGATION.
Tire first accurate story concerning the gang
of swindlers Of which William T. Valentine was
a member, according to the evidence IN the
possession Of Dstrict-Attorney Foster l.. BACK
us made public yesterday after Valentine
had pleaded guilty in the County Court III
Brooklyn to the two indictments against him.
one of the indictments charged him with lors-
cry and grand larceny for passing a forged S3o
check on Henry Battcrman. the drygoods mer-
chant of Broadway. Brooklyn. and the other
indictment was for the abduction Of May WIN
tage. sixteen years old. who was instrumental
In procuring the evidence on which Valentine
would have been convicted. the deieh"a"'
was remaHded for sentence.
District Attorney Backus made a statement
about the evidence " hich he had secured In re-
lation to the gang OF swindlers He said val
entne saved May Vintage from fali from
car at Gates and Nostrand aves. in the spring
Of 1SgJ Later ne persuaded her to live with
him as his wife. and induced her to tell her
parents. who live in Middle Village that she
married to him in a NeW-f"fh c""i'
Later she discovered that Valentine had wire
and child living in Hampstead. Long lSiah'
II was after this that Valentine ana the s'i
were arrested in New York for passing a forsed
check on Adams & 60. May Vintage passeu
the check and told Adams Co that II must
be al right as Hatterman in Broo klyn had ac-
cepted a similar check few days before =
! H. Nichols a friend Of Valentine. went to Ad-
ans 4 co. and paid the amount OF the chec"
and the couple Icre released.
Tron May Vintage begged Valentine 10 se'''e
all the forged paper that he had passed. he
refused 10 DO So and threatened TO XIII her 4"
she said anything aboIt him. She left Na'en-
tine went to the house at No. l2o Raiph-aNe''
where she shot herself on October N She was
taken to St. Mary's Hospital and there she
mad. a complete statement Of her relations
with Valentine.
on November Valentine was taken to the
District Attorneys Office and there he met MI
Rackus Assistant Distrct-Attorney Battle, OF
New-York and his friend G. II. Nichols lie
made a confession which he afterward cor
r4cted and signed IN the Jail. In II he stated
that John J.. Eough forged the name OF l."
Monk 10 the $50 check which was passed on
Batterman. making 1t payable To \aleh'lhe'
! MAY Vintage passed the check. put du ho'
know at the time that 1t was forged Naleh-
| tine said that Bough G. Il. Mclaughlin l..
| Monk and a concern which called itself Joseph
| Graham X Co. were banded together l?r tnr
| purpose Of sWindling. and accoinpllsher 'h''
! object in many ways. s
/ Nav Wintarc's trunk was captured. and from
,tas taken "A photograph ~ ' \dl"ntln", MAY
F Vintage Mclaughlin and Daisy Hampton
+ and another man and woman, all IN plcNrle cos
i INN, and wifh their bicycles beside them.
! Tn" wheels shown were from consignment
/ which ,he gang secured on fraudulent checks
/ and tn. worthless paper of J. II. Baker * CO.
! Many wheels were obtained In this way anu
/ the gang sold them I'm New York Tor >lV or > :
| each or whatever thcy could get IN" siN
| lrnple IN the photograph lNed together III d
! cottage al Long Branch. purchased with stolen
| money ami furnished with goods bought on
/ forged che. ~.
Assistant District Attorney Battle yesterday
o,.rhaulcd the contents Of TIA" trunk belonging
/ fn Charles X Mclaughlin. recently arrested IN
TIobok.n I'm tho trunk Wcr" found -" brand
nov bonds Of the STANDARD coal and oil com
/ ,,,, Zach bond FOR a fac" value of $1,000. Mr.
/ Iatil. found an alleged decd mad" out to Nc
/ Inurhlin bv Isaac VI. Hathaway for lot""
7 acres Of land in Johnson County. Ky AZ the
l. Junction ~ ih. Russell and Louisa branches OF
/ fh. Great Sand, River This Iced Was used as
/ ia. basis for Ia. standard Coal and oil Com
b many This company morfgaged IN" land To The
. United States Trust and Title Guarantee com
+ many ~ Washington which was conducted 10y
/ the McInughlin p"opl" just what connection
/ McLauehlu had with the p"opl" charged WIN
/ issuinp bogus charters Of tn" lloyds Fire In
/ suran,r companies Is not Vet known. II II sup
l ,ne.d that there was some connection. a. Isaac
+ n U,th,v.,v" figured i'm both Mr Battle in
ends To- Investigate Mcl.aughns history t. see
i uhat connection he had with the li"yds lnsui'
+ auc. rcoplo The latter ar" under bail
NcIaughliu and Daisv Hampton N"r" brought
f. this ciiv Yesterday and were taken I" Part
/ II the Court ~ G"leral Sessions. where ih"y Were
arraigncd Judge NewburScr committed them
10 the Tombs