The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
FORGED FIVE SIGNATURES.
FoUNG ALEXANDER BREMER CON-
FESSES ms GUILT.
Fl
Arrested on

Arrested on TrSing to Pass Two FORCED
cheeks on tue fIrth Avenue Bnnk His
Father the Steckier Candidate for Reg
ister-The signatures Clever Imitntions.
Alexander Brotser, Jr.. go years old, n student
OF the College of the CITY OF New York, was
held In 81 300 bail for trial by Magistrate Cor
nell in the Iorkvllle Police Court yesterday
afternoon on a charge OF forgery. Young
Bremen, who Is the son OF Alexander II. W..
Bremen, the defeated candidate for Register
on the Steckler ticket last fall. lives ut 90
East Eighty-sixth street. lie was arrested by
Detective Qulnlan Of the East Fifty-hrst street
station while trying to pass two forged checks
at the Fifth Avenue Bank vt $50 Fifth avenue.
On Thursday afternoon n check, dated April
81. calling for S62, payable to bearer, and signed
by Ernest Poem, was presented at the Iorkville
Bank, on Flfty.seventh street and Third avenue.
The holder OF the check asked that It he ccrti-
fed by the bank. Paying Teller Fink, who is
familiar with Mr.. Poems signature. examined
tho check carefully, and, deciding that every
thing was all right, stamped upon 1t the banks
certihcation mark. At tho same time another
check. dated April -, also signed by Mr.. Poem,
and calling for Si5, was presented at the bank.
and was also certified. The person presenting
the checks made no attempt to cash them.
Shortly after l O'Clock yesterday afternoon
Bremen rendered the two checks to the paying
teller at the Fifth Avenue Bank. On the backs
of the checks were endorsed the names of Henry
Everson, Adam Lehman, A. ChcllberR, ard
Eugene Bernheimer. With the checks Bremen
note written in Ink on a piece Of note paper:
Please cash enclosed two checks for me
through my messenger;
Mr.. Bernheimer, who is a depositor at the
Fifth Avenue Bank; Is a member OF the firm OF
at 81 White street. His signature on the back
OF the checks and at the bottom OF the note ep-
came suspic Se 'I Il Was Suf not t si nH'Bae eFn6eimeT's
custom to draw money from the bank in that
manner, and the checks which. he turned in
signed by others than himself were usually
The paying teller laid the matter before
Cashier Dean, who ordered that young Bremer
be detained in the bank while he sent for MIR.
Bernheimer. When the latter arrived he de-
dorsed any checks signed by Ernest Poem. A
messenger was sent to the East Fifty-first street
tpe ol,f s nn , ana Th nren bs Was %as q af dosn n 3S c re
fes'cd to the cashier, Mr.. Bernheimer, and the
detective that both The checks and the note
were forgeries. He also ack aowledged that ho
had written the signatures himself.
The confession which Bremen made TO the
davit, which he signed. In this affidavit Bremen
says that, about a week ago, he was approached
checks. and that If Bremen would cash them
the two would share the proceeds equally. This
c0nfederate's name Is given as Henderson In the
He Is supposed to be the man who had the
checks certified at the lorkville Bank.
When Bremen was arraigned in Iorkville
Court Mr.. Poem, who is a liquor dealer at 1hO
East Eighty-sixth street, entered q charge OF
forgery az 'inst the young man. In court Bre-
mer appeared to be badly frightened and stared
about the room in II helpless manner. When
asked whether he wanted to procure the aid OF
counsel or waive examination he appeared not
to- understand the questions put to him;
Isn't there something wrong with him -
ask ed the Magistrate. turning to the detective.
II think not replied Cashier Dean; on the
contrary. | think no il extremely clever. Al
though there are five signatures tn each check.
the forgery is perfect. | doubt IL Mr.. Bern
heimer could detect the fraud in his own sigma
ture.'
Mr.. Poem also added that the copy OF his sigma
ture was perfect.
1t is the opinion of the bank officials that
young Bremen 10 the tool of some clever swim
dler. who has taken advantage OF his Ski at
pennanship and induced him to forge the
signatures.