New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-10
EIGHT FORGERS IN CUSTODY.
NOTES FOR $4,000 SAID TO HAVE BEEN Me-
GOTrATED-THE POLICE STILL LOOK
ING FOR ABBOTT.

ING FOX ABbOlI'
BY the confession OF william E. Valentine now in
Jail In Brooklyn the police have learned mnch ABOUT
the operations Of the band Of swndlers and forgers
with whom he was connected previous to his arrest
The police in this city. Brooklyn and Chicago have
arrested II. W. Connors Edward Rice. wafer ID.
Peters, Isaac Heldenheimer, Edwin Knowles Hoiih-
dale Smith and II. X. White as members OF the syn
dictate Of forgers and they expect TO arrest seVera
moro Of them. One Of the men who is being sought
for Is the leader In the enterprise He Is Charles
H. Abbott who had been a partner in the firm OF j.
IL Baker G. Co., forwarding agents, at No. IA South
ct. He trusted implicitly by MI BAKER, VINO
has been ruined by the operations OF the gang
Abbott was able with the help OF his associates 10
get high rating for the firm by the commercial.
agencies. and then the syndicate began to issue
forged notes signed with the firm name. The names
OF other firms were also forged to notes Aopots
partners in the syndicate for swindlng negotiated
the notes. Valentine was successful agent In get
ting the notes discounted. II Is believed now that
notes to the amount OF more than 100000 were ne
gotlated by the swinders.
An office at No 20 Pne-st was hired and htted up
at an expense OF about 5000 and Valentine presided
there with several well-dressed burglars and forg-
ers tok keep him company. c. H. Mclaughlin. who Is
also missing. much in his company. Valentine
and Mclaughlin took cottages at Long Branch early
last summer and in one Of them Valentine installed
May Vintage. the young woman who recently at
tempted to commit suicide when she learned that he
was a swndlcr
The men in the Plne-st Office posed firm Of
building contractors, and made some bids to keep
up the pretence that they were transactinY a
legitimate business Their agents were going about
the country and negotiating the forged notes. one
OF the agents. named Anderson disobeyed orders
and tried to discount note In Brooklyn The note
was signed with the firm name OF ]. H. Baker &
Co.. and the man who asked to discount the
note called IN Mr. Baker on the telephone. Mr.
Baker said the note was forgery, and Anderson
was arrested. In the police court Abbott appeared
and said he had signed the note and Anderson
released. Even then the eyes of Mr.. Baker
were not opened 10 the swindng operations OF his
Two other agents Of the syndicate were arrested
for trivial offence in Jersey City later. and In
yne & Cd Une oa mem were noss
there was no proof that the men had tried 10 have
swindlers had made mos. OF the notes to run for
thirty days, and they expected to get away before
and gave them right and left in places remote from
tn Ely May for
city. and that led to her discovery that Valentine
May Vintage will be arraisned this morning in
Justice Lemons court in Brooklyn she was taken
NE Of %fGp5nnS e
itorney Backus where she was closeted with the
state the result Of the Interview it win not aston.
sn any HGs n0wsysr i the Injured girl turns
70 the hospital. The wound which she INFLICTED by
now nearly healed. There are two charges against
the GIRL of ATTEMPTED suicide and one of assing
worthless checks; She declares she did not know
Valentine Is practically her accuser She and
Valentine will be arraisned this morning and II is
Jury. Miss Vintage may be discharged.
The courts will decide II Mr.. Baker Will have TO
Abbott. II am ruined man" Mr.; Baker has said.
abbott has made away with all my PROPERTY
don't know how much. He has taken ali the nro
ceeds OF my business am encompassed with sp,ts
Notes hundreds Of thousands o dollars re a,,,
standing in my name. ar The name OF nv firm 7