The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-01-24
CLARK,S CROOkEDNESs.
Proves Him 10 Have
ReeM am Adept In DispOsing
OF Bogus Bonds ana Worth.
less Securities.

Since the flight of G. NJ. Clark, which
was chronicled last week, Mr.. II H. Viii
s N OF the New York firm Of i. N,
Brown q Co., for whom Clark acted as
agent has been here attempting TO un-
ravel Clark s transactions. The dIsclos-
ures make known long list Of forgeries
anu fraudul. mt work, the tull extent of
which is not yet known. Clark was i'm
plcitiy trusted and had the full. conf
dence of the firm whose agent he was,
aud consequently met with no difficulty
in having them cash his fraudulent
papers The discovery OF the $4,000 OF
Roberts county warrants, undoubtedly
forged by Clark, was the first discovery
of long list OF fraudulent transactions
whereby Clark had imposed upon the
New York firm for whom he was agent
TO tho extent Of many thousands OF dol
lars. Following this disclosure the New
York firms investigation of the papers
they held, and which they had purchas-
ed from Clark, have brought to light \
large amount OF forged paper in the
orn OF school bonds and Day county
warrants. Oi the latter the following
elrgram 70 the city papers indicates
how Clark worked the matter in that
instance
Webster, S. D. !, Jan 1S.-As sequel
70 the disappearance ot George NJ
CLARK, Of Mllbank, u sensation was
sprung here yesterday, which would IN
uicat- that he has forged mauy Day
county warrants and school bonds. ID
&. klcder, county treasurer, received
etters from J. n. Brown & Co.. G2 Cedar
strret, New York, lnqniring when Ger
Ia c. unity warrants would be paid and
giving notice To pay only to Brown Il
Co. Treasurer kdder immediately
pronounced the warrants forgery.
The warrants are four in number and
are, one fer $500, two tor $1,000 each
and one Tor Sl,6O2 81. all signed and
registered and made out on the regular
Day county warrant blanks
The way Clark gained possession OF
the blanks was by pretending he wished
to show them to Eastern parties that pro.
posed dealing IN that kind OF paper.
lie asked eX-traasnrer Goodwin and
Auditor Egaand to furnish few blanks.
and tour were taken from the Dack part
IF the warrant book. Clark has been an
extensive dealer in Day county warrants
and, therefore, had little difficulty in
disposing OF them
County Superintendent Brown has rs-
ceived a letter from Brown & Co, inquir-
ing as to school bonds to he amolnt OF
S6 500. $4,000 10 year bonds of Waubay
school district. and $500 10 year bonds
OF Bristol school district Nothing is
known ot such bonds here and they are
thought TO be forgr-ies
The treasurers Of Mazeppa school
township and Big Stone City school dis
trict were notified by Brown & Co., to
pay interest on $500 and $4,000 bonds |
Tne officers state and
the records show that there are no such |
bonds in eXiStance.
Brown y Co, have also discovered
that another Of Clark's methods Of de-
lrauding them was IN making out false
mortgage loans, which he had been do
ing for some two years past. and paying
interest on the fraudulent securities
himself. The full extent of these trans
actions it will take some time to disclose,
and the total amount OF the fraudulent
paper disposed OF by Clark will proba-
bly, amount to not less than $4,000 or
$4,000,
Clark, as an abs,racter had filed a
$4,000 bond with the county, but this
oand can not now be found, and it is
10 have been stolen from the
county Offices
Energetic measures have been SIT on
DOT by Brown & Co. TO apprehend
Clark, and i is to be hoped the effort
will be successful. The crime is one for
which the whole community is obliged to
oay the penalty by the d iscredit thrown
Upon it's secIrines, and the arrest and
of Clark it IS to be hoped
will follow.