New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-05
DR. PAXTON's NAME FORGED
RON OF FORMER soLIcIToR-GENERAL
ARRESTED.
szr r,oSrrssEs THE CRIME AND is INDICTED foi'
rosGrRy - TWO FRAUDULENT CHECKS
PRESENTED AND MONEY OBJ


TANNED on ONE.
lanes Phillips son Of Samuel r. fhiips ~'0
was Solcitor-General In the DePa' uneH
tice AT Washington for some time AFTER 1870 ~
..s 80. "a, forgery yesterday. Young fhii-
Tins came 10 this city the latter part OF july "a
Iu,v 20 he went TO q. ". Burleigh m".e' ~
No II William-st.. and presented e"'NN -,
drawn TO his own order on the Fifth avenue Do
.,.rss with the name OF the Rev Dr. Jon" A.
e .S 80 oor,,a.d 70 BIZ Frank Dean. cashier OF
,s rg.,h Avenue Bank. DR.. Paxton Vas ior
81, ,as,or Il the West Presbyterian Cnurch' IN
this city and was at one time minister IA :" a.
inRton He has no parish now anu 10 ~
Hampstead. Long Island ,,-sor
~ I,u-,sgh was . law student at the Emerson
Institute Washington. d. e, win i"'''
had a slight acquaintance with MIN S,
Mr. Rureigh on the presentation OF 'he o"e0N
nv Phillips saw that the cer,iicaton was "
lar and suspec;ing something toio "'P 49,,
ner, dav when he would cash the checS io' mn"
pbul,ns was alarmed. and after making an eA0as
left the Office and did not return MI Duin.'e
,rosen.ed the check to the Fifth Avenue ban
and learned that 1t was forgery Inc oal'N ~
formed the Fuller Detective Bureau. No 60 '- 49,
vav. and since that time Mr.. Fuller hii''se'' has
been working on the case. ., .,.ck
ON Monday Phillips presented another cne.N
ute the first except that 1t was Tor 90 10 d "a
Kerr manager for lie Doux Co, chemls's' "a W
Q Cnn-st. Phillips introduced h'nseii Ia - - -
name OF a common friend. and received - y" a"
count He was 10 call yesterday ior the oa'~
In the mean time Mr.. Kerr sent the check 10 '''e
Fifth Avenue Bank and learned that II was lot
r.rv The hank requested Mr.. Fuller 10 be Al lie
Donx's Offices Yesterday AT the hour appointed ioi
Phillips appearance, and to arrest MIN
phul,ns was on time and when confronted D!
the detective with proofs OF his quit cohlesseu inc
forgeries. He seemed indifferent 10 """' -, -
done until he was told that his fa'her "ou'u
80, o., .rben ne wept and begged that his father
be not informed -
He was taken before Assistant Dis'ric'-A'.o,"e'
Battle and there Messrs Dean. BurlelgH anu nv.
appeared against him He WAS inolc'eu '"sNe u
afteen minutes and held In Loo ball. lie Is no"
IN the Tonbs awaiting hearing. which mas peer
postponed till his father reaches here from WASH
ington ,-,.a - horroyy 80 from
.ssis.sn, District Al torney Battle. with whom ne
g. Acquainted saying TIA; he wlsneo 10 re'uiI, ~
washington and would telegraph back Inc money
since phillips capture 4, has been learned that
one of 20 on J. J. Crawford. Of No. 80 Broad-st'
his cty ard one IN Washington.
7,im,ra rather than to Sing sing. He is young
man Of prepossessirg appearance ana fiasi 49,
Of good inteigence ne Oess''sl loan and traced
the signature from that $1,000, .,.r,s
An Interesting light is thrown on fhe yVurs -, maj NJ
furleigh. in response TO letter whcn me
had written to Pss his OF
1he forged check
Among other things the letter says ,x
i suppose James 10 be in truth insane. although
should not at present he able to establish ms
so as % place him under restraint heiieve II W
end so / have not been able 20 control him. rs
whole course IN regard 10 money spending is chiid
tsn I have never heard Of his being disposed 10
forgery tin he went 10 New-York. have been
amazed by this departure. knew he was as
posed 20 90 wrong about money, but TINS was
sfen dow rward for which was not prepared
have not heard from him since the second Gay maj
he reached New-York. | really do not know what
10 DO Win him. He has been w'lfui for dozen
years or more II is an exceedingly painlui anu
distressing matter. 80
since ne went 10 New-York J have beer told
that previously he had exhibited forgeS chech
here