The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-12
J. B. White, a Prominent Commission Mer-
chant and Sportsman, In Custody.
HE HAD SOLD STOCK IN AGuRNIHe CLUB
Ana Ii is Alleged, Forged the En-.
d"rscri,ent OF erreusurcr johnson
TO Checks rendered in Payment OF
me Sh"rcsT-The Amount He Nb.
t"tneh ts snid TO He About 81 200.

ueP,b Oh tne charge of forgery The
po ~, OF the prisoner in business
anu soclai circles makes the arrest of
more Than ordinary interest. White is
wen known In the wholesale commits
SION business in this city and New York.
| where he mas resided of late He Is n
n,oiiiineht member of several shooting
UiuoS ana was one of the projectors Of
the Martins Point Cunning Club. II
was his connection with a newly launch
trouble NV
The police had been looking for Mr.
white all day Saturday armed with a
warrant sworn out here on informa ton
from New York. He was in North
carolina cunning, however, and did not
arrive until Sunday afternoon. when he
mdS met al the train by an officer, who
paced nm under arrest. He was taken
TO the station-house where he was
c.oseied until late ut night with his
counsel Mr.. George Mcintosh and
McsSrs. Wolcott & Wolcott.
y NEW CUNNING CLUB.
inc details of the charge against Mr..
W hite. as brought out at the brief pre-
liHin2rY examination held in the Police
COURT yesterday morning, are as follows:
MI White, who has long been promi-
hently connected with the cunning clubs
along the North Carolina coast. and
some time since he secured options on
me Maunn's Island property in North
"'Nh tilt ihcd III IOclllnR there
new shooting club. He succeeded in
organizing the concern which vas
chartered with the FOLLOWING; officers:
X. A. Dodson. president; c. Brooks
Johnston, vice president; j. Il. White,
secretary: c. w. Fentress treasurer,
These. with Harry Wolcott. directors.
ne certificates Of stock, 5000 each were
printed and placed in MIR. Whites hands
To DC sold. except one share each which
went to the officers and directors.
Nicer sellinE the certificates Mr.. White
was 10 have al the proceeds beyond
what was necessary to take up the OBJ
lions on the islands in North Carolina.
which were. to be the clubs home and
scene OF its future sport.
rs precaution the officers of the
ciub had stamp which made all money
received for the certificates payable TO
certain officers of the company-Messrs
codSon, Johnston and Fcntrcss. With
his the certificates were slammed and
inc gentlemen who had allowed their
names TO he used IN forming the com
pany thought they were safe. Twenty
i've shares of stock We're signed by the
j. resident ana treasurer and twenty
placed in Mr.. Whites hands. There
We're other blank certificates and Mr..
reN'ress. the treasurer, in signing put
MS name 10 twenty-eiEht shares in
Stead Of twenty-five. He says he called
Mir Whites attention to this inadver-
tencN, but d!d not scratch his name ont
as me three extra certificates were
not signed by President Dodson
y BUNGLHD STOCK BOOK.
White took the stock 10 New York.
whtre he found ready sale for it, He
de,aEed his settlement with the treas
urer however, and dcpsitc frequent re-
quests he could never be induced TO rem
der an account. When the stock book
was finally secured rom the dcrclict
secretary the accounts exhibited by the
stocks were found to be so badly bun
sled that nothing could be made o!
'hem' Two Of the three certificates en-
reneously signed by Treasurer fortress
were missug also. 1t is also claimed
mat in several instances the stamp
ai!iNed 10 the certificates was changed
to order money paid to White.
PUT OFF SETTLEMENT.
When these facts became known the
Norfolk directors and officers of the
club became urgent in their reuues Is for
an immediate settlement. still Sec
ie;ary White nut them off. Many of the
checks. he said had been given him un-
der promise not 10 deposit them until
later dates. Meant time it was learned by
the officers that Alr. White was buying
property in North Carolina. upon which
he was erecting n house. He paid this
secion several visits, accompanied by
friends from the North. and only n few
weeks since he was down with a
wealthy New Yorker
THE CLIMAX.
Then came the climax 4 telegram
was received asking ii Urea surer Fen
treSs had endorsed certain check ten
dered in payment OF stock. Several of
the officers Of the club left at once FOR
New York. Mr.. Fentress sen; along an
ailldaNlt that he had not endorsed the
check referred to ana in the same docu-
mcnt he also referred To the inadvcr-
tant signing by him of three extra stock
certificates.
Soon after the arrival of the gentle
men in the Metropolis bench warrant
was issued for Whites arrest and The
Norfolk police department being noti-
lied at once began to look for the sports
man. The prosecution engaged Messrs
l'uiilH & Tom!in and Mr.. George Dill
lard as counsel.
AMOUNT FORGED FOR.
II has not yet been ascertaned exact
~ how much money was misapproprint-
ed 10y Air. White, bur the amount is said
t. be somewhere in the neighborhood of
Si,2CO
The attorneys have agreed to call the
case again this morning. Meantime an
officer is expected from New York
1t VIII be recalled that some months