The times., 1899-12-16

In an affidavit filed yesterday in the
Supreme Court of the District Henry o.
Tonles declared that his brother, Gilbert
b. Towles. confessed 10 him that be had
forged or raised thirteen promissory notes
upon which the names of both appear as
endorsers. The statement was made in
the answer Of Henry O. Towles to the suit
filed against him by his brother, Gilbert B.
Towles. Zenas c. Robbins, and Charles c.
Bryan, by Charles Z. Tanner, to recover
the amount OF two promissory notes for
$1,000 each.
Gilbert 3. Towles was seen at his home
last night and told OF the charges made
by his brother lie said they are not true.
and that there is really &c foundation for
them. Referring to the business relations
between him and his brother he said they
with Zenas c. Robbins, are interested in
real estate deal amounting 20 about $780,,
600. in a nearby State. Over 500, 600 he
said, has been paid on the property.
To make this payment the parties inter-
ested secured the money by deposit of Sc
Curities over seven years ago. IN the nat
ural course of business il was necessary in
order TO guard these securities and
also the investment TO make other
notes to meet the current eX-
penses every year This was done
Mr.. Towles said, and in doing 80 between
$50 600 and SIS 600 has been fioated in notes
for small amounts. IN April of each year
since the investment was made, when it
was necessary to meet the current expense
Of interest and curtailmeDt of the deferred
mortgage on the property. notes were made
by the parties interested in the transaction.
On such occasions he would, he stated,
estimate the amount necessary to be raised
and then submit it TO his brother Henry
o. Towles and Zenas c. Robbins. The
notes, he said, were sometimes endorsed
by his brother before the amount was filled
in. and sometimes the amount was inserted
in lead pencil. They were then returned
10 him and they were properly filled in and
Goated.
These notes, Mr Towles claimed. were
made 10 meet indebt btedness incurred in the
shape Of deferred liens, interest, and com
missions on notes made by his brother,
Robbins and himself TO secure money 10
meet interest on money realized on bank
securities.
In the affidavit made and filed by Henry
o. ToWles be states that Gilbert B. Towles
had confessed TO him TO forging or raising
a certain number of notes upon which the
names Of both appear as endorsers, and in
reference to the two notes sued upon by
Tanner, he says that he dld not sign them
or any other notes TO which the names of
Gilbert B. Towles, Henry o. Towles, and
Charles c. Bryan are subscribed. and en-
dorsed by Zenas c. Robbins. He further
states that In June he did not endorse a
note for Gilbert B. Towles for 1000, and
that within the last four days he learned
that during the summer OF 1899, Gilbert B.
Towles greatly raised, changed the dates,
and materially altered a number OF prOmis-
sorry nctes signed by Henry o. TOwles sub
sequeEt to his endorsement of them.
Mr.. Henry o. ToWles refused 10 discuss
the matter further than TO admit that he
had filed the affidavit. The investment in
which the parties are interested, it is
understood. is a tract of land IN Gettys-
burg Pa, which it is also said the Gov
ernment intends purchasing for the estab-
lishmeut of a park.
In this connection. it may be stated that
a petition was filed yesterday in the Dis
tTlct Court by John Ofenstein, Julia Luchs,
the Capital National Pank Of Washing
ton, represented by o. B. Hallam and T. A
Heitmuller. by Leon Tobriner, asking that
both Henry o. Towles and Gilbert 2.
TOwles be declared bankrupts within The
meaning of the Bankruptcy act.
The petitioners claim 10 be creditors Of
the parties named 10 the amount OF about
$4,000.