The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-30
CHECK.FORGING PLANT FOUND
iNDTWO ALLEGEDSLICk On ATS.
MEN CLAPPED ~ jan.
one John Brush, said 10 He an OH
iiand-The Other George ROss-Trie,i
10 cash HAD Paper ~ New Amster.

Two men and boy. who, according to
Capt. Titus and Supt. George =. Dougberty
OF the Pinkerton Agency, have been swindl-
ing local banking institutions by manu-
featuring and passing forged checks for over
two years. were locked up Al Police Head
quarters last night. AMI the police con-
slider the capture an important one,
Capt, Titus and Supt. Doughe,ty say
that a few of the banks that have been
swindled are the liberty National. the
Fourth National the Mechanics National
the Lincoln National and the Pacific
Just how much the gang has got by it,
operations will not I've known Tor several
DAYS. Stunt. Dougherty says.
The prisoners said they We're John Brush
az years old, "a clerk, address, refused
George Ross, of PA West Thirty-ninth
street, and Alexander Stone. "a bellboy, of
Pa West Thirty ninth street. The pictures
of Ross and Brush are in the Rogucs Gal
lery Stone the police say, was simply IA
dupe Of Brush and Ross.
Capt. Titus's men and Supt. Dougherty
have been watching the men since last
Saturday when Stone went TO the New Am
sterdam bank al Thirty ninth street and
Broadway and presented check for
sl525 drawn to the order of H. Miller"
and signed by Caroline Hazleton."
Caroline Hazleton, the police say is an
artist and has a studio on Fifth avenue.
The paying teller thought there was
some, hing wrong with the check and began
To make inquiries. Stone skipped out Of
the bank and met Ross and Brush. Brush
was followed by the Detectives who had
been trailing Stone. 10 hi, home al 49,
Ninth avenue.
For some reason no arrest waa made
until last night when Ross aud Stone were
picked up on Sixth avenue and Brush was
arrested al his home.
In Brishs house the detectives found
a number Of rubber stamps, check per
foratorS and stack of blank checks Some
of the checks had been filed out and were
apparently ready TO he passed Some had
only signatures TO them, while others had
been experimental with and were called
test" checks by Supt Dougherty Two
checks made out To different persons were
signed Caroline Hazlcton." To other checks
were signed u. Stone" "Dem-ch Bros.
and Nat ID. Blaum."
Brush, tapt, Titus said, is an expert
forger, or "sora cher" in crook parlance-
the man who makes the checks He i,
the brains OF the gang, according TO Capt
Titus and has served several terms for
forgery.
Recently. Capt. Titus says, he has been
working for real estate ,pan ccttrctirg
rents. He is veteran of IN. Civil War,
was a First Lieutenant in the New York
Volunteers, gets pension from the Govern
ment and has white hair and a -odierly
bearing
The police say that they found number
of cancelled checks in hi room How he
got them il is not known, but Supt Dough-
erty says thi, he probably picked them up
while collecting rents and used them for
models in forging other checks.
S,onc said that he had never seen Brush
before. but That Ross had given him the
checks to cash. The police say that they
followed Stone not only to Ross rooms
bu, also to Brush's