New-York tribune., 1903-01-13
A Daring Forgery.


But these very precautions have their compensa-
tion, since they enable to be all the more pre-
else in essential matters
When 1 first knew him he man of about
fifty in years but at least seventy-ve in appear
ance. His hair and his unkempt beard were per-
fectly white His chest sunken, his shoulders
bowed his gait feeble and tottering His face was
thin and shrunken his eyes set so deep that they
seemed almost lost in his head, but they were
very keen and bright-restless too, and suspicious
with diIated pupils of whose brain was in
constant state of morbid excitement And this was,
in fact, the case, since his uureasoning desire 10
add his immense boards. his unreasonins rear
of Nso1ne unforeseen disaster whereby they might
be swept away were neither more nor less than
the delusions of maniac.
At that time was not aware of the exact extent
his wealth. but 1 know that 1t amounted
upwards of a million sterling. Yet he hVed IN
two rooms on a pound week, and scarcely al
lowed himself the bare necessares of life; SO that
his savings every year cannot have been penny
less than 10000.
Another of his delusions (Which 1 have not men
toned. delusion the most unreasonable OF them
ALL the fear that he should suddenly be called
upon to pay some large sum in cash when 70 on ,s sne
The fear was without any grounds whatsoever he
did owe twopence in the world And In any any
have advanced him half million at slgnt WITH NO
hesitation But there the delus1on Isl srHn hold had
it taken upon him that despite his Unsuitable keen
ness to be turning over his money ne always kept
With US, say, because happened, 10 pe MAJ nan
ager of that branch Of our bank which ne pat
ronzed with his custom @ s aeFs5oTe o fs ln Par
Now, old Jenkinson had long refused have any
dealings with his relatives-one excepted; rms
vas nephew Of his young fellow sn naaf5 Rif6 RhoH
his eccentric and mserly uncle sustained a species
of acquaintance, Young Dalin was. beieve, al
enter the miser's apartments. which was the more more
sr fbe anhe of his s old relative Rec
less dsspated prodgal witha good m natSred re @ and
living on his pals when he had none: incurably ably
indulgence ti drinker Of drinks. baeker Of gee
gees. player of cards an adept in aaigs 0I gar
bad iot 'Se yet s TOO bad lot to be STYLED exactly
whd his sRR Rn o a anc ths might
expected to eyrcs the smallest liking the nepbew
on the face Of it somewhat d3 TeaI TeaT
evden deG e%psnaon The magnet that him
was obviously golden magnet DO not 1on1 ln1eea of
Of 'tl the old man While he lived No one who had the
CB b4g G5 possbe AS long as the
miser had breath in his body he would stick Ike Ike
was a bad one. He was prematurely aged He He
had r od m hes and bscg@s Of the
would persistenty starxe himself 6otn IN % I9oa y ar1
next winter s' If it proved severe might the end
of him: Then whose should be all those treasures
Harry Dan naturally thought It Tpqd 6qI be be
in ii View uI5u he assidueGsy Cultivated Uncle Amos
But next winter turned out mild and Uncle & amos los
One day in the early Spring he came down to the
busy at the time: but. of course 1 saw him at
once once customer who had $4,000 on current ac-
After we had exchanged greetings, he said' IN
his qgayerng hi high & pitched he voice % nd fell Won that
have some idea of investing part of my bank bal bal
hdGe Iging idie sSslla doeant q itP by 70 Afep -
like YOU can place 1t deposit with us
What interest do you give?' he inquired
1 quoted him the current rate. then somewhere
aPfe' fie shook p5E fds' his mead.
toPs" % he answered Much Obliged all the same" e.,
is eATey sdgcs at your or @
Many thanks. Very kind of you. But haven't
few weeks only thought would just give you
hnt hi Ta of my OUT @ or as % . Without of
warning. At least know that if Was hs+ in f1 y1uT
shuffied Iaiffs9 out of Of my office ~
some three or four weeks later had practical @ & ey
dence of his m @ out ms f m for tor coe
ton which reduced his balance to about 10000
nearly th1 two months after that and then day
check of old Jenknson,s to the tune Of rs $500 Sdd;
little astonished, and supposed that somehow he
have done) return the check marked refer to
with old Jenkinson. The. substance of my c9In- n.
the checP which had just Come in was some $500
in excess Of his effects with US. but that if he he
quate cover. l would pay the check
old NJ genkinso0 ~ down to the bank in such state
of mingled agitaton and fury as never r was sc He
5ed n90 qe e would have mp i'm
that half thought he was going to
attempt personal violence.
manded ad. throwing my letter down upon the table
and dancing and STAMPING IKE one possessed
TRat Pray is cam ah9 %eaPe Mr. "
reply ont o f THAT Raf Of faHH s could let
Your account 80 900 over without cover s9 1o,,
mean AMY by taking Of cover? Where Is e5oOoo,
thep Have yg9 made ii nrps pre-
suming that the old mans 9g naG beaV
checks of YOURS to the aggregate amount OF more
than $40 00o''
old Jenkinson stood staring at me. as though he
CHECKS of mine?' he repeated. But this is the
first check have drawn upon you for for two oa SnIhs G
me see them" he demanded angrily- -,
It nov turn Pad to been teei the vc Of an
dacious forgery? Ny blood ran cold at the thought
tha haJ case? MuiF however retained nv outward
posure and the bell for one OF the Ceg cerk IS Mr.
Jenkinsons account also his passbook and. pald
checks. u, said
The clerk went off. and presently came back with
the books and documents required
turned the page in the ledger .Febr,,arv
cber 9% for e15 rs in favor Of R Browntohn, ESQ
collected through Simpsons Bank auddegsneia a.
There's the check tseleclns II anu ~ = sor
HIM bearing your own signature-you can see tor
yourself ,a ovo.ad,,,
..I never knew any one named Brownjohn In my my
life This is not my signature. It's an impudent
forgery
!'Then are these other two checks also forgerins?
7 demanded This for e14ssO. in favor Of William
Wilson & Sons. collected through the Westmore-
and Derby Bank ChesteriedI ana thEoueb TINS
f12 200 in of James Carbery colIecteo tirousH
Kitson's, Oldham?'' -, ,-oz,
'.AIost certainly he answered Il never dIe"
either of these checks. nor have even nearo ol
the persons in whose favor they are draWn. o
NV hear sank lower and lower Again rang