The evening world., 1904-03-11
I Former Cashier and Director OF
the Equitable National Sen
]. fenced to Five Years In Sing
Sing for Forgery.
| RAISED CERTIFICATE
FROM I to 80 SHARES
His Lawyer Blamed Charles A.
Nohes for His Downfall, but
HE Plea. Did Not Win Any
Mercy..

Charles r. Broaoh. ex-oashier and d.
rector OF the Equitable National Bank.
who was arrested Feb. 70, charged with
raising a, certificate for one share of
stock OF that hank to one for ninety
shares, was to-day sentenced 10 Sing
Sing for five years with hard labor by
Recorder. Con in General Sessions. He
pleaded guilty 10 larceny in the second
degree.
Broach's attorney. J. Arthur Hilton.
In a plea for elemency made to the Re
oorder in open court. stated that Charles
A. Nones. who at one time was Presl-
dent OF the Equitable Bank. and with
whom Breach had been associated for
years, was responsible for the latterG
downfall
until my client" Lawyer Hilton told
Recorder Con. ''met Nones he was
an honsst man. It was Nones who got
him 70 commit his FIRST false step"
Assistant Distr1ct-Attorney krotel at
this point Jumped TO his feet and said
10 Recorder Goff: THE District-Attor-
ney feels that It is his duty TO state
~ mi. fine the result Of his investiga-
ton made at the time this defendant
confessed his guilt Tho statement OF
his counsel that the defendant was
never guilty of extravaganza or specu-
i.tion On Wall street or the race track
;s. / am sorry 10 say. not SO. From the
Hrst position this man held in business
ne was so neglectful OF his duty that
you might call 1t dishonesty.
the lakewood National Bank, and
loan iai,' Of a'' sso' coc of that banks funds
without good collateral.
ftar That hA began n career In
Wall street, and when his money was
gone he tried TO save himself from ruin
fS5ssTE sre rss sstssd @ % ts %sn Ssn
was nothing but tool OF others"
Blamed II on Nones.
I'm regard to that" Lawyer Hilton
said to the Recorder. 'it WAS not until
Broaci met Nones that he did ono thing
New Jersey was made TO this man
Nones, who walked off with the col
lateral. The 5000 named in this indict::
mont, to which he pleads guilty. and
l.. l., bank. went TO pay that indebted
ltess to the Lakewood bank"
II see.' said tho Recorder. he com.
naitted one crime to cover anSther
have no mercy for man OF this CALI
bre.
''ThIs defendant, continued the Re-
icorder. went to Northport and through
his unfortunate wife, who came from a
verv excellent family. he acquired GER
tain social distinction and wofTned liiIn-
self into confidence there. In TINS way
he got an amount OF money, apart from
the amount he got through his forgery:
He wiped out the earnings of the local
bank there for one whole year.
"It Is only right for the Dtstrict-At-
torney to inform the Court said A.
sistarit Distrlct-Attoncy Krotel 20 the
Recorder. "that this defendant has by
his own confession been guilty OF three
distinct crimes OF a similnr nature. nc
cot. .a1 nm nn-Eh
cate To the National City Bank by rais-
ing II to n certificate OF 100 shares. lie
assures me he paid that Nancy hack
He also told me that he secured $3.50
from the bank AZ Lakewood, y. j.. by
raising a certificate of the Equitable
National Bark. lie also paid that
money back
Made TscR for Mercy.
LAWYER Hilton then made Il plea for
olemency for the prisoner.
'Ue is a man Of good education and
refinement. and I do not think Your
Honor would Illustrate the ends OF JUS
tire by allowing the defendant to go
on a suspended sentenrr.' the lawyer
said.
There. is one thing want to say"
Interrupted Recorder Con. Lawyers
who should know nettcr apparently he
iieve that these courts are iun for the
special benefit OF themselves and their
rich clients. Your Ignorance Of pro-
cedure in these courts runs along lines
of self-interest. When rich man
stands confessed criminal before tho
bar, his numerous friends do not hest
tate to instruct the Court Hs to what
they think the Court should do. The
poor waits. the hotsam and tetsam OF
society, who are brought into these
courts daily have no voice raised in
their behalf There Is no nne 10 hcIr
them. When a rich man Is convicted. a
and in whom confidence has been
placed. the Court is heset py petitions
and letters telling about his sufferIngs
and the sufferings of his relatives and
of the Affections of his friends,
Assaults made upon judges by these
people, who have no hesitation In ask
ing a Judge to violate his oath. must
be stopped. 1t Is nothing less than q
twilful contempt of court, and viii be
punished as such in future