New-York tribune., 1904-09-22
BOYS FORGERY METHOD
O'DonneU Is Held for PIundeTing
FIOYd-JOncs Estate.

When Frank O'DonneH the Young "boOkie'' Cor
merly employed in the law Office OF Edward H.
Floyd-Jones az No. 81 UaIi-st.. who IS charged
with defaIcations amounting 70 $1,000 from
the funds OF the FloydJoEes estate 81 ALaSsapequa
Long Island was rearraisned yesterday IN the
Tombs police court. before Magistrate Mayo. an
unexpected complainant in the person OF Mrs
Josephine K Jones. Of MassapeGua. appeared to
prosecute him. She Is ssventy-five years old and
feeble. II was said that O'DOHneu deposited the
money he obtained with the Title Guarantee and
Trust Company and the Nassau Trust Company Of
Brooklyn. Mrs. Jones's banking account is with
the Phoenix National Bank Of Manhattan The
basis OF the specific complaint was an alIeseu
forged check for $50 on the Phcenix National Bank
Mr.. FIoyd-Jones said that his aunt. Mrs Jones
had been swind,ed out OF 5000 through ODonne!IS
operations: that he himself had .ost s4.7o0. and
that Mrs Davenport. a companion Of Mrs Jones
had lost si.700 He said that O'Donneu had re-
turned $500 20 Mrs Davenport. however ODonnell $
method according to Mr. Floyd-Jones, was either %
forge signatures absolutely or else raise the
figures on checks bearing genuine signatures When
these checks came back rom the bank the BOY
would get possession Of them. he says and destroy
them. together with the vouchers and the STUBS
for them In the checkbooks- The check for S'S'
Mr.. Floyd-Jones said. was drawn on August >
When the case was called Mrs Jones testified
orIehy as to her knowledge Of this check and her
statements were corrcborated BY Homer > MaI1-n
a clerk in the Phcenix National Bank
A bankbook in the possession OF the pistrict AT
torney shows O'DonneIls deposits in the Brooklyn
branch Of the Nassau Trust Company The ac-
count shown in the book was opensd On
August = Among the deposits shown N us
PAGES Is ore for $50 august S. and me
total Of the deposits IS S5s5 L. 1t was said
that deposits by O'Doaneu in the Mechanics
Bank OF Brooklyn exceeded 5000 and those IN the
Brooklyn branch OF the Title Guarantee ana 1tusS
Company more than S55JO- AT the LlL4ls %
the boys arrest mis- balance at the Nassau Trust
Company only $3S and there was not 4 cent %
his credit at the other TWO banking institutions
Mr.. FlOyd-JoneS testified that when ne went 20
Europe on January ! he left thirteen blank cheeks,
each for 81 dated ahead 10 be paid 70 y DoAhell
his salary when they became due II Is alleged
that O.Dorneu raised nearly every one OF these
OF them $500. II Is alleged that u 0onne4l
went to Massapequa and told Mrs. Jones that her
gave up the book, and with the book thus in bis
possession ODonnel made a hnal attack on the
bank accounts OF his employer.
Mr.. Floyd-JOnes on September found on his
desk a note from O'DoRneu, saying that hs vas
sorry TO leave his employment. but thst he h2d
offer OF a position IN New-Jsrssy where ne
could get more than s. week" and decided 20
take II. Looking about the office, he vas sur
prised 10 find his aUnt's checkboOk. He was stiI
more surprised 20 find that the balance shown by
IL only Sl.lG IS, when IL should have been over
N0.00o Next day he put accountants on the books
and they discovered all kinds of forgeres eraslonS
and crooked figuring. Then O'Donneu was arrested.
Magistrate MAYO raised C'Donneils bail fTOE
5000 to $500 and sent him back u tha Tomos -
await the action OF the grand jury.