The Washington times., 1905-10-02
Model Young Man Forg-
ed Check by Means
of False Stamp.
SECURITIES RETURNED
Banking Business Methods
of Wall Street Made 1t
Easy to Rob.

NEW YORK Oct. 2-Henry Leonard |
son of an ex-policeman, and trusted 1
employe of Halle & Steiglitz. brokers. at
80 Broad street. is the young man who |
committed the daring robbery of $685.. 900
worth of securities from the National
City Bank.
His name was given out to-day by
Police Captain McCauley, head of the
detective bureau. to whom he has made
complete confession.
He returned $4,000 worth of the Sc
curities last week, having mailed them
10 the house address of Dyer Pearl
senior member of the firm of Pearl &
Co. by whom they were deposited with
the National City Bank as collateral
These securities were received at Mr.
PEARLS house, "a West Seventy-third
street. There are yet missing bonds and
stocks valued at more than $4,000
Leonard has not told where these Sc
curities are hidden. but Captain Nc
Cauiey expects TO find them
Temptation Was Strong.
Leonard resides with mis- mother at
BIC east l36th street. He belonged TO the
Harlem branch Of the Y NJ c. A..
where he was known as z quiet ambi-
uous young man who studied law dur
ing his hours CT leisure and seemed to
lead an exemplary life.
Il committed the theft of securities
from the National City Bank The rob-
berry grew cut of the thought that under
the present methods of banking busI-
ness In Wall Street IL would be easy to
rob any bank.
Some. time ago ! ran across an old
check Of Halle & Steiglitz. where / was
employed with the certification of the
Hanover National Bank stamped upon
81 | the certificate out and took
u 10 a rubber stamp maker. at 272
Bewery, where / had. duplicate made
OF IL The forgery grew out of this
duplicate stamp"
Surprised at Arrest.
The accused was arrested as he step
ped from his home after bidding his
mother good-by. He was bound for
church. as has been his custom each
Sunday. AS the young man reached
the sidewalk Detective Woodbridge, who
was waiting with SUPERINTENDENT
Dougnerty. and who knew the man
personally. stepped up and tapped him
on the shoulder. He was told that Cap
tain McCauley desired TO see him at
''Oh, yes" he said. ~ know Captain
McCauley very we'll | can't imagine
what he wants TO see me for, trt
shall be very glad 70 assist him in any
way. Will you go with me?
According 70 the two officers. a hard
ened criminal could not have carried
the affair off better than did ;his young
man. Captain McCauley stood in the
center Of his reception room in TIE de-
tec.ive bureau when the young man
was brought in They met and shook
hands.
MY boy. 1 an sorry 20 see you here.
] can't understand what could have
persuaded you to commit this crime -
was Captain McCauley's greeting.
The Accused Indignant
With an expression of surprise and in
dignation. the young man asked the
chief OF the detective bureau what he
meant.
This IS the first intimation I have
had he said. that / am under arrest.
j don't know what yon mean. What
crime do you refer to. You know me
well enough to know that have done
nothing.
Four hours later. after ne had defeated
every effcrt of Captain McCauley and
Superintendent Dougherty 10 persuade
him 20 confess. he broke down and in a
flood of tears told the complete story OF
Recording to the confession he signed
the crime was ali his own from its in
1sption 10 its execution. He had made
Arrangements to dispose OF the stocks
and bonds which he had stolen, but al
the time OF his arrest not one of them
had been hypothecated.
After ne had completed and signed his
confession he said that until the moment
Of his arrest he did not deem IL possible
he could be detected.
For more than four years the forgel
has been connected with the firm ci
stock brokers where he has obtained his
education that made IL possible for him
TO rob the National City Bank.
There is no detail of stock transfer
With which he IS not familiar. He told
Captain McCauley that his crime frs
found termination in his mind when h'
began TO study how TO make IL impos
sibie for Just such q theft to be com
rnitted. The certincation stamp used or
the check led 10 his detection
Telltale Stamp.
After all other clues had been ex
hausted the detectives. under the direc
ton of Captain McCauley and Superin
tendent Dougherty. made a search o
the city. visiting every stamp maker II
town. IL thus came about that the de
scription of the forger was obtained.
That description was taken TO Wal
Street. and an attempt was made TO Il
IL TO some one there employed
IL may here be said that some tim'
during Friday and Saturday IL Is prob
sbIe That there IS not an employe OF
banking house and brokerage firm in tn
lower part OF the city who was not un
der scrutiny. The man who made th
stamp was taken 70 Wall street. and b'
him the Identification vas -as
piete. Yet the emph
man so thoroughly -rt
they insisted a mista -..
and that he could not pe
OF the detectives VIII
the case had know fse
since hts boyhood.
tant to believe the
investigations convinc
When the young 10
der for the certifcat rt it'
rected that II should aH
care of one OF the loc. o.f1ita sf a'
Young Mems Christia
The clerk who deliy' if, 5irt3En p
him made the t6entltc 49, 'F.t.lit ff,