The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24


tents Of which is, understand, known
to only three persons.
I wonder If anything like this could
den. We are a slow people, but once
our enthusiasm is reused there is no
knowing how far it may carry us. The
big work is intended to- run as q serial
in Idun from the beginning Of next
year, but of course in an abridged form.
Later it will appear unabridged in book
form. Many are those who, to say the
least, await the publication with Curl
osity.
The Brynolf Forgery Case.
The Journal readers already know the
outlines Of this remarkable forgery,
which has been wired to you. It con-
sists Of wholesale forgery of bills per-
petrated by one Brynolf, whose orig
inal name Is the common Swedish Pet
tersson, but who, like many Of his kind,
has changed for one less frequently
used. He was connected with one Silf-
verling in kind Of dairy business,
which has swallowed enormous sums of
money, if one is to believe Silfverling
himself.
Silfverling, who seems to have had
an inexplicable power over Brynolf, got
him to persuade his father, well-to-
do man of humble origin who still keeps
to the old name of Peterson, and who
had retired years ago with nice little
| fortune from the building trade, to &C.
cept or back bills for Silfverling, which
were discounted in various banks. These
bills amount up tot sounds incredible
nearly one million kronas. ...
Some time ago it suddenly came to
light that on great part Of these bills
the name Of Brynolf Is father, the old
builder, was forged by Brynolf. Ole
Peterson only acknowledges his name
on a. smaller set Of the bills and young
Brynolf admits having forged his ia
theirs name on the rest. Why Brynol1
has done 50 it is impossible to under
stand. He does not seem to have got 6
penny Of the money for himself, hav
ing lived simple life with his wife
on next to nothing, and it seems strange
that he should have forged his father 4
name and dragged the family fortune
and Herewith his own prospects int
the quagmire Of Silfvering's fnancia
adventures only to please this man, wht
posed as his friend, but whom even. he
the simple B., could see was the re
verse. .-... -is...-
Where all the money is gone to no
body can explain. Silfverling, who
with Brynolf, is retained in prison, can ,
give any feasible explanation Of that
and Brynolf, who is said to possess m
great mental power, can't do it either
i If the forgeries are proved, and yer,
likely they will be, as the forger him
self confesses to them, the banks will
J lose their money as neither Silver
ling nor Brynolf can pay up.
There are, however, many interest
mixed up in this case and lawyer VIII
represents one Of them has in one O
his pleadings given notice to remark
able suspicion: Supposed that tn
ttforgeries'' should be committed will
\ the knowledge Of old Peterson, or i
young Brynolf should have written hi
i fathers name with this permission, blu
old Peterson should not acknowledg
his name and refuse to pay up-wha
; would be the results The banks hav
:; given money on old Peterson IS name
which was considered "safe' for tn
!, amount (the now outstanding amour
is, Of course, not one million, as tn
bills have been taken up and renewed
J. from time to- time, but it is larg
, enough as it is), old Peterson refuse
to pay, Silfverling and Brynof canno
/ pay, and the money is gone nobod.
7 knows where. Brynolf goes to prise,
( for a few years followed by the sym
: pathy and pity of many, who regar'
! him as victim to Silfverlng an
/ comes out with slightly damaged req
!, utation. Spoil can be divided. d
) not say that this is the case, but tn
7 suspicion has beer voiced and strange
t things have been witnessed in tn
i, strange world Of crime.