The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-27
ANOTHER RBRGUsOEARREsTED
PRISONER SAYS HE'S BROTHER
or THE INDICTED LAWYER

And Brother Also u Morris Forgststsa,
Dewery Pawnbr Oker--He's Accussd
es Robbing GREGORY store with Help
Of Two Phs-OHe Got Away Win SlA'
young man who says he L. brother
Of Samuel I. Ferguson, the lawyer who 70
under indictment with David Rothsohild.
ArmitAge Mathews and John w. Wooten
for conspiracy and grand larceny In IoottnS
tho Weisell estate and that he II . brother
also Of Morris A. Forgotston. pawnbroker
at 17S Bowery. was arrested Tor roopinS
the till Of Third avenue grocer yesterday
afternoon. He says bis name is Martin
E. Ferguson.
Morris A. Forgotston and = small man
whose description A. given by Capt. LAnean
Of the East Sixty-seventh street station
hts that Of Samuel l. Ferguson called a.
the polioe station hte last night very much
asitatsd. They did not Offer bail for the
prisoner, but they were anxious 70 80 him.
They couldn't give Capt. Lantry good
reason for wanting 10 talk with the young
man and the captain refused to grant me
permission.
Early yesterday afternoon young
man went into the grocery store Of Charles
Lpscher, at 1859 Third avenue. and asked
permission TO use the telephone. He sat
down at the phone and turned over the
leaves Of the telephone book. minute or
two afterward another man came IN ana
occupied Npscher's attention by pricing
goods.
Tho grocer's delivery horse and wagon
were tied in front Of the store. Lpso,er
heard q commotion outside, while wait
ing on the second man, looked out and saw
q young man waving his arms at the horse
and brighten It. The horse was trying
to break the hitohing strap. Lipschef
ran from behind the counter and made
for the sidewalk.
The man who frightened the horsa took
TO his heels. The grocer quieted the horse
and turned toward his store door. just
then the young man who had been using
the phone and the man who vas pricing
goods came out on the run. ono going down
the avenue, the other running north. Lip
scher yelled stop thief at the top OF his
lungs and took after the one running up
the avenue.
Detective McAvoy and Patrolman Camp
bell Of the East Sixty-seventh street station
heard the grocer's shouts and nabbed the
young man who had been at the telephone.
They took him back to the store. Lipscher
found that his cash drawer had been forced
open and that S4 was missing. On tho
floor back Of the counter the police found
burglars jimmy about nine inches long.
McAvoy and Campbell took the young
man to the station house and charged
him with petty larceny. He gave his
name as Martin f. Ferguson. When he
was searched a card bearing the name
Of Samuel I. Ferguson, an admission card
to the New York Preparatory School at
IA West Forty-third street and two checks
drawn on the Brooklyn Bank were found.
One check was for $3.50. made payable
to Fred NJ. Clause. signed Fred v. Clause
and indorsed T. NJ. Clause. The other
check was for $3.50. payable to Harold
NJ. Clause and signed by Fred V. Clause.
The prisoner refv sed to explain the checks.
He asked Il he could send q couple Of
dressed one to Samuel L Ferguson. lawyer.
% Broad street, and the other to Norris
4. Forsotston, I7s po~sry.' Each vas
signed Martin and each read. Come
right away. Am In trouble" az "l.
Capt L'nsTR R. ,.ssa him ny he sent . the
the Young man. sThsy have different nance,
because Sam changed his from Forgotston
to Ferguson, Just az have. Sam found he
! couldn't do much business under the name
Of ForQotston.
When Morris A. Forgotston went to the
police station last night accompanied by
the small man who reeembled Samuel I.
Ferguson be told Capt. Langan that the
young man under arrest was his brother.
Capt Langan asked him II Samuel I. Fergu-
son was q brother OF theirs He denied
that and appeared anxious, Capt. Langan
said, that the police shouldn't get that idea.
The sma man had nothing to say In the
Morris A. Forgotston's lawyer.
The young man will be arraigned In the
Fast Fifty-eeventh street court this morn
ing charged with having burglars toola
In his possession. Capt. Langan said last