The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-03
GOSLIN'S FINGER IN MANY PIES
NORFOLK g. WESTERN FORGERY,
"HANOVER BANK" FRAUD.
He Disappears From Montreal. Leaving
No Trace-Harvey1zed Steel Safe That
the Experts Have Not Yet Been Able
TO Get IntO-A Library OF Sw1ndIes.

He Disappears From Montreal, Leaving
No Trace-Harvey1zed Steel Safe That
h Experts Hav Not Yet Been Able
10 Get IntO-A Library Of SN1ndIes.
A casual scrutiny Of the papers seized
In the raid on Alfred R. Coslin's Office at
ll6 Nassau street on Saturday reveals
that he was concerned as a principal in
some OF the biggest Of the recent swindling
schemes with which his name had not
been publicly connected heretofore. The
papers and books fill a big vault In the
Criminal Courts Building. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Lockwood said yesterday
that he had not had time to go over them
in detail, but what he has learned from
them convinoes him that Goslin was the
bngpin swindler of the age.
Charles Augustus Seton, who Is in the
Tombs now, having confessed participation
in the forgery Of 800 one hundred share
certificates Of the Norfolk and Western
Railway. told Det ective Sergeant Neon
vile yesterday that Goslin had a hand
In that deal. He declared that Goslin
had given him certain orders and directions
in carrying out the scheme to unload the
spurious stock on oerain banking houses
in Wall Street. Seton's wife called upon
Assistant District Attorney Lockwood yes
terday, and it is said hat she confirmed
her husbands statement.
Among the papers found in Goslin's
desk are several which connect him di-
rectly with the swindle in which the Han
over Bank" Of Boston and the Imperial
Trustee Company Of jersey City figured.
In this case ninety-ive ~fraudule;t "oertif-
Gates of dsposit" in the Hanover Bank
for 81 900 each were issued and a number
Of them were disposed OF in this city.
Goslin, it seems, lad to do with the use
Of three Of them in connection with a deal
to swindle a woman out Of a piece Of valu-
able property.
This woman was Frances j. Crosby, who
owned a handsome house at 1913 Degraw
street, Brooklyn. She advertised the prop
erty for sale, referring all prospective pur-
chasers to Lawyer Charles Green, 70 whom
she had given a power Of attorney. One Of
those who answered the advertisement was
Bernard Uhren. a pal of Goslin's, in whose
name the Morton Building Office was rented.
The result Of the negotiations was that a
contract for the purchase of the property
was made in the name Of Margaret Hitler
Leary, the wife Of William B. Leary, one Of
the alleged principals in the scheme Of dis
posing Of the Hanover Bank" certificates
Of deposit.
The papers in possession of Nj. Lockwood
show that Mr.. Green received as part pay
ment for the property three Of the bogus
81 900 certificates The contract was after
ward assigned TO Anna Irene Magher, who
used to be- a stenographer in the Office Of
Goslin. After the exposure Of the Hanover
Bank swindle the deal fell through, as Mr..
Green refused to have any further dealings
with the gang; The swindlers apparently
were of the opinion that they could brighten
him into a transfer Of the property, for
among Goelins papers was found a copy OF
the complaint IN an action to enforce the
contract.
As a further evidence Of Goslin's connec-
ton with the Hanover Bank" Imperial
Trustee Company swindle is the confession
Of Charles NJ. Dunn, now under arrest for
stealing for Goslin a 100 share certificate Of
United States Steel preferred, that Goalin
signed Mrs. Leary's name to the contract,
and that Goslin was in the scheme with
Leary to work of the bogus certificates Of
the Hanover Bank" gang was rounded
up in February by the postal authorities.
Those arrested besides Leary were john
I. White, president Of the Imperial trustee
broker, at 81 Broadway; Clyde Colt, broker,
at 49, Nassau street; Foster. Hooker of
Dorchester. Mass, vice,president Of the
Hanover Bank, a Frederick Waugh,
who was taken as lie Philadelphia mem
Der Of the fraternity. They were charged
with conspiracy to use the mails to defraud,
and it is said that they swindled corpora
tons out of hundreds of thousands of dol
lars by guaranteeing the indemnity OF
bond issues OF newly organized companies.
1t was also ssid that White had 100000 in
cash hidden W a
A man was brought to the prison Of the
West Side court yesterday to identity
Christopher Cosmides, who is charged with
receiving the 100 share certificate stolen
by Dunn. he is said to have identified
Cosmides as a man who hired an Office in
Boston under the name Of Burroughs.
1t was there that the stolen certificate
was finally negotiated by a man calling
himself Burroughs, Cosmides says he
never was in Boston. His examination
will 20 on in the West Side court tits after
noon wien Mr.. Lockwood says ne will have
him positively identified as Burroughs.
The Harveyi2ed steel inner safe in one Of
Goslia's safes has not been cracked vet.
The experts ara having trouble with it.
Gosun has left Montreal, and no further
trace Of him has been found.