The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-12
STOCK SVV|NDLE
is NIDESIP READ.
More Bogus N, and w.
Certificates Come
to Light,
500 SPURIOUS
VOUCHERS PRINTED
-
Samuel Humphreys, "Ncwspa-
per Writer and c. Augustus
Seton, Arrested, Said to
Have Negotiated the
Lithographing in
New York.
(Bv Associatcd Prcss.l

MEM foRh. January ll--FOliOWlng
tho arrest to-day OF Samuel Humphreys.
n newspaper writer" on n churgc OF
selling a bogus certificate of 100 sharcs
Of the Norfolk and Western Railway
Company TO dealer in securities In
this city 1t was learned that 500 Of the
bogus certificates were printed and that
The operations appear to have been
planned on a large scale. As only four
or nye of the certificates hsye been dis
covered and each OF them Is for 100
shares. witt, an aggregate market value
OF about 5000, II is evident that the
amount realized by the operators is very
large IL they have disposed OF many OF
the certificates. The police say that
they believe that at least three men had
hand In the transactions.
Humphreys was arraigncd on an afIi-
davit alleging thai he acted IN concert
with c. Augustus Seton in selling
forged certificate TO Barnard aud Clark.
OF this city. last September, for ss.1J
lie was held in 2,5oo ball for examination
tomorrow. In default OF bail he was re-
irianded to police Headquarters.
According to information given out at
the detective bureau. Humphreys went
10 the Office OF Barnard and Clark. of
this city, with II letter introducing him
self as mir. Collins wealthy builder
of Philadelphia. and presented two forged
certificates of the Norfolk and Western
which hn wanted disposed of at thc mar
ket vnluo, between $1,000 and $500.
How Plate Was Traced.
The lthograph stone from which the
bogus certificates were made. together
with discriminating correspondence. have
b.cn turned over to the district attorneys
Office. a proof OF tho certificates and
forged order for stock certificates adj
dressed to the Hamilton Bank Note Com
pany, and purporttug to be signed by the.
president OF the Norfolk and Western
Railway was found. the detectives de-
clare. in Wall Street office during a
search among the effects of a suspect in
another case. last September
The full significance OF the find was
not realized until the forged certificates
were marketed. 1t was then that the
plate was traced through the CORE
spondence found, and this together with,
tho proof and forged order, was turned
over to District Attorney Jerome.
Humphreys. tht officers aay. went to
tho Hamilton Banknote Company in
this city, and showing a letter written
oil the stationery OF the Norfolk and
Western. and purportinS 10 come from
the president OF the Norfolk and West
crn Railway Company. ordered 500 cer-
each They were made In two books.
That Humphreys should have been
able to present the forged letter from
the president of the Norfolk and West
ern on tho railroads official stationery
causes tho police to believe that there
was another accomplicc, and that ne Is
probably an employe in the Office OF the
Norfolk and Western. Tho police say
that this suspected accomplice probably
secured blank stock certificate and
stationery of the Norfolk and Western
hallway Company for Humphreys
Counsel for the Hamilton Banknote
Company made statement to-day that
In August last that company litho-
crsphed 500 stock certificates of the Nor
folk and Western and delivered them to
q. Augustus Seton & Company. of this
city.
Later. counsel said. the bunknote COM
many ascertained that the order for the
certificates was given by Seton and that
he had presented an order authorizing
him to have the certificates made for
the railway company. The statement also
affirmed that the officers of the banknote
company assisted the railway company
In bringing the guilty parties to Justice.
Seton, who was arrested last night
near Elkton, Md, charged with grand
larceny. comes from Cleveland. and is
said to be we'll known there. He inherited
$4,000 from his father. Soon after he came
to New York he got UP the national In
dia famine relief fund He was arrest
cd twice In connection with that. One
charge was that he had collected money
from lot of young women who had ap-
piled for work as stenographers, and an.
other charge was that he had forged
tho name of a society woman to his sub
scription aDpeal He was In the Tombs
for two months ana was then discharged,
complainant having gone to Europe That
was in 1900.
Seton's wife was Miss Crum, Of
Columbus, daughter of former post
master. She is his second wife. Thay
occupied expensive apartments here ut
10iS Fifth Avenue, while Seton was q
banker and offeringto float bonds. They
left the lcifth Avenue place last October
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