The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-19
FORGED TIE BISHOPS NAME.
en- tRGE BROI GHT 40 tINST
GEORGE I. ROW ERS OF TRENTON.
lie was Formerly bishop NcI'aui's Clerk
-tot In Al. u IL said. Absut siO'O0O
Name 81 IsiS Brother. the Rev. James
.. Pow ers. Forced an the same Noie'.

TRENTON. n. j.. May is-Whic he was
clerk to Bishop James A. McFaul. George
A. Powers secured about $1,000 upon notes
bearing rhe forged signatures Of the Bishop
and Of Mr.. Powers's brother. the Rev.
james !. Powers. the Bishops secretary.
The Trenton Trust and safe Deposit Com
pany holds two Of the forged. notes, one
being for $1,000 and the other for $500.
Both the Endorsements OF Bishop McFaul
and Father Powers have formally been
repudiated. The imitation Of the Bishops
signature has been PRONOUNCED excep-
t~ionally good.
The discovery that the notes were spuri-
Gus was made about a month ago, but Mr..
Powers was not arrested. The case was
laid before the Grand Jury ard Il was
through a report that an indictment he'd
been found to-day that the facts becr me
public. Powers was dismissed from his
place as clerk TO the bishop W years ago
on account. ii is said, Of sone irregularlty
in his financial transactions. although t
was not supposed that the young man was
involved in any such acts as have now
come to light.
He appears to have started his note CASH
ing by the presentation to the trust COM
pany for discount of a note for s? 900, This
had the alleged Endorsement of Bishop
McFaul and Father Powers. When the note
came due Powers had n similar note for
So. 500 discounted, with tho rrCcscCs OF
which he took up the original note.
Last summer he sucCeeded In bringing
the Indebtedness TO the bank on the sNurlo' 5
paper up to 81 800. Subsequently he re-
duced the note to 81 800 and latec presented
a note for $500 with the names of Bishop
McFaul and Father Powers upon It.
Several other notes were negotiated
through other banks but most OF these,
it is said, have been taken w. Among
counted in the Mechanics National Bank.
where Powers subsequently, offered a note
for 81 100. This or, atod suspicion and an
investigation showed that tho signatures
were forged. The 81 100 note was cared for
by his friends.
Further inquiry disclosed that's note for
$3.50 made by Walter b. Hickey, a steam
ship agent. and containing this spurious
endorsements of Bishop McFaul and Father
Powers, had been discounted by Powers
at the First National Bank THIS note
was also taken care Of. In addition to
these note transactions, Powers, who re-
oeived a salary OF about 500 a month. Ia
said to have left behind him a persona oil
Indebtedness a~ggregating about $4,000.
He has been absent from the city some
days, but il was reported to-day that he
was married in Philadelphia last night to a
young woman to whom he had been paying
attention. This report, although voyched
for by some of Powers's friends, lacks
positive confirmation. Recently he has been
engaged in the steam laundry business,
For several years Powers. has been
leading an eXtravagant life, making
frequent trips to seaside resorts and large
cities, where he always stayed at expensive
establishments. He also spent money la vishly
in clothing and entertaining his friends.
During the last week a number Of suits havc
been started against him and several judg-
ments entered,