New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-17
BANKNOTE co. SAFE.
NOT BLAMED BY JEROME.
District attorney Seeks Broker Who
,Aided .Seton's Scheme.

District Attorney Jerome yesterday received no
suggestion from the governing committee of the
Stock Exchange regarding the Investigation or the
Norfolk and Western stock forgery. There was an
intnation at his office yesterday that he would
resent any request to proceed against the Hamil-
ton Banknote Engraving and Printing Company
because the companys manager was used oy
Charles Augustus Seton in printing the bogus issue
of the Norfolk and Western stock From remark
dropped in Mr. Jerome's office, it may be inferred
that II such a request is made the reply will De
that some member OF the Stock Exchange was as
much at fault the printing company in
aiding Seton to manufacture the bogus stock.
became known yesterday that the detectives
at work on the case were trying TO ascertain how
Seton obtained genuine certificate of Norfolk and
Western Railway stock, 10 have photographic
copy made One Of them said that If the govern
ing committee Of the Stock Exchange really wanted
help it might find out what broker lent certif-
icate of stock to Seton.
Why said a reporter, Seton might have
boughtait the market
DO you think SOP Do you think Seton paid
$500 for a genuine certificate of stock?" the
reply.
Seton's trial on the larceny indictment. which
accused him of svindling several Texas men out
of about $500 on a bogus railway promotion
scheme is to begin before Recorder Golf this morn
ing One of the complaining witnesses, w. b
Slosson was at the District Attorneys office yester
Gay, and two more are expected TO arrive in the
Samuel Humphreys. one of Seton's tools In the
attempt to float the bogus Norfolk and Western
certificates, is TO be arraigned in the Tombs
police court again TO-DAY. and it was said yester
day the District Attorneys Office that formal
charge would be made for the purpose of having
him held in bail, although he has made fun con-
fesson and is TO be witness against Seton. Irving
E. Ziegler. counsel for Humphreys. said effort
MI ZegIer went to the District Attorneys office
yesterday with William A Shoemaker. Of Plain
had talk with Assistant District Attorney Gar
van. It was explained that when Mr. Shoena ker
he said he wanted to talk TO Mr.. Garvan. and
learned that Mr.. Garvan would not be at the Of
talk that he did not care for. the attendance of
Mr.. Shoemaker witness at present 49,,
According 70 Mr.. Ztegler. Mr. Shoemaker tod
Mr.. Caravan that he never was introduced TO c
Z. Baird at No IS Broadway by Humphreys. Mr.
Zegler said:
As figure it out, Seton sent Humphreys TO Baird
maker, although Shoemaker was not in the city
at that time. Who this man was don't know, but
bogus certificate of stock Shoemakers name was
used, because Humphreys knew Shoemaker had
been buying and selling some Of the old Norfolk
before the present Norfolk and Western Railway
stock was issued Mr.. Shoemaker also explained
road stock TO Mr.. Caravans satisfaction
Late in the afternoon detectives at the District
Attorneys office examining the contents of
Sctons safe deposit box in which they failed to
find any bogus Norfolk and Western certificates.
obtained from the high school at Plymouth, Ohio.
in 1888 and the degree of A. 3. which he received
documents his name Is given as Seaton other
papers show that he did not drop the a from
his name until after he began operations in the
In a small book in Setons handwriting the de
eStes found some of Seton private tPoqghts
is discovered in heated discussion the anvil of
free thought. and that "falsehood and falsittes
are forged away from truth by the hammer of
reason"