New-York tribune., 1907-08-14
BOUGH HELD In $4,000.
"STRONG CASE'- -STEINERT
Mngistrate Paroles Moore an Deed
Forcing ActiOn.

.s1,bs,. 9. q very strong case against Bough- L
shall hold him in 5000 BAIL This statement oy
Magistrate Steinert In the Tombs court ended the
continued hearing yesterday OF john L. boush'
cbarqed with forgery In uttering fraudulent deed
to an Eleventh avenue property owned py ohai
Edgar Appleby. of Glen Cove Long Island
It was through Bough's arrest that the existence e
was revealed of a syndicate of deed forgers Whlch
made usa of the fraudulent instruments Tor giving
straw BAH bonds Bough is believed to be one OF
the guiding spirits of the gang.
Patrick j. Moore. who was In the employ Oh 'ie
Title Guarantee and Trust Company as searcner
~ ,h. Reeisters office and who also arrested
IN the Appleby case paroled in the CUSTODY oi
his counsel Both men had been under SO" paii.
MAGISTRATE Steinert said he belleVeu IHdI th'0'
was innocent of any criminal intent
Moore was called witness yesterday ho
testified that he had met BCugh several times
within the last few months and believed tnat ie
was real estate dealer He met BousI oh 'ty
d In q Park Row restaurant and the idttei' ~
witness said asked him to have the Appiepy ueeu
recorded In the Registers office and have IL eNpe
d;tad giving as a reason for his hurry that ne
wished to use 1t in giving a bail bona. boush So So
Moore S half Of which he was TO pay 1oi ~
registering OF the deed and The other nan 10 he'p
Gov his trouble That was ali Moore received
,,o,,,,oo Never counsel for Bough, at the close
of the hearing moved for his clients oiscnais go
which motion Magistrate Stefnert denieo- " a.
creas.ns Bough's bail to $500 the iaeiStia'e e
tna+ anv bond offered must be passed by 'he DIS
r{Cf
await a bondsman. The grand jury VIII no" '1A
UP his case ,,. .h-ea Years
Charles Edgar Appleby, who is eishty 80
old has attended all of Bough's hearings anu 80.
aratn in court yesterday. He sfild th"t -
os no Twas personally concerned ne couu -
,-onnad the case with his proceedings no" p.'.
- cot aside the forged deed but that he Ae
ou,ad q deht to the state and 10 ail properly O
o-r 10 assist as much he could In the pio
t,on os Bough that real estate hoioiiisS " -,
yorl, night be made safe from iu'uie 0P
of the forgery syndicate. .ord,,,
Tho District Attorney, it was learheo
hoe IN his possession a CONCESSION id'0 =,
,-tsoner I'm the Tombs whose case Is aii'ioSt '
"a, with that Of Bough, and whose opefa''' >,
hoI,a,ad IN have been guided through the sSh"i
- Tho r,rsoner's arrest was brought aOON'
tb-ouSh complaint made TO the DiStrIct f-'I , :,
49, hv.,c,an that he had been swindled IN Fe"i
estate deal. ,.h y r.aI
The latter entered into an agreement win d g. 80
estate dealer TO exchange certain proper'ieS' ~
ING as bondsman the man who now coIIe
rbis man swore to owning property III fia' !. - .
o,d prookIvn When the real estate man la't0
o., ..,,aks good on his deal investigation ot N
bond nroved II worthless as the bondsnlah ulu az
o1rr tho nroperty he said he did. ana TOT "Hi0i "
baa nroduced forged deeds The Harlem proper - ,
,ros owned by q lawyer. who until the arrest u'
NOT know that a false transfer OF MS houSe N
been made. ,,-. T1ie
The nr,soner gave to Paul krotei' Assistaie D
IT.. a.tornev the names Of several persons VINO
were implicated with him. and further arres' may