The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-09
TANNING HELD
ON FORGERY
CHARGE


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represented by former Judge John
Vreeland. OF Morristown. At the police
station last night Lanning was visited
by his son and his attorneys His son
holds a position of trust in this city.
The only statement that tanning
would maxi was that the notes wert
given to him, but by whom he would
not say.
Lanning was sent to the First Criminal
Court early this morning from police
headquarters. but his arraignment was
delayed. as there was an effort made
to have the IA quashed.
AT the arraignment this afternoon Lam
ming said nothing. He was represented by
his counsel, former Judge Vreeland, OF
Morristown, who waived the reading of
the complaint against the man. He was
informed that the law required that the
bondsmen qualify in twice the amount
of the bonds required.
All of the parties interested in the case
refuse to discuss 1t. That tanning did not
spend the money In riotous living is ac-
knOwledged, as he has at the present time
"a. 900 in the Federal Trust Company to
his credit. He has considerable property
In F1orham Park and was liked and
respected Ia that community.
Besides the notes which were bought by
the Federal Trust Company, of this city,
and for which the sum of $11,0 900 was got
ten. 1t Is said that tanning mas notes in
Jersey City ON which $4,000 is said 20
have been paid out. 1t was also reported
THAT in Morristown a bank holds a note
of Lanning's for a largesum.
When asked today about these two cases
outside of Newark former Judge Vreeland
refused to say anything. He said that he
had M miner ~ T1plra nOr did his
clients
II was n clerical error that disclosed the
fact the the notes bought by the New
ark Bank had been forged. They might
have been renewed for years to COME had
not the error occurred. In sending out the
letter announcing that a payment was due
on the note of 5000 the letter was mailed
to Carnot b. Meeker, president OF the
borough of Florham Park, instead OF be-
ing mailed to tanning. as president Of the
Board OF Education, to whom previous
communications had been sent, and to
whom the recent note was intended to go.
When Meeker's attention was called to
the note. he said he did not know Of any
note to the Federal Trust Company given
by the borough.
tanning was sent for yesterday, on the
pretext that the trust company would like
to a v a talk with him. Never suspect
ing the purpose, he went into the offices
of the trust company, where Detective
Sergeant Fagin. OF police headquarters,
was waiting for him. tanning walke in
side, and was about to go to the cashiers
window when Fagin went over to him
and placed him uder arrest. He was told
of the complaint that was against him,
and was k to police headquarters,
where he was slated by Sergeant Connell.
tanning made 10 protest against his
arrest. He said nothing on the way down,
but when told by Pagan that he had
gotten himself into trouble he replied that
he was not the first one"
AS far as the Federal Trust Company
goes it looks very much as though the
matter can be adjusted. as Lanning has
considerable property in Florham Park,
where he is the postmaster. The company
Is secured in its claim. having taken i'm
mediate steps to that end.
When Lanning was brought into the
First Criminal Court this morning about
a dozen citizens and lifelong friends from
Florham Park were present to assure him
of their friendship.
There was n long delay before the man
was arraigned before Acting Judge Yuill.
owing to the fact that the Federal Trust
Company officials were In consultation re-
garding the charges to be made against
LaminR.
The trust company was represented by
John R. Hardin. The complaints charge
the man with forging the names Of Carnot
b. Meeker o. Howard E. Young. clerk OF
the borough board. whose names appear
on the notes. Instead. the company says
he uttered two forged notes, one drawn in
July. 1907. for $1,000 and the other for
$1,000. drawn out in February. 1907, both
payable six months after date.
LaVning's position Is that the notes were
given to him, and that he did not know
they were forged.