The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-05
. BIG MEMS NAMES
ON PETITION" TO
QUEEN VICTORIA
Odd Document, Alleged to Be
Forged, in Biddison's
Effects.
HAS TEN SIGNATURES.
.riln D. Rockefelle. and Mark
Hanna Among Those
Subscrlh,u 81.

Assistant District-Attorney Kindel-
berger. in going through the books and
documents OF Samuel NJ. Biddson, the
ostensible broker, arrested two days ago
for forgery, In his Office at No. lls Mas
sau street, to-day found remarkable
document bearing the allegedly forged
signatures Of ten of the most promi-
nent men in the United States. some OF
whom have died since the paper was
executed.
1t is in the shape Of an agreement
with the Queen of England and the Prince
of Wales, and was used, it is believed
to advantage by Biddison in his opera
tons Evidently It was prepared before
Queen Victoria died. for it reads:
Petition to the Queen of England and
the Prince OF Wales:
I'VE, the undersigned. acknowledge
our inability to run this Government,
ard in order we may directly enjoy all
the blessings of monarchical form of
governm ent. we hereby promise you that
we will never advocate any measures
affecting the commerce Of this country
without international agreement
"J. d. Rockefeller, Mark Hanna.
"Simon 3. Buckner. Lyman j. Gage,
Geo. NJ. Pullman, Grover Cleveland,
"John NJ. Palmer, John C. Carlisle
Remarkable Paper a PozzIe.
The document is typewriter and was
probably framed up about 1896 when
Palmer and Buckner were the Gold
Democracy can, dates for the Presi-
dency and Mark Hanna was just COM
ing into power as a Republican leader
Mr.. Kindelberger Is unable to figure
out just how Biddison utilized this re-
markabls paper and Biddison won't
tell.
B!ddison is accused by the District
Attorneys office of forging $1,000 bonds
OF the Central Coal. Lumber and Con-
structioa Company for devious uses
One of MS methods. it is charged. was
to lend the bonds, for a consideration.
to crooks who wished to make a finan-
cial front"
Mr.. kindelbergers investigation of
Biddison's papers shows that the Cen
trei Coal, Lumber and Construction
Company was one Of many schemes
operated by Biddison. He organized
companies of all kinds and anything
smaller than a million dollars was not
considered by him in his prospectuses.
4 curious find was set Of deeds and |
abstracts of titles for lands in Ken |
lucky, amounting to about 225. 900 acres |
This is the very land utilized as the |
basis for forged deeds upon which Ellen |
Peck. the Queen OF Confidence |
Women" perpetrated her big swlndling /,
operations. years ago.
BY strange coincidence, Ellen Peck |
IS now an inmate of the Tombs, with |
Biddison, on a charge Of swindling, and
Biddison is in possession Of the deeds .
that were her stock in trade.
Had sso,ooo,ooo Company.
Among the papers found in Biddison's
Office were the advance statements of
the Consolidated Gold ana Copper Min
Ing Company. OF Pierre. s. OAK, which
was organized by the prisoner. Its cap
i;al was $4,000 00, TO DC sold in shares
of 81 each. This deal was outlined in
1901.
Other papers showed Biddison to be
the President of the United states Mil
and Lumber Company, q District OF
Columbia corporation, capitalized at
sl,otb,Uup. Bona coupons OF lnls company
were marked for payment at the Union
Exchange Bank, this city.
According to other papers, the pris-
oner was also president OF the State
Mutual Life Annuity Company. and
numerous blue print meps and abstracts
of title made it appear that Biddison
owned ard controlled large tracts OF
land IN various sections OF the country.
Claimed Immense Tracta.
The smallest piece of property men
toned in any OF tile papers was me
hundred acres in Lake County, Indiana
but other prospec,uses named him as
the owner OF many other large tracts
In the same section OF the country. run
ning all around the southern END OF
Lake Michigan. and into the state OF
Michigan as far as Muskegon County.
These prospectuses were further cor
roborsted In other papers in the form
OF letters from farmers in that section
OF the country. These letters spoke OF
B!dd.son's claim 10 property rights
there as having been recently vindi-
Gated by the courts. ore read, in part /:
1--WE been living here for over thirty
years, and all that time I've been try
ing TO md who was the rghtful owner
OF this land, SO that | could have my
title hxsd up"