Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-28
THEY ORDERED \ N TO GET MONEY
Held Foreer's Spurious Paper Which
They Demanded Should be Return
ed Regardless Of How Funds OBJ
tained-GuiIty Man Restrained From
Surrendinq to Authorities.
CRy Associated Press.)

"
Van Vlissineen who last winter con-
fessCd that he had forged NOR cages
10 the extent OF $l.0Oo.00a. thereby
causing a great sensation in Chicago
where he had been known 20 years
as leading real estate man. eNplod-
ed bCinl:shell in the lrank'"p;>y
court here today when he stated 1ha'
his confessi-n a few months ago was
by four years by confess
sion made privately TO m0s who held
S4"o.oOO Of his spurious paper.
Van Vlissigln was brough, back 70
Chicago from prison today 10 testify
before Referee in bankruptcy Frank
l.. Wean. who Is attempting to To-
cate the valid assets ct the prisoner.
Confessed in 1904.
Van Vlissingen declared chat In
1904 he was compelled t. confess 20
Maurice Rosenfeld. at that time d.
rector of the NEW defunc Chicago
National Bank. and Berhardt Rosen-
burg, a real estate deaier, that the
mortgages held by them and valued
at $500, 900 had been forged.
They discovered some irregulari-
ties in the paper in that year." said
the witness and came to my office
for conference. admitted the
forgeries and said: Il will go before
the states attorney, tell him Must
what l have related to you gentlemen
about these wholesale forgeries. plead
guilty and &C to prison like a man
I'VE want our money. they said.
~ can get it, told them. but
must dupe Others as l have duped
you men,
Paid Back $4,000.
We had another conference soon
after, said the witness. Finally
propose to settle with them. l prom
Used to pay them from $1,000 to $4,000
a week. Altogether l paid them about
$3.50. 900.
Further conferences were held
fNm time to time At one OF them
Van vlissineen said they said:
I've want our money He replied
he was getting it as fast as he could
raise it,
Tainted Money Acceptable.
We cent want to know how you
get the money they told nre at one
conference held in December. 1904
Maurice RosenfOld Is q well known
capitalist and real estate dealer.
Bernard Rosenberg, likewise. has
been prominent In the real estate
BUSINESS and in Jewish society circles
for many years. Van VlissiBgen' 8
face was pale and his hands trembling
as he told his story His eyes were
b!oodshot and his lips 'witched as he
faced counsel and recognized former
friends among the spectators.
The witness stated that his forg
cries had continued for twenty years
but that ne did MT know the exact
exteIi Of them. VIII they aggregate
a million dollars"
Surely"
And maybe more"
Yes"
'IIav" you any prrTrty Or thrr
assets not accWEt@u fer At pTc.Scnt7'
Van Vlissingrn was asked
Has Nothing Left.
NO except my clothing. mad
about $50 when reached the pri.Nru
a; J~itn., hut I seEt tn1 back to my
wife
Il told Roscnfeld at Icist twenty
five times and Rnsenb, RI half as OF.
ten said Van vIrssingen. thai
could reimburse them only through
iiIe-aI business Operations.
Il told them furhsr." the witness
contipncd. that ! was rapidly bScom
ing dcrpcr involved. that the number
81, Illegal TRANSACTIONS were multiply
ing. and that my legal transactions
were faIlir- - and had almost ccas.
cd TO be prcfiiablr.
Van vlissingcn SAID he transferred
life insurance policies aggrrgsr rsS
sto.O"o TO Ro~cnfc,d. delivering fhrm
10 him. ami further stated that since
turning th-m over to RD~cufcId nc
peih tho premiums on tho ppIicics.
Driven TO Desperation.
"Rosenfcid and R,ecnbprg. particu.
fr,otfooA 80 C:~ta