The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18
DEALINGS WITH
VAN VL|SSINGEN
Maurice Resented Tells How
He Became Aware of the
ForgerieS.
DID NOT COMPOUND FELONY
INTERESTING SEQUEL TO REAL
ESTATE MANS CONFESSION.

Chicago. May 17.-Maurice Resented
and Bernhard Rosenberg, to whom Peter
Van Vlissingen. forger of more than
million dollars in mortgages. TO whom, he
alleges, he confessed his crimes four years
prior TO his public admission of guilt.
appeared before Referee in Bankruptcy
Wean today to answer questions grow
ing out of Van Vlissingen's recent tes-
timony.
Van vIissingen, who was brought back
from the penitentiary to assist in locat-
ing the assets of his estate. declared that
in 1904, Resented. then cashier of the
now defunct Chicago National bank, and
Rosenberg, brOther-in-law of the latter.
discovered that several hundred thousand
dollars in mortgages. which they had Sc
cured from him, were fOrgeries.
Il offered then to go before the states
attorney, confess and take my punish
ment" said Van Vlissingen, when on the
witness stand a fortnight ago. They
said they wanted their money. I told
them I could get it only by defrauding
still other people. They said that they
did not want TO hear about how | got
it, The point with them was that I was
to get it. SO I continued forging, and
the discovery was STAYED off for four
years more
Rosenfeid's Story.
Mr. Rosenfeld. taking the stand said
he had known Van Nlissingen twenty
years and had purchased from him many
mortgages for himself and clients.
when did you first learn of his in
sOlvency?' asked Attorney Pealze. repre-
senting the estate of the convicted for
ger.
''Not until his arrest last winter
Speaking of a new set of books, which
Resented had opened on Dec. 10. 1904
witness was asked his reason for do
Because" he replied. ION Dec. 9 OF
that year Van Vlissingen confessed his
fora -5rae to mo
Did he tell you the names of his vic
tims?'
Gle said there were none other than
myself and the interests L represented %
Did you ask him."
Yes. I spoke particularly Of Lefense
and Seipp. and he answered that they
had no spurious loans
How did you make your discovery Of
the fOrgeries?'
Recognized the Property.
Il was in the Chicago National bank
and saw a map of property at Forty
ninth street and Cottage Grove avenue
in the hands of John r Walsh presi-
dent of the bank. Mr.. Walsh was about
to buy the property from Van Nlissingen.
told Mr.. Walsh I held mortgage on
the property, and then went after Van
I Viissingen. i kept after him for three
/ days till on Dec he finally confessed,
breaking down and crying. 1 said 10
him;
- am going to take this up with my
lawyers. / am not going to compound
a felony.
ITO this he answered.
81 am not going to run away, neither
do I propose to com init suicide ] have
equities in real estate and I can pay
you off
Mr. Resented was along at this inter
view. but on the following day he was
/ accompanied by his bTother-in-law Mr.
Rosenberg.
Repeated His Confession.
Van Nlissingen repeated his confession
and 7 again declared ! would not com
pound a felony. Then Van Nlssingen
explained that his embarrassment was
only temporary, due to lOaning out too
much money.
u suggested his friends might help him
out, but he said no. the amount was too
large"
did he agree to pay you and Rosen-