The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-19
XR0NGFULLY III SING SING
srpTiitTE tDI RT OEbT rs
TJD VIZ NJ IEGf.
Thr, We're Partners Ia nou:icr House
and We're Convicted rf EaI.'N.ng
Their Hooks The statute WrougN
f:icrprrtri, sa,> Justice '.ark.

....... r-,..-r AZ! MIR. Ia. IN
- 1900 = 80 -oo...L SECS e: 80
ta.aI >rr.r' EEr w'r' set =. Src N,..P
Gcr 10, ..z~- me. $50 year. ana ~ ::.1..;h>
last t..r,.a-" G.,.- ~. '-i"-ir' o. q. Caarg"
81 -Gerv :: - :" o.. .i-Cr"r n ~"
gr0..r.d 'i.at The" i-a'i'. d. .ALs" -'.'rv o.
'ke.r ru.S- and ".'al-". 20. r-"vI. =
t. go failure, &C.. = - -g-i ''.,s
NOR 80 "a .', 'u.r =, 81 ~ 1t
" the SSr-'.l'. b-isI.' ''h.. -, :''i"
I to.-. T.. ..ea.r co.-t .l"~,"",! "a
Brow 49, ,I-r v"r" not = 49,: rf TO"
,a"rc"
IT." c."..nlau's w"r- -u"mp"r~ Of The
'-:n # Brown 3 Ia"' G"i 70" '"-tIn"nT
o. winch tho ycrr convicted r..:"r-.
General session. JvIg- Nal o." and u
rIrv va, thai 90 Jan Iarv 1914 they
called IN - pun ,.r accountant 20 open a
n.S set OF l.oos- t,r them md SORE "a:
h,s lnforms' ION h" hai 20 hrr1S forward
from 'h" ul| books Tn" oil books did
not show IN" amour a.: uarrhlEit."
boUgh' IN i"sI. an 4 when ~" .r"rVntar'
asked IA" i"f"ndaur- theg 20 I h.-i that
IN" inventory II thur m"rDhandi-" for
1876 wa' sto. a7~ In" accountant did "o:
enter this amount ~ the uo1N-. u'.' M -
statement th"- / .kcd HIM TO ~" - l,a
sent to commercial aS"ncj h' i. .,.,.ci
This item He sad they told hum "A few
weeks later that the CorreC. amount wa-
S25.2i3 The only entry IN the book, A.
a result q; thi, statement waS an entry
II SO. JiJ ~ Browns share Of tn" capital
account
Brown 4 .Ta,!o fdI..i IN January. 1905
and Crr' AIN ut TIE. r--d.tDrS torN tn" A."
20 n" DIstr.,' r'p-rev TO- w"r"
ini!C'r! tor ola ..s ~" -H.'f.u - tn..
P.nai cod" Which -a"- 'II In" '"rSoH
who u. order % COZ. 90 :..raf -,rli'ion
of funds pr n !arr"L'- riaN.-> I,.s" "r'rY
~ a book =, .sVi,'E -. '-.pu" IN"
ind '-G"u' r"nd la '."y had spta.ned
good, val'! fll," rr"' "a, cs b. 90! ;Iiou-ly
TUA>rg 'als.' "r'ry ~ 't"ir l"dger
20 the .r.C- that Browns surplus IN III.
business was 500 3ii. whereas The SURPLUS
II Oo-n partners Wa '~s han s.. - a.
Tho time After the we're found glI.'.y
a motion for "a wr.' - r"a7, rab" doubt
vas denied hem and they had to start
a. orc. 70 prison
Ju,riC. Clarke. writing the opinion
81 in" App-llat. Division. says the appel
lanis have been Indicted and convicted
no. for obtaining goods under falsa pre-
fenr..s as a r'slI- Of tn. statement sent
to- he commercial agency but fer forgery
IN he third degree because the account ant
~
not shown 10 any on" and upon tn" faith
and cr.d.' Of which no one advanced
dollar OF credit or sold part icl. Of goods
The Court nays.
We do not deem u possible ~ attribute
az intent - defraui {" "a" making of an
rn'r" whi,h was never seer l." the parties
who CAV" the credit and who had no knowl-
edge thereof In" ~sid entry was IN no way
rh" bas!, 81 their sctiOn II must h" horn"
tn mind that ~ was the evidence. of the
prrsOE- who advanced credit ora The faith
81 IN. statement which Alon" Wi- relied
upon Tor the purpo-" 81 proving criminal
intent 10 'h' making Of tn" ledger entry
Jus; g.. Clarke said u wa nir"Iy un-
neCessary to GO behind rhI. Statement
and n seems to IL 80 b" al entirely
tInr"asOnanlc and far fetched Inisrpr"-
ts3.1. 81: -" Gta:ut" to hold 1ha' T. could
possibly apply % n. situation disclosed
or that tn" Grim" Os forgery III IN" third
d.gr.. mas been committed therein