St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-03-22
CHARGEDN|1H
FORGERY
A. 0. Pessou, Former Head
Of the Louisiana Agency
of Union Central Life In
surance Co. Of Cincinnati
In Trouble.

hAd 06cuCy VI the Union central LlI(
Insurance Company, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, with Offices in the Perrin build.
ing, was arrested Thursday afternoon
for forgery, on complaint of Tucker
Darlington, travelling auditor Of the
Union Central, who is new in charge
of the local branch. Four afiidavits
charging him with forging as many
promissory notes, aggregating value
of about $4,000, had been sworn t1
In the First City Criminal Court by
Darlington, and Pessou was taken
into custody about $3.50 o'clock by
Detective James Glynn and Special
Officer to the District Attorney Jerry
Kane, at the corner of Baronne and
Gravier streets. He was locked UP
in the parish prison. and Judge Fish.
er set his bond at $4,000, which
he failed to furnish.
District Attorney Luzenburg said
that the total amount of forged pap
ers outstanding was little less than
$4,000, and that in addition in this
there were entertainments agggre-
eating $4,000.
The arrest was the elimination Of
the developments of the past week
in the affairs of the New Orleans
Office Of the Union Central Com
pany, following the discharge Of Pes
sou, and the taking over of the &C
counts by the travelling auditor
The names of Charles F. Buck, J
w. Moses and L. w. Lepine are on
the four notes alleged in the afidav-
it's to be fOrgeries, Lepine being sup
posed to have signed two Of them.
Pessou Claims Surprise.
This Is complete surprise" said
Pessou sauvely, when told by the ar
resting officers that he was wanted
at police headquarters Immediately
Il haven't done anything"
Reporters who called at the parish
prison he greeted with beamfne
smile, but his reply to all question:
was the same. mot a thing te
say" he told the newspaper men.
Auditor Darlington laid his com.
plant before District Attorney Luz
zenberg shortly before midday Thurs
day, and the four afidavits were I'M
mediately filed with the affidavit OF
the First City Criminal Court and {
capias for Pessiou's arrest placed in
the hands of the police. Glynn and
Kane were sent to find him.
They called first at the Gem res
taurant in Royal street, OF which
Pesou was formerly manager, but
could get no idea of his whereabouts
here. They went to the board
ing house of Mrs w. G. Stillson, 1887
Third street, where PessOu and his
wife have been stopping since they
gave up their handsome apartments
in the st. Charles Hotel last Monday
Nr. n.,,. -osssO<1r
were told. but her husband had gone
Down to the Jesuits' Church to AZ
send the Holy Thursday service. the
officers did not disturb Mrs. Pessou
Int proceeded Immediately TO the
Iesuits Church. They entered the
sacred edifice in search Of their man
but because OF q large crowd couh
not get q glimpse of him. They Their
went IN Baronne street, and were
standing at the intersection OF Grav.
| Ter celebrating as to Wnere Lney
should hunt for Pessou when tnes
saw him walking briskly up tnt
j thoroughfare.
Tho Arrest.
In the shadow Of the building o.
the second floor of which, IN the OF
fees then occupied by the Union Cen
/ trail Company's agency in this city
Pessou is charged with having com
mitted forgery, the former insur
ance manager was halted by the OF
dcers. Detective Glynn acquainted
him with their mission, and with TN
retort accredited to him, he express
ed perfect willingness to accompan!
them to police headquarters.
seems a. though the public is greatE
interested ia me-" he added some
what wryly
mo" answered Special Kane, "bu
| the District Attorney is. :
Mr.. Luzenburg did not 1ntervieN
Pessou at all, however, ana the -
surance man was conductor 20 IN
First Precinct Police Station, wner
he was booked, giving his age 9
| forty-nine years and his address e
1887 Third street. Mrs. Stilson,
! home. He was then transferred =
| the parish prison, and placed in IN
| boarding department.
Never once did Pessou's smile IA
him. He smiled when he was 81
rested. He smiled at the warden
who turned the keys behind him q
| he entered the jail. And when re
porters last visited him In that place
he was still smiling, enulgentlJ
lbeamingly. even graciously.
Bail for the sum of $15,OOO O
| each of the four charges will be re
uuisite before Pessou can obtain nj
| freedom pending trial. Samuel Hen
derson, Jr., vice president O tn'
Interstate Rank, and Well-knoWl
attorney-at-law. visited the once 9
District Attorney Gutenberg shortl
after Pessou's Incarceration, and !
reported to have taken up the mat
ter of Pessou's bond with Mr. Luzen
berg, leaving his Office to find Judg
Fisher on the same mission, but lat
Thursday evening Mr.. Henderson
| had not been heard from, the $50,
600 bail was lacking, and Peso,
was still locked UP in the parts'
prison.
-Four lAfidavits.
The four affidavits against Pesso'
in the First City Criminal Cour
charge the forgery Of prolnissoT.
notes, all dated within the last year
two OF them bearing the name o
]. w. Lepine. and being for 16e
and S2O66, respectively, and one 10
1925 bearing the name OF j.. W
Moses. and one for $173.55 bearing
the name Of Charles f. Buck. Al
are made out in favor Of the uniol
Central Life Insurance Company, ant
are said to have been forged to TAX.
the place Of cash premiums poe Netet