The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-03
Says Forgery Conviction Was
Unfair, as Flcitmann Was
Not CrOss-eXamincd.
PRECEDENTS AGAINST HIM
Brief Says It Was Desired to
Prove Woman in Case Was
Known to Check Victim.


reargument Of hir case was made to the
Court of Appeals to-day in behalf OF Will
lam d. pindar. whose sentence for forgery
md larceny in the Otseso County Court
on October II. 1919. was recently affirmed
by the Court OF Appeals. The motion was
made by Judge Nash lockwood OF Sara
tosa, counsel for Pindar.
Pindar was convicted OF grand larceny
in obtaining $1,000 from George l.. Tai
madge By means of cheek purportng to
have been made out by William N. Fleit-
mann of New York city. payable to the
order OF Fleitfnann's wife and Endorsed
by her. BY woman named Aldene
Moreska, by Pindar and by Tairnadge.
Upon representations thai the check was
good Talradgo guaranteed the check at
a bank In Ot.ego county. but subsequently,
he had to make good the amount. Pindar
contended at his trial that the check. al
though drawn and signed by him in Fleit-
mann's name. was good
Pindar said he was authorized by Fleit-
mann to draw the check at an interview
In his tPindar's) room In New York city
at which Aidene Moresxa was present.
Pindars story was that FIeitmann had
promised $1,000 to MTe Moreska TO per-
NIT her to pursue career on the vaude-
VILE stage.
Pindar said he was a friend Of the
woman and obtained authority to sign
checks totalling about $1,000 in her be-
half. F1eitmann on the stand denied that
he ever saw either Plndar or AldenS
Moreska One check was Tor $1,000 and
from the money raised on II Pindar paid
Taimadse $1,000.
Says Talmadge Put Tn Money.
Pindar testified at his trial that Tai
madse had put up a certain amount of
money TO help him Out OF a business en-
money from him later. making IN all
1890. He said that in May. 1911. ne
met Aldene Moreska. whose right name
is Sorosa Wayt, and that he became
friendly with her.
Pindar added that he had seen FTeit-
mann with Moreska in the Imperial Hotel
and several Other places, extending over
T. period OF from August 1911, TO Feb
ruary, 1912. He said that he saw the
woman talking with Fleltmann at Fifth
avenue and Fortieth street that the two
tate. went to his room AZ 8 East Forteth
street and that he followed them. Push
ing open the door he SAID he found Fleit-
mann standing with mis- hat in his hand.
Pindar's story from that time on was
to the effect that he, representing Nine.
Moreska, asked Fleitmann for $1,000,
which ne said he had heard Fleitnann
promise her 20 help her pursue a career
on the vaudeville stage. After some dis
cussion Pindar asserted that Fletmann
told him he might make out checks
totalling about $1,000 payable TO Mrs.
Fleitmann.
Pindar further testified that when Fie!t-
mann directed him TO make on, the checks
payable 20 Mrs. Fretmann he said.
II want II payable 20 my wife and
then the banks won't suspect any niixup
with me. never was mixed up with any
actress but this woman and 1 propose to
safeguard myself little"
The checks were drawn on the Mutual
Bank.
says He Never Met Pindar.
Fleitmann denied at the trial and in the
brief submitted to the Court of Appeals
that ne had authorized Pindar TO make
out the check and that he knew Nine.
Moreska. lie characterized Pindar as a
blacxmaiier and said that he never saw
him before until pointed out at the trial.
iHe ono ACT upon Wllch III" CONVICTION
OF Plndar was based was that no money
was deposited TO cover the checks which
he said Fleitmann had authorized him to
make out Later. the brief in the case
shows. Pindar went to Albany with Nine
Moreska and from there 10 Schenevus,
where with Talmadge he cashed check
for $4,000 upon the representation that he
knew F1eitmann to be a New York mill
iona!re who would make good" Tai
madKe vouched for Pindar's standing and
after the check was made out received
the money that Pindar owed him.
Lawyers pointed out here tonight that
there were only a few cases on record
where the Court of Appeals permitted the
reareument OF a case once il had affirmed
it. In the face of this there Il little prob
ability that Pindar. who il now serving
from four to eight years in prison, will
gain anything by his application.