Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-20
BANK MAN SAYS DATES ON NOTES
 WERE CHANGED IN FOSTER CASE

In inc superior criminal court at Now London Friday before Judge E. D. Haines and jury the defense was reached in the trial of Gordon roster of that city. a bond broker on the charge of forgery. embezzlement ana obtaining money under false pretenses Poster went on the stand in his own defense in hte afternoon and was still on ~ihe stand when court adjourned to caltinue trial of the case next Tuesday.
 That the dates on two notes sign ed by Mrs. Mary ], Rogers of this city had been changed was the opln- ion of Milton M Baker cashier or the National Bank If Commerce,fN New London. given in testimony for the stAte in the case Friday. The notes are those given by Foster to Water man ard Wolfe. automobile dealers in. payment for an automobile and dls- counted by Owen C. Wolfe, president of the conlpan ny. One of the notes is fer $500 and the other is for $200 and both were protested.
 Nr. Baker testified that in his opin- ion the in the date, December 26 in both notes had been changed over from q 1 and he said that the ink of the figure ? was of a different color than the color of the ink in the word December and the figure 6, He also said that the ink of the words Eos ter Co., was of a still different col or in one of the notes, making three different kinds of ink which had been used in the writing on the notes George B. Prest, vice president of the National Bank of Commerce, gave testimony regarding a note for SL25O signed by Poster Co, which had been received at the bank and pro- | tested. The note was dated Dec. 1l was made to the order of the Spring | field Ccach Works, payable at the | New London City National bank. The note was endorsed by the Springfield ! Coach Works, Foster & Co, Go. den Foster, Marie Foster, Samuel T. Ad- | ans of Willimantic and Mary J Rog | CTS. It was presented when due and payment was refused and the note was returned to the Windham Ma | tional bank where it was discounted
 Henry Coe Garden. paying teller at l the National Bank Of Commerce, read Eom the records cf the bank regard ing the same note, which Mir. Gardner said that he protested and recorded i in the course of his duties.
 Paid for Auto With Notes
 Owen C. Wolfe, president of Wat erman X Wolfe testified that Foster bought an automobile from him or Dec. -6 foY S45O, and t&e for $1; for which Foster gave in payment two ] notes. me of Sc00 and the other O SgU0 which the witness said he dis counted a the National Bank of Com merCe and both of which were pro tested. The witness said that he loan ed tosjer S200 with which to take uI the S20H note
 tnder cess examination MT. Wolf said that he had made no complain about b4 heing defrauded and that th condition of both notes which are ex hihits in court are the same now d they were when he received them
 Defendant Testfies
 The court took a recess at 11:l and when it came in again. the stat rested it's case and the defense bega its case.
 Foster the defendant, was the frs witness. lie said he had lived at th Mohican and that his business wa undertaking On July 16, 1919, h came here as manager of the loca branch of H. Y. Green & Co.,, and lat CT was promoted to superintendent He resigned this position a year az last January and went into bushes for himself. He floated stock of tn Tracey CO. Of this city and tn Springfield Coach Works. lie me Mrs Rogers first when she purchase consider able stock of the II. V. Gree Co. about March 3, 1921
 lie testified that on July 10. 192( he ildJrsed 2 note of S500 for Mrs Rogers and on May 26. 1921, MT, ii gers endorsed note for $l75 tha had been made payable to the orde , of Foster & Co. The maker of tn I note was F.. D. Brennan of Old Say brook. lie gave her check for S117 as discount.
 tbseec testified that Mrs. Roger l, discounted a note of oster & Co, fc S50J at the National bank of Com