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Show DiTLicirr. A Casliler e'arrles on is Merchant Btnlumi ror Criminal Purpose- NEW Yuri;, Nov. 21. Tbo operations opera-tions of S. H. Easton, the absconding abscond-ing cA9b!er of John H. T. Mayo, become be-come mora remarkable as they are dsveloped. The fact Uiat Easton led a dual business life, as cashier f sr Mr. Mayo at No. CS Broad street, a id a produce commission mercliant alNo. HI Reside street, without being be-ing identified at tho same Easton, events chaosl Incredible. Mr. Mayo declares that he did not know tbat this II. Esston, printed in the directory as a mercliant at No. 140 Reade street, wss bis own cashier. Messrs. Tarbox A Crandall, dealers In didry produce, who gave Easton desk room, did not know that he was Mr. Mayo'a cashier. I hey bad known Easton for ten years aud Mr. Mayo for five years. It cannot be learned that Easton did any produce business at all. lie appeared early in tiie morning on IleaJe Street, went to Maya's ofllce, aud then returned at nlht to Ills supposed produce Lusiness. Evidence is growing that Easton ued his alleged mtrvantilu business s:mp)yasa means to expand bis operations as a forger. Tbe paper which Parncll, Hagaman & Ca, the note brokers of 2o. 102 Broadway Broad-way took from Easton was sold to them in his capacity as a commission commis-sion merchant It developed today tbat Esston, the commission merchant mer-chant uted Mat o's name on an alleged commercial taper. Ills operations as a commission merchant 8) entangled affairs that it will take tho courts a long while to unravel un-ravel the problem as to who is responsible res-ponsible for tbe forged paper which went tbe found of tbe financial community. |