Batavia, Genesee County, NY Batavia Paper (unknown name) July 22, 1898 INDICTED FOR FORGERY Sheriff HEAL goes to New York For Attorney George R. KESNER Sheriff HEAL received a telegram yesterday afternoon from George W. McCLUSKY, Chief of the Detective Bureau of New York, stating that George R. KESNER was under arrest in that city and requesting that an officer be sent for him at once. The Sheriff left at 7:54 o'clock last evening to bring KESNER back to Batavia. KESNER was indicted by the last Grand Jury on the charge of forgery. A few years ago a large number of insurance policies in the Brooklyn Lloyds Insurance company of Brooklyn were issued to residents in Western New York among which was one issued to Etta W. QUILHOT. The policy was on a house in Alexander which afterwards burned. Not receiving any insurance Mrs. QUILHOT brought an action against KESNER, whose name appeared on the policies as the attorney of record for the company. Judgments were obtained, but when actions were begun against stockholders they put in sworn answers in which they claimed that their names had been used without authority and that they were not individual insurers in the company. The outcome was the indictment of KESNER for perjury. ******************* Submitted by Joan Falcone Arnold - Jma8763@aol.com Copied from Obit books at Genesee County History Department