New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-12
Gang Of Counterfeiter. Arrested.


Considerable excitement ami feeling has pre-
vailed 10 our city ire pat ~ek consequence oi me
- sr alton going GA before the Jutcts Court oi tns
city, Of VIM BfockTsy, implicated Ia i.suins sna
passing counterfeit money. several arrests have Al
ready been rnate OF those attempting TO pass the mon
ey or Who are cha g@d with briug concerned About
IL weeks since Walter hrickeroocker, (ot the hrn
If IS T. A klickarbOcker gr1c"rs A. the head OF
or city and young man sho bat always sustint a
fair reputation srrested Ia Alosny IN stienpung
% us.s some OF the counterfeit hills On the Nv Haven
Bank he wss brought up oeiIre Justice ! r.1ns 81
tnat civ AID admitted 20 bell "a Tho sum OF sou
persoB " the usrne Of Dsvis from this county, was
ABOUT the same time arrested Ia New iors for SINH
lar cHense ard suOv in jail In that city These AZ
res,s made considerable stir for few days wren IN
formation wa. obtained that led TO the arrest Of Henry
y Knickerbocker. brother 20 Wafer, VIM brockNsy
and Jonathan snyder ali Of this city, GA Sunday OF s''
week
The axanins,ion Of Brockray, Who appears 70 be
the leading sgrl thus far h6s not yet been bfJus ~
1, A close Ire principal witnesf examined has been
Henry y kuickerbOcker, who swesrs that be obtained
the money Of BrockwAy-thst he had seen bfock"sy
a, times have considerable sums OF eoantet,s S..' %
the New Haven and NeTLondon county Bank and
,l,o On the 1rih River Bank " NewiOrk City-tnat
he had obtained some of The moRey for snyder' Tor
which paid go on the : o. and which Hnyief hso
ed o. Daring the examination some important
Developments were made going % show tnai III. on
sues. has been carried pretty extensively snd tha'
many others have been Engaged In ~ - whAt
II c0ursc u is imp sable now q say N1Alsi1 Tsp
ham, We regret 10 say - luphcsfa IN '"' -''f ~
oi disposug Of 4 check Of 500, which vas Ottalh7o
OF a broker named wills On ths suffolk Bank ior =
quantity oi tbs mOuey-ehich was taken tor good
Inc check was given On the ga oi May l-l-' (" ap-
apears by the evidence Of Henry Hotchkss Pres deut
u the New Haven County Bank. but vs. III present
"a o. the bank oy Laphs:n until october I1lJNlLs
In the mean time the drawer OF toe check having oHs
covered tha, the money be received was counterfeit
nsd stopped is payment; std requested % nA'e lne
person Who presented 10 for payment arrestco Nnlln
ives accorditgly done LayhAm, on bis exAmlhAioh
Ia Boston bsfore the Marshal stated that ne oo1sh'
the check while on his wedding tour IN Fnils1e pms
tor $500, Of who sad he was going 70 - LOUIS
that be now a merchant IN the Ci'y Of huos,u-
From these representations, Wills & 20. Pal' hihi
$500 on the check and be was resssed. Aitersao u
vas discovered that Br0ckwsy was IN Boston Win
lsptam al the time be VISA arrested 49,,
Ii also appears that some counterfeit money Nn4en
passed ssi winter 10 Athens ~ or inro1sn 'ne M
strumenta!ity OF Freemsn kossmani Hs' Pi'e~lvi -
BrockWay
Henry Hotchkiss the President VI the New a'rn
County Bank. and H-rvsy sanford, President oil ine
New Haven Bank have both been called - tne tshu -
witnesses they TESTIFIED that BrOckvsy formerly N'ed
At New Haven worked 10 the once "nsfr iheH lui'
were printed that be hae worked there Tor some TINE
Hotchkss bad suspected Bruckssy ~ 5eins tne one
WHO had been 81 gased In Il for some rnc-9eiofe h7
isti New. Haven brockSay went - tne BANK one osy
with another youuc man. % look Al tne eouhle
and "a. then told ~ the Cashier u al DC oee'ed I@
h kaen me 50El q fAaE AZ rds sti.fSS % aa~H
GA Friday, TIE further eNsmln aton u 'oe "
postponed to Monday morning, Nov: D.
on Saturday Lsphafn. who for short TIME As, nss
lean a, Nerssls Conn was arrested by Mr.. Hubbard
NJ mi, city and /. DOW 10 custody awaiting an eSami