The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-11-13
Police Intelligence.


| DEVELOPMENTS OF ONE OF THE PARTY-BREAK-
| ING Up OF The GANG BY THE POLICE AUTHORITIES
For some time past, clique Of designing men have
concerted together for the preparation Of forgery with
express view Of defsuding the various banks Of
city out of large Of money by well devised PLAN
whereby the signatures Of different merchants
procured from which forged checks executed in
manner perfect that scarcely could the persons on
whom the forgeries had been psrpetratei distinguish
| the original from the counterfeit.
The nsodus operGndi it appears follows
Some six men combine together; one or two
in possession Of stores for the purpose Of establish
ing show Of respectablity goods purchased of mer
chants from whom by receipng OF bills or by exchange
checks the signature Of the firm procured The
chandse thus bought again sold and the check OF the
firm received in payment From these checks forgeriss
perpetrated executed closely to the original that in
nearly every instance not only has the paying teller OF
the bank been deceived, but the merchant himself
unable to select out the forged when placed
several the original checks This alone, shows
eoncusvey that the orger adopts at the business
and very formidable enemies to the banks In this
confderacy forging enterprise boy ramed Woodruff
Of about eighteen Of but OF very youthful ap
pearapce had been induced 20 embark in the eonious
Undertaking his being to present the checks at the
bank obtain the cash. and convey the to the
Zach take his share in the plumber. A number Of
forged checks have been already discovered and many
more will no doubt be found when the banks write up
their dealers books and the checks examined by the
! merchants. The boy Woodruff has been admitted By
the authorities State evidence and certain deveiope
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Captain Augustus Rowe formerly an agent for line Of
steamers between this city and Philadelphia; Benjamin
bite recently lottery ticket dealer Mr. Webb, and
Mr. Earle and several others whose
lot at liberty TO announce The following forged checks
were produced at the Police Court :0ne check the
Chemical Bank dated 9th October 1851, made payable
William Hudson for S40o, signed Robert H. Elton,
No IS Division street" On the seventh Ward Bank dated
18th October 1851 PAYABLE TO T. Quest for 500 signed
| A Mcpherson, No 1881 Water street On the Broad
Bank two cheeks dated fer hack August 18th
and 18th. ls5l-the former check was for $3.50 made
| Thomas /.
Il Fey street - the other forged the person.
made payable to David Enge Tor sl15 The fifth check
for payment at the Pachc Bank for $500 was not paid
II in the presentation Of this check that the boy
arrested and the whole OF forgers discovered
The investigation Osborn
Of cur intelligent magistrstes and Mr stewart the
Efficient Clerk of Police aided by Captain Turnbul and
oicer Austin Of the Eighth ward police and long;
they will doubt, through their united industry. rout
he whole nest OF ferger and bring some Of the idins
rcgues 20 justice. We give below the boy evidence in
full which presents very strange state Of affairs
Edmond D. Woodruff. being sworn, states that he Is
eght en- yearso sge--l know Captain Augustus Rove
trst became acquainted with him at Cape May, during
last sunmer, was yunuing su express from Philaiel-
phis Cape May Rove sss then agen. FOR the New
York steamboats,; when the OF running express
was out Of business asked Mr Rowe TO get
me situation in New York and he said he would see
when be came TO New York be came and his return
10 Cape May he told he could get a situation at
the New Haven House in this city; came With him TO
New York. the I'D Of August last Rowe kept at
the New Haven House about = week, Going nothing,
~hen urged him TO get me situation; he said lie had
1 ",
alton in few days. went TO Philadelphia and got my
clothes aud my return into the employ Of
Mrs JaIvr, With whom stayed about month when
eft and went hone again 1 returned to Mr.. Jarvis
house again but did business for her; after being
there alb ut week-Rowe also boarding the
touse-Mr Rowe one day came into the house called
out and took into the depot Of the New Haven Rail-
road, where sawa small man whom Rowe called vii.
liam, and so another called George with both
whom Rowe spoke privately; the mao William then
called me aside, and said HE Williams VII.
.on ard handing me check told me TO take II to the
get he'd he me VIII he
bank was; went 10 the bank and got the money the
man George followed down the opposite side OF the
street got three one hundred dollar bills and two City
DOLLAR notes With which went 20 the New Haven House
where Rowe he asked where the money was told
him had II in my pocket and gave 1t 10 him; Rowe asked
what they said at the bank; told him, nothing but
hat tbsyvent With the check 70 book and Rowe said IL
was 70 see If the had drawn the money he had
in bank Rowe then took the money into the depot and
three hundred doll ara George and asked George
II he would see the othsrs and George saii be would
think this check jgned or purported to have bees
made by Mr. Elton; George vent away, and Rowe and I
went 70 dinner after dinner Rove the broker
oihce. opposite the New Haven House and got this
money exchanged into smaller bills be came back to
the hous' We vent Up stare and he dollars
and told to pay ny beard with 1t which did the
time Rowe paid Mr. Jarvis twenty Eve dollars on
account q his board in hour after George back
10 the kouse again Rove then gave tfteen dollars
more and told me George had given Il 70 bin for M:
Rowe told that be found the cheek George gave
| to take 70 the Chemical Bank. 1 would know both
William and George again, IL / should see them the
check here shown marked ID" looks like the check but
cannot say with certainty in few days after Rove
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70 with him. went down Broadssy to the City Hall
and velt from there to Beekmsn street and from there
TO Water street; Rove told to walk from Water on
toward, n. next street while he Mcpherson
store; met George on the corner Of Water and Beck
| man streets Rowe went Into McPherson's store-csme
cut vent 70 where George standing, poke to
him privately and vent back TO the tore he
out again and sgan spoke to George George then vent
On down Water street while Rowe aud came back to
the house Rove told me that George wanted him
some Cd take check they bad on Mcpherson, and
draw the money vent 70 the New Haven House took
dinner and Rove left the hou8e; tea time him
again but nothing occurred until two three days after
which think vac On Saturday when Rowe told ne he
wanted me % &c to Tammany Hall with him; went
there with him and found George sitting In the reading
room they spoke together and went out in the entry
TIER they came in again when Rove took check out
q bis pocket II vss done In newspaper he gave 10
me and told me 70 put into my pocket he told he
wanted me 70 70 70 the Seventh Ward Bank and arsv
that check for him but Il soop that he wanted
me TO DO II While Mcpherson dinner; Rowe and
to see what time il va. went on 10 wssr tres. ana
passed McPhersops store ] ssksd him Mcpherson
vas ~ me store he cooked In and said NO asked him
left At the corner u Water AND Beeknsn streets and
told me and The bank, and draw the meneyi found
the bank presented the check and got the money Rowe
told that they asked any thing about It. to say that
got the check Of old lane st the Co,ic1 and En-
Yra tce, and 70 bring the money TO him at Tammsry
Hall came with the money 70 Tspmany Hall neither
Rove George was there; went from there 10 tn,
house waited at the New Haven House until Rove came
gave BIN the money; he took t. and went across tn,
way 10 the same brokers' ofHce and got II changed
Rove sed the man 70 give him the same hind Of money
but would give him other money, equally o. good tn
broker gave half per cent for the city money sts
had got the money came across to the house
went up stairs into the counted the money int
Eve piles $50 in each he put them up separately, am
psoea four Of them in his pocket, and gave me on
tarcel be gave me 81 10 BESIDES he said he wanted
see Mr. webb, and that, II saw him TO tell him Row
wanted % see him; I had Webb in company will
Rove at Habdens express they had private converse
ton had not seen Webb before had seen tina
sme day Rove and Webb together in Broadway betwee'
Grand and Barclay streets heard nothing sad wa
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nsndsi this vac on the afternoon | bad drawn tbs
ncfberson ecs;-perhaps an hour and half after;
v9 yard or more distant from them don know wba
4 va after Rove paseed something 70 webb webt
shn.a 81 howe ard Webb walked towards Canal sweet
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