New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-29
yer Tort. Dec %. 1868.
THE FORGED RAILROAD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
AT THE TOMBs.

An examination was held yesterday, mt the
Tombs before Justice Hogan, IN tho case OF VIM. O..
Wright who was arrested charge OF having sold n
number of forged Of the Pennsylyania Central
Railway. Henry W. Gwinner General Ticket Agent Of
the Railroad Company In this city having office at tho
corner OF ye-eyt aud broadway testified that on the
q Exchange place that he had purchased from
the accused ticket purportng 10 have been issued
for one passage from Boston 10 Chicago, over the New
Jersey, Camden and Amboy, Pennsyyana, ana Pltts
burgh Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroads the said ticket
being signed Lewis l. Houpt. Agent" and numbered
9Ol ali OF the coupons attached TO the same and oil OF
which bore the indOrsng stamp Of the Pennsylvania Cen
tra Railroad The witness claimed that this ticket aud
the coupons attached false and fraudulent the com
pany Of which he the agent having DO knowledge OF or
hbrsham Aekerman Of No 20 Exchange place testified
that he had purchased the ticket shown. and which
attached "a the affidavit ~ Mr. O. Winner. from the ac
cn,ed IN tho railroad ticket Office. No Broadway
that he saw only Wright there who informed hun that he
had left only ticket similar 10 the one purchased
ofcsr Hey of the seventh Police Precinct
tiled that he arrested Wright In the office NO zoo Broad
way, the Dad inst. when the accused TOLD nm
that he had sold I'VE @r SIX OF ,nI Emu MAJ e
ton house, and Aerward visited tho Office and there
found 50 Of the forged tickets 10 OF the same bearing no
Gustavus Shepard OF NO CT West Forty fOurthst test
fed that he had visited the Office of the accused tho
lxth inst and had purchased from him ticket similar
shown by Mr. Alderman, for which he paid t2
day or two afer%ard ne Two m9To
then that all OF these tickets were forged witness was
connected with any railroad He only saw the Ac-
Mr. Gwinner was recalled aud being crossexamined.
testified that the tickets purchased by hckernan ana
Shepard II genuine were valued $40 each THIS
divided pro among the several companies whose
roads the passenger travelled the coupons were the c
dences OF indebtedness and they formed the basis on
which the accounts OF the roads were adjusted.
Mr. Alderman crosse Namned and testified that
he was not connected with any road lie had purchased
the tickets pursuance Of directions 40 70 do He had
read advertisement In morning paper setting forth
that Mr. Cooper mad the tickets for sale The ads ertse
follows Tickets 10 Chicago for sale cheap on
account Of sickness Left with G. T. Cooper NO zoo Broad
way Room No g. up stairs" Witness did not Cooper.
as the prisoner said he not in when ne called This
closed the testimony and the magistrate ho
should Commit the accused await hls trial ON en-
OF forgery in default OF 5000 bail Tho accused In
swer 10 the usual questions said that he native Of
New IIampshire aged - years and by occupation n
dealer in patent rights In answer to the charge pre-
ferred against him. he said 81 anu not guilty; have
been made dupe by others the tickets regularly
advertised; did my business openly at my oieo" He
committed To the Tombs 10 await trial. IL "a said
by the railroad officials that several thousand dollars
worth ~ these spurious tickets have been sold NJ The
ynroua cities of the Union.