The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-12-15
NEW YORK.


NEW YoRK, Dec. 14.-To-day Conrad Fatzer,
senior, and Conrad Fatzer, jr., were brought
before Commissioner Belts, charged with forg-
ing and printing and making pilates for forg-
ing and printing counterfeit revenue stamped
checks. About $50, 900 worth of counterfeit
checks were found on the premises of the de-
PENDANTS who are photographers at No. ZIG Will
liam street. Seventeen presses on which the
checks were worked off were also seized at the
same place. Both of the defendants are held
in default of $4,000 bail each, for examina-
ton.
Otto Kirtsman, keeper of retail store in
HobOken, and VIM. Boggs and Robert Parker,
aged respectfully 10 and 20 years. were to-day
brought before Commissioner Osborne on
charge of dealing in counterfeit money 1t ap-
pears that during the latter part of last week a
large number of counterfeit 500 bills on the
Market National Bank of this city were put in
circulation in Brooklyn. Parker and Boggs
have acknowledged that they purchased the
bills from Kirtsman. The prisoners were sent
to Jail. A portion of the counterfeit money
has been seized.
Mr.. Webster, counsel for the Spanish gov
eminent came before the court to-day and for
mally moved for the dismissal of the bills
against the Spanish gunboats. The court
granted the motion. 1t is probable that fifteen
of the vessels will go away tomorrow. The
greater part of to-day was occupied in ship
ping their chief engineers. The Spanish Min
lister was quite active during the day. Engi-
neers, Hrenen ana coal neaVefS are ordered to
report on board Wednesday.
1t is officially stated that the report of the
special Commissioner of the Revenue will be
ready to send to Congress on Thursday.
There was rumor this afternoon that Chief
Appraiser Palmer had seized large amount
of sugar for alleged differentiation.
The detectives have not yet discovered the
whereabouts of either Gray or Pratt, the a J.
legged State bounty bond swindlers.
Eugene Fink, who negotiated some of the
loans made by Gray & Co. on the altered
bonds is undergoing examination before the
governing committee of the Stock Exchange
1t is reported in Hobolken that Thomas
Greenwood, who disappeared from West Ho-
boken on the 18th of December, was murdered
New York. 1t appears that Mr.. Greenwood
received from his late home in Illinois about
$1,000 on the day he was last seen.
THE WEATHER.
1t is clear and cold here; the same at Pla s.
ter Cove, with bright moon.
MORE TROUBLE FOR ERIE.
BUFFALO, Dec 14.-Cornelius G. Donoghue,
of Titusville, Pa, has obtained verdict in the
Supreme Court against the Erie Railway Go.
of $50, COO for damages sustained at the Mast
Hope disaster
ANOTHER HEAVY ROBBERY.
ELMIRA, Dec. 14-The Office of the Northern
Central Railroad Company in this city was
broken into between II o'clock last night and
5 o'clock this morning. The safe was blown
open and checks and drafts amounting to over
$4,000, together with about $500 in green
bucks, were stolen. The paymaster had ar
was probably known to the burglars. No clue
has been obtained to the perpetrators of the
robbery. The payment OF the checks and
drafts have been stopped.