The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-04
THE PHILADELPHIA FORGERIEs.
Arrest Of one of the Alleged City Warrant
FOrgers In New YOrk-HOw he was Dis

Forgers In New YOrk-HOw he was Dis-
From, The Neto York World this morning
During last spring and summer a large number OF
Philadelphia merchants and brokers were vctimized
by an ingenious forgeT OF city warrants, which sud
denly made their appearance in the market from
some unknown source. The warrants were
exact fac-simles of the genuine warrants, being
printed in particular imitation Of the genuine docu
ments and the filling in was done in very skllful
and businesslike manner. so ingenious was the
before the nature OF the paper could be ascertaned
between $4,000 and s2OOOO of the fraudulent issue
was in circulation. The warrants were all drawn
on the bounty fund Of Philadelphia, and the forge
ries were for sums ranging from $50 to 800 each.
No trace OF the successful forgers could ne OBJ
tanned, and the Philadelphia authorities became
alarmed the forged warrants came pouring in
to the treasurer OF that city. During the month
Of July last a young man named - Gussen,
who had been spending some months at Cape
May, stopping ut one OF the fashionable hotels,
drowned while bathing The remains OF the
unfortunate young man were soon after washed
ashore, and the coroner took charge OF them, as
well the effects of deceased. ON his trunk being
opened the first clue TO the Philadelphia forg5ries
was obtained, for there were found several OF the
blank warrants ready for tng up and signing.
The teegraphed to the Philadelphia authOri-
ties, and several OF the ViCtimiZed Pnadephians
went to Cape May ana at once identified the deceased
as the man from whom they had purchased the
forged warrants The body of Gussen was taken TO
Philadelphia and buried by his friends In the trunk
of the deceased fOrger was found photograph OF a
young man who was known as Martin Gray
companion Of deceased On seeing this photo
graph, it recognized as that of the person
from whom number of the forged warrants
had been purchased. As Gray hailed from this city,
Chief Kelso, of the detective force was notified,
and the photograph sent to that official. The
case was given in charge of Detectives Farley and
Eustace who learned that Gray had left the city and
was sporting about at the watering places, and
heard Of at Saratoga and other places of public
resort few days ago he returned to this city and
yesterday afternoon was arrested by Messrs Farley
and Eustace, in Broadway, near Fourteenth street.
he was taken to the Central Ofice and locked up.
Chief Keso at one teegraphed to the authorities of
nnnl hn Inv fD1n lin
an officer would be despatched at once with requi
siton from Governor GeaTy for his rendition. Gray
is a young man Of good education and excellent
address. He dresses in the most fashionable style,
and is of the genus 'sport so prevalent IN New
York. Gray is merely an alias, his proper name
being Martin Linden6orn, although he was known
in this city as Leland. He a clerk in the Office
of Henry l.. Clinton several years ago, and was at
that time promising and rising young man. He Is
locked up at Police Headquarters to await the action
of the Philadelphia authorities.