The New York herald., 1870-12-10
THE SEVEE-THIRTY BONDS FORGERY.
Important Arrest Of an Alleged
C0unterfeiter Of The 7.3Os.
Another Brockway in ths Field-Colonel Wood
After Him with a Big stick-The Colo
nels Testimony and Emphatic State
ment-Thirty thousand Dollars Bail
Demanded : Tho Examination
To-Day-Interesting Dsvsl-
opments Expected.

On Thursday evening last one William A. Brook
way. who Is stated to be also known by the name
OF William Spencer. was arrested By Deputy Mar
shals Joseph Gailard and John Robinson, at No. sl1
West Thirty.thlrd street. on the charge Of having
engraved and printed the spurious bonds some Of
which have been the subject Of recent litigation be.
tween the government and Jay Cooke Co., OF this
city. II Is said that Colonel Wood formerly Chief
Of the Secret Service OF the Treasury Department.,
under the administration OF President Johnson, nas
been instrumental In procuring this arrest.
COLONEL WOODS STATEMENT
Is to tho enect that In 1857 when the government
discovered the bonds In question to be spurious he
found the prisoner ut the ST. James Hotel and in
duced him to proceed with him to Taylsrs Hotel,
Jersey City, and there got from the prisoner the
plates on which the bonds were printed. Colonel
Wood says tnat he sent these plates TO Washington
From that time to the present the accused has re-
NAMED at liberty, and, In all probability, would
ave continued free man II the recent trial by the
government TO have redeemed some half million OF
spurious bonds had not been entered on, ana which
set the detectives ION the make.p
Yesterday about noon Brockway was brought up
before the Commissioner for examination, being re.
presented by Judge Stuart ana Mr.. John Sedgwick
as his counsel.
Mr.. Puray, who appeared for the government,
said the only question now was 10 TX the amount Of
bail. Did the defendant waive an examinAt0nf
Counsel for the prisoner stated that the defendant
wanted an examination, and that day II possible.
The Commissoner-hr Purdy, what day 40 you
nxf
Mr.. Purdy-Ths Is Friday. don't think we can
have an examination before Monday next
Colonel Wood-By telegraphing To Washington you
may have the witnesses here TO morrow.
Mr.. Purdy-An the main witnesses for the govern
ment reside In Washington ana the government
cannot open the case until We know whether the
witnesses will be here.
Mr. Stuart-I believe the opening OF the case
| will be the end OF the case.
! Mr.. Purdy-I move that the examination be fixed
Mr.. stuart-Put 1t down for TO omorrow.
Mr. Purdy-ii the evidence Is here tomorrow I
Will go on with IT,
| Mr.. sedgwick-As Colonel Wood Is the first wit.
ness, why not examine him nows
Tho Commssioner--Judge Davis has communi-
Gated to me that ne has sent TO Washington for tbe
i witnesses that may condrm In some way what MIR.
Mr.. Pnrdy-we VIII go on with the examination OF
Colonel Wood Tomorrow morning, ut eleven
O'Clock now move tnat the bail be fixed 1T
| MIR. stuart complained that such an amount OF
bail would be unjust and oppressive, and that So 00Q
would meet the justice and The requirements Of the
case, more especially as he confident as thau
| to-morrow's Sun would rise that the defendant
| should he discharged.
| The Commlssloner-only through your counsel
| Mr.. Purdy. The Commissioner then said that ii
counsel pressed him he would fix the bail now; bus
| from the examination OF Colonel Wood ne would be-
able TO get insight INTO the nature and character OK
| the case.
/ Just after the Commissioner had made these re-
| marks Colonel Wood stated, In an energetic man.
| ner, that the prisoner was guilty.
The prisoner, who is a tail. genteei looking man,
sat perfectly quiet during the discussion. He haa
| published statement In the papers that this
| blacknalllnx operation on tho part OF Wood. ana
| that his innocence will be speedily established.
The examination VIII take place this morning st
eleven O'Clock. Meanwhile the accused has been re-
manded TO prison.