The New York herald., 1870-12-09
IS HE KING OF COUNTERFEIrERs /?
An Arrest Which is Claimed to BE the Most
Important in Many Years--The Prisoner
Says 1t is Not, and Tolls Story
Of Blackmailing.

Rumors having been circulated about the city last
evening nat the most important arrest Of counter
letters made In years had just taken place and that
the ipartes were coufned IN Ludlow street jail.
HERALD reporter visited that prison at
late hour last night and had, through
the teousness Of Warden Tracy, long
interview with MIR. Brockway the only prisoner yet
made. Mr.. Brockway gave the following statement
OF hi cise:-"I resided In Philadelphia IN 1857, and
was there arrested by detective named Wood
Colonel Wo d, as lie called himself. He took me
TO Jersey City, and we topped at Taylor's Hotel.
From there was taken SIX or seven times to Newark
to be tried for counterfeiting After months time
no proof was brought forth and was discharged.
At The time we We're stopping at Taylor's Wood
stated 70 me that he could arrest ana convict any
man Of any CRIME If he had never seen the man be-
fore. Mr. Cules went my bail aG the time ior
81! 600 or $40, 0o0-I forget which.
About eighteen months ago
ONE WOODS DETECTIVES
came TO me In New York. where then was, ana
SAID he could save me some trouble II
WOULD PAY HIN Sl,0C0.
He SAID that palJies in bufialo intended to arrest
me for pas ing counterfeit bonds on a man named
spauiding of that city. said would think the
matter over, and appointed q meeting with
born and asked for 6,o,n warrlns FOR ior tls
net to get warrant or mcddle with him. as he
would arrest hun If he could ascertain MS where
SSoqs " afYTas9 Sl 49 5aat ,as %sa aa Suia
and had made no returns; I at he vas evidently
using them for the purp Sc OF backmailing. &C.
at liberty to give the above facts for the purpose
OF publ cation, as they might nave been entrusted
to MN IN connde &C. and violation OF that cond-
dence might influence the Commissioner aga nst
him. lie added that Mr.. Osborn had always treated
MN IN vry c,urteou, an rentlemaniy manner,
and he would be so ry 70 embarrass him any way.
a..cr arrested AT Cananda qua, N. " for com
pllclty IN altering some bonds. and taken TO
/ in lima
SIX months after the inierv ew above alluded to two
oticers CaGe rom Buffalo and arrc tel me on q
charge OF selling fraudulent bonds 10 Mr.. Spaudng.
! obtained ha anu The ofnccr5 returned TO buffalo.
Before had an examination they ,eegraphed here
that was no. the man and was discharged
SIX or eight months ago met Colonel Wood In
Tom Reeves 0l hard saloon. where he called me e
slde and DO rowcd ten dollars OF me. Then he
tstatlng that boutwell, d offered him SIS. 20 10
convict President Johnson. and that it did not
matter how the evidence was obtained so
long as he was cUnvcted), ana said that
TIE CD DID GOVERNMENT
had used him so meanly that he would like to get
square with II, and added, ''If you Will give me
$1,000 vii! show you now TO counterfeit any note
from the original bv a chemical process, making
20 to Washington lie would show me samples
Of heads and figures he had done. He claimed
men,s made by him and u well known engfaver.
He did not want to engage in the business himself,
but
WOULD SELL THE SECRET.
told him | took no interest IN the matter, and
would not either make Of such secret, sell 1t,
or nave anything to do with it. l did not see him
stewart wrote me note asking me to cali
at his ONCE II l had leisure on Thur day.
TANK 1t was on thursday o last week l called
there and found Wood with the Judge. Arler con-
versaiipn on general subjects Wood SAID tiat he
came on tn New York as witness In the seveu-
thirty case between the government anu Jay Cooke,
but they
on the stand. He had one offer from banker as a
witnes and he didn't care damn whether he was
was poor and he must have some money. ne didn't
care
COTTON CURSE
where Ii came from. He also said the government
people accused him o! getting up some scYcn-thirty
plates for the purpose OF getting rewards from the
government. | afterwards saw something to the
same erect III the HERALD.
Finally arose 10 go, and when leaving he asked
said did no. know.
A day or two later called at Judge Stewards,
yersation lie asked me If II could held INN an -
had no money, nor any way 10 help hin. While
we were sitting there q gentleman came in, who
VERY MUCH AGITATED
and said what Is that ignorant g. OF b. in here
ever saw him. Hood said 81 would not nave thts
happen ior $500" short time after LETT for nome
an g9 not gee or hear anything more OF or from
Wood till We terday dt the early hours OF this
morning he was speakingi, when he came to my
house, with u gentleman whom he introduced as
MI Robertson. He then SAID Mr.. Robertson has
warrant for you. | said all right, win 20 with
you any where. We then went 10 the Unite States
Mar-hai's onice... The Marshal was out, aud we
came mere 70 Ludlow street jaii stopping moment
at Judge stewarts Office
10 conclusion, tn redoubtab'e King OF Counter
feners, as he IS caed-the man VINO certain parties
say makes all The plates for first class bogns bank
no5s ana who is plain looking quct, gen e-
manly person-said, There Is no person living aud
no one iong the dead VINO can truthfully say that
ever did or was connected with an Illegal or dis
honest act In my lieu
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