New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-13
THE COURTS.
,,,r STOLEN BOND BUSINESS.

kTG-FURTUER DETAILS VI hi' W.
MORE ABOUT VAN EErEN'
NJ b,iof trial of George A. Chadwick IN
- an tbo United states District Court Tor altering
s,,ra $1,000 United States registered Dono' ~
800 an s. turlay. in the conviction OF inc "V'u', 90
-. ,.,psnlinr for sentence. Judge "ou"i""' - u
-, q, tbe fury, said: at Is not h'No le'u'iN
r,,t in the face Of all inc eNluon0e
"a mart q the prosecution inc prisoner
o" - M rroof-not even a suggeSuOn-that
h''S 80. r,sscssion Of this bond honestly" The
,.o ,,uor the several points OF the Indictment ap-
- =, have a stunning effect upon the deiehSe' uneA'
800 witnesses being successNely produced ui'li ho
IS wanting in the chain OF CONVICTION
,l,, witness called by the defense was
oc,..r sampson. and he was questioned only
Snon an mmatcrial point II seems that the
In "a went into Court simply trusting to luck, weakly
S that by some flaw defect, or by the use Of the
,ey Of some Of his known and wealthy hackers some
r,u,itv of escaping conviction might he found But
81 MS ne was completely disappointed as the testimony
- Short direct and conclusive, and the jury found
verdict Of guilty almost instantly ,,o oou,,,o+o Nv
posre YiEertS Which mas been incidental TO it, The
81 pa transactions 81 Chadwick and some of his ac-
co.p.o'' NJ o Story of his later oncrations affords
qs a@ IN mot Sn G around tO ps aH
NJ real estate broker aud in that time has ac
col a @ considerable notorety. He was three times
II last year, and previously had been the
10 T. The charges against him have. until more
tFfu Smule winding. In police phrase, IN
ts.dNick is only "dutler"-by which term is
ID the ineNpert and bungng criminal, who
. ingenuity and wreckessness Of more danger
pus lawhreakers. But, rs has been shown,
even "duicr' may prove extremely trouble
some anu wltogf nnHisSmeht. This will be more ap-
p.rt m the present case when it is understood that
stuiols in his habits, and constantly disarmed sus-
cou by the absence of everything "hashy IN his APP
tcspe-.te effort 10 maintain his family Of nine children;
and FOR years he has been occupied WIN HlS,4naty
lion oi interests in "coal lands" mortgages etc Some
ycaIs ago he was concerned in the establishment OF
WlIdcat' bank at HObOktu an operation which resulted
walls He does not seem, however to have formed
connection with any gang of criminals until after bis
incarceration in LUdlOwst. JAIL over year ago, with
is simple forgery ThiG scTatcher" as the detectives
call tho who executes the scientific portion OF the
Cbsdwick In the prison. Instructed them TO extent
in the Of chemicals and as soon as all were released
they prepared TO begin operations on ueh ager seae
than any Of them had before attempted When uiese
tnTSe met by oas to arrange
mcuts for showing, on the next day. the forged cheek
oine by fourth confederate (whose name is also with
heidi and Van Eeten, after he had drawn aside the
Well were all ready now Tor business om9rTo%i ie
ing lgerbicr, Van Eeten brandy and the Scratcher"
ana the Other " pal" rye whisky.
Chadwick had already began have negotiations with
tie holders Of stolen bonds He had learned the secret
Of stolen l. s securities and had been Instrumental in
returning the owners, for consideration, the bonds
I.Hl "a
walk Bank, in Connecticut the bank at Glenn's Falls
Ncw-IuIk, etc. lie now proposed 10 Apply LIS newly
altering names horne upon registered bonds
lie oIened negotiations with several men for
loan money. naming registered bonds a. security
bo kgsyy of none of his msdeeds DR. Thomas Earle of
Brooklyn for the of $1,000 upon the security OF
registered bond for that amount lie then sent WSIt
to buy one OF $4,000 The receiver" demanded Is per
cent OF the face value; ana Chhd"dG lex I nran
I isg to pay sos more The bond he received
of those which had been stolen put lew weeks
before from senior Castillo, the Cuban Treasurer lie
firsi erased the name, Carlos del Castillo Loyzaga,
AID ins erted that Of a living at Genns rams,
name ana inserted his Then he went 10 notary
and the usual zeal 10 be stamped upon It, Or. Earle
loaned the money, $4,000, receiving the Ond Dul some
bond, ANA called Chadwick 10 account
Chadwick here displayed eonsiGeIaoG a9 TI1
suboriinae OF the Treasury Department to accompany
nm M his once where he proposed to refund the money
Wien he mad obtained. He drew his check upon Cad-
well a Co. 5000, and then when III tare sara ludV
he had learned that lie Chadwick had only &c. 200 on de-
Ost thcre went into adjoining 10 get another
blank check and took with MIN, as inadvertently tue
WHO disappeared with it, Chadwick had up 10
this stage been extremely nervous and anX-
ious. but upon his return WITH the DlaHk chee6
he umO diatcy assumed an easy rather patOhzhg ana
Indifferent tone The bond out OF the way and his
conviction for the felony was for the time aVefeu INC
Inject Of the whole transaction OF course received
proper attention from the authorities concerned but u
thought best simply TO keep him under close sur
wick by his confederate; and he retained II up TO the
zine OF affair Of the forged Hallgarten check. for
medium OF Chadwick aud broker named Clark OBJ
tanned from Mr. Goddard Of Wells, Fargo q Co. guam
uty OF the bonds Of railroad IN west Penuy wanna,
which bonds al once hypothecated for $1,000 tins
amount being paid in two checks Chadwick TOOK these
checks 10 Caldwell Co., 10 DC used IN the purchase OF
y. =. securities, acting as Van tens agent, Inc
Ater, meantime Sw%ed at no; % @egn,istious
Adwel u Co. apparently hestated about receiving the
hecks Chadwick was urgent, and finally asked Tor an
OF >IC0, them a. 1HS
vas ycn HIM lie had meantime deter ned 10 get rid
OF Van Ecteu and secure to himself the proceeds Oi e
forgery. lie accordingly ran to the once where an
EcttH waited, and bIeahessy urged MN 70 la5e gh,,
,s all blown" Van Eeten s"oie tAat CHduWlCk
Was deceiyng him, drew pistol and compelled MN 10
empty bis pockets. He obtained, by TINS means, thg
htUJJust advanced by CaldWei So (WHICH sHE s d
BIN Of CLadwIcks treacneryJ and the Casino SiVV"
C6adaick returned al once to Caldwell Co., and i'm
piOred that might receive another advance OF slNp
- new that tie forgery OF the Halgar check would
loon he discovered ana his name be published IL CON
OF criminal completely aud he was compelled 10 hasten
cover other stolen bonds for 600 aud 500 re-
before the holders should be led to inquire about
90 AZ the sub-Treasury. He received the second
4 D. took up the bonds in time and,
raIy 10 his custom. destroyed them; the Van
e forgery was Paoheq S1t ne fsShpf eSe arrss T
detectives. But the $4,000 bond turned
.larp cyes discovered the outlines Of the notary SEAL
Wlch had been so carefully "hoDed, aud the officers
well knew that CbadwIck's career was ended Tor many
Year. at least, though be TO the last Nalny imagined
that with bis usual good fortune he would ma some
loophoe OF escape IL Is expected tnat ms sentence
viii be 10 Imprisonment for the iu term OF years pro-
Vdcd Dy Law los such Ofenses as his.
The s"it conviction OF CHADWICK l9nOWIhg Ihat oi
Van E,eD, h@s caused 10 htue qurhng among the
criminals With whom the Two were connected, ana the
1e.lthy "rroeiSe rs" whom he purchased bonds
'tci eagerly 70 whether he will "squeal rather
..A undergo his iul penalty. lhe money Ior ~ 1c
1.a.e employment OF counsel, &c., Was PROVIDED by
sc whose safety depends IN large degree upon MS
~. sai - impau the Information that he possesses,
TIis "duier Chadwick, is comparatively ummpoiiant
fame fqr the detectives compared Win tle non re-