The New York herald., 1873-09-04
CLEVER COUNTERPEPYS.
Fraudulent Paper Coming
Upon All Sides.
The Police Hopeful of Capturing
Some One.
OLD BROWN COMMITTED.
Id BROWN COMMITTED.
Rumors Of Still Other
Forged Bank Notes.
STARTLING STATEMENTS.

The large fOrgerles OF railroad and Other bonds
which have so startled the commercial community
for some days past have awakened manifest feel
ing OF suspicion for all classes OF securities. Not
that the prices realized are below what they have
commanded for week past but because there is
Less inclination to invest money in that field The
realization likewise that counterfeit $500 Treasury
notes are not above suspicion, has probably rem
dered them somewhat scarcer around Wall street.
Up to three O'Clock yesterday ten OF these
notes had been presented at the Sub-Treasury.
The extent OF the injuries inflicted by the forged
bonds has not all been learned yet, and much will
doubtless, always remain a mystery. Those who
have been duped have, so far as possible, avoided
publicity and what has been obtained has required
the most indeiatlgable work OF newspaper men.
The strangest feature, probably Of the arrest Of
Brown is that several prominent bankers speak in
the highest terms Of him. This is, doubtless, some
consolation to the prisoner in the Tombs. Chief
Natsell Is confident OF final success in the capture
OF the forgers although they now scattered to
the Winds" He says that although Williamson is
still at large the detectives are close on his heels
WHAT THE CHIEF SAYS.
Chief OF Police Matsel was found in his once yes
terday, and in reply to the inquiry OF HERALD
reporter said ~ can only say that the case is
being followed up thoroughly and with the best
hopes Of final success"
'What about the mysterious arrest made on
Tuesday night ?" asked the reporter.
'I have nothing to say about this arrest.n
els the man Williamson ?"
''He Is not Williamson; at least If he is we do not
know it.n
"Have the bonds already captured been clearly
proved counterfeit2,
81 am glad to be able to say that, after examina-
tiOns which were concluded this morning, there is
no longer any question as to the fOrgeries.
gentleman has just left who has assured me Of the
fact This takes milestone of our shoulders, as
the police could not convict until this fact was
established. Although the public has not been in
formed OF the tact there were at first grave doubts
as to whether this could be established"
sOld Man" Brown Committed.
The examination in the case Of Leonard Brown
was continued yesterday afternoon. At one
O'Clock precisely Mr.. VIM. H. Field, counsel for the
defence, and several witnesses made their appear
ance in the examination room.
AS soon as Judge Downing took his seat Mr..
Thomas HisOp, lawyer, residing at Twenty.sixth
street and Lexington avenue, was called to the
stand. He said that he had known the prisoner
BROWN for eight years. and as far as he had
heard his character was unexceptionable;
He did not think he was capable of committing the
crime he was charged with; he knew his family
socially and believed Mr.. Brown to be an honest
man.
On being cross-examined by Judge Dowling he
Brown except Mrs. Fletcher, with whom he His
lOp) boarded, and members Of her family. Outside
or them he never heard MI. Browns name men
toned.
Mr.. george E. Warner, of No. 374 Washington
avenue, Brooklyn, clerk in the Mechanics Bank of
New York, testified that he had known Mr.. Brown
1Or over thirty years and
NEVER HRARD ANYTHING AGAINST HIS CHARACTER.
his character brought into question, but my own
opinion OF him has been very favorable.
George "; Bra!nerd; No: lis West sixty:hrst
for thirty years and he never heard anything
against his character.
Robert M. Field No. 80 East Fortynfth street,
and Mr.. George N Cook, manufacturing jeweller,
testified that they had known MIR. Brown for long
time and never knew anything against him.
All these witnesses were asked by Justice
DowIing II they ever had heard his (Brown's)
character brought in question, and they invariably
answered that they never had
Mr.. Fields after his witnesses for character were
exhausted, asked Tor an adjournment. so that ne
might produce others, among them ex-SurrOgate
Tue Court denied the motion for an adjournment
and counsel commenced at once to sum up.
He made long, forcibe and telling speech, in
which he reviewed all the testimony before the
Court, and contended strongly that there was
nothing in the whole evidence to convict the prs-
Oner OF any guilty knowledge.
Judge Bowling listened to Mr.. Fields patiently
throughout and then gave his decision as fol-
lows
THE PRISONER COMMITTED
1t Is evident from the facts brought before me
that forgery has been committed AS TO the
prisoner, according to the evidence produced,
there is probable cause to suspect that ne was
COgnizant OF the kind Of bonds he was trying to
onV the too n the he s hands Of
but, nevertheless, 1 viii commit the prisoner,
and commit him without BAIL leel sorry for him,
II he would furnish information to the authorities
or to the District Attorney that would lead to the
feifers don't think much harm would come to
him. There Is a large crowd Of these men and all
oi them ought TO be known.
Disa ppe arance of Gleason, Roberts. Har-
greaves and Engels.
in the HERALD of last Tuesday were published
the names Of leading men who are alleged to have
hooded Wall street with bogus bonds. The follow
ing were the names Of the three worthless men,
toned, who are now, In police parancc, scarce ~
Frank Gleason, OF Sixteenth street, an old burg
lar; Andrew Roberts aud the ''scratcherr Gottlieb
Engels, Of No. 243 East Seventyeighth street, who
did the signatures and filing up OF the bonds.
When the cat was let out OF the bag last Saturday
by the hight OF Williamson the trumvirate of lead
ers, as might be expected, took to their heels
1t was reported yesterday In police circles that
advice has been sent to Mrs. Martha Hargreaves,
who left this city few weeks age for England in
company with sheridan, with large amount OF
forged bonds to suspend operations till the pres
ent storm has blown over. Martha Hargreaves
was a constant visitor at the Ludlow Street Jail
upon Mcdonnell, the Bank OF England forger, now
sentenced to Imprisonment for lie for forgery on
the Ola lady OF Tnreadneedle street. Martina, who
10 10 AN Ola friend, used to bring Mcdonnell letters
ahu messages from the "boys.v
- was stated inadvertently In last Tuesdays
nEhALp that waiter sheridan, Mrs. Hargreaves'
companron, VINO LETT for England, as above stated,
sOme siA weeks ago. had served i've years for rob-
Eovop
Deen Andrew Roberts, Frank Gleason, the burg.
lars naus ~ ~hcnotes the two being inseparabe.
days HERALD, Hargreaves, who was seen in This
city as late as last week, has disappeared.
INTERVIEWS IN WALL STREET.
tion from Lambert, prisoner In the Tombs giving
"Od" Browns references. In conversation with
one OF them, Mr.. James B. Colgate the banxer of
~ Wall street, on the subject, he SAID II have
known Brown for great many years, and know
nothing bad about MIN. have lent him money in
ANAL Sums when he needed IL he haa 80. 49, -,