The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-09-02

>HrEwo OPERATIONS EY FoRGERs-WALI
>~Er-T THREATENED WITH DELrGE OF
H.Grs BoNnS GREAT EXCITEMENT AMONG
rHE HsnKEEs.-N,7r l0yk. August 81
some time since the police received iGtOrma-
ton that number Of >hrcWd operators had
been workir" on forged railroad stock TO an
alarming extent, and that they were i'll
i.a4Ur with wcli-knoWn cn@rosScrS of Ger
.iil%tt>. OF this all brokers We're warned,
hut saturday afternoon showed that the
warning was not needed.
.tlccu & Co.. of Broad street, purchased
q ,hou.and-doli4r bond (uld ISSUE Of the
New York Central railroad from Il man call.
in- himself leonard Brown, carrying OF
business At No. ll3 Broadway. saturday
Brown called on Acott 4 Co. and wanted ;
loan on sixteen similar bonds. 1t was tOuno
that the genuine bond first purchased wa:
similar in number 10 one Of the bonds OF
the sixteen on which loan was desired
An examination was made, whenit was dis
closed that the sixteen bonds were forgeries
The detectives then ascertained that Wor
den Sherman, Of No. 8 Nassau street, was en-.
d"ay1ring to negotiate Il loan Of go 900 OF
$50, 600 worth of New York Genital stock
consolidated issue. with Thomas Denny 4
Co.. Of Wall street, for Brown. A detective
at Shcllnan's saw Brown, who appeared i'm.
patient. and was walking up and down the
office. Mr.. Sherman entered directly after
and handing Brown bond told him he
could do no business to-day.
Brown left. and was arrested by the dctcc-
tive. who found on him eight forged 81 ,00O
bonds of the New York Central Railroad con-
>o!dat"d stock, and recovered two similar
bonds which had been left for negotiation
with Eddy K CO., No. 2G Pine street.
Brown was taken to the central Office and
locked up; and the detective further sue
yrrdcd in recovering >iNty-two forged bonds
similar 10 those found on Brown from two
firms, the names Of which are kept secret.
The police say there are 81 100000 bonds
ready 80 Hood Wall street. and that $780, 600
worth have already been placed on the mar
h"t. Astounding Developments are looked
l"r tomorrow.
The public are cautioned TO critically cy-
anime the following stock of the New York
central railroad: Skies, 1883. skies 1887.
skies 1876. and Buffalo. New York and Erie
t;1iIruId >cYcnS.
since the arrest Of Brown 4 large quantity
at h"@U, bonds have been discovered, as fol-
lows Found on the person Of the prisoner.
10000: found with one firm on broadway,
cjh.JOt: with another firm Oh Broadway,
>"0,DOO making in all $J2 zoe.
il was rumorcd last night that other stocks
h1d been c0untcrIcitcd and that business
WIZ 10 Partially suspended in Wall street
tomorrow until the truth is known. Will
manson has the atlas Of ii. III. Williams, and
= ~aid 10 have been discharged years ago
from the position Of bOck-kecDcr to Brooks
hroShcr> for pccuIaton and forgery. Every
'hpft i beng made 10 secure his arrest.
lAc principal operator in the New York
'rilt!fu bond for9ericS i one Charles J.
Williamson, who is believed 20 be identical
with the notorious HoSs and Wright. He
appears 10 have been dealing. through
various brokers. 10 Il very great extent,
principally in New York Central G's of 1887.
New loTk Central IS Of 1889, and Buffalo,
Ne" York and Erie first mortgage bonds.
Williamson /. an outside man, and whether
Nt>c bonds Just mentioned are forgeries or
NOT, or merely covers by which he was emf
rcd 10 Issue forged bonds, ii is impossible
10 tell.
The detectives think it advisable for any
person who has bought any of the classes
u INC bonds just mentioned since the date
OF tHc ihst Interest payment to have them cx-
"m!ned at the several Offices Of the compa-
hies 10 nave their genuincncss attesIed
IL Is reported in Wall street that Il certain
Hahk has been victinized to the extent OF
~1oG,0JO with these forged bonds, and it is
',.taeI Iel'". -. ...... tic ..:l... .. s>.Gi..
gronincn, operators ia Wall street may be
shorty looked for with reference to this
"'Ilaieea pares.