, 1873-08-31

NEW YonK, Aug. 30.-Oity TronsI,rer Bpraguu.
OF DrooltIyu, l,an nut 4 stop for tho proaont to
~ aar.not , 'nsees'gae.on o. na accounts ~ aa"
pens'ng "ash tue aerVicos OF tho export, Warron,
who, 1t ia 1nttnatcd, gavo offonso by making
public tho results Of Ills investigation in advance
OF their su],nfusiou tn snrapuo. Wnrron. II, otl-
dt,on In 1,ia former a.atnmorta on1 fro7,, ,,or,.
o''o.' ~ n,b toF1ot bsa'e'aonss n'o i,on, nlcn',
ofanda maao IN tho corrso of MS examination OF
tho books, snyn that whom tho present Comp
trolior outorod the oft1co JON. |, 1872 there was
a1;at;no ofocat;on In t1,o occn,nts ~ tI,o C,tv
gsns ~ ",ar aatn ono ana ~ H. ~ 'uu 10y
fund OF 100000, al Of which has since boon
mado good, except g9S quo in tho ,Eonoral fund.
According to the Official report of Warron, thcro
1s now apparently aet!clol1cy III tho olsy IrcaH-
u1era accounts ol Sao.oou'
Justlco Damnn' OF brookly, To-day Axod tho
bail Of III. =. Noaman, tne detaulting Deputy
CITY treasurer, at $9o,uoo, Will two s1lrotio9,
qualifying IN do9bie amount OF bail, ana,
If y Ia not FURNISHED in given time, nodmaan
will be committed to the County Jail. The Tax
Collector Indignantly dontes TINT there iH any do
hcioncy IN us accounts, bnt says That tho aver,
probably roach g, ,ooo ooo. W"rren, Tho expert
aaya thAt lilo inx-Colieotof has 1nado uopoata
to hts own crct1t N various CITY banks,: each
day, and has kept tho money for WookH md
months, nstoa4 OF pay,itng aoo IT over at
was obtained subsequently, ana Aouman takon
before Judge Daniels to have LIS bail roducod,
put tnat Judge do3lmoa TO htofiero. oity nrohs-
nrof spraglo haa poon oonlplotoly pT9ssrated ~. by
fnancoa Of the city, and his own efforts to 60
euro them from loss: Ho laH been confined to
his bed to-day. aud ILLS physician las positively
prohi9ited all intercourse with him: Gomptrol-
ler sohavetor has addressed note TO Hugh No
Laughlln, ex-Troasuror Of tue Brooklyn Flro-Do-
partnaent, asking him to return to tho city $4,000
and intorcBt, and aave trouble.
nolnan being unablo to obtain tho required
bail was committed to Jail this evening.
ewindling by lncane OF forged bonds was n'nlo
III Wall street this afternoon. a. ". Holbrook
Of the firm Of John ". Eddy & Co., bankers,
was in Ills office, When ho was accosted BY Ill
In Gcaar street, and with whom Alr. 4lolbrook
is vol acquainted. Brown introduced ono Will
iamson, who is described aB fino-looking man,
who sald no wished to borrow $s25, QUO for sixty
days at per cont and I'd commission. Ho offered
ns security thirty 81 900 New York Central Rail
road por cont bonds of 1876. Holbrools took ono
Of the bonds. and went out to place tho loan
elsewhere. Ho succeeded, and soon returned
Williamson Ind gono. l1o then examined tho
Erastus Corning, President Gilbert t. Wilson,
Trcasurer. and Jacob stelnberg, Register Of
Coupons, and found the Hig,'aturoa wcro forge
just arranged, md informed tho detectives.
uolbrool; says he has eyory belief in Browns
integrity, and is convinced Tint le waB entirely
deceived; Brown Hays ho bccnme acquainted
hc claimed to DO Interested in n patent then
latoly introduced. OF lis nutccot1ontB ho }suowa
nothing, and cannot givo any information ro-
garthng his pace Of residence. On Thursday,
wAilo pasang through Broad street, Ao was
hailed by Williamson, vino said ho wished to raiso
sum of money upon Now York Central IL Of
1870, and asked him to- nogotiato tho loan
Brown replied that Ito would upon suitable com
mission, and made m engagement with Vl'iam-
son when tho latter was to bring tho
bonds to the oiico of Eddy 4 Co. Small lots rang
ing from $4,000 to 930,U00, are reported to
bo held IN Wall street as collntcrals. Many OK
nggeiatod reports wore circulated rs to tho OK
those bonds amounted to s3toooooo, with a
convertible clause, Most Of them have boon
converted into stock, aud tho amount outstaMl-
Ing is reduced to sl95 ooo, 50 that the forgorlos
tcoted. -
Some time ago tho police Were informed that
an effort would soon he made to plGce on tho
market forged certificates Of the Now York Cen
tral aeock, and they were on the alort. To-day
Mr. Wiilianson's attempt to procure tho
catoa whom word was brought tlem tint
one Leonard brown, OF 1l3 broadway, was
endeayoflng to place sixteen OF tho bondH with
w $500 A1N>H pAo'-o@%N'J
disposed OF gon1lino bond. Tho firm, on OK
animation, found that ono OF tho stxtocn offered
pore q number corresponding Will TINT OF q
genuine bond already IN their possession. and
c!oso scrutiny showed TINT the ontlro
| slxtoen wore iorgerlaa. -,, The detectives
| then ~ aacertainod TINT Worden sherman,
OF y Noasaa street, wa eioaToIlng ely to negotiate
| ior brown lohu OF w, ,u9o on 5o9oo worth OF
| New =, York Central storl comuolidatod issue,
"1tn IhomaR penny Co., OF . Janneoy court.
detective called ut shormen's Office aud saw q;
| Brown' WHO appeared impatient, and was Walk
ing up an1 down tho Office. Sherman entorett
| directly utter and handing Brown bond, told
hlni he could 90 10 bllslness to,uaV: Brown lett
and was arrested on tlio STAIRS by the e. detective,
who found on him eight forged q ,0Go bonds OF
Hha tahon " tt1o Acutth1 ol1co u4!tt 4oEheA up