The Portland daily press., 1873-09-02
NEW YORK.
Charges Again., the POLICE.

Charges Against the Police.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-Serious charges of sys-
tenatic attempts at matchmaking keepers of
o,sreputable houses by the captain and officers
OF the 18th precinct, are made. A complaint
mas oeen made to the commissioners, who are
investigating.
The BroOkiyu Dcfaicafion,
The Brooklyn city treasurer (Sprague). who
Is still confined to his house under medical
treatment, denies the assertion published that
ne ever advised Rodman to t1y. Rodman is still
IN JAIL, not having obtained bail.
More of the Railroad Bond Forgeries-
Astounding Revelations.
The latest reports relative to the railroad
torgeries are as follows: Williamson, who is
implicated in the Central Railroad forgeries,
some months since opened in Jersey City an
insurance Office, for which he and one French
mad bought an old charter for 500. This dice
was searched to-day, but nothing found which
couid give clue to his whereabouts. 1t is
stated on good authority that million of rail-
road bonds have been thrown on the market
Dy the gang. Among others, 100000 of Buff
1alo, N. Y, and Erie; $4,000 Western Union
telegraph Company; $500, 900 Boston and New
n"rk-supposed to be the New York and New
Haven-aGd $l5O,000 of New Jersey Central
Railroad bonds
Forgeries Of Railroad Bonds.
The New York Central forgeries turn out
less In amount than was stated this morning
Thus far $4,000 are discovered and the most
searching examinations have taken place. The
total amount of good New York Central rs of
1876 now outstanding is only $195,00O. No
forgeries of other issues of New York Central
nave been discovered.
The Buffalo, New York and Erie forgeries, of
winch no particulars have heretofore been
gwen, are of more Importance than the Cen
trail torgeries. On the 23d ut., Police Captain
walsh was informed that preparations Were
being made to place on the market large
amounts of Ruffalo Nnw York and Erie Rail-
road bonds due 10 1877. Walsh set to work
with two detectives, but the expose on Saturday
OF the New York Central forgeries caused two
OF the forgers to fly or the three would have
been captured to-day. The one captured,
James w. johnson, purporting to be an attor-
ney and counsellor at law in Williamsburg, is
the party who sold $4,000 Buffalo, New York
and Ere bonds due in 1877. johnson sold
$4,000 of these bonds through an outside bank
er in miscellaneous securities. $4,000 were
sold at 80 and So, 900 at 81, while the Stock Ex-
change price was 92b. Another lot OF $4,000
was taken by johnson to young but careful
broker, who, before undertaking to sell, made
inquiries of Duncan, Sherman & Co., Bauk of
Commerce, and Erie Railway office. All these
parties pronounced them genuine.
johnson was captured Sunday morning with
tweuty-one of the bonds in bis possession and
some of the proceeds in cash.
The details of Keep & Cross by Edward
Patterson, their clerk, show that the latter Or
dered for the account of the firm from Hatch
s. Foote and Jay Gould 5 20 bonds gold and GER
tificates amounting to S33,700 He then drew
Keep & Cross checks in payment, which
Cross signed without inquiry. The clerk then.
forged a check on Fearing & Dollinger to bal
ance his account, and deposited it in the bank,
when the forgery was discovered.
In the meantime Patterson pocketed the
bonds and gold certificates and decamped, and
has not yet been found.
Dangerous.
Assoc counterfeit legal tender note was dis
covered by clerk in the sub-treasury depart
ment here to-day, and search is being made in
the building to discover if more are there. 1t is
probably the same as that referred to in the
Washington dispatches and it is reported that
the plate is to be Withdrawn by the government
Various Matters.
The assets of city treasurer Sprague of Brook
lyn, now in the hands of the controller, amount
to 500, 900, and his seven bondsmen promise TO
make good any deficiency
Royal Sammis, who is alleged to have been
one of the parties who tarred and feathered
Charles G. Kelsey at Huntington, L. l., whose
mutilated body was found in water last Thurs
day, is stated to have sailed for Europe last SAT-
urday.
Some thirty young sladies have been swindled
by parties named Coleman and Brainard, under
the pretence of forming com pany of singers to
travel through the Eastern and Western States.
The Brooklyn Eagle says the belief appears
acq tainted with Rodmans course, but that he
also was an active party to the defaloation, and
appearances are that way
Judge McDonough of Hoboken, has been ar
rested on the charge of collecting illegal fees
The woman found on Long Island Railroad
was Mrs Fannie Smith She was cut in twain
lengthwise, and the headless body of her infant
was found beside her. She was run over while
sleeping on the track
An inquest into the recent disaster, by which
eight people were killed by falling building
commenced to-day. Some of the testimony
showed that the walls had been built thirty
years, and bricks could be taken out without
any trouble.
A. Newfeld has sued H. Copperman for $685.
600 damages for libel in charging him with be-
ing a gambler, &C. Newfield was recently
appointed to a political office from which, Cop
perman was removed.
Secretary Richardson will hold conference
tomorrow with the President, at Long Branch.
and it is rumored that the subject of action
with view to checking operations of gold
gamblers will be discussed