The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-02
THE WALL ST. FORGERIES.
AboutSl2G,OOO Forged Bonds PIac.
ed..Arrest Of a Party With Forged
BOndS on his Person.

Bonds on MS FeLSOnS
NEW York, September 1.-The inves
tigation thus far shows that the forgerie
made known on Saturday, are confined t
New York Central rs ol 1875, and Bul
falo, New York and Erie first mortgag
bonds. About $4,000 Of tho latter, q
lar as can be ascertained, have beel
placed. A report was prevalent TO-DAY
In Wall street that bank has lost heavi
ly by the forgeries, and that small bro
ker firm suffered to the amount Of 81 ,OOC
James W. johnson, purpOrting to bC
an attorney and counsellor at law, Of 0!
Broadway, Williamsburg, has been ar
rested with four Of the forged bonds in hi
possession, and some cash, the proceeds
oil the sales of other bonds. Two iorgcrs
said to be operating with johnson, have
fed the city, owing to the exposure las'
Saturday.
The RrpreSS says the New York Cen
trail l0rgeries turn out TO be less IN amount
than stated this morning. Thus for $OS,
900 arc discovered, and most searching
examinations have taken place. The
total amount Of good New York Central
sevens, of 1870, now outstanding Is only
$l0j,O 900. No forgeries Of other issue ol
New York Central bond is covered
Buffalo, New York, and Eric torgerlCs, oI
which no particulars have heretofore been
given, are of more Importance than the
Central forgenes. On the 23d ult., Capt,
Walch, OF the 18th precinct was informed
that preparations were being made to
place on the market amounts Of Buffalo,
New York, and Erie railroad bonds
due IN 1877. Captain Walsh set to work
with two detectives, but the exposure on
Saturday Of the New York Central lorg-
but one was captured to-day. Tho one
captured, James W. johnson, purportlng
to be an attorney and Counsell9r at law
iu Williamsburg, IS the party who sold
$4,000 of Buffalo, New York & Erie
bonds, due in 1877. johnson sold $l6,-
900 of these bonds through III outside
broker in miscellaneous securities; $lO,-
900 were sold AZ 10 and ST, 600 ut Ol,
while Mt the Stock Exchange the price
was oct. Another lot Of $4,000 was
taken by Johnson TO Young, careful
broker, who, before undertaking to
sell made enquiries Of Duncan, Sher.
man & Co, Bank OF Commerce and Eric
railway office, oil these parties prOnounc'
cd them genuine and the broker sold the
bonds. johnson was captured Sunday
morning with four OF the bonds In his pos.
session and some Of the proceeds in cash.
johnson is held in custody awaiting com.
plant. OF the two parties who escaped,
Williamson is supposed to be one ofthom.
Toe officers expect to make further dc.
vclopement in q few days. Total amount
forged Of New York & Eric bonds, sold
or hypothecated, estimated at $l26, 600.
The bonds are 80 well executed that the
printer pronounces them genuine. No
forged railroad share certificates as yet
have been discovered. Williamson, who
is implicated in the iorgcries, some months
since opened an insurance office In Mont
Comcry street, Jersey City. This office
was searched to-day, but nothing found
to give q clue to his whereabouts. a
statement comes from police headquar'
tors tonight, on what is considered TO be
GOOD authority that million dollars
worth Of forged railroad bonds and other
securities have been thrown on the mar
ket by this gang; among others $4,000
in New Jersey Central Railroad bonds,
5000 In Western Union Telegraph,
and 100000 in Boston and New York
bonds. II is understood that there are q
large lot OF forged New York Central
bonds In circulation in the London mar
ket. Messrs. Harkins & Brane, No. 12
Broad street, arc sufferers to some extent,
through loaning money to Williamson.