Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-01
Hugh SWinNIing Scheme.

New YORK, August 3l.--Some time since
the police received information that number
of shrewd operators had been working on torg,
ed railroad stock to an alarming extent and that
they were in league with we'll known engroSs-
ers of certificates Of this all brokers were
warned, but Saturday afternoon showed that
the warning was not needed.
Alcott L. Co., of Broad street, purchased a
thousand dollar bond, old isue of the New York
Central railroad, from i man calling himself
Leonard Brown, carrying on business at No.
ll3 Broadway. Saturday Brown called on Al
colt 4 Co. and wanted loan on sixteen SINH
lar bonds. 1t was found that the genuine bond
first purchased was similar in number to one Of
the bonds of the sixteen on which a loan was
desired An examination was made, when it
was disclosed that the sixteen bonds were for
geries.
The detectives then asceraincd that Wo:den
Sherman, OF No. 9 Nassau street, was cndeav
oring to negotiate to loan of So, 900 or 800
900 worth of New York Central stock, consoli-
dated issue, with Thomas Denny l. Co., of
Wall street, for Brown A detective at Sher-
mans saw Brown, who appeared impatient
and was walking up and down the Office. Mr.
Sherman entered directly after and handing
Brown bond told him be could do no business
to day.
Brown left and was arrestedby the detective,
who found 90 him eight forged 81 900 bonds
of the New York Central railroad consolidated
stock, and recovered two similar bonds which
had been left for negotiation with Eddy 4 Co.,
No. % Pine street.
Brown was taken to the central office and
locked up and the detective further succeeded
in recovering sxty-two forged bonds similar
to those found on Brown from two firms, the
names of which are kept secret.
The police say there are 81 900, 900 bonds
ready to flood Wall street, and that $250,0O0
worth have already been placed on the market.
Astounding Developments are looked for to-
morrow.
The public are cautioned to critically examine
the following stock of the New Central rail
road SKIES 1883, skies 1887 skies 1876, and
Buffalo, New York and Erie railroad sevens.
FURTHER the arrest of Brown large
quantity of bogus bonds have been discovered
as follows Found On the person of the prison.
er, $780, 900; found with one firm on Broadway,
100000; with another firm On Broadway, $780,
0U0, making in all S92, 900.
1t was rumored last night that other stocks
had been counterfeited, and that business will
be partially suspended in Wall street to-mor-
row uuti the truth is known. Williamson has
the alias Of H. II. Williams, and is said to
have been discharged years ago from the posi-
ton of bookkeeper to Brooks Bros for pecu
lation and forgery. Every effort is being
made to secure his arrest
The principal operator in the New York
Central bond forgeries is one Charles j. Viii
Hanson, who is believed to be Identical with
the notorious Ross and Wright. He. appears
to have been dealing, through various brok ers,
to very great extent, prlucn aly in New I ork
Central skies Of 1887, New York Central skies
of 1883, and Buffalo, New York and Erie first
mortgage bonds. Williamson is an outside
man. and whether these bonds just mentioned
are torgerles or not or merely covers by which
he was enabled to issue forged bonds it is i'm
possible to tell.
1t is reported in Wall street that certain
bank has been victlmlzed to the extent OF $780,
900 with these forged bonds, and it is further
reported that the arrest OF several prominent
operators &c Wall street may be shortly looked
TOR with reference to this worthless paper.
THE LATE STORM IN Nova SCoTIA.-It
seems impossible to exaggerate the amount OF
destruction caused by the recent storm, which
swept the coasts of Nova Scotia. For three
days an uninterrupted story Of disaster aud loss
Of life has been reported from Halifax, aud the
end is not yet, The loss to the shipping in
terest is SIMPLY enormous, and no one eau fix
the number Of lives which persisted in the rag
ing sea. One hundred vessels went ashore at
Cape Breton at Capso every vessel IN the
harbor is high and dry, and the town halt
ruined. Out OF fleet of three hundred fish
ing vessels only twenty remain, aud dead boo