, 1873-09-01
NEW YORK.


NEW YORK.
Further DovcTopsn eMts Concerning Tho
llrIUlklYtt DefttIeut iDn--H 0i1 n,nn Sttl1
In Inil--A f8ig SsviMdlo Attempted IN
tlac shape Of Forged Hknilrosld asOntts.
NEW Yonx, Aug. 30.-Clty Treasurer Spragno.
Of brooklyn, has put stop for the proHons to
all further Investigation of hiB accounts by dis
penAng with tho services Of tho export, Warron,
who. It 1s intinatcd, gavo ofrenBo by making
public the results Of hts investigation in advance
of thoir submission to spraguo. Warren, in nd
dillon to his former atato,nontB, and from nom.
oranda made In tho course Of his examination Of
tho boohs, says that whom the prosont Comp
troller cntorod tho office, Jan. i, 1172 thoro waH
exiHt!ng tlefalcation in tho accounts Of the City
Treasurer of over 1850. 900, and In tho sinking
fund Of 9G0,000, NIL Of Which Inns since Ioen
made good. o1copt s0a.00 In tho general fund.
According to tho official report Of Warron, there
In now apparently deficiency In tho City Troaa-
urcr'B accoantH OF 55n,0D0.
Justice Damon, of Droolly, to-lny fixed tho
bait of NJ. r. Iodman, tho dofau1tng Deputy
City Treasurer, at $4,000, with two surotlea,
II It ii not fnrnished in given time, Rotlmal,
will bo committed to tho County Jail. Tho Tax
Collector Indignantly aonios that thero IL my do
flconcy In llia accounts, but 6aya that tho aver
Probably roach a,Ooo, ,0O0. Warren, tio export,
says TINT tho Tax-Collcctor has matlo deposits
to his own credit In various city bn,lks each
day, and has kept tho money for weeks and
months, tnntead of paying It over at
was obtained subsequently, md lsolman taken
before Judge Dnniols to have liB bail reduced,
but that Judge declined to intorforo City Troas-
nror spraguo has boon completely prostrated by
the disclosures mado Of tho condition Of tho
Hnn ~ In of+ mi n{Y0rfu IN unr
cure them from loss. He Inns been confined to
hiH bod to-day, and his physician has positively
prohibited all intoraourso with him. Comptrol-
lor Schavcdor has Addressed noto to Hugh Nc
phrtmont, asking him to roturn to tho city $4,000
and interest," and save trouble.
notllnau being unable to obtain thu required
bnil wns committed to jail thin evening.
awIndlng BY neans Of forged honda was made
in Wall street this aftornoon. 4. W. Holbrook,
Of tho firm Of John ". Eddy l. Co., bankers,
was In his Office, when ho was accostod by an
old gentleman uamod Brown, who dooB business
in Cedar street. aud with whom Mr.. 1Iobrook
ia vol acquainted. Brown introduced one Will
iamHon, who iB described Al q flne-looking mnn,
who said he wished to borrow S25, QUO for sixty
dayB at 7 por cont and commission. Ho offered
as security thirty 81 900 New York Central Rail
Of the bonds. aud went ous to place the loan
elsewhere. Flo succeeded, mud SOON returned
for the othor bonds, and to his aatonishment,
Williamson had goue. Ho thon examined the
Erastus Corning, President Gilbert L. Wilson,
Treasurer, mud Jacob Bteinlorg, Rogister Of
Coupons and found tile signatures wero FORGE
res: HolbrooR Immediately stopped the loan
Hobrook hays he has evoIry belief in Browns
Integrity, and is convinced that ho waH entirely
| deceived. Brown Gays he became acquainted
with Williamson in March last, when
lately introduced. OF his a,ltecodonits ho knows
nothing, and cannot give any information ro-
| garding his place OF residence. On Thursday,
while. passing through Broad street, ho WAS
hailed by Williamson who said he wished to raise
adsI sum Of money rnon Now York Central " OF
Brown replied that Ito would upon suitable COM
| mission. and made an engagement with William
son when the latter was to bring the
be held in Wall street az colatorals. Many OK
aggorated reports wore circulated as to the OK
tent Of tho forgoriee. Tic original ssue of
theso bonds amounted to $3,000,000, with a
converted into stock, and the amount outstand-
ing is reduced to s195O00, 30 that tho forgoric,
arc likely to be traced and the perpetrators de-
| tected.
an effort would eoon be made to place on the
market forged certificates of the New York Con-
tral stock, and they were on tho abort. To-day
tho detectives bad hardly got tho particulars Of
Mr.. willianson's attempt to procure the T..
cates when word was brought them that
ono Leonard Brown, Of lis Broadwpy was
enaeavoring to place axtoen Of the bonds with
Olcott Il Co., to which firm he had previously
disposed of . genuine bond. The firm, on OK
! bore number corresponding with that Of q
genuine bond already in their possession. aud
Close scrutiny showed that tho entire
noen sha weS f0gars' FRI, wos Tho
Of NASSAU street, was endeayoring to negotiate
for Brown loan OF 325, ,0D0 on S30, QUO worth OF
Now York Central stock, consolidated issue,
| with Thomas Denny Co., OF 9Jauncoy Court.
| Brown, who appeared impationt, and WAS walk
| ing up and down the Office. Sherman entored
directly after and handing Brown bond, told
him he could do no business today: Brown loft
and was arrested on tho stalra by tho detective,
who found On him eight forged 1000 bonds of
! the Now York Central consolidated iBHuo. Brown
| wan taken to tho Ceutral office md locked up,
| and the detectives further succeeded in reoov-
ering 50 forged bonds similar to thoHe found OIL
Brown, from two firms, the nasnea of which arc
forged bonds roady to flood Wall street, md
that $250.0U worth are already placed. Tho
public arc cautioned to critically examine tho
following Now York Central sizes Of 1as9, 1887,
| 1876, aud Buffalo, New York and Eric Boyons.
John II. Horton has boen brought to this
city from Providence, whore he WINS ar-
rested on Wednesday Inst, on o charge
Of . operating, ,few ronsha ago,
of stocks Of tho Philadelphia Il Reading Rail
road. Before ho became fugitive lo secured
through Ills operations, as charged. from Potor-
son l. Co., Of Philadelphia, letter Of credit OH
osgoo.l Il Co., of this uity, for $4,000, aud got
| the money.
A portion Of human body found In Oyster
I Bay, Long Island, has baon identified, from a
chain and 1ockot. as that Of Charles @. Kelsey,
! Of Huntington, who mysteriouely disappeared
in November, 1879, after having beon tarred aud
featherod owing to his persistent attentions to u
! young woman after boing requested to lesiBt.
l Tho funeral OF Col. Raymond Private socro'
tary to don. Mcclellan during tho Poninsnlal
campaign, took place yesterday, and was attend-
| ed by d largo n11mher Of well-hnoWn citxens.