The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-09
THE BOND FORGERs.

Arrest In England Yesterday-What
the Evidence for the Prosecution Il
Likely To he.
cable message was received yesterday In the
city stating that the New York iorger, Steve Ray
mond, alias Seymour, had been arrested by De-
tective W. A. PInkerton Tor completely in the great
bond fOrgeries which were discovered in this city
last year. The cable despatch stated that the re.
quest for extraditlon to this country had been
made before Sir Thomas Henry. at Bow street
Police Court, but had been postponed till the 1eIh
inst.
Raymond, who is now in prison, is o Londoner
and has a strong English accent. He has been a
resident Of this country for some years. having left
Sing Sing Few months back, where he was under
going q term OF imprisonment for forgery. He
established himself as the keeper OF a saloon In
Hudson street, near Canal, which was known as
the headquarters Of forgers and other members OF
the predatory art The British government will make
no difficulty about surreniering Raymond, as the
Foreign Ofice in London, who hold the requisiton,
have declared all the documents in order. In add.
ton to this New York clerk from ahe banking
house of S. B. White Co. has identified Raymond
as beicg the man who sold bogus bonds to his firm.
The negotiators or ''shOvers' Of the bogus bonds
in this city are known to be, by District Attorney
Allen, charley williamson, aias Charles Perrin,
Walter Sheridan, alias "Ralston," who are still at
large, but Will probably be captured within few
days, and Steve Raymond above mentioned, who
was accompanied to England by his paramour,
Mrs. Boughton, daughter OF Mr.. Lagrange. OF this
Raymond defrauded the National Indemnity
Company, IN Broadway, OF $4,000, while William
son ose waee az s 'ha
DR.. Blaisdell, exconvicr, left prison about two
years ago, where he had been sentenced with the
late J. ]. Eccle for deirauding the United States
government by Illicit distillation. The Doctor is
still at liberty and processes innocence.
THE CASE BROUGHT TO A POINT
The evidence that has been collected in this
matter by District Attorney Allen Is now complete,
Is snS 'h has o o
tanned from the man who engraved the seals for
the bonds, who Is under arrest and the prosecu-
ton Is ready to proceed to trial without the arrest
OF GOttleb Engels, Walter Sheridan or Charley
Williamson, conclusive ID the evidence against
NAMES OF THE GANG ARRESTED IN THIS CITY
Evidence has been obtained against the following
Andrew L. Roberts, ex-convict, who is alleged
to be head and front OF the whole affair. said to be
worth 100000 Now in the Tombs.
Valentine Gleason, alias Frank Gleason, ex-con-
vict, his confederate. Now in the Tombs.
Joseph Yates, OF Second avenue, has been In the
brush mandatory IN Dey street. He is an &C.
quaintance or DR.. Baisdeil. Now IN the Tombs.
was arrested with forged bonds In his possession.
Now in the IOmbS.
Abiiah Richardson now in custody in Ludlow
Street Jail on q charge OF swindiing a cigar COM
pany at Joliet ILL.,, is known to be o participant
in the crime in question. when arrested forged
Buffalo and Erie bonds were found In his posses
SION. He worked in company, In this matter, with
a man named "BrOker Dick" now residing on his
.od Leonard Brown," Of Thirty eighth street,
near Park avenue, who was arrested by Detective
Thomas sampson in the once Of Mr.: sherman, in
Nassau street. with forged bonds In his possession.
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CASE.
The amount of forged railroad bonds placed last
are estimated at three-quarrers OF q million, at
moderate computation. me iorgeres were made
to ne public ns ss the columns
gust, when "Charlie Williams" and others,
who had victtmized Wall street to the extent OF
several hundred thousand dOllars left Tor parts
unknown. On the I'd OF september the HERALD
published the following list OF bonds which the
iorgers had MADE out last February and intended
putting on the market. The following are the
New York Central s2soop
Western Union Telegraph Company. seooO
New Jersey Central l6OvO0
Total. loo
At the same time the HERALD published the fact
exclusively that the alleged principals In the mat
ter were ANDREW II. Roberts, better known us
others. Xus,on was made 10 the aD ct sns
Martha Hargreas, wife OF the notorious "Phii,n
and Walter Sheridan had gone 70 Europe before
Williamson commenced his corners In Wall
street," as he called them facetlously.
THE FIRST ARRESTS.
On Monday evening" October IL, Detective Bangs
paid visit to Andy Roberts handsome residence
at No. 206 West Twenty-nrst street. candy" was
arrested, III company with george WlkS, better
known as "Little George" who has been arrested
by the New York police many times. Wiiks was,
however, subsequently discharged.
WHAT WAS IN ANDY's BOX
The iron box In which Andy kept his papers was
found to contain. 1t II said abont $50, 600 IN FIVE
twenties ana other government securities, Union
Pacific bonds, and, as conclusive evidence, one OF
the forged Buffalo, New YORK ana Erie bonds. The
box OF bonds is now at the ONCE OF the District
Attorney, where-it has been attached by Deputy
Sheriff Seepacner, at the suit OF Counsellor w.
Writ Hewett who,. Is acting as counsel
for several defrauded firms The attach
ment Of Mr.. Hewett Is for the purpose
OF recovering large number Of stolen bonds, al
legged to have come into the possession OF Charles
Williamson and Others" Roberts, 1t appears, ac-
cording to the aridav.t OF Walter Clements, OF the
firm OF Obrig Co.. had been detected in the
act OF purchasing Bank OF England notes which.
according TO the statute can in certain cases be
looked0p0n as evidence that hight Is intended.
WHO CHARLIE WILLIAMSON is.
IL Is now time that this alias OF Williamson"
should be explained to the public. His real name
Is Charles Perren and, further than this, he re-
Gently came from State Prison, where he had been
whiting swav the space OF five years. He resided in
West Farms, IN Westchester county, and was well
known there. 10 Is repesed that he has q brother.
in-law doing business In Wall street. who ia a
highly respected man. Perren resided for some