New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-18
THE RAILROAD BOND TORGERS.

ARRIVAL OF ONE OF TILE RISGLEADLgS FROM LON
Dos IN CUSTODIAN ARREST IN THIS CITY
Stephen Raymond, the forgeT, who Is also
known 90 the detective force under many ASSUMED
names arrived In this city yesterday By the White Star
steamship Republic. In charge OF Detective W. a. Pink
erton who arrested him ia London Raymond IA "A ma
i've OF London and has strong E1sish accent, bat he
has beeu n resident OF this country for several years
and served a term OF Imprisonment IN Sing Sing
for larceny from the person He Is one OF
the ringeaders OF band or forgers
who about i've or six months ago. operated wallst,
and succeeded passing about s2j0OO worth OF forged
bonds of the New-York Genital and Buffalo and Erie
Railroad Companies. Tie Dstrict-AttorDey hearing
that Raymond had ned to London, employed Pinkertons
Detective Agency to follow him up and after much
trouble he was arrested at Islngton London, by
Inspector John Shore OF Scotandyard, upon
reauisition from the United States Government The
specific charge against him was the sale OF $4,000 OF the
forged bouis to the firm OF s. V. White Son OF No
Wa!I-st When arrested Raymond swore he was not the
man wanted that his name was Robert Mcclure, and
that he lived at No. 30 Deansgate. Manchester But he
WAS identified by persons for that purpose, and
his Abatement was found TO bs false. Raymond then
admitted that he was the man, and that he
vas also guilty, but he refused TO give the
names OF his oonfederates. He was taken before
Sir Thomas Henry. at Bow-st. Police Court, and fully
committed and tho end Of the 10 days, as required
by the ExtraditiOn treaty between this country and
Britain, he was han0cu
ton who left England Feb with the prisoner.
When be was arrested he had In his pockets two large
rolls of fine paper, and during the l6 days OF
his detention, Detective Pinkerton visited number
OF paper mills In the country, and ascertaned that
RAYMOND and two others called at paper null in
Northampton, and the preteKt OF being strangers
from America they shown every department. and
stole the paper which 1t believed they intended
10 use IN forging notes English banks as the same
paper was used In the Bank OF England Upon his ar
rival yesterday, Raymond was committed to the Tomb',
ON the Indictment found against him, and on commit
ment signed by Assistant DstrictAttorney Allen He
had recently led very fast life in London, spending his
time In gambling and betting on horseraces
About s7i 900 forged railroad bonds were placed
upon the American and European markets last Autumn
As far as could be ascerained, the bonds we're OF the
following denominations: New-York Central, saso.OOi
Buffalo NewY0rk and Erie. $4,000; Western Union
Graph Company, S2)0000 aud NewJersey central,
The circulation OF these bonds created sensa
non ia Waist, and the detectives became all at once
most active. Among those arrested were Ferdinand
Ulrtog broker of No a Broadst, arrested sept l6.
and subsequently, admitted TO bail Leonard Bowl OF
near Pafkayo, arrested In tue once
of Mr. sherman Nas3an-st with forged bonds In his
poeson and comnittod for trial but subsequently, dis
r1areed from the JOmhs without "A trial Andrew H.
R,ert who alleged O DB the principal actor IA thoSo
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