New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-30
spENCE PETTIs's CONFESSION.
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rApr IRVING AND INEFFECTIVE FARLEY ACCoshp Az
THE coNyICT-TTIR NETWORK BOND FOH bIas
s.,p TO HAVE BEEN COEFEpERArEs Of TnE
RANK OF ENGLAND FoRGERs-ThE REAsCFs TOR
ASKING TIE PARDON OF PETTs.
r. 6. Pettis Familiarity Known as Spence Pet
t;sn and notorious and skIlful forler, ROW
fined in the Massachusetts State Prh n, will prob
sbly be in this city before Nev-Years day, in Gus
tody Of the District Attorney of this county on
whose application. approved by Gpv, Dix ard
strongly seconded by appeals Of the bankers and
brokers' Of this city, il s understood The Governor Of
Massachusetts VIII par(loz. him He If in prison on
. ten years sentence fOT forgery which Austin
Byron Rdwell, the English foreer, has since con-
kSsed was committed by himself. lie can Tvs con-
ViCted here has own confession of a crlme for
which the punishment 10 limited TO five years. and for
which, on pleading guilty, he hopes to get "a stlh
tighter sentence. In this expectation. and hopeless
Of otherwise securing his escape frOn, the MasSa-
1husetts prison. Petti4 has made the confession pub
iished below, and accompanied Ivy the papers OF.
which the application for pardon is made.
The interest taken by the community, ana Iartcu-
IAr railroad and stock and trust cOmpdRl.t, M
thie matter very great The fOrgeree of railroad
aud Otker bonds by the gang under arrest IN tins
eity were for very large sums. and were of such q
Hkillful character as to deceive and thus ruin many
of the most careful Judges of securities. The gang
who forged and executed the bonds were recognized
% of the most dangerous character and Row that il
becomes known by the confession of p"ttis that
they were cOnfcdcIates nf the Eidwels and George
Macdonald. the daring forGeye oil the BANK Ct En-
gland convicted year ago, the Importance of
breaking up their organization 10y tn" CONVICTION ct
she two leaders becomes all the apparent. The
two leaders have been tried and the jury disagreed
Mr.. Phelps District Attorney, and Mt. Hewitt.
attorney Of the bankers and Others immediately III
terested, are convinced that Icttiss testimony. Of
which his confession. now first published II only 40
outline is necessary secure their final conviction.
Hence the application printed below.
1t will lee seen that IN his confession Petus lmpl-
Gates Detectives Irving and Farley Ot the New-York
Police ii indc~i his testimony can hc considered rs
trustworthy. These ART the game officers against
whom the Bauk of England. through st. at
tOrneys i'll this city, lodged information ab0u; I.
year ago. charGiG; them the confessions O. Max
GOnncn AID Bidwcu, with cXtcltdLg aid ~ the
forger arrested Iii this city. M investigation or
asudden and unimpoItant conclusion by the attOT-
neys of the Bank refusing 10 assume the attitude of
prosecutors in trial before the Board. They in
&isted shat they rely the agents of the Bank
III rendering To the City Of Ncw-York information
that il had uutaltLfnl servants H. rs employ. After
rendering this. their duty wa douc The Board
took no subsequent action Ia the matter.