Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-19
Forged Bonds.

There has been unearthcd by Detectives
NcDeyitt aud Miller a sun piece Of
forgery, whereby The parties participant enrich
ed themselves TO au amount between $4,000
and s.. 900. Some two years since Mr.. Con-
way, father OF Officer Conway, of the police
force, died, leaving the sum above-named to
his son; but granting to the mother the benefit
of the interest thereon, when the money was
invested, during her lifetime. DIR. John Van
SAINT was designated as trustee and accepted the
~position. This gentleman decided that the
safest and best investment 10 be made with the
funds was to place them in United States
bonds, which was done, aud the bonds regis.
tered at the Treasury Department in his name.
Some time thereafter, business requiring bis
presence in San Francisco, California, he
placed the bonds IN lle hands OF the widow and
mother for safe keeping. She, during his alb
seuce. married Il man named Rn>bcrry, and for
the second time was divorced by death. DIR.
Eansaut 10 the course OF time returned home
at Falls Church, Va. and gave lite attention
to procuring the bonds, as they We're regarded
to be 10 safe hands.
The twicc-marricl lady it appears had still a
fancy for further matrlnon!ai responsibilities,
and while in b ,ltimorc la; fall met and mar
ried Thomas II. Stockton B sd. and with him
removed 10 Ciark~burg, Nd , to reside. The
third aud last husband was lavish in the dis
play OF jcwelry and generous 10 spending his
cash, Of which there appeared an abundance.
How he came possessed 81 81 much money was
to many a mystery. II was known that at one
time he published a monthly directory, but
the income FROM that source was regarded as
inadequate to supply the revenue that he pos.
sessed, and souc were not sl@w To hint that he
obtained his money in an improper manner.
BOYD disappeared and was not seen in this To-
cality until early lat spring, when he put 10 an
aud proceeded to relate to his
aud acquainraoccS his experience while
in South America. from whence he stated that
he had Just returned. Shortly after he again
dropped out Of sight and next came to the sur
face married aud living at Clarksburg, Md.
This brief history Of Boyd is given To show the
entire workings IN the case more clearly.
While the Montgomery county agricultural
fair was being held 10 Rockville, Md, last
week, it was attended hy many persons from
this city, among them a gentleman. who no.
ticcd Thomas Boyd % the grounds and offer
ing to bet Government bonds on the result OF
a horse race.
Knowing something of the connection of
BOYD with the Conway family. and not bcliev.
ing this to be an honorable action on his part,
he gentleman on returning to tins city inform.
I'd Officer Conway uf what he had witnessed.
Determined to satisfy himself a. to the safety
of the bonds for which DR.. \ arsant had be-
come trustee, he visited the Treasury Depart
ment, and there received the astonishing in-
that the Damc of the party In which
the bonds had been registered w.> changed and
the transfer acknowledged by DR.. NaDsaut.
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of Stouebergcr, and three more had been
altered. Believing tha, DR.. Eaosant
vas ignorant of the transaction. and that he
lad been unprecedented by an accoupIice in the
he Immediately communicated with
gentleman, who responded here 10 person,
llscIalmed any knowledge of the transaction,
and supposing the bonds safe 10 the keeping of
mother was utterly surprised to learn
my time IN recovering the stolen property ard.
icer consulted Major Richards, and after a
urther consultation with DR.. l~ansant the mat
er was placed in the hands OF Detectives Nc |
Dewitt and MiiIcr. 1t was ascsrtaioed that
&. Boyd. a c'crk III the Department. |
lad figured 10 the affair. and Identified the sec,
md man, who per>ona;cd DR.. Eansant as be-
VI NhaN ~ o-A VIM 'iSoSb luI tlduS- !
er as him. He was the first one arrested, and |
hortly afterwards it was discovered that Jos.
7. Wayne, a waichman in the Treasury De-
,artmeut, vas the man that passed himself off
or DR., Ian>ant, aid committed the forgery of
ignlDg his uame TO the transfer.
He was arrested by the two detectives aud
to police headquarters, the other being
at the Ccnirai guard house. Further
Information developed the fact that Thomas
/. S. Boyd and his wife We're parties to the
by presenting the bonds for transfer,
nd accordingly United States warrants were
tor their arrest. As hey resided out
lde the District, the detectives knew it would
re requisite to consult with the county au,horl-
les of Montgomery, to obtain their recognition
cd assistance 10 making the arrest. Accord
ugly detective McDcvltt sent Il dispatch to
sheriff Waters, asking him 10 meet him NC.
at Boyd station. between . aud Ii a.
D. on Thursday, on important business. In
to make assurance doubiy sure, a dupli-
ate was sent TO Spencer e.. .Joues, esq, states
attorney at Rockville, TO the same effect. On