The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-21
THE GREAT BOND FORGERIES.


Engraving OF tho Seals ON station Island
In 1s7a-The Coloring Done Mt Andy
Roberto Houso-Capturo OF Nearly AL
tho Gang Mentioned In the Herald
Exposure.
Yesterday afternoon HERALD reporter called
upon Detective J. Edsan, Of Pine street. and OBJ
tanned further particulars In reference to the
great bond forgeries.
REpoRTxR-What was the nrst tntimation you
had that these forgeries were under wayt
EpsALL-I knew that seals and dies were being
engraved at Port Richmond, on Staten Island
about tour months before the bonds were placed
on the market by q. W. Omstead. The HERALD
exposure on the LIST Of September, 1873, prevented
the placing OF the Western Unions upon the mar.
ket, and the company Immediately commenced
examining their bonds, and advanced the payment
Of interest to effect his. II the HERALD had not
published that list Of the forgers' programme the
telegraph company in question would have been
operated on, Tor the forgeries were excellent and
better than the Buffalo or Centrals. The following
is the list In question OF the forged bonds winch
were to be made Western Union, $40O 900; New
YORK Central, $3o0oO0; Buffalo. New York and
Erie, $350C0O. The correctness Of the list has been
proved by the District Attorney receiving tele-
gram from London that forged western Union
bonds had been negotiated there.
the bonds took placer
EpsALL-For some time upstairs at Andy Rob-
erts' house, at No. 2Oe west Twenty-nrst street,
where the widow OF his brother Samuel kept house
for him; but the chemicals hurt Andy's eyes, and
he had sore optics for q spell.
Subsequently the reporter called upon Counsel
lor w. Writ Hewett, who Is the legal representa-
tive Of several OF the victims Of the forgeries, to
learn how much Of the property OF the forgers had
been attached by him, and learned that upwards
of $4,000 was now in the hands OF the Sherin and
that further attachments were about being made.
LIST OF THE VICTIMS.
the Victims Of the lie recent great bond forgeries
T q Upwards sas"Og Ms sns
remember the persons to whom they made loans
against the bonds, ali OF which goes to prove very
it is rep1tsd that at least $4,000 OF extra bonds
have been placed in New York, but that their
Stock Exchange Governing Committee Intends pro-
hibting more strenuously than ever on the part OF
it, ws9 %
like the above mentioned iorgeries.
Buffalo New York and Rrie. $4,000
T. bophel Co...'....... 5UV
Buffalo, New York and Erie, by person answering
description OF steve Raymond. 5000
been negotiated BY steve Raymond 1900
Buffalo, New York ana Erie negotiated by
Hertog, Of No <s Broad street, and Ferdinand.
The latter is under bail TO answer............ eU0
Haskins braine-
ss Bun fS't sss Hsi: and kiis negotiated BY ""
Charles Williamson, alias Perrin. 5000
Buffalo New YORK and Erie. 10000
New York Guarantee and demnity Company. 6J00
Hsacustsd by Walter sheridan ALA, Ras,on; '"'''
sa; s$:s' , ;i':' d ss:5s 1883 ss
Ere reported good authority 5000
saisIo, new York ana Erie 10000
sansiO. New York and Erie .................. 1900
Buffalo, New York and Erie negotiated by Jo
sepn Henry who Is not TO be found 10000
Buffalo, New York and Erie ............... 5000
Thomas Riley
Buffalo, New Work xnd Erie, negotiated by Jo-
. seph Henry who victimized r. A. Riley...... LoVV
New York Central, by Charles Williamson alias o mn
rerrin -.......''''' ~
DENIED, but believed to be correct.......... S'"o
Buffalo New York and Erie negotiated by steve ~,
Raymond. WV"
WHAT DETECTIVE W. A. PINKERT0N SAYS.
Detective Fullerton said TO reporter yester-
day 81 had q tough Job to capture steve Ray
mond In London, and 10 took four men to get him
into cab Raymond walked the streets OF Ant
werp, after leaving Frankfort, ior some days with
out cent In bis pocket when he had spent the
been robbed OF all he possessed at Port Hamilton.
He got away with about 100000 from
Wall street. He Will undoubtedly plead
guilty when brought TO trial and tell
all ne Knows. AS he Ia an ex-convict his evidence
win be taken for what It IL worth. His paramour,
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