New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-30

all been converted. but the books showed that there
some still out. They made arrangements W Try
and buy some.
FORGING A RAILROAD COMPANY's SEAL
On R,bertss return from Europe, 10 September, 1872
he met by appointment, and showed me a. bond
Of the Buffalo, New York aud Erie Railroad Company
aud stated that of the things that lie ana
Gleason hail been to work at and what be had been 10
Europe about that he wanted to have the seal o,
the COMPANY engrayeh OF cut tor n, ,aS and
perfect fac-simes OF the geAuine bondS; that tnoy
Europe and they wanted them signed and sealed ready
by Dec. l. 1877. AZ there WAS coupon que I'M
and after that date they would b5 put on tns mtrhrt'
and II would he SIX months before they would be dicOV
cred az forgrrics agreed 10 get the work d0nr' ana
Land to sec tho engraver john instead whose folks
I'VE At Waukesha, Wis Ga reach PIrt Kchmnmu We
and dreve 70 J"hn tlwsteat honss at Grangviile,
annut mile ana hal from the ferry. o,,
. f So ro repS rafod pubs ''a'S ''
John says: About the month Of September ISL?
SSSss t SeS Win "a ~ on the rad
Oe the I OF hs 1"n, pUs ted nH rali hi
te do with, but that could got friend Of mine " DO 'of
Mt. Phelps also gives tho statement OF Jhn Demrry;
Tno he saw win pcrt, PITTS a. TO ne a% e
Ia 20 to John A O.mstead'-, tho engraver az apo'e
Dtm"y says that during $50 and the Spring Of 1873
be carried me to tOhn Ohm e1Ir house AZ Gra"ef mr. %, e
Prs onOearI be smart man
S a. ar e S1' S ui e h Gers n he ns be "n,
te. one and wa aSoo, % yts' 81 age, he Ss R
GLEASON srNned in The Cour! OF Der and
plead the nts Demerr identified drr" w. hohel ~ e
man from B livery stable
Port Richmond to John A. onesd' house ~ anitv str U
be On the a. Of SOvcmOr 1878 o, oyer and
he hat At one line driven from BIantiues livery Rbmcud TO
Johh OInsIrads house in GfamtcyieJ
Petts co ,tinues his statement as follpws:
While the conveyance was being cot ready, Roherts
had argument with tho bosttr as to the best way
"tO soap harness" ca our arrival at omstcau resi-
rieuce we found that The family were absent and me
honsr locked. We went into the garden and picked
aPpncs and tomatoes, and "a we were aboit TO
leave OnstPad's brother nlaw, who lives IN he next
house, came to u.s. and upon our inquiry Tor JOln o
stead he told us thai lie was at work AZ rhDDtr factory
i'll New-Brunswck N j., aud would DO homo III TWO OF
John ou.ad that v. h. returned FROM NeT a RToP.'gt
vLrc lie work At rnorr %"o Il Srptrmbe s ne Mss
br his and hs brother naw that "o gent tn pa teI
Icktd zone .pples tomatoes Lonl. Ohnsead say" II re-
GGGs A.tu or hep 3 ,pO s n ns aaps
and tcnnto The men she referred TO- whom Lon
THE ERIE FoRGERIEs.
We did not leave names, nut promised TO call again
IN few days and left for NcwYok; some three days
afterward met Roberts and Gleason, and wo talked
about the bonds aud the seal Gleason took from his
pocket brass disk and said that he had bought 1t to
have the seal cut it ne said wasa little than
the seal, but the engrayer could cut II down. K!Ders
produced the Buffalo New lOrK. aud En-" Railroad
bond, and Gleason showed me that 1t wiS onlV niue
larger; Gleason said nc bought the brass disk OF "
Thompson No. l59 Williams hei Wccn Am ahd Bcrk
manSts., who toll HIM " II was ME- soft piece. very
nne ana he worked 1t himself;" took tnG DISK ana
uond and said that RDuerts and wJdl 20 Ia OlmstcdlS
at once; Gleason sad that he would 20 d"wh with l',
he wanted IL buy some blue paper 80 we all thrte
StatluucT- the corner of Bcckmin dnh
NLsSaSs. but we cOul not gst seals OF thc tx ' sh
color Gleason said he knew where he cJul get
them so Roberts and iet Gleason and tooH Tue oo"'
for Port cnmOnd
Gong down on the boat Roberts told IN" not to leave
the bond with Olmsteah II he could cnt thr Sr without
it, hut dctdcn the seal from the bond ana leave the
seal only. Gleason wanted the bond To copy the sE
nature from, and sign the bonds whnc the sea- WIS
being GU detach'd tue se4I from the nona, on tl
was lI instead because il Was the orig
mai onc Roberts ana Gleason mad Tio bond was Glr'y
motive. The first ,lllU, NcwYurk and Enc nlrnad
seal cut from talS bOnI WLcn We ar,vel at Fort
Richmond lrr ROncrtS at tn ferry ana went al ne 10
JoAn O.hlstrads houS'. where / ANA nlln TOLL MN
NY business and he agreed to do the WORK. lie
borrow ;nrm III New.YJrk, which he auerward dld
] showed hun the OOnd ana seal; lie said ne dl not
want the bond. that the seal alone would do ALTO
gave INN the brass disk that Gleason gave me- O'n
stead said that it woul not do, as tnere was no stu
what lie wanted III y WORK, when lie went Tor the
letters and the disk for drop seal, some time
ready for i'll four days aud left hun, after GIynE
HIM some money TO buy materials IN Now YORK, aud
met Roberts aud came 10 NrwYOIK. went dOHnIftrr
the seal twcc with Roberts, wnO dad not come as lar
as O.mseaIs house Win M, nn, Oh instead dti not
stead finished il while | waited. ] paid HIM Tor his
wUIk and returned to NeW-YJrk
STAMPING llit. foK'iED BDNpS'
took the GcaSona nOLse, NJ 2ij West Forty
eighth-s, NrwYork at about o'cIOcd D. III. IEerc
found Roberts, GLEASON and Corp Gcason's brother-iu
law. / gave Gleason the sea-, AM he brought out
press ami all went 20 GiGasun's he iroOm and
showed Roberts and Gleason how TO attach the seal 10
the press. After got it attached all right Gleason
brnIlglt roll OF bonds uG the Bdf tlO NV York
aud Ere Railroad, 500 each. SOM Of wnlch were
si.nrG ana some not G,casOn nat nlIr paper seals on
anOut tive or xix Of them aud RoDrrtS hlod mem rs
Gleason put them under the press. We AL, Roberts
GIrasOn Corp, ahd myself, compared the Impression OF
the steal Win the genuine bond, ana though they
both somewhat nllSthct, they were allkc
Gleason sad hc was on,y gong to stamp 80 of ihem
tmrr that the remaining JOJ with the seal were 10 De
taken To rope aud hIord thcrt - ia cse OF an
rest. cudd lie no prosecution VITA unsigned bOhiN
1t f'w dayN AFTER thiS Roberts told me lh'l le Doh'
mad gone 10 Europe, aud tat there was nnthlhg 10
done unIl We heard from there. SAW bo!n R'ertS ana
Gleason after TINS very frequently ana we Ehru over
bond matrrs, and they bO,n told me tlai There were
oomc otn,r issues almost ready mat should know oi
them III due tur aud mat none would ne Used OF put
on the market without my knowledge.
Some zinc in November, 1872. R'Derts said he would
NcwYOrk and Exc iilIOtd Dohds, 10 see no" the mum
IAN, ani t" It better sr IN case he hnuda cane
nacd from Europe or thdt they printed more, anu n
asked M IL | thought | could bay any ; ! tod MN
could. aud ne nd liz wOuld meet me The nex morning
al" CITY Ale VAULTS III N.Ssal'st, aud gave me tue
for the margin on s2UO; was at tho City A'e
vau..1 ncpn'w FreJ, W RS1prtS met me- with eItrr
mis- uncle ncusns $50. aud saying ne was busy
Hanna Bros. No II Wal-s and ordered 8 90 Donis 81
Inc Buffalo, NcwYurk and ErIU kuirJId, 49, lS17 aud
from them Tor tue WI Oh dtCOIhl ~
OF john Lee" Hanna Brolners eAid lheI cOu'd
ma We them tnc next
Of Hanna Brother dealers bonds and brokers No
NrWlo Of Petis stite deh above
Oct 30 ISG2 s name as john
Dur io Ne sl"lG End Enc Radical
Ms 10 and ll.r 900 rAcl At - c"lI'
st 500 IT, aud pn Tor bonds 10 casa lhtJ
bons that he' were TO be
sent No Ma. 81 Nassau IT.; sef pace 1t cur
rsrs That pant OF arrangement
.tn ROBBERS 40 - Nissan CITY vaults 80
tur 1900 msrl these bonds
Prttis c1uIuueS: tuen lett and met Roberts IN the
af ernoOn and nun hls receipt. called II Hanna
I ma urYt II.
nee a abe get the bonds, but told me u come tue
next morning; nut failed to do Dy mistake III the
t.r ana RJncrts to Hanna BrDthers III Chc fore
noon with receipt gave him. aud paid the balance,
AN lney delivered To nm the tD binds of the But
lido New.Yurk and Erie Railroad, ,OOO eacn, Nos. 10
auG If. -,
"a, alleges that Roberts Gleason Rols"n and himself we're
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