Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-08-18
BOND FORGEEsS ARRESTED.
Che California and Oregon Railroad
SwihdIe-anOGher Foul Nest In
New York.
New York sun. Friday.l

New ! OEk sun,
FOur persons supposed to be implicated
in the fOrgeries of the bonds OF the Cali
f0rnia and Oregon railroad were appre-
hended by the detectives on Wednesday
and yesterday. The prisoners are Geo.
r. HsZewell, a Broadway broker; Ed
ward J. Hall, who sold the forged Sc
curities; George Marshall, an eX-Uuited
States treasury officer, and William
Rae, The detectives story is that the
forgeries were first discovered at about
noon on Wednesday, by Fisk & Hatch,
the fiscal agents of the railroad. The
firm received the coupoQs of the fifteen
bonds that were forged from the Mer-
chants bank, which sent them for col
lection. One of the coupons was num-
bered five thousand three hundred and
seventy-five, and the clerk thought he
had already paid coupon Of that num-
ber. The books showed that he had.
Mr. Macdougall, the detective for Fisk &
Hatch, who went to work to trace the
forgeries, and was assisted by Detectives
Elder, the elder MacdougaIl and Thomp.
son, Of the police central office. They
learned that broker named EmmOns,
formerly in Shattuck & Co.'s banking
house, had negotiated the sale Of the
bonds to the Mechanics bank. He said
that he got them from Mr.. Samuel P.
DinsmOre, the editor Of the StOckhOlder.
His only interest in the securities was
that of a broker. He showed them to
the president OF the Fourth national
bank, whose name was signed to them
as trustee, and to the office of the Cen
traI Pacific railroad company, of which
the California and Oregon road is q
branch line, and he was told that they
were genuine. He then applied to the
Mechanics bank for loan of eleven
thousand dollars. Mr.. Dinsmore's eX-
pIsnation was that he had received the
bonds from HazeWell, and that his only
interest in them was matter OF two
hundred dollars. He said that he had
known HazeWell for twenty years, and
that he had always been a good man.
Hszewell wss taken into custody in
his office, at Is Broadway, on Wednes.
day afternoon. He said that he got the
bonds from one Wilson, whom he Of
fered to produce within an hour. The
officers gave him until four o'clock to
find Wilson, and then locked him up in
the pOlice central Office. His impris-
Onment soon became tiresOme, and he
confessed that he got the securities from
George Marshall. The detectives Wis.,
tied MaTshsll's residence, at 147 West
Eleventh street, and were told that he
was not at home; but after waiting un-
til ten O'clock in the evening they saw
4 man buT:iediy go out OF the house, and
they arrested him. He proved to be
Marshall, and his story was that he got
the bonds from William Rae, of 22l
Esst FoTty-ninth street. The officers
went 10 that place and were informed
that Rae was absent. Seeing Edward
J. Hail suspiciOUsly lettering near the
house, they arrested him. A watch was
kept on Rae's house, and shortly before
miinigat maid servant wGs seen to go
out and take a ThiTd-GVenue car, 1t
was subsequently sscertained that she
had a letter from Rse TO Marshall, tell
ing him to call in FOrty-ninth street
that night or on the following morning.
Rae was arrested in bed early yesterday.
The prisoners were taken before Justice
Wendell in the afternoon and remanded
for hearing to-day. Hall is believed to
be the originator OF the fOrgeries He
lives in Hac kensack, and is a brother
in-laW of NJ Williams, the eX-pOliCe
superintendent Of jersey City. He kept
a salO0n in jersey City, which, WAS g
resort for thieves. Three years ago he
issued the second series OF the forged
bonds of the New York, Buffalo and
Erie railway, and was concerned In the
great forgeries OF Roberts and Gleas IN.
Detective Macdougau says that john
son, a foIger and accomplice Of Hall,
went to Erie City five months ago and
bought q five-hundred Erie City water
loan bond. Sometime afterWard the
Fourth national bank was warned
that two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars Of counterfeit water-loan bonds
were 10 be put on the market. The de-
tectives gave the stock exchange notice
OF the foTgeries, and only seventeen
bonds were sold. The genuine Erie City
bond bought by Johnson was subse-
quantly sold by Hszewell. The latter
Is said to,be s retired clergyman, about
ffty.five years OF age. Last winter he
negotiated the sale Of thirty thousand
dollars Of forged Wabash railroad bonds,
snd after the discovery Of the forgery he
compounded. Marshall was formerly
connected with the United States secret
service, and has since been curbst0ne
broker. He pretended to be a broker,
but was arrested by Detective CurraI
some time ago for passing forged checE
IN DalmonicO. The forged signatures