The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-14

THE FoRGERIEs AND THEIR sEoUEL-REBATE OF
THE TAX ON EXTRA cAPITAL-NEw YORK GEN.
TRIAL REAL ESTATE SIX PER CENTS
The California and Oregon forgeres puzzled street
10 degree yesterday. Tho HERALD representative
compared the forged and genuine bonds at the office Of
Messrs Fisk h Hatch and found them to be equally
badly executed. There evidently rough hand at
work when commas and hyphens were omitted In the
counterfets and splendid workmanship in the execn-
ton of the forged bonds in tho signatures of the
worthy bonds When Mr. P. c. Calhoun of the Fourth
National Bank and Mr.. Eugene Kelly could not distin-
gush original from the counereted signatures thera
was sufficient evidence of the cleverness Of the fop
geries
The detectives, Elder Macdougal and Thompson, had
not changed their clothing for three nights and had
Cured expenses which will be reimbursed them
in the prosecution of tho maefactors This then, is
sufficiently indicative of their zeal and should not be IN
acknowledged.
is said 10 be old suspect in connection with the Wa
bash bonds showed on the street about two years
since He was a Unitarian preacher in the old days; an
editor of hybrid journal called the Globe; operator
in Southern copper mining stocks and, altogether,
plausible man who could further schemes of doubtful
profit Ray is said to be of marvellous parts;
who had squandered fortune In liberal ways and after
ward let in his friends for the losses and pockeed the
profits il any himself Marshall, sort OF scapegoat
for the designers, and Ed Hall, go-between for tho
others. This is
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET,
and IL Is not without prominent banker in
the Drexel Building said TO the HERALD representative
''About one year ago this HazeweIl came TO and
negotiated loan 2 900 bonds OF certain railway
company. discovered afterward that the regis
tration marks had been erased by acids putting them
on par with coupon bonds I putI the affair in the
hands of detective and the next day the gentleman
and deposited 81 000 saying he would redeem the
bonds shortly few weeks since he came and gave
check for the balance due but 1t not made good
Immediately. This rreguarity was, however, rectifed
on the following day, and now have
MONEY
This Just before the exposure OF the late forgeres"
Upon interviewing Detectives Elder and Macdougal,
at the Office of Messra Fisk Hatch the HERALD
Central Railroad
ESTATE CENT
bonds had been discovered to be forged and that loan
OF So 600 had been obtained upon the from the
Mechanics National Bank is notsdehnitely known,
in the absence of Mr. E Worcester the OF
deemed best to the public against negotiations OF
the same until the company formally passes upon their
genuineneSa
THE DEcEAsR SAMUEL = LOCKWOOD
announced late in the day at the Stock Exchange
and caused general regret among the members.
1t Is matter of small congratulation that tho
rebate the capital is being paid by tho
government 1t will be remembered that this tax was
soutly contested by certain members OF the Exchange
about four years ago and about $50 600 paid yes
to-day on of the awards made to fifteen claim
ants All brokers deharred from participatng-ac-
cording the act of Congress-who did not file their
claims before July, 1872 consequently, the suits
| capital, only those firms come in who aided the
| Frank Work and Clarke Dodge suits in the Supreme
Court Messrs Chase & Hgginson, Drexel Building,
| have the distribution Of the money