The New York herald., 1875-09-20
FORGERY AND MURDER.


cRIMEs-PAKULsN's BEER sTAMPs-THE
MURDER OF ToRRINo AND THE WALL STREET
BOND FoRGER1Es.
The arrest Of Pakulski the Prescott House barber
and the capture Of over $4,000 worth Of stolen or
forged United States stamps his possession
on Wednesday afternoon have brought the surface
some extraordinary facts which the entire detective
service Of the country viii DO well carefully study
gentleman connected with the press of this city
had occasion to visit Ludlow Street Jail He went there
for the purpose Of interviewing NJ GARNER, who was
incarcerated for debt As the conversation ended NJ
GARNER said, 'By the way, you should have a talk
with the little Italian engTaver
roLLoMEo DE cHIRvRTTA
who was brought to the prison the other day" The
reporter acted upon the suggestion and in a few min
utes listening a revelation Of thrilling interest
Tollomeo de Chievetta handsome young man, be-
low the medium size, with large ambent black eyes,
high forehead, Grecian and modest demeauor.
In reply TO the reporters questions he said he
twentysx years OF age that he born in Italy but
had learned the business of engraver in Turkey.
'The engravers of Constantinople" SAID he the
finest in the world although they are very SLOW and
my work there was almost exclusively confined to
ENGRAVING WATCHES
An unpeasantness that arose from a love affair COM
PEELED TO leave the Sultan's domnions and / pro
ceeded to Naples and commenced business. Trade
duh, and therefore applied with anxious aacrty for
engagement skilled engraver which had been
advertised in of the Neapolitan papers The adver
tiser Italian naturazed subject of the United
States and resident OF New York He gave his name
sgnor de Vinci, and he said before employing me
he would like to see some specimens of my work.
submitted He was perfectly satisfied and
instructed me to engage private office and hold
/ in raadip 10
furnished plates and work to copy. He said
the samples American billheads and that in
sequence OF the high price of labor and the
lack of really skilled operators he had brought the
work to Italy now know" said De Chevetta, with
nervous twitch Of the mouth, "that the subjects
given me to engrave railroad bonds and five and
ten dollar notes Of United States currency thought
the work and common, and l began and
completed my work to Signor de Vincs entire salts
faction. He paid me literally, than had bar
gained for, and after frequent conversations with him
resolved to emigrate the United States
With letter OF introduction from Sgnor dc vinci to
Sgnor Pologniac-a barber under The Pacific Hotel on
Greenwich street.-the young engraver arrived in New
York in March, 1873. Pologniac received him with
preSsement and insisted that he should become his
guest The barber lived on Essex street and his wife
was fascinating woman Of romantic proclivities
After he had been for few days inmate of Pologn
ac's cosey home Iolomeo was introduced TO another
barber, Pakulski whose place of business under
the Prescott House, Broadway A day or two after
ToRRSA
another barber introduced The young engraver
and the three men used to go in the evening and
enjoy themselves Nine Poloruiac in the meantime
began admire the handsome engravcr and took no
pains to conceal her liking for him. Afer fortnighs
acquaintance she mpressively warned him to be
ful Of her husband and his two barber acquantances
They VIII surely get you into trouble she said 'and
for my sake, well as your own be very, very
barber Pakusk. The sisters were young aud
conadng Both admired the engraver, and
when together there is doubt that he
formed the topic of much of their conversation
They both emphatic in the conviction that If he
continued TO keep the company OF their respective hus
bands ana Iorrino he would assuredly be ruined So
earnest was Nine. Pakulski in the matter that she
accused her husband Of trying to compass the Of
De Chievetta by inducing him TO become
A FoRGER-
Pakuiski acquainted his two tonsoria cogfreres with
his wife's arragnment and scene at the house in
Essex street the consequence. One night, when
Madame and the engraver IN the parlor together
Poogniac came home in a tempestuous mood His
lace liyd and his eyes flashed IKE burning Goals
His voice tremuous with suppressed rage and his
fingers and facial muscles twtched couvulsivey.
Win hendish oaths he denounced his wife, and then
ordered her leave the 'Afy wife Is insane-an
idiot-a fool, said he after she gone; 'she has
been telling you all sorts OF lies VIII be diyorced-I
VIII put her IN lunauc asylum" Next morning
Poogniac invited the young engraver to accompany
him 10 New Jersey The pair proceeded to Manuel and
the barber engaged carriage his guest
into the country. 1t in the early April, and the
roads axle-deep with slush and mud Some good
humOred banter was exchanged between the men as
they we're bowled along
mRE.
Finally the carriage stopped small cottage standing
alone a bleak and bare situation So complete was
its isolation other human habitations that it
might have been the home Of a hermit They
entered without any premontory knock and
there saw Torrno in the Protcan role Of
cook housekeepcr, and maidof-alwork. After
refreshments the two BARRIERS instructed the engraver
as his duties. He to IN the lonely cot
tage and do bis cooking while he executed plates
for United States bonds and currency Besides this he
requested 10
weeks in this hove, when, to his surprise, one day
Madame Poogniac alghted from a carriage at his door
The lady's mission was 20 warn him Of the extreme
danger Of the work IN which he engaged She told
him that her husband and herself had been arrested by
United states secret detectives tried and sentenced to
term in SinRSng passing cOun tereit money ToOmeo
was very much scared and from that moment refused
TO work. Whereupon Poognac brought him back 70
New York and gave him into the hands of the police
a charge oil attempting to
ALLEVIATE WIFE,
alleging that his BUSINESS had been damaged to a
serious extent by the conduct Of the defendant Fail
ing 70 obtain bonds he placed Ludlow Street Jal
and there as has been already said he told his story
q reporter. subsequently Tallomeo dc Chievetta
tried before Chief Justice Daily and acquitted Where
ne now rs is unknown but he could, doubt be found
Dy sthe ponce who can verify this narrative from his
own lips Ia october, 1873, readers will remem
Der, the barber
ToRRNo WAS MURDERED
ia Brooklyn. The murderer has never been discovered
up TO the present hour The detectives arrested man
named Caromanti but as there no evidence To con
vict him he WAS discharged. 1t was well known that
Torrno engaged IN passing counterfeit bonds and
currency and that the queer" he operated in was per-
feet m execution ami finish The most accomplished
experts have failed discover whore and bv
whom these extraordinary forgenes were executed and
the now, for the first time, made public The
capture OF Wednesday last forms suggestive
sequel TO this revelation. On the afternoon
OF that day IL will be remembered, Detective Schraidt
sitting In liquor saloon on the corner Of tho
Bowery and Hester street. when the barber Pakulski
and boy named Henry Myers entered The boy
Tied satchei and the unsuspectngly treated the
detective 70 several drinks. BY and by he grew conf
Dental do you want 10 make some money! he askde
Schraidt That's the very thing want TO do, was
the prompt reOinder 'In that sAchel there Is 81 800
worth Of United States Revenue stamps" said Pakul-
ski, (which Will seIl you for
CENTS DOLLAR,
and can got thousands Of dollars worth more" The
detective accepted the Offer and after offered a
check on the BOwery Savings Bank in payment The
barber wanted cash and the detective went pre-
tended errand 10 obtain the greenbacks Meantime the
queer" yender had grown suspicious, and had IN