The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-19
pErrIs's MIiLrov noND FoRcERr.
Col. W. y. Wood Hrpiics TO IA writer in the
Herald.

To THE EpIToV op TnE SuN-Sir. My
attention was called to an article publi'hed IN
the Nc,c YORK. l'crdbi ON saturday Oct. TO- l~j,
headed The one Million Bond Forgery" the
truth and worth ~ which may he appreciated
by pcrusal Of ne following re5pOnse:
Spence Pet,is never fed from New York be-
cause Of bis connection III he had any with the
railroad bond fo.ccries. from tho fact that he
was Imprisoned in the Boston Jlil at the time
and durinl the whole period of time when the
forged railroad bonds were put upon the bank
err. Another prominent character not named
or alluded 10 In the Hcrdd article, who was
known to have negotiated many thousand dol
lara Of the forged railroad bonds. had ned TO
Engiand. aud a private detective agency was
delegated to 20 20 England ~ much xu,nso 10
briug the partytO New York city; tins was done
ana the person was fully i1ent ned as ono of the
men who hatLobt med money upon Tue loreeu
railroad bonds, be.ides which the prisoner CON
fessed his crimlnality to the charge. with this
same person eeveral others were imprisoned IN
the Tombs on "A similar charge, or In some way
were implicated in tho railroad bond forgeries.
every one Of whom have been released. ana are
now at liberty before which, however they had
been separately iuterrogated, persuaded, and
induced to testify to some matters connect,
ing herts or Gleason with the railroad
bond forgeries. All ,fOtts in that direction re-
suited in failures, and no trial, much leas con-
victon, Of any Of these persons so arrested was
ever attempted In the courts. There was no
money Ia their prosecution, and theii cases
were postponed OF abandoned
Gleason u false affidavit was gotten up by mem
Der OF the private detective agency having me
Judge Hsckett, setting forth that certain funds
in the safe Deposit Company belonging to the
defendants were the proceeds of robbery com
united IN Baltimore; and by this means the de-
| iendants' funds we're forcibly taken possession
Of, and the LEGAL wolves then commenced their
| light for the spoils, siuce which time Roberts
| and Gleason have been bounded and prosecuted
| by every canning appliance available IN leih
| the nublC1fiQu of DeVgnaper articles calculated
to prejudice the public mind against tue defend
anti ana ueryert the real is-ue Of private utter
est. silence Investigation of the qucs tionable
proceedings Of the prosecution.
One notorious convict, self-ddniitted thief.
| periurer. and iorVer, hus teen pardontd out OF
| sing sing prison to aid in the prosecutions; and
! every EFFORT available by procured per Iry, de-
| tectivo duplicity. or shvster cunning has been
| brought into play to eject the liberation OF the
notorious convicted ielon, /. spence Petus,
| from the state prison OF acbusetts, where
| he l. now serving out term Of imrrisonment
! for crime he committed on the Bolies banking
house of Boston. The combination trick Of
detective and shyster 70 attempt TO pui this
| forgery of Pettis on the Bank Of England forRers
| j. too Infamous to charge as the work OF any
respectable attorney, and the fellow who would
give uttorance to such story properly belongs
| to that lying, sneaking tribe who are now FASH
| innably repre selted on the stage as cross
| between "A lying shyster and thievine de-
Ii wa- the hand Of SPENCE Pet,is alone that
eN ruted. and his abilities that planned aud
perfected the forger.cs on the Bol IS banking
house OF - ION. and this brid, exredenc,i
aud i,ilful tof.syT waa justly convicted for the
sad offence; besides w!ii the further Let N
established that Mes-rf. Bollcs. well kroNinl
that Pet1it did comaiit the forgery upon them
auI that he Uet,is) wa w possessipn Il men
bonds obtained by Re 'iss forgery upnn them
/ own ideelcnl bones iiom ltNis 90 psifrn' N
Ing him any cents ON tho dollar therefor, ana 10,
tuis mttn- covered u rtiuu 81 tht,r mohel
back from the n0t9riou F. cnce rctir.
Inc irick or false lrtcnce tina thr Bank %
couirhlted Tie bodies forgery Of .uch prcteuc'
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