The New York herald., 1876-11-04
BOND AND MORTGAGE FoRGERs.
THE LAST OF THE RIcR-QuIEN GANG-CAP-
TURE OF MRS oUINN--AH IMPORTANT Ar

THE LAST OF THE RICK-QUIEN GANG-CAP-
TURE OF MRS QUINN--AA IMPORTANT Ar
REST.
The arrest and conviction OF the notorious Terancs
Rice Quinn for defraudng wealthy citizens by mcans o
worthless or forged bonds and mortgages has already
been fully published In the HERALD, which was the
paper expose and bring TO justice the gang Of
swindcrs Of which Quinn acknowledged leader.
In the mmission OF his many frauds Quinn almost
invariably represented himself being the owner Of
MT J. Hunters brown stone mansion No. 220 East
Twentieth street. and requested his intended victims
to call there and satisfy themselves an TO The truth Of
his statement They would call a the house and be re.
ceved by well dressed woman who would show them
through the premises aud that the property
owned by Dir. Quinn. The detectives learned that the
really portion OF the OF Mr. Hunter
wealthy bachelor, who dicd In Europe, and that the
woman Mr. Hunters former housekeeper, who
had become intimate with Quinn and assumed hia
name. Nearly four weeks ago Messra. John Gamble,
Jr, and Charles Latham, OF No. ia Front street, The
executors OF Mr. Hunters estate learned that parties
were sudeavoriug TO dispose OF mortgage of $4,000
tho house question: purportng TO have been exc
cuted in 1874. by Mr. Hunter 10 favor OF ono George
Il. kmball and Witnessed by Joseph Carr. This mort
gage they convinced forgery, as AT The time
Il purported 10 bave oeen executed Mr.. Hunter was
worth nearly s., OOO,O OOO aud had no occasion 10
mortgage any OF tho property. Detectives Ferris
and Williamson were paced on the case and speedily
learned that Mrs. Margaret Quinn, Mr. Hunter'i
former housekeeper active party 10 the scheme
BY q series OF adrot Inducements they succeeded ~
bringing her into communication with real estate
the Place Hotel reference to che best
way oil disposing OF the mortgage IL was finally ar
ranged that she should bring kimbu Carr 10 the
real estate ofice OF Mcssrs. Carl Co., 52 Broadway,
at o'clock yesterday to meet the gentleman who
was 10 purchase tho mortgage Tor $1,000 Detective
Ferris thcrc representing tho investing capitalist
and Detective Williamson supposed 10 be Detective
Ferris attorney Mrs. Quinn aid not appear, but
Kimball and Carr did They were promptly arrested
the forged bond and mortgage found IA their pos
scsson. No sooner wcro they arrested than
they boldly denied being klmball and Carr,
nud avc alr nan ns w. BrtttOn. ~
patton OF No. $50 Finh avenue, Brooklyn, aud Albert
Bromall, insurance agent, o Jersey City. ON being
arrasncd before Justice Kasmirc, at the Washington
Place Court yesterday afternoon they were renanded
TO await iurther examination today Tho detectives
then proceeded to arrest Mrs. Quinn. They learned,
much difficulty, that she lived with sick child
at No 62S Second avenue and Detective Ferris pro-
cceded there, while Detective Williamson watched the
Astor Place Hotel Mra Quinn came 10 the Asos
Place Hotel 10 learn the result OF tho negotiation from
the real estate broker Eusace. and was arrested She
declared with tears In her eyes that tho bond aud
mortgage had been given her by ono Colonel "Jim'
Porter, already known to tho police similar transac
tons The three prisoners will be brought up ~ The
Washington Place Court this morning