The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-23
1DtNCEROrS roPcrRr.
Derry s. Co.'s Invt-trrn in PrRirie lin I hicn
Hnnds-TMn Wen in Custody.

Saturday last Warren v Herrck called
on Bntes n Bostwick. brokers. at Q, wall street
and asked them to sell for him Ave slOD second
mort rage bonds. issue Of 1853. of the Prairie du
Chion branch Of the chic co, Milwaukee aud -.
Paul Railroad. The bonds were taken by
clerk and sent to Mr. Bos;wick. who was I'm the
stock Exchange. Monday Mr. Dostwick sold
them I, Thos. Denny IS Co., Of 3, Wall street,
for sieJo or at the rate Of ninety-ceht per cent.
Before the sale tue bonds were sent to The ONCE
Of the railroad company IN william street,
where they were examined. pronounced gem
uine and endorsed on the back.
Theg had not been long In the possession or
Denny & Co. before their examining clerk be-
cauic suspicious OF them. lie communicated
his doubts to the firm, and a subsequent exami-
nation it the companvs office est blshed the
fact that the bonds were adrOit fOigcries
The Law Committee OF the Stock Exchange
erected their detective, hr. hOmas sampson,
g. Work ~ the case. ana ycsterdl " he arrested
warren y. llerrck aud VIM. ii. SwansborOugh.
~ the lOmUs, before Justice Dufy. Hem n
said he lived IN BNonne. y. j.. and was in the
show ezra business at ~ Park row. Wcdncsd ~
OF last week SwansOOrDuRh came to MS unice
aud told Inn lie wanted 10 rel some bonus,
asking Tim at the same time whether I q knew
any one down town to whom he could sell them.
llcrrick replied that he did. and. the bonds
beng intrusted to MN, he took them To Bates
liustwicN TO sell, getting receipt. ON Non
uaN bc received the money and handed II 70
SWANSEA rough. urst ueNuctlbg ~ as cplnull.-
sion. lie had known Swansburougn over ~ ears.
ana IN letter tunes iad loaned him large sums
of money.
,,r. -ias II. Bostwick testified to the facts as
narrated above. adding mat when he flled to
sell the BOMBS on ; l.urdaN IIorrick asked for an
advance. which he declined To giNe MN.
William III. SwduSOOrOugh. sworn IN his own
hch H. testified that he got the bonds on THURS
cay last Of Charley WetherOv. VINO travels for "a
cluth house ~ Montreal, in the UarroOm If the
Astur House Wttnerby asking him TO sell
them. lie gave no receipt. On the day of set
tlcmcrt he met MetBerty nt iieffick's nce.
Iicftck Ocln- present, .nO paid htir tne money .
" ethtfOy baad ii linn 500 iui bis seINices. me
uciNC.lNtS reg ri tbs W Cthtrby as my tn.
lam,s y. .ckenle,. bond cietk OF the rail-
roa1, SAID a mon greatly resembling iierrick
called upon him sum weeks ago, and. present.
III. tnc uambcr OF twenty five bonds. asked him
whc.hcr they were register. II. lie ~uspec cu
som .tniu- wrong, but could pump nOtuinl out
OF tue VI ttor. lite greater part OF the bonus
H~Nta about were not I,l.-Ie Iru.
Ju-uc, DuA, hcic owan,bvrOueh Ia i6O0l bail
TO .pI,ai. .ua tI..ull!.tD IIN,fIch TO Lc House
al betOntiUH tn dcl,-l OF 5. JO.
luc ftr-cf, o.. uIN-t nuIui ami dangerous
one. line bonds were cylueuIly utiutuu from
tic flgllal titunLld,Iu littV. stamped with ~
forged stamp or dis. beaiIA Resembling that used
bS lie comp lns. ANA tnon cOmpletc4 Ly lrsiny
tie ~giatNtCs. 4lc iitut-ldun plate was IN dr
~ Henry sVtu,Tt \ 4os. OF Ni Fulton street n'ti
thc detectives ihtnk the turgcgs obtained d uv
tuuuptl.g one at IL, urnls employees. II would
he 10y 10 ncdns diiiicuit to- Issue SlOJOlJ 81 $s.-
GU ui these bouus. me Z, hume issue being over
Sl.U,utUL
detectives SAMPSON and Doyle have evidence
that Wti-uIg.bzcd bauI u1 skilled iuTHcr~
have ueen cmIlntlug Curpstoue tru ktr. TO sell
fn'Eed hJhds. lhey ADVISE 70 .ukers anO brokers
TO take a list II all uonus III their pOs-essiIn.