The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-16
A CELEBRATED FoRGER ARRESTED.
CHARLES J. PERRIN, ALIAS WILLIAMSON, ALIAS
FARHUM, Gagged AT LAsT-THE RECORD OF

CHARLES J. PERRIN, ALIAS WILLIAMSON, ALIAS
FARHUM, Gagged AT LAsr-THE RECORD OF
HIS EXPLOITS.
The arrest Of Charles J. Perrin ex-convct Of l26th
street. alias Charles williamson alias Charles O. Far
num- for passing 81, 500 worth OF forged California
and Oregon Railroad bonds, supplies long missing
link in the matter OF the New York, Buffalo and Erie
Railroad, New York Central and Western Union bond
orgeries OF which the prisoner was one Of the first
issuers Perrin, who is now in the Tombs,
obtained loan last week OF $4,000 on
the above mentioned California and oregon
Railroad bonds IRON Messrs Rollins & Brothers, ofNo.
q Wall street Subsequently thai nrm took an
due coupon on one Of tho bonds TO Messrs Fisk h
Hatch for payment whom they were told that 1t was
forgery messenger went 10 PERKINS, residence the
Irving House, at Twelfth street Broadway request
ing his attendance at Rollins ONCE He came and was
arrested by Police Captain Petty and taken to the New
street police station, and Monday afternoon he was
locked up AT the Tombs and remanded for examination.
II he had not left the overdue coupon on the
bonds he would still probably have been
police for the forged Buffalo bonds, and II be turns
States evidence, as it is believed he WILL ne
teraly help In the conviction of his former confeder
ates Last evening HERALD reporter the forged
California and Oregon Railroad bonds in the possession
OF foice captain Petty and which, to give aii con-
corned their due splendid executions of engraving
and forged signatures Mr. Eugene Kelly's name APP
pears as one Of tho trustees Of the road which
soldated with the Central Pacific Railroad on the I'D
OF August 1870
SKETCH OF THE PRISONER
Charles Williamson, alias Charles G. Farnum alias
Charles Perrin, was as before stated OF the hrst
dealers II forged New York, Buffalo and Erie New
York Central and Western Union bonds company
with Olmstead the engraver; DR.. Baisdel OF Burdell
murder notorlety; Gleason, Andy Roberts, Gottlieb
Engels, Ralston OF the Produce Exchange Cantor
and Steve Raymond who extradited from Eng
land The plot, one OF the most colossal record,
was exposed at its inception, in the HKRALn before
many OF the worthless bonds had been disposed Of Sew
eral millions worth of them had been prepared by Rob-
erts and Gleason, who IN Ludlow Street Jail
Spence Petts, now IN jail IN Massachusetts,, was
cogn2ant OF the affair, and several Intellectual
attempts have been made by District Attorney Phelps
70 have him pardoned out to give evidence in the mat
ter, but Governor CASTOR always opposed It. William
was the cause OF the arrest by Detective Thomas
Sampson OF old MI. Brown, q respectable but needy
Wall street broker who offered some OF the forged
bonds to Pine street banker opposite the SubTreas
ury. Mr. Brown stated he had hrst met williamson at
lunch at the Belmont Hotel. Mr.. Sherman. broker,
gave testimony In this matter Mr. Brown subse-
quenty honorably acquitted after long Incarceration
IN the Tombs Williamson resided at the time when
the forgeres were nrst put into circulation in
Colonel Charles French OF Philadelphia, OF the
swIndIng Palisades Insurance Company, OF whom
Colonel Decatur Poster of the brightest heroes of
the Mexican war, had allowed himself through
Frenchs misrepresentation, 10 become president The
shareholders, II there were any never subscribed
cent French Is now In State Prison in Trenton.
Colonel Potter is in this city ready and willing TO give
evidence. Gottlicb Engels the renowned forger, who
was proved TO have been an accomplish of Macdonald
and the other Bank Of England forgers is believed
have done all the wrlting, or forgery, OF the New
York, Buffalo and Erie bonds, while olmstead, OF
Staten Island did the engraving The head
quarters Of the gang were at Baisdels and
Mrs Lydia Roberts house. All Andy Roberts
the vctims and several suits have been gained, in
Guiding $50 900 behalf OF the New York Guarantee
New York Trust Company. Among the victims Of the
swinde may be cited Messrs Saunders Hardenbergh,
obrig Orvis s. " White, Lieutenant Colonel Braine,
OF the Ninth regiment and numerous others who lost
in the aggregate several hundred thousand dollars.
Fortunately the HERALD exposure reduced the contem
plated amount frauds committed on the Wall street
community The Buffalo, New York and Eric Railway
lorgeres were SO admirably executed that Mr. Miller,
the president OF the road, pronounced them genuine
the Englshman who was extradted from England,
and who took a number OF the torgeries over,
was previously robbed of large amount OF money he
had realized by the sale while drunk by Red Leary at
Fort Hamilton. He was accompanied to London by
Mrs Bowton, Washington Market widow, and his
paramou his wife being in Sing Sing for grand larceny
under the name OF Mrs Flowers
Williamson is very respectfully connected in West
chester county, his family residing few miles from
Harlem He has brother-in-law in Wall street. He
was Yesterday recognized in the counsel room Of the
Iombs BY a relative accompanied by Captain
present placed in his hands At the first discov-
cry OF the forgeres Detective Sampson traced William
through letter he had written 10 French OF Jer
sey City, to the Pierrepont House, Brooklyn, but
thence lost sight of him. particular intimate Of
Williamson was one Keepers, who was interested In the
lightning rod business Williamson's notable victims
were Saunders Hardenbergh and the New York
Guarantee and Indemnity Company and others, tho
aggregate amount being upward OF $l5O00O In Jersey
City his headquarters the bar at Taylor's Hotel
and In this city his favorite drinking place
tn Dutch street Williamson was an exconvict Tho
notorious Saca of Broadway arrested for negotiating
false deeds OF property, was intimate friend of
French, ofJersey, and the prisoner Williamson A
vorfte trystng place Of Williamson and Cantor tho
forger, in this city ut the late Nose Monaghan s
tavern.