New-York tribune., 1877-08-21
THE CAPTURED FORGERS.
B. G. JAYNE'S PART IN THE CASE.
HIS ARRIVAL IN THIS CITY WITHOUT THE PRISONERS
LILLE STORY nR TuRIR npFp ATI0Ns

superintendent WaDg stated that had received In
formation the subject aud that he expecting
the orges, who said to DC their way this city.
IL Is probable they viii he taken to the Ludlow
jail instead OF the Central Police Office.
H. IT, jayne who was conspicuous IN the arrests IL not
Iovernment officer, as reported Since leaving the
Customs service three years ago. he held no Federal
office, but within few months he begun operations
as private detective He stated three or four
months ago that no tho track Of the
forgers Of the S64 900 check the Union
and could give all the facts in regard their operations
Mr. jayne arrived from Chicago yesterday morning. and
engaged room at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. He came
alone, aud did not register bis Repeated inquiries
were made for him by tribune reporter, which were
invariably answered by. "Not in" In the evening the
clerk told the reporter that Mr. Jayne left word that
he had gone out and would not be In that night. At
later hour in response to note the foowin
sent; am tired out and have gone bed,
see you this evening" As have any facts that
can communicate shall do with pleasure"
At the United States Secret Service Bureau nothing
was known in regard TO the arrests At the District At
torIeys office stated that indictments had been
found In connection with the forgeres against the per-
sons arrested In the West and that requston had
been issued by Gov. Robinson that would authorize the
bringing OF the prisoners here another State Tho
officials at Ludlow Street Jail said at late hour last night
that the orgers had been brought there and no In
formation had been received 10 regard 10 them.
gentleman. the nature Of whose business keeps him
well Informed In regard TO the attempts place forged
checls upon the market in conversation with TRIBUNE
reporter last evening said certain that the
bank forgers recently arrested In the West belonged
the same gang as Chadwick, Brown and others, who
implicated In the S64,O0 forgery on the
Union Trust Company Of this city The fraudnlen' oper
raons which have resulted In the formation OF largo
gang OF fogers, who for the last year aud half have
been swindng extensively in many cities In various
parts Of this country begun 1869 1870
ima NJ thA Of Iufi -fraaf I.fl
Geo W. Chadwick imprisoned in the jail, and there
made the acquaintance Of Frenchman named Dela-
croix who expert forger. He first taught Chad
wick the method0f altering checks by the OF chemicals
Van Eten, who afterwards became notorious for
also at that time confined In LudIowstreet JAIL
and made confdant OF Delacrox and Chadwick.
Van Eten first released and prong by the lesson he
mad learned IN prison. attempted to pass check drawn
by Fisk, Hatch Co. on the Fourth National Bank Of
this city, which he had raised from $3.50 TO
$4,000. He detected and captured
by Detective Elder He was brought to trial, but the
jury disagreed. and he released BAIL Soon after
wards, Eten, connection with c. 8. Clark, who 10
now In Sing Sing, passed a forged check for
S77,500 purportiDg to have been drawn by
Hallgarten Co. on Wells, Fargo & Co. The forgery
was discovered in time stop The payment Of the check
Van Een escaped TO California. but finally arrested
and brought to this city by Detective sampson He was
sentenced to years and six months imprisonment
but pardoDed before his term out Chadwick who
was implicated III the case was sentenced TO ten yeaIs
attempted
to commit forgery on the Bank OF California. He was
detected but escaped conviction by suicide. Chadwiek
after his discharge he began Operating on larger SCALE
and his office became the headquarters of men engaged
thought were most Of The men now under arrest
Weston VINO was captured in Chicago, was Tor;
it is said that Henderson formerly
Wa-sreet speeulalor under the name OF sprague. In
conclusion this gentleman sand that before this matter
brought TO conclusion "a number OF men who were
not now suspected Of Improper dealings would be found
u
gers
SUPPOSED ACCOMPLICEs.
A reporter of The TRIBUNE called upon George W.
Chadwick who Is now Ludlow Street jan on the
charge Of being implicated in the $4,000 forgery
the Union Trust Company and conyersed with him in
reference the in the West OF the forger with
whom il is asserted in some quarters, Chadwick, L. A.
Brown and others have been acting. Chadwick dis
claimed all knowledge of any Of the men, and said that ne
had never even heard of them until he saw the
published accounts, detailing their arrest L. A Brown,
charged against Chadwick said that he knew by sight
Henderson, who formerly resided in Bondst Newfork,
also Knew Weston. who in the real
tate business but he did Lot know whetner be was tho
as the one now under arrest Brown also
stated that be was at one time & acqu1I@sd % @ MIN I'm Ger
witted enough undertake such forgees those
alleged to have been committed.
prosecution OF Chadwick Maxwell and Brown said that
e did not entertain any doubt that TIL belonged TO tho
same gang Henderson, Gessner aad Weston. Mr..
Hewett that the OF this gang known
20 him several months and but for the fact that the
arrest would have been made long before this time.
Chadwick used channel through which the
forged checks put upon the Newlork market Mr..
Hewett said that he thought the matter would turn Gus
be very similar 10 the Northampton and that
eventually OF the party would turn States evidence
against his associates.
Robert A. PinkertOn. the Superintendent Of Pinker-
TOMS Detective Agency in this city said that he had
Of the matter for some time, and tbat Detective
jayne who had made the arrests had been the track
of the orgers for three or four months did not sec
how-as stated 10 the Chicago dispatches-the men could
be brought 10 this city ON criminal charge without
requi.iton from Governor OF state unless they
accompanied the officers voluntarily, which they
pretty certain not 10 do.
Defective Thomas Sampson, who WAS employed to in.
yescate forgery the Union Trust Company, said
that nrny believed that the arrested the West
belonged the party those who committed the
forgeres In this city, The gang had been in
for alb ut i've years during which they have made from
SsGO lad been ~ carried on In the West aud South.
west, altnoSsh their their supposed leader had always
though Henderson and his associates were prob
ably arrested for the violation Of State laws,
they also guilty OF an offence against the United
States Government In forgii the stamp the different
checks which they had PASSED. The forgeries OF these
stamps skiuly executed that they could not Dc
detected even by expert, except under q powerful
microscope. Tue difference between the genuine aud
forged stamps that the points Of the angles of the
diamonds encircDg the head OF the Goddess OF Liberty
in the former Joined without the variation Of the
breadth hair under the microscope, while those
OF the latter. magnied to about hundred mcs
their true size show variation OF nearly quarter oi an
inch from the true joining ON the left-band side
THE THIRD NATIONAL BANK FORGERY.
Concerning the Third National Bank forgery, leading
officer of the Bank stated that the Of the
affair had not yet been published The correct story
said was that in December, 1879, man went to the
office OF H. c. Friedman & Co., No. wallst., stating
that he desired TO buy some gold. lie given .
memorandum showing how much currency was
required, and departed. After being absent short
time he returned with a check appearing 70
have been drawn by winslow, Lanier 4 Co.. on
the Third National Bank for f2O,9o0 10. The check