New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-25
LARGE DEALINGS ~ FORGED ROWS
HISTORY OF THE TRANSACTIONS WHICH LID To Tim
RECENT ARREsT3

HISTORY OF THE TRANSACTIONS WHICH LID 10 TIN
RECENT ARRESTS.
william Muir, one OF the three men arrcet
ed on saturday for alleged completely In IN. FORE, u,
ponds OF 81 Louis No, and bonds OF the Cify ~, o,
ILL., gave bail yesterday in 5000 his bond.rp,n -,
nhrVhe W Cooper Mr. Muir stated that he never mot
"n'i" Oarerc' one Of the two men who pleaded guilty
' "'eN 70 the charse OF Issuing forged Quincy bond.
he bad seen his partner, Hustled but knew
nothing OF particular interest about him. SEN
years ago, Muir said he placed fully threefour y, t
ega issue OF Quincy bonds on tue market IN This ,.v
actng IN toe transaction as a broker Mr. Muir, oelce
ID AT No. % broadway ItIs small room on the ground
1oor and is very plainly furnished He tro,,cd
the matter OF his arrest rather lightly. yc,erlav
ana said that "a he did not wish 10 arenc the c.sa
Oh JUS merits az present he had given the re-.
qnren Dan. None Of the arrested on satur.
oay was well known on the Stock Exchange or
~ The downtown banks Muir has done business 81. a
curb-stone' broker for several years Hayrsanl nm
tog D0h carried their ON rs their hats. N.fslr -,
them was able TO secure bail Yesterday n. ILL.,
That Hayes was associated with beaver IN ihe
Rohdt the dsSoyeTy io Of w fen .,I w@Grt:a-e
few years ago, and that HAYES and H,risg
were interested ia the Buffalo, NowYork md Enc Raj
road bond forgery. They induced william A B,.f N
take 50 large number OF these bonds that he was com
cat.d with Charles b. Owls and introIucad him 10 tbe
bank rs WHO sold he forged bonds, account OF which
William Cirrere offered $4,000 Of tho Quincy CITY
bonds in August 10 q Broadway banker M % nor c,t
U oir lace value. A. The bonds then had ls, than a
y 70 rLn, iLt BANKER convinced tlat they were
either forgery or the security defective and he
declined 20 purchase them In few days Le rscay-d
trDm brokH. Win whom be was acIuaiu ed commits
sion 10 buy All the quincy bonds cud get af less than
- per cent C-rrIe mel tn banker agin and sold him
$4,000 OF the bonds at 20 per cent some Of which were
tHcn sent Tor examination tO Quincy. where they were
pronounced 'nuue Another purchase ~ $50 900 was
made Tor ne Hrot'r from young WHO claimed TO
hc son inldw 81 Ca-rcre. Jh, sale followed by
the offer large a number of bonds by the Young
man l.dt iNe bankers suspicious were aroused, AID
flrt er nyc5ii- atian was made ~ Quincy.
About The same time u 900 bond Of the City
81 q, LOUIS, Tor the benefit OF o.. Missouri
Pacific Railroad was on rgd for sale IN thi, city
WITH statement thar plenty more c0Uli De oOaWrd n
tIs could bc disposed az. The case WAS placed IN
tHe bands 90. PINK roBs Detective Agency, who opened
q CORES p0ndrucc VIII Louis officials, which resulted
the discovery that the bond forgery. dul that
there were tnrce por ~ Interested In tIg negotiation,
TWO ~ whom Carrere AMI Hr--ed. They
b q offered $4,000 Of tie ~ LOUIS b ads. besides
chat above mentioned. Uu>t-d ami Gamer A.
rested while a.trm ling tO dispose Of 10000 " ne
bonds. They offered to Wrn 5tt,e, whence II promised
tbrr freedom bat this "l5 ID Finally they pleased
which resulted On tie arr, ~ Muir Hayes AMI Hartog.
y her arrests u.t Expected % follow.
one %. tnc .rucpH difficulties ~ he detectives IN
obtaining proof OF "a. guilt ot the persons Implicated IN
tue COLLATION. OF forged bonds dining the past few
years t.e -l'cWdncsS V which tey pass the respCn
siby a- 10 tue real owner, from one 10 another. and
finally t0 some person who IS either dead absent
tur accused man described nulely the name, resi-
ace cre.. witness $50 pres Ut ~ thc time Tie
forged bonds changed hands. II Hfs fDuIu that the
IMAM had been dead -OHI" time.