The New York herald., 1877-01-22
A CLEVER YOUNG MAN.

vIcIssIruDEs OF 4 POOR BUT ProCs AssurAN1
EpIroR-THE TROUBLE ABOUT RAISED
BIIL-MR. MAuKER AND MR. RosvALLY
James L. Naukcr, the mild-mannercd young man who
South Brooklyn stated in the HEsALD
Of yesterday. charge OF passing counterfeit ten
dollar bills which had ngcnously from the
twodollar denomination issti custody In the Third
precnei stat on house. In the forenoon two young
who had read OF the arrest called to Captain
Lcary aud told him that several years ago they went
10 school with youth at the Exeter Academy, New
Hampshire who had Jeff In some difficulty They be-
leved that Maukcr was their former schoolmatc
When confronted by the prisoner they identified him
as the person they alluded TO.
RosvALLY SERMONS
Mrs Aiexandrlna Van v:sk who keeps tho boarding
house No 35I Henry street where Mauker bodrded,
stated reporter that be had been "a good Christian
boy, VINO always In the house at night. He wass
member OF either the Pacific street the Fleet
Methodist church. went there regularly. and was very
pious Hc did not" the lady saic 'ike to go out IN
The evenns, because as ne lreqasl'y remarked no
mons Mrs Van visk stated. .'ior Mr. Rosyaly, and
used TO read thcm IN the parlors for them"
BRILLIANT LirERAE, CAREER.
A HhRALD reporter bad conversati0n with the
prisoner touching his past hstury and bis business
CONNECTION with Mr.. NJ L. Eosvally. Maukcr stated
tha, about twenty of age and that he
WIS sidney, Iowa, where HIS father and
mother now nving. His father IS = Methodist
preacher He made The acquaintance OF Mr. Rosvally,
TO wtom introduced by man nained Primrose
last spring. When the Xedrsw Evangelist and Con.
r,rfsd Jew was urst published by Mr. RosyalIy which
was tour. months ago he employed as editorial
writer on the paper, and received 10 per week Tor his
services HIS employer who then boarded at No. l94
Fulton street promised that when the circulation OF
the Uebreto Eron9eiist &C. increased from ITS low
OF 400 or 800 copies he would pay him $40 per
pated he would not hesitate TO pay s25 weekly Tor
his editorial services II Also contributed SAID the
prisoner, several other papers Apone the number
we're ,hc Methodist aud the New York Ecening Maix
In that manner, and by living econ onon:caly, man.
rendered conlectoncr Frcvcrt at No 3i6 Cours
street, was u counterfeit. | said whcI handed the
bill 10 him that II never saw bill look like that be-
fore"
THAT BILL
When asked as TO the manner IN which ho came by
the latter bill ac said that he got II IRON another maE,
and upon beng questioned as TO who that person was
nc replied that Nr Rosvaly. The $40, he sad,
had been given to him three weeks ago not IN pay.
ment Tor services rendered. but "a present As "a
the counterfeit ten-doar bill passed nj the bakery
Mr. Mollonpaccn No l97 Atlantic street on Jan uuyy
T. the prisoner said he knew nothing whatever about
Il. Tho young girl who attended At the latter store,
and who discharged by her employer for receiving
the counterfeit IN question: positively idcntAod
Mauker at tho station house.
THAT STENCIL.
As to the stencil plates which had been found BY
Captain Lcnry IN the prisoners trunk and which had
been raising the figures from 1.-TWO" TO ''tcnn
on the genuine two dollar bills, Mauker gave
markable explanation He said that when he roomec
with Rosvaiiy the latter let pamphlet or a tract-ho
believed II was tract or tue door, and he picked
II up and threw " into his trunk Tne stencils which
the tract fell out the trunk where the police
discovered them. Rosvay, he believed had family
residing in New Orleans. but ho mau who tray
elled considerably
PAINT BOX.
With reference to the counterfeit ten cent piece and
the box OF colors, &c, In altering the bills found
IN his room the prisoner could give satisfaction,
but he denied having changed them.
Tho prisoner will be arragned IN the First District
Court, before Justice Ferry, this forenoon, md viii
then be 10 the custody OF the United states
Marshal HIS examination will take place before
United States Com ssioner Winslow.