The New York herald., 1877-10-05

which they perpetrated the orgeries was tnis-iney
purchased two drafts from the same bank on the
same date. one for q large amount, another
for 4 small amount The smaller draft was
then altered to correspond with the larger one
and deposited in some distant bank tor collection
The bank OF deposit If any doubt arose, would natu
rally telegraph the bank issuing the DRAFT TO Know II
on certain day tney mad issued such draft and the
answer naturally would be in the affirmative. Tho
draft would then be cashed at once and the recipient
OF the money would send cipher telegram announcing
that fact hts confederate who mad The gen.
une draft OF amount The latter worthy would then
present h useIf TO the bank and explain owing
certain circumstances he unable 20 use the draft
he purchased and desired the return OF his money
The iun.s wore usually handed back without ques-
ton The detectives say that the amount realized by
these experts has amounted 70 $50 600 or $40 O00
recital OF the that have come TO light VIII best
Illustrate their method OF doing business.
THEIR OPERATIONS IN 1876.
In May, ls76 large lot OF drafts Tor small amounts
purchased from tho National Iron Bank Vt Fall
Village Conn, and the Undertook Bank, aud
"ralsed' follows-
$3s 50, raised 490 w
$50 ss, raised to.................... s36 90
$40 ~, raised to.... 1876 W
$67 IL, raised 70. I61 70
These drafts were deposited with The detunct Abng-
don square Savings Bank aud collected for the
,raisedn amounts.
In March, 1876, . party, giving the name Of Il. 7.
Tiiden, opened account with The Yorkville Savings
bank, and deposited Tor collection tnc following
checks, drawn on The National Bank Of Newburg:-
SIS ~, raised SlooO Z!
80 o., raised t0.... g47 ~
3s w, raiseu TO-. s3s w
40 W, raised to..... loo w
- IL, raised 10. 332S 20
The banks suffered their losses in silence and the
forgers went on their way rejoicing. July 8, 1877,
man giving the name OF H. j. Walker purchased OF
The Marine Bank OF Buffalo . draft on the Bank OF
North America Tor $l2 TO his own order July l3 an
other party purchased similar draft Tor ST. 200 and
tow days later returned, stating unable TO
use the orait and requesting the return OF his money
was raised 10 correspond In number date and amount
10 larger one ana deposited Tor collection with A.
johnson Co, bankers, at Strathroy, Canada, and,
everything appearing 10 be correct Johnson Co. paid
the amount oil The draft 70 the man calling himself IL.
J. Walker. On July y man calling himself Frank J.
saxion purchased draft Salt Springs National
Bank OF Syracuse on the FIRST National Bank Of New
York Tor 81, 900 and on the same date purchased
another draft from ana the banks named for S9 Tho
smaller draft was then raised 70 300 and both drafts
were manipulated in the same manner and with the
same success In the last instance
THEY MET DANGRR IN JERSEY
On June 20 man giving the name OF William Brown
purchased from the FIRST National Bank OF Bridge
port Conn, drai. Tor s., 400 on the Importers and
purchased another draft for small amount, which
was Immediately raised 80 the amount Of the
larger The following day he appeared as
% ny Railway National SpsIs Bank. aspos,s'ns snn'
$500 In currency and Two small drafts one from
Bridgeport ban and the other from bank in STAN
ford The drafts were duly honored. He then de-
posted his 'raised" 81 45o dra for collection. AS
matter OF prudence the cashier wrote 10 the Import
srs' and Traders Bank. The latter teegraphed 10
Bridgeport and was answered by telegraph 'a right"
Traders Bank was sill suspicious, and lie mailed 10
the Bridgeport Bank the .raisec draft Tor examina-
ton SO sxlliu was the forgery that tho cashier In
Bridgeport stil insisted that all was right
and returned the draft New York with
letter to tha. effect The film was
removed from his eyes next morning when
William Brown No l. with the genuine draft In his
hand, approached mis- desk and said he was unable
use the draf and wished his money back. The
cashier caused his and elegraphed their cor.
respondent TO the arrest OF the Railway Brown
but The latter gentleman could not then be found
happened however that IN the latter part OF June
Police sergeant Wright OF Railway, observed Brown
Sergeant detsrmned TO arrest HIM. Brown seemed
TO divine the Intentions OF the oicer and Jumped from
the train at Elizabeth The Sergeant gave chase but
under a farmers barn in company with
young man who gave the name OF William Williams,
and both delivered to Chief OF Police KerLs on
being searched Browns bank book found in
Williams pocket The police state that Browns real
name IA Henry werner and W,II,ams name ,s william
Morgan These men had resided together at No. 80
Sixth avenue, Brookyn, 10 which place Captain
They found in the rooms all the articles used in
counsericting-pross, dies. plates, various coiorsd
Inks, full set OF tools and I'VE dollar plate. Cap
tain Campbell took possession and turned them over
TO the secret service officers
The Bridgeport Brown released on bail, and Is
suing the bank for tho amount OF the genuine
81, ,45o draft Werner and Morgan are still In Jail in
Elizabeth, awaiting trial former associate OF Wer-
jail, charged with passing raised s, 900 registered
bond which had been stolen from the National Bank
Of waltham, Masa, tour years ago.
May Is 1877, party giving the name OF George Du
bois purchased Of Daniel W. Powers, private banker,
Of Rochester n Y, draft tor $40, and on tho same
date another for 81 AIS both drawn the American
Exchange Bank, New York. The smaller dran was
raised 10 correspond with the larger In tho
other cases and then taken 70 EasIon, Pa, wners
collection by man calling himself George Dubois.
The draft was duy collected from the New York bank
and paid overto Mr Dubois in Eason who elcgraphed
The cipher TO Dubois In Rochester. Forthwith tho
latter gentleman called on the banker, Mr. Powers,
and stalea that draft to his bro in
Now York, but that his New YORK brother could get
no one 10 Identity him. and he wanted his money
back. Tne draft was genuine and the money
Morrison purchased a draft Tor si4 90 september
IA, from the National Iron Bank OF Morrstown n. j.
mat the cashier Oiled out draft while the other
was ned out BY clerk. fhe forgery was done by
tracing, and t was necessary TO success that both
gratis should be In the same handwriting In disgust
Morrison returned the large draft and got bis money
and collected the small one through New York bank
He next tried his hand on the same bank
with two certificates OF deposit, one for
el5 the other for 1850 With ike result Three
dnerent parties bought drafts from the Frs, National
bank Of Bridgeport for the amounts and at the
following all TO the order OF Frank J. Saxton ~ une
Q, drain on The First National Bank Of New York Tor
5000; July g. fraft on the First National Bank OF New
York for ST. 200; July draft On the First National Bank
or New YORK Tor $l2 25. The irst and second named
drafts we're solo without suspcon but In tho third IN
stance tho similarity or names and the small amount
caused the belief that some evil design was intended
The cashier therefore directed that the body oil the draft
be written in red ink and its number punched on It's
lace THIS draft could not be altered 10 deceive tho
bank issuing II, and has not since been presented for
payment The other drafts were paid through the
Sational Bapg OF Gioversvilie N. I.
An AuDAciocs TRIcK
In altering drafts IL sometimes happened that the
chemicals left blotch the paper taat could not be
erssed This was the with the drafts tor $3s ~
ard sI2 Is mentioned above. Accordingly the prs-
oner Lyman who held these drafts partially destroyed
them bv arc and wrote TO tho bank IN his own name,
stating the number, date aud amount OF the
barnsd producing fragments OF the paper
as The evidence and asking tnat duplica'es
be issued. That The request was complied with oy
se hsnk n surprising but II seems more surprising
: Ia, snv man could summon the audsclty TO make
suoh 4 request when no already knew that raised
sa ;, NJ the same date and number bad already
y ~ an psid by the bank. The duplicates whea re-
,urued 70 The bank, borc the signatures OF Lyman,
N Durant, N Ebbet's and q Campbell as indorsers'