, 1877-03-25
Holders Of Certain Stolen Bonds
Brought Up with Round
Turn.
How Nettleship, Of Washington Ring
Notorfety, Partially Atones for
Past Sins.
Tweed Reported as Willing to Give Away
His Fellow-Ringsters.
The Days Record Of Miscellaneous
Mischiefs.

Special Dispatch to Tie 1rtbunc.
NEW YORK, March ga conspiracy to de-
fraud the Government out of $3.50, 900 was de-
fcated Friday night By the arrest OF the conspir-
ators In Newark. The persons implicated are
Thomas I. somervlle, q criminal lawyer
Of this city, who figured with un-
pleasant prominence in the safe-burg]ary
case In Washington, and George Eng1er,
professional gambler and expert foreer. The
scheme to accomplish the gigantic fraud was
set OH foot in November last, when J. c. Ncttlc-
ship, who had been special detective
in the employ Of the United States
Treasury, received from Somcryillc letter
asking him 70 come to New York on important
business. When he called at Somcrylllc's of
flee, he was informed that q friend of Somcr-
vile had $3.50, 600 in United States bonds which
he wanted to turn into the Treasury. Most of
these had been stolen from the Ocean
National Bank of New York. Being
registered and their payment stopped,
it was not possible to get the money for them
from the Treasury Department, and 1t was to
overcome the obstacle that Nett1eship was in-
vited to take part in the conspiracy. Engler
was an accomplished forgcr, ind if the
ex-dctectiye could procure from friend
in tho Bond Department Of the Treasury
the names OF the owners of the bonus and the
numbers of the bonds they owned, the names
and numbers vi those in possession of thu COLI
spirators could be changed. Ncttlcship agreed,
and went at once to Washington and informed
Secretary Morrill, of the scheme. HLar in
with them" wos the advice ciyen l,y
The head of thu Den.rtmcnt: = Learn thrir
scheme, and at the nroocr time We viii
take them into tustndrM ia Snmcrrt11c md
hs t.onf,.lcratc found n secminojv ri,aflv ,r;om-
Mice. They hid their nlnns hr:orc him. AMI lie
went rcne1tc1Iv tn Nosh:nrro,, nstrnsihlv to
securc H. nee'letl ronirdrTafe IN tn. i,onI
dcnortmcut. When iii tlc necessary nrrli1u- /
inarios fad hcen arranged. Il ,ros ron::,uded tn
otfcmnt nt frat tn t11rn on1v S1AilM nj th,. |
bonds into cash' and N.ttlesi;in furnishc,] thc
names and nnmimrs tn hc inser,e,i in thrm>
The bonds. with The erasures and insertions. were
delivered to Ncttleslip "wednesday evening, The |
lcsfnn was to arrest the c0usojr1.or; nj that |
time. It was concluded. however. tn defer the |
arrest TIL Friday evening". wi,en Nettlrslf,. |
|,nyinp in thr meantime zone tn Washington
with the bnnds. was to nav oyer the money |
he Ind RECEIVED for them. Fritlay ,
nfobt Chief Rroots nnd his men wcr,. |
secrctpd in Nett,rshin,s house where SINNER
yjlc ami Enrler came bv agreement. and we're |
cantnred ~ thotr rt.er hewilder1nent Had |
N,.ttlesnin natd thcm the moucr thcv Ind rcadS. |
for ncrntfsfion other h,nds rcnrescntin9
sian mi
: Son,c of the honds we're stoon from thc |
O,.can Rink Of Now Yorl, All Ind hecn ram
rcle1I and rer;stcrcd, md we're therefore worth
Icss The namcs II perrr Hemslrv. I,eon.r1
& e,n and I OyGen Sno,v hid hnon fronduirnt