The New York herald., 1877-08-24
FORGERS' I'LL LUCK.
Eleven Thousand Dollars in Bogus
st. Louis Bonds.
A NASSAU STREET FIRMS ESCAPE
Sorry Congregation of Old Offenders
Jayne's Mysterious Prisoners.

Anoiher eanc OF sslful bond forgers yesterday
brought TO grief by the timely action oil the detec''eA
Their arrest effected by series oil clever mo'e''
and fortunately took place before any person "hs "
timizcd by the spurious bonds when 'hey "e'e '".
deavornc To negotiate In addition 10 the capture OF
,he gang the police secured eleven orgea oohss ior
IL 900 cacn so skiltuy executed that even the most
sautious were liable TO be deceived fhe names o tue
orisoners are John H. Hustled. William Carrcrs and
John Cnnnop a well known to the police as 'crooKeo
men The forgeres we're ST. Louis county oohds oi
1ss3 ouo,cd in the market at log and maturing next
week.
Tho Arst irtimation that such spurious bonds werc
in EXISTENCE was obtained about three weeks ago ny
pinkcrtons Detective Agency, and Mr. Robert Pnkcr-
ton fastened to communicate the fact to the ponce
authorities OF ST. Louis The latter entered acti'eiy
into the plan of capturing the orgers. and agreeing
with Mr. Pinkeron that in all probability the first at
tempt at negotiation would be made IN this CITY, they
sent Detective Tucker of ST. LOUIS, to New York fully
prcparcd as an export to distinguish Tho bogus from
the genuine The detective reached hero last Tuesday
and a con icrencc at took place between hm,
Ptnkeron and Detectives Fold and O'Connor, Of tno
Distric. Attorneys office.
LAYING sSAEEs.
As g result OF their deliberations Messra Hanna
BROTHERS, bankers, OF No. New street. were called
into their confidence and assigned the duty oil carefully
watching tho street" and acquantng thcm oil any AZ
tempts to negotiate ST. Louis county bonds The same
afternoon bankers learned that ten bonds oil the
description named had been offered for sale to Messrs.
Perkins, Livingston, Post Il Co., OF No 23 Nassau
street Accordingly the detectives waited on tho last
mentioned and asked to the bonds. They proved
TO he forgeriea The bankers were amazed. They had
not the slightest doubt OF their genuine
ness Indeed so perfectly satisfied were they that
they agreed TO take the $40 CO., the money 10 be
paid Wednesday ing TO the vender Mr.. John-
ton who does business broker At No. 52 Broad
way The next step Of the detectives WIS to await the
action OF MI Johnson When, therefore, that person
came the olowns dsy to collect @ .ne p PIrsnsss arc Sac
tnat the bonds were forgeries Mr. Johuson was as
much amazed were Perkins, Livingston, Post 4 Co.
The bonds stated had been gwen HIM Tor ncgotia-
ton by man named John Ii. Hustled, who had como
10 him with letter Of Introduction from the son Of
the late Dean Richmond, OF Albany. Ho Iurther
stated thut Hustled represented himself as u man OF
means rcsidiGg IN Stockport, this State. Mr John
then volunteered 10 take The dctetv to Hustled
who was waiting his office for The money.
Hustled was iound IN the hallway oil Mr Johnson's
Office, waking ahd down as If impatient for the ar
rival OF the check. "Husted, you must come with
me, said Detective O'Connor laying his hand lightly
the mans shoulder. The priEoner looked dun
founded He had expected u different kind OF check,
but quickly recovering nimscli hc asked ''What am
..With uIeripg ten forged bonds OF ST. LOUIS
county, :" responded tho officer, with bland smile.
al am innocent o the charge" SAID the prisoner,
making an effort at indignation Ine bonds were
Wheeler and Charles Carman was Witness 10 The
loan"
tucet tone.
'.Ah, let me see-now, really can't rccollect his
Address, ana Mr.. Hustled placed his hand to his brow,
Rs If in deep thought
''well, where Is larmansn persisted the officer.
"Oh, Door Carmans dead, was the response
"Ah, naeed that's bad, sad tho officer sympa-
thzinRly; "well suppose we move along" litlle
later and Hustled was lodged in the Mulberry street
station house
CAPTURING TIE CoNFEDERATEs
In the meantime another scene ol the drama was
beng enacted IN the banking house OF Hanna Brothers
William Carrere reported by the ponce to be
IN old offender, was endeavorlng to nego
tate the sale Of one OF the forged bonds
communicated with Mr.. Pinkerton, and the latter
soon arrived and took him IN custody. On Carreres
person found one Of the bonds. seeing that the
game up Carrere confessed hat John Cannon
ano,her OF the gang, was implicated and The ponce
hsstened to his residence, No. 22l West sixteenth
street, where they watched all night Early yesterday
morning they arrested MIN as he was about 10 leave
The house. and learned that he had been concealed in
side all nghl apprehensive OF arrest.
PICTURES OF THE roRGERs.
AS the prisoners stood at the bar Of the Tombs Po
lice Court tor examination u good opportunity was
prese for skechng their appearance Carrere Is
u tine looking man. OF about thirty-hve years OF age,
six ieel in height aud proporuonAily built. he
well dressed and bore the appearance OF south
military man. He Is said 10 possess good cduca
ton and to be unusually sklIlul at forgery. originally
he came from Virginia. ana at one tme u Is believed
served in the Confederate army. Among his pals be
Is known the ''Colonc.' Carrerc stands indicted
In this county Tor forging custom House recepts and
~ the time OF his arrest was out on 50, 600 bail
Cannon ls shorter in stature, being about live feet
ten inches HIS face Is full covered with brown
beard aud mustache. His age Is about thirty-hvc.
stylish suit Of clothing made up his general appear
ancc Cannon served eigst ye,rs In the Massachu-
State Prison, and ABOUT year ago was arrested
by Detective Elaer the charge OF forgery, but he
succeeded IN getting clear
Hustled was quite shabply dressed. His age is be.
tween 1ty-nve and sixty. In stature he IS under
sized. HIS lace Is covered with dark beard inter-
Ipcrsed with gray.
When the prisoners called for examination the
detectives requested that they be remapded. Coun-
Beor james Ohvcr, who appeared .or Carrcre and
Hustled moved for their discharge on the ground OF
evilence, but Justice Duffy denied the motion. AS
tho prisoners were being taken back TO the station
house one OF Husted's trends addressed him as Mr.
Whitcmore, iact which caused the police to take
mental note. AT the station house Carrcre broke
down. confessed that during the past week he had
disposed OF $4,000 worth OF forged bonds o the city
G Quincy, H., but he refused 10 name his accon-
pieces. TIE principal peculiarly about the lorgeu 81.
LOUIS bonds that all Numbered above the genu-
Inc ones The highest number OF the latter is 13i4.
The police beive that ihe arrest Will develop
esing details about tho great s64 900 check forgery
Late yesterday afternoon a despatch was received
from superintendent oil Police McDonough OF ST Louis,
saying that he was on his way 10 Now YORK with uli
evidence against the prisoners. Tho nnal move In the
proceedings yesterday was the obtaining wril OF
habeas corpus by Counsellor Oliver Tor the appearance
oil his clients before tho Supreme Court