New-York tribune., 1877-08-25
THE FRAUDULENT ST. LOUIS BONDS.
ARRANGEMENT OF THE PRsONERs-OIlLk OPERA
TIONs OF THE FORGEEs.

TONS OF THE FORGEkS.
Cannon. Cairere and WetmOre, alias Hustled,
the three who we're arrested for completely IN the forgery
~ 81 Ious County bonds were brought before Justice
Duffy yesterday afternoon at the Tombs Police Court
but the examination was postponed until eleven o'clock
This morplrg. Tie prisoners were remanded to the
Tomhs Csunons counsel, M Mott, tried hard to have
M immediate examination, and moved for ms client S
discharge on ground thar the affidavit dd not swear
10 the existence of any forged bond HIS appHcauoA
WAS refused Wetmore and Clrrere, earlier in the day.
were urouct before Judge Van Brunt, In Supreme Court
Chambers on witt OF ccrtiorari, obtained by their
counsel James Oliver They were remanded, however
unti This morning when the arguments OF counsel VIII
BE- hcaTd.
The substance OF the adavts upon which the prisoners
have been held has been published in THE TRIBUNE.
Detective William J. Tucker swears that he was in
formed by Hiram Johnson Of No 81 Broadway, that on
August % John II. Hustled gave lin the tenbonis called
81 Louis County bonds, numbered 1880 1881, l,332,
1888 ssh $50, 1851, 1852, 1888 and l.35i' and
nsked him TO s,I tuem Hustled afterwards called for the
money; bonds with the above numbers had never becn
issue3 by the County st. Louis. Detective Robert A.
PiukertOn swears that he arrested William Carrere
on August o. and found on his person q ST. Louis
b,ud No 1915; CaIrere admitted that the bond was
lis saving that he lad obtained it from John j Cannon
Cf no. -2l West SINieentlst. DtlecuNe, NiuMu a..
Tucker and JOum I. Hanna make J.iut audaNlo TO Ne
eaect tnat William CarryIe % Hann's office, No.
IL Wl-5t, iu company with MI Hurd ana thai Cirete
W.
sIyes: Mr. Hanna agreed 10 negotiate them at from
s. 10 90 cents, and chen gave CaiIclc 81 LOUIS C2n9
b4ud No l34J which one OF tie bonds leiJ DY
Rir urd TO asst iu securing tie loan on the SlOOOJ
worth OF bonds; Cdgrere took H. SD luz u |as Dis prop
ely. .., . 7r,,,,
Detective Puk0rton IN conversation with a IRIBl Nk
reporter yc-Jcrday said that since Tie imprisonment oi
Cr-c n bad Urcu discovered that he had been engaged
IN a1tewutiLZ 20 negotiate S-I,JOJ OF the Tuu tuCht
Quincy Cts UIIOi-j bonds. He E8d INST given ne
hands 10 be- sold by tie name oi COOK, u NO o.
Br1adw,y. Cook gave them TO Ma-st. broker ny INC
uamp OF Morlt aud passed them 90 man Who ctlCu
himself Ratzsky. k4ZsSy gave them 10 banker named
] " Hart. VINO lent him fifteen per cent on the lace
value of tie bonds. Alter Ratzsly obalued the money
he abscOndcd Lad Daed the efforts Of the police TO
find him. o.. o..
Louis TO this city 90 assist Detective IukertOu IN arrest
ing the forger, said that evidence O Tue demand FOR
frrs YER, easy was found the fact that Kahn Co.,
lankers of Louis ana another large hanhug house 0l
maj cv had ordered their Ncw-Nork representatives 10
luv the forged bonds, ana 40 the time oi tho arrests
there was actually opr1cd controversy ABOUT "AlcA
firm had first made application 20 purchase them Tue
bonds are payable m july 1875, aud arc quocd al 100
Detective fucker said that wLOn thc news OF tne forgery
rcacd ST Louis there great excitement among Ihe
bankers OF that city aud U was feared that 0hti local
hands besides those of the county mad becn forged
Cannon, right u.lne is said 90 be JUhu Williams. III Is
asserted that nc served eight years ID the own
peulfrntlarv Massachusetts. Cannon Is friend OF
Roberts and Gleason, ana the detectives say iat the
baudiWork Of hc two men last mentioned is clearly seen
I'm te forged bonds Cameron 10 Is as 20, belongs 70 the
same gang as rpIdgIC ana Gc-sncr.