New-York tribune., 1878-06-08
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
A NOTED FORGER CAUGHT.

WILLIAM r. GRAY, THE wALL-sT. OPERATOR
TO BIZ RETURNED TO THIS CoUNTRY-DErEc-
TIVE KEALEY's DEPARTURE TO-DAY FOR
LONDON.
Detective James Kealey will sail for Lon
don to-day on the steamship City Of Berlin, to bring to
this country William E. Gray, who is now IN prison IN
London awaiting extradtioD. Gray's transactions IN
Wall-st are still fresh in the memory OF bankers and
brokers' many of whom suffered financially He is the
son of DR.. Edward II. Gray, who was chaplain OF the
United States senate from 1861 to 1869.
Young Gray came this city in 1866, and obtained a
position in tho banking Office Of A. W. DimmOck & Co.
When Dimmock & Co. suspended, he rented desk room
in an oce in New-st and for short time transacted
commission business In 1869 he detected in negO-
tatng some forged or altered securities He explained
the matter as mistake and redeemed the securities
He next opened large Office at No. Al Broad-st and
announced that he was ready to transact r, a
formed connection with n reputable broker
named Fink whom he induced to transact ms Dusless
the assurance that nc had Inherited So0oVO Wnen
was his capital in the business. Gray dealt largely IN
mining stocks his favorte being Quartz HlL' soon
after opening bis new once ne Dega DOTIOWinE @
in large quantities A." on call" from bankers ana Dr0k,
ers gyiug security either United states registered 20
2Os Of 1867 Bounty Loan eer1cates OF the Sate OF
New.YorG, which had been raised or altered On De
Sem9sr tSs Eo1K tSy Of the aud obtHed
a loan of $4,000 on three state Bounty
20 have been raised He was sent ior ana ~ G
that he received the bonds from man named J. II;
"a
q loan from Coleman Benedict banker. on similar Sc
eureties He promised 10 redeem them the following
day Tire next day. December IL, be drew his balance
al the bank and left the city, having previously put the
money obtained by his forgeiies into Government
bonds. Among those whl suffered by Grays
forgeries were HOwes & Macy $4,000; Brown y Lev
eridge $4,000; Vernilye Co, $5O,OOOi Mammalian
Company, $50 900 Coleman Benedict, $4,000; j. n
Eweil & Co., S25OOO and E. p scott $4,000 His
total fOrgeres aggregated about S5OO,OOO.
Detective Sampson OF the Stock Exchange was SET AT
work on the case aud arrested Pratt, VINO proved 10
be a swiudeF and partner Of Gray In the fOrgerles
Pratt was locked up IN the TOmbs nearly and
was released on his turning states evidence against
Glover, the BOylstOn Bank r0bDer. Gray went 10
Europe, and under various aases, visited dlneIent
parts of the Continent Detective Sampson met MIN
In London. when Gray denied his identity ana Wne the
officers were dsDutng the right 20 make the arrest
GRAY made his escape to Paris Returning to London
some time afterward be assumed the name OF James
Pavne Morgan, a wealthy American, and MS pleasant
Later he was known in connection with another
gwipdle as DIR. KOletzO He was arrested IN
London in March, 1876 being recognized from
photograph possession OF the London detectives The
ized Detective Sampson TO bring Gray back, and he
started for Europe April D. On April Il DelecUve
Sampson produced the necessary papers, ana Justice
Vaughan formally committed Gray TO the House OF De
only tried for the crime which bis exJradtOn was
claimed forging and altering New Ork state DOnUs IOr
81 OOO altered to $4,000. The following Gay
GRAY was fully committed. his counsel stating
that GRAY felt no uncertainty about the result
when tried in the United States. When the
charge was first made his counsel added, Gray being
very young man. pursued the foolish course OF not meet
ing it, UnQuesOnably forgery had been committed, but
he claimed that Gray not party 10 IL, having un
Willingly received the forged securities and passed hem
In the ordinary way OF business. Later Gray was
brOugh up on writ Of habeas corpus and on teehlca
Reject he was released.