New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-07
CATCHING THE CRIMINALS.

The detectives of the Central Office aided by
the police OF the Zenith Precinct succeeded yesterday IN
arresng two more of the gang of forgers which has
been successful in swndns the business OF the city
during the past two years. Among the hrst
and most successful of these forgcres was the
uttering OF false check for $4,000 Oh tie Union
Trust Company, for which the brokers' Chadwick ard
Brown and the well known forgers, Edmunds and Cess
ner, arrested. Eimunds afterwards arrested
for utteng forged check for $780, aud sentenced SIX
months ago, to eight years in state Prison. Another OF
the gang, Colonel Potter arrested for selling
worthless mortgage but escaped.
The first clue the detectives received OF tho Oper
atoms OF the gang furnished by complaints received
by superintendent Walng from business that they
had been swinded out OF sums OF money ranging from
$50 10 $780, by who gave them bogus and forged
checks This man, who was OF pleasing address, and
apparently solid business man, represented that he
desired purchase goods for his houses in the West
and South. Accordingly h would buy bill OF goods
amounting TO S5o 49, or $780, and offer for payment
certified checks calling from $500 to $500. the
purchases made in most after bank
ing hours, and the merchants the next morning
sent the certified checks on New-York
Philadelphia banks, with the request that the
messenger be given the difference. Tho forgcr
tul appear himself with the worthles paper. Ser
seant keaiy, chief OF the detective force detailed
Detectives WOolsey and Kcrns, who had been The
previous cases, TO capture this swndler. 1t
learned after much trouble that the iorger employed
messengers of the American District Telegraph Com
pany In collecting the differences on the
forged checks. The detectives Monday. learned
that ne had been TO Collins Co.. No 212 waerst and
purchased a bill OF be seut 20 Wisconsin He
offered payment certified check for 500, but tie
firm suspicious. and made delay. The fOfger
mlycd William Rooney, telegraph messenger ut No.
$40 Broadway, to collect the amount due him on the
check which Collins Co. had retained, and requested
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sis. The boy failed to seop his appointment and gave
description OF the man 20 Sergeant keay.
As the boy did not meet hin. tne fCrrcr went 20 the
telegraph office yesterday morn " and asked for young
office and called Sergeant King no near by. When
ihe Sergeant aud the boy returned the iorger had
Third-si. Vpon seeing the boy ard his
nauion the 16rcrr Cei lie umped into a car and was
randy leaving sergeant bch nd, when tao officer aud
jumped INTO grOcers cart, and thus cn,inued
the pursuit The forger soon len the ear. wien
the sergeant overlook and arrested hni. Just
before capturing the man. young Rooney saw
nim hng q book into culyeri, ana when the
man. who gave his name rs Charles Hermann, Of NJ.
l37 Elizabelh-st brought 10 tho central Office. lie
mentioned this Lct A b1nk-uook and some papers
were recovered, upon which was the name OF Albert
Fisher. OF No. Il k!nRs The detective al once went
i0osins and Who they thought, was IN league Vita
hermann. This gave hi, name - john Richardson.
Of Boston. Detective Wo.sey found IN Ihe mans room
q yali-e in which number OF forgers' Imp
A blank banK-booE. full Of checks OF the Mechani
and Traders Bank. also found The prisoners were
ana remanded III order that the swlnded
merchants nup against them.
Sergeant Kraly tectlyes 10 the merchants whose
names were found IN the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; these
proved TO have been sviudled The following have
agreed 10 prosecute the iOIgefs;
Spencer smith. No 2jo canalst.
~ y; NS.n i. % Vim W. NIX Co. No 2l2 water
G,odSse MendoIG wi,i H. %aisiien No SO BrOa4way
clarence Hal no 100 Bro4,way.
j. Il. MARKS. No SlG B;oalway.
g. g. + fa SH,GsI ~ 60 50 B Bee Ina aM st
J. ". Thompson, Franklin and Elmsts
r.tf.e Ia nv he a too
ami will toe presented IN evidence when the forgers
tired one check on the Mechanics andIradets' BanS
mo 100 for $3.50: the Chatham Bank 90. HsD
Tor : 100; the Greenwich National Bank for S57;
ore ON the Mechanics and Traders Bank 500 one
on the American Exchange National Bank for -i5D and
one for $40 the Mechanics and Iridcts' Bank
10 g65J for $40, ana one Tor $500. About twenty
or TWENTY-FIVE DINER checks known t. have been
forged The aggregate sum oi money represented by tie
,bccEs secured up 10 list night was about 1000, but
known that the winiers nave succeeded III sNini!ing
the merchants out Of q much larger sum
The gwen 10y the two fyger7 are OF course Nett
tios detectives last nish succeeded IN obtain
Ing their nac and a~-p"iating item Win thr
was found 10 be at 80 - Boust Tue Froininru-
of The Ldmonds, alias Loring" George Lux
charge Of iors,ry; Charles Gilbert, iorseri
George Il. MorGan barglar; A. $ White,
of me principal iorsers The $4,000 check robbery
Il. H. Taylor. gambler, who was Also known
two men last named tho prisoners captured
yeeteiday wac nave gwen I1e ha' Ie'pes',H ..
frequently man, wnon LIS Thought to be Chadwick,
cor icrIiug with thtm
collins 4 Co. tay TO their office late In the AZ
ternoon, introduced himself a. hardware merchant oi
Wisconsin. He gave the name oil j. &. Burton anu
talked with perfect understanding Of the business.
The firm were pleased with his addross and com
muuicltiun. A member OF the i:m had detected
trace OF German accent IN Mr. Buttons" speech. The
customer bl Of goods amounting TO more
than 500 The next morning before banking hours,
tncy received from "a District Telegraph messenger
boy note from hlr. "Burton'" to The eject
hat he was compelled TO leave town for homo on an
early train and asking them TO De 80 kind n to receive
the enclosed certned check In paymcnt aud SIND ths
difference The check which properly stamped and
ccrIf-d plrpOrted drawn 10y COndiCt Patton, OF
No ia Dcy-s Oh the Mccnanics and Traders National
tank and called tOr $40. The suspicion which haI
been aroused by the accent led delay, and