The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-04
II ONE AG AIN.
The Hapless Fate Of. Three Enterpris-
ing Young Forgers.
EXTRACTED FROM BARBADOS.
The Story Of Their Crime. Flight. Ad-
ventures and Arrest.


The last chapter OF another story OF youthful ad-
venture, inspired by the cheap aud blood curdling
literature Of the day, was begun yesterday IN the
Court OF General Sessions William y. Reilly, Edward
A. Reilly and Louis Carin arragned there before
Judge Giidersleeve, charged with forgery, and were
BY him committed without bail Tor trial.
lwnl BIO remembered that early in February OF this
year all stree. sgita,ed with that several
banks had been deirauded by the presentation of
forged checks 70 large amount and that investt
CATION II learned Sl6. 500 had becn raised
thrce checks, one OF $13, 500 the Corn Exchange
Bank, one OF 1000 Oh the First National Bank and
ono OF $1,000 on the Chase National Bank The
checks all purpored 10 be signed by =. G. Ltchheld,
OF No. Is William street, who had account in each
Of The banks named. and bore passably good imila-
tons OF mis- signature No suspicion was aroused at
drst In any Of the banks but on FeDruary8 Mr. e. A.
Ltchheld, son OF Mr. E. T. Litchneld, called at one
Of Them on some business ana was asked u, the check
there presente was genuine one. He ut once pro-
nounced It forgery, and on investigating his
father's accounts at the other banks discov-
cred the extent OF the swinde. In the interval be-
tween February 2, when the checks were presented,
and February 8, when their true character was dis
covered, two young men, brothers, in Mr. hitch fields
employ. had disappeared, and they we're AT
pected OF completely the affair. Tho descriptions
given by the paying telers OF the different banks OF
tho person who presented tho checks answered to
that Of William r. Reilly, the elder brother, who was
employed In Mr.. Li.chucld's New York oiics, aud
thus the suspicion was strengthened The disappear
ance OF his brother, who employed in the Brook-
lyn office, also confirmation and the case was at
once placed in the hands Of Pinksrtons Detective
Agency.
PROVING THEIR GUILT.
The detectives soon learned enough to place the
quit oil the Two young zone Is about TWENTY-FIVE
gears old and the other about twenty beyond DOUBT
They found that, owing to the sickness OF Mr. Litch
nea's cashier. William +. Reilly had had access 70 the
check book tor week or more and was thus enabled
10 know the amount OF Mr.. Lilchhold's balance In
rach bank They also found that Tor a low days the
two brothers bad been gambling heavily In number
OF iaro banks, botn 'duy gamcs'' aud 'night games
constantly In company with y third young man. about
twenty TOUR years OF age, named Louis Carln, whose
arrived recently in this CITY from California. Having
become convinced OF their quit the Detectives next
sought 10 dad them.
y was thought hkeiy that they would leave tho
city and perhaps The untry, as the elder Reilly had
Teen boasting among his companions that he would
some day become a second Henry Meiggs, and both
we're addicted TO the reading Of thrilling yarns OF ad
Venture aud travel. Steps were accordingly taken to
notify the police OF TINS country and oil Great Britain
Di mo acts, and description OF the young and
quest 10 arrest and hold them Was iOdgeu In police
Offices innumefabs as quickly as the telegraph could
perform tho service. NO news was obtained by this
means OF The fugtives but the search kept up In
IBIS city with great vigilance. Inquiry was made in
MI the railroad and steamship Offices In the CITY, but
without result; and thon y search was begun amoug
the sailing vessels OF all classes IL was found IN tho
passage Tor Barbados on the brig o. e. Cxry, Captain
scott, from per ii East River.
BARBADOS
Mr.. Phti, OF tho hrm OF Dwight u Platt, No. IS
South street. owners oil the o. u Cary, said that he
ust prior 20 the sailing Of the Sr,s when Two young
men, who looked very much alike. passed HIM ana
wen. On board ARD There they applied 70 the mate Of
ana made their application TO him. Sir. Plat
mat he objected NJ hrst 10 she captain taking any
passengers, but Captain Scott urged that he had
plenty Of room, and vas SO strongly in avcr Of The
proposal that Mr.. Plat presently consented. Upon
Inis the young men said they would go tor their lug
gage and buy some gold. They left, and shortly re-
DtlS .sp. ps saa psp' s.
them. he Also told the captain that no had
sailor ana had SAILED around tho Horn with Captain
Holmes On inQuiring ut Cariin's boarding house
atcrward the detectives found that no had shipped
cabin 10Y on the bark Seminole The year bsforc that
Captain Holmes had sailed her, aud that the voyage
had been around the Horn.
WOULD M NUMBERS
On the voyage the three young mou, amor enjoying
the attack oil sea sickness showed themselves
be OF q social nature, but evidently preferred the
society o. the sailors 70 tnat o. the officers They
Ia their pretended accidental display OF tue butts OF
revolvers, zach one o them carrying Two OF these
weapons. They had shown considerable money when
they psid their passage. and was aiterward learned
that tney showed II 10 tho sailors board.
Offering them liberal terms mutiny Ii
does not appear that they carried tneir plans
lar 70 contemplate u piratical career
and the floating Of the black Gag Sut they applied
TO Captain scout TO change his course land Them
nj Martinique, and ON his refusal 10 DO this they or
iered thu sailors considerable sum 10 do IN spite
oil the captain. Toe sailors, however, realized Ihe
SITUATION better than the young scoundrels
fused 10 make the attempt, thereby saving themselves
aud their tempters IRON severe 1sht and possibly
muiineer's death; Tor the captain had noticed tho
nanouvrss o, his passengers aud had warned his
warueu mr. ncLoan, tho agent OF Dwight 4 Plat
VINO CHANGED ~ DO passcnl also, that attempt
NJ dsobedence Of orders would have brought about
the promptest measures Of se-proteclion IRON tour
Determined men,
TaE ApvESruEERs IN LIMBO.
While the youngsters were tnus sailing toward a
miserable existepce IN foreign country. imagining u
10 be brilliant career, the discovery OF their where
sDouls had been followed by immediate steps Tor
their capture Al request OF banks tho secrs-
tsry OF state had teicgrspoed TO United states Consul
arrest OF the runawayso on their arrival Wnen the o.
e. Cary arrived at bridsetowu therefore. February
%, she was promptly boarded Ny Captain Du kocha,
superinte ndent OF the harbor Police, who arrested
two oil the youngsters and took them ashore Lock-
ing them up lie returned 10 the vessel Tor William H.
Reilly, The third one, who had ignou nlousIy slowed
himself into an empty barrel He Was discovered
alter thorough search ana also locked up. All thrcc
OF them INDUCED IN much cheap braggadocio, aeg-
lug that two Of them we're Inc sons oil Governor Of
one oil the United STATES aud the other was tho OF
senator, anu mat u they were no, at once released
ana treated with the consideration due to such DIS
unguishcd persons they would precipitste war be-
tween The United states ana Great Britain. As
paid any attention to Their terrible threats they
locked up anu searched, aud 81, 900 OF the stolen
money was found lawyer Was found who pro-
cured them writ oil haDeas corpus but HIS argument
for discharge was Ruthless ana they were held
TO await extradition.
or JUSTICE.
Armed with the necessary documents Tor this pur-
pose, accompanied by Mr. H. A. Litobh as . wit
ness one OF Pinker,ons detectives started Tor bar
bados on February % on the steiner Hsdj. Her
machinery broke uown, and she was obliged 10 put IN
III Porto Rico iVr repairs Thence the detective aud
Mr.. Gtchned went 10 81. Thomas, aud alter a weeks
delay took steamer for Barbados. Tho young men
acknowledged Their quit Whom they saw Mr. Itch
field, but Enormously denied that they knew that the
money they had stolen was the proceeds OF forged
check. The party arrived Ia New York yesterday
morning, and. as said abovs, the three young men
we're held Tor trial.