New-York tribune., 1879-01-30
4 LONG CHASE AFTER 4 FORGER.

DETECTIVE GOLDEN's PURSUIT OF THE FORGTK
CoNYNGHAM AROUND SOUTH AMERICA.
Detective Golden arrived in New Ork yes
,eiday on steamer City OF Para from Rio Janeiro,
with Thomas ID. Conynghan, the WiIkesbarre fOrger,
for hom search has been made in Europe and South
America nearly three years. Thomas d. COnyngnam,
a son of Judge Conyngham. OF Pennsylvania, was con-
nected with the firm OF Broderick IL Co.. In Wkesbarre
and with other iron corporations His two brothers
were among the heaviest dealers in the coal district
and the word OF any Of the three considered
good IA his bond.
The Second National Bank OF wilkesbarre, in 1876,
held notes Of the COnynghams 10 large amount.
Aupust Of that year the attorney for the bank
pored that several Of the notes were forGeres Thomas
d. had just effected an assignment OF hrs property ana
1t learned that he Was the iorger ms Droth
ers offered settle the matter. That same aternOOn
the fGrgcr started for Newly orR ana sailed
August on the Poumefnna ior lIe,pooi. ne protn @
els failed make satisfactory settlement, ana meas
urrs were entered upon tor the apprehension OF the
fugitive. Owing difficulties about eNtradttlOn be-
tween tns country and England, nothing con q be done
in that year; but in 1877 Superintendent WaIhng and
Captain KeaIv, to whom the case had been referred
placed il in the hands OF Detective Golden.
That officer assumed the responsibility November TO-
Ipspecor Id.tiecd, o. LONDON saying that the British
police satisfied that Conynghain was mot IN Great
was in the employ OF Henry Melggs IN South America
Correspondence with personal friends In Peru and
transmission of the forgers photograph, ecle the IN
formation that he was living in Lima under the name OF
II. H. Robinson. The necessary papers were ODianed
sailed for Lima. He at Clao November To- and
went the same night Lima. He received by RI h
ard Gibbs the Secretary OF Iegation no informed nm
tbat his bird had flown. An examination OF the shipping
offices revealed tho fact that " H. Il. Robinson mad
sailed on september the steamer SakkaTeb, hound
Tnr MonteyideO The third day after ms arrival found
tbe detact.v we steamer LeAOr; and on December
u lac had rounded Cape Horn ana landed In hOueyideo
A careful sem ch for me without any result
Through the assistance of MI CrUekcr the soD OF the
American Consul III thst port, the officer az length dis
covered tLat COnyngham had sailed Tor BnehOs Ayres
ON the French steamer Satuma, October ~ Tue next
steamer Detective Golden 10 that cltY, where lie
red that the fugitive having assumed his own name
b,n zone to RIO JIneirO On December y fulden lett
Rlenos res and December 81 he disrmbarked IN Rio
la eiru. John e. White, secretary OF Legation from
me Tinted stat personally interested himself in the
cas- and January ., the lodgings of Conyneham were
Rio Jancro On January The fugitive was arrested by
two native officers and the following morning de
yered u Detective Golden on board the Ncw-fork
stPamrr
Detect We Golden epesks highly Of the treatment he
reccIy from American aud foreign officers throughout
bts fr1p. ON the hOmcward voyage the prisoner r.
ained very Guiet and upon bis arrival in DOt yester
az desired to avoid all conversation with strangers.
me steamer was four days rdue, and the counsel
and the brother OF the prisoner, wei as representa-
tive OF the bank. awaiting her arrival. COnyng-
nam passed the night in OF the cells III the Central
Ollce and will be taken To WkeSbarre to-day.