, 1879-01-31
THE RAILROAD FORGERs.

Thr CAPTURE Of the gang OF railroad forrert ii
rooms known ~ the "Rabbith' Nest" In the
0'Scf1l building, corner Of State and Harrison
streets, Wednesday night, by Constable fiart-
snan and scvernf city detectives, created consit
rral,ic stir iii railrosti circles, and mot little
agitation among the tlcket~scalpers. The clever
MANNER In which tic Job war worked up BY
Hartman, and the successful capture Of the
gant, formed the subject for 4 great deal OF
conversation among detectives, and At police
headquarters and elsewhere.
The prisoners were Arrutgned before Justice
Pollak yesterday for examination on charges OF
F.. Apln. one Of tho men included fn the war
rant sworn out by Mr. 9anucl l.. Mhfppfe. Of
the Chicago d Alton Railroad. Was arrested
ss e {ssfna{ Fasr s .toPe On na saa;s
heen e,npl.yed as n satcsman. flo was
taken to the Arnorys and lctaIned there with tho
othrs prisoners concerned In tile caie until they
were called uo Tor a hearing. lie ts a well-
lresst1 md Intelligent 5oung man, the son Of
clergyman. and manifested great astonishnent
when TAKEN tn custody.
the prisoners, Lewis Curtis, Frank Backus, N.
Il. Anl1u, anil UcFtic Kcbcr. were taken 10 jus
tica Iollak's court by Desrrtiyes Ryan anl Lon
bradford. ESQ.,, sppcared for the prosecution,
bnt the accused persous bad not tfcn engaged
counsel. Mr.. Whtpple also appeared fu court,
and produced the following Telegram, which he
had received the day before:
Kansas t:trr. No.. Inn. aO.-To s. l.. WAfp.
pie: Please haso asreated the party spoken Of ~
having *tamt, and our lcttef.heade. They ara
either stolen or counterfeit w = .,,-r,xr
! Superintendent Western Division Hannibal i 81.
Joseph itatlroad.
The counterfeit stamp. Icttcr-hcatis, vtc, md
package Of papers nnd q bundle Of silk,
| whufl we're found In the chest, were In the
t1lntss Of tllc detectives A evidence.
THE Court read the warrant charging the
asied The priso,,ers i they iad engaged H: toun. @
sci, They Informed him that they had not, a,l
Aoiin, In strong nt'tl apparently earnest tones.
%s. that Ss % a nj kaSs sss Gt If "sa na
not guilty OF unythtng, but nome charge
might haye been trumpet up against HIN. Tie
Court handed him tue papers containing til:
much troubled. hc desired counsel. al,i scnt
for John Lyle KnE. but the messenger returned
with tho Information that he was not t,. Col.
Edge vas ssnt for bs ts o'ets l;s!: 6ut h. to-
Must was identified BY Charles Nctchcr
Of the Boston t!ry-Roods storc, as
having been stolen from that establishment
sworn out before Justices Mcech ani Po!'ak-
| for Il search warrant, Ia tlMt Law!a Z. Curtts.
Gertie Curtts. y. 3. Apltn, ,--liubson, at.d Frank
= tHaclsurl did, on Dcr. I. 1873, and Oh oI..r
| AA3 . pttf40AS W A{l1 3ul5lH4E4t w tiNt ua*C+
! felontously steal. take, "ni tarry away largo
auinla Of tsuu,is, wares. and Incrc1H.Iase tIl,
property Of q. ". {: f. Partridge .&v Co., from
ihs building known as isn. lioaton ssore. of tt!t
| yalnc VI thousands of dollars, cunsIst1ne u
silks, dress goods. trimmings. atul dry rouds;
tlat The urop:rtY 90 stolen Is kept cnngeaicd sn
| Kootn Ill., III tic building No. E9 State street.
known u DNrs!l's building.
| Mr.. Sctchcr informed TtE TRIBUNE reporter
| tint he was not then ao1e to suy how nnGr!l
proucFty Ilnu lcen stolen from The B. s,o!
Store, nor ro,'ld he give Its valnc. tnt IL woahl
! not starh Into tic ttInrsan1s Of dollars; that
waB mistake iii The complaint.
The complaint anh information of samuel s.
Whipp'c. ma.!s on 1hs s''l, = INST. before Justico
Gsas srs cai.. 't Levi sS,o s cnss s isnk AZ ADn
did, un itr a'ss Inst. mid IN Tue .o.I,
an.l on tiu. days between ts'ose dates. AMI On
,tyerA days prcY!nus tl.ercso. falsely, traI1u-
lenily, wl1lfuly. tnalcaol!kls, ninl ictonlouslY
make, torGc, utter, n1nl rounttrfcIt ttrku'n,
passes, LETTERS rc.l,iestng transportation, AIsl
other writing demanding nn'l requesting .patscH
AMI passages over railroads, anil did nuke ami
West Division Of the tta1u!bal u ". Juscjll
ltaIlroad Cuusl4ny. anu did falsely forge
t.,' seat Of salA Cunpa.ty, and did alter, pub
ltsh, pass, aud seil as true nl"i Ccnutne aar!t
fulse, forget, und cou1Iterfcifcl insttcr* a!t'vn
tnchttuilrt knnwing ihceauIcta to he tase. fufGrd,
IND counierfcttel. with the lntent to preIudtce.
damage, a,Ml 'lcErns!f tic said Hannibal Y 81.
Josepn kai!roai Company, ud the a4llan. tlrre,
fore pEnys the Arenscsl l.erxons BE- arrested nnl
Lleail With nrcorllnE to ,aw.
S'''s ss,u3ns.is 1sk Ss* a%, mkt to rSetjs %ass
ase see,, tr n na,i * each Of ths aesussd i. sao5
IN it,. lurgrry csse nnl $40 III TIN larceny casc.
Apu sat>l iic co'ssd furnish tho required boads,
un.l sent wnrh tu hs frEeudB. I tn sthura saiu
t.ry were not lrrp1rcd thcif to furnish bail. nd
al were committed to jail 10 remain there Until
they give bail ur until tile Ease coues UP for ex
.t'a n,fIrsrs mr.. tr rcnrcl ri Ttnt,son ubl snn,o