The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-13
CHARLES B. ORVlS'S ARREST.
TWENTIETH INDICTMENTS AGAINST
MN FOR IORG ERIES.
The Memory Of tho Old Hunaio and Erie
bond Frauds Revived-How orvis Sold
Ripley a Go. sa5,OOO Worth of Bonds

Bond Frauds Revived-1How Orvis Sold
Ripley a Go. sa5,oOo worth of Bonds.
Charles b. Orvis was arrested yesterday
morning ut 40 East Thirtieth street. by Capt.
Kealy Of tho Police Central Onlre, and Detective
Timothy Golden. oh bench warrant issued by
Judge Cowing Of the Court Of General Sessions.
In the summer Of 1873. there was a panic in
Wall street caused by the discovery that large
quantity Of forged railroad bonds had been
loaded upon brokers doing business in the
street. Some Of the bonds we're New York Cen
tral seven per cents. but by far the largest
amount we're Buffalo Now York and
Erie seven per cents. Most Of them were
uttered by Charles II. Perrin. alias
Charles J. Williamson. a notorious burglar and
bond scratcher." and 1t is said were so we'll
executed that even experts were deceived, and
nearly $500. 900 worth Of these forgeries were
successfully placed in this city alone. Among
those vlctimized we're the Guarantee and In
demnty Company. Grinnel h Co.. II. Knicker-
booker 4 Co.. George b. Ripley Co.. and
many others who never made their losses public.
Messrs George b. Ripley 4 Co.. bankers at 40
Broadway. put their affairs In the hands Of De-
tectivc Timothy Golden who set about looking
for the man who had disposed Of s250OO in
these forged Buffalo. New York and Erie bonds
for s20 900 in currency. TO Mr.. Ripley. The
man he looked for was Mr.. Charles b. Orvis.
For nearly year he looked FOR Mr. Orvis but
not until the 21st oi July. 1874. did he find the
man he wanted. The facts were put be-
fore the Grand Jury. who indicted Mr. Orvis
on each Of the twenty-five bonds he had
disposed Of to Mr. Ripley. Mr.. Orvls was sent
TO the City Prison but procured bail. and disap-
peared for time Recently Robert A. Sinclair
Of 139 Hudson street. Hoboken. had Mr.. Orvls
arrested for larceny. charging him with unlaw-
fully approprlating camels hair shawl, val
ued az $500. This was on tho 18th Of April last.
| Judge Cowing committed Mr.. Orvis. setting his
| bail at tl OO0 which was soon procured. and
again be was free. until his most recent arrest
Mr. Ripley said Yesterday. while waiting in
| the Central Police Oiilce to accompany Mr.. Or
Wis to the Court oi General Sessions: In the
summer o' 1873 Orvs came 10 me, introduced
| 10y one Hayes. a curbstone broker. Orvis first
said that he was engaged In a real estate
ceive some Buffalo New York and Erie
bonds. and as he needed some, money
| loan him some on the bonds. These bonds were
then current al 95. | first loaned him money
| five. They were 81 900 bonds. and loaned
| him $4,000 on them. Hetold me that he got
ym say that bre nnod him tho money
| / took these bonds 10 a bank with which was
doing business. and asked them II they would
so deposited the bonds there and borrowed
the money on them. This was in June. 1873.
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the exposure Of the forgeries on these bonds
The 'ne easReT Y the bShE came D V to 'S me-
and said he wanted that money ] had bor-
| rowed OF course had TO pay IL. Then l sent
| for Orvs and told him wanted my money He
said that he had paid it over in hi!s. / told him
so. ] wanted MIN 10 prove to me- that he had
| done 80. He didn't do so. SO / went before the
Grand Jury, and Orvis was indicted. / sued
him for the $4,000. and got Judgment. but the
Judgments were never satisfied. He gave bail
and got out Of tho Tombs. | believe that he
| could get bail for any amount up TO $4,000;
Detective Golden said: Orvis used to keeI
the Rochester House. at Broadway and Eighth
| street. which was the stopping place, in ls12-3
oi notorious swindlers., He told Mr.. Ripley
thar he got tho bonds Of John J. Morgan. but hC
Prrin. alias Charles williamson. williamson
| you know, Was captured Hni sentenced q
ton yrars IN sing, sing Tor the, iorgeries
| Williamson broke jail after setting fire 10 tht
w0rku0u-". where he was employed, and es-
capped 90 England. and 10y the aid of a confed-
| erufo in this city succeeded ia committing sew
eral iurgsrles ON London bankers. Finally be
was arrested 40 Charing Gross station ty ID D'ioc.
i tive Britt. convicted and sentenced 20 ten years
penal servtude. He had fl 300 on his pers n
when he Was arrested. lie Is now serving his
Another sharp one who made his headquar-
! tors 40 Oryis's hOt"l.' said Golden. WAS waiter
| sheridan alias Walter Stewart. alias Charles
! Tie i- now serving a ten years sentence. All
| these men were hut the tools OF Roberts and
| g. G.easou. the original producers OF the forged
| bonds who are az present in the county lall.
There are In % ,tments against OrVis in Chi
cago for swndllng Mr.. Bradshaw out Of $4pl
or $500 in real estate transaction, and toI
swlndling Fren b woman out Of several thou
sand dollars by selling her farm TO which be
Orvls was taken 10 tho Court Of General Ses
siUns yesterday and comnitIedt 10 the city Prison