, 1879-06-18
rho peopio Of Worcester, Mass.,
~ Well Acquainted with
BrockWay.
,..,rcattng "Reminiscences Of Ills
Experiences in That
City.
lila Escape, Capture, Flight, Re+
capture, and 1rnprls~
onsnent.
al. Iury at Atlanta Unexpectedly Find
uiil Guilty Of Murder.
u.s. Murder and Buioide In Meade County
Ky., opposite Ieavenworth' Ind.
ALL ABOUT BnoCKwAT.


ALL ABOUT DRoC1SWAf.
Special Dt.pateh 10 1hs 1f,n1'ns. Il
,vonrysrRn. Mass., Juho 17.-The arrest Of
ch.,ie. urockway at Chicago for forgery. re-
w. interesting "Reminiscences Of his cafaer Ia
~. rtty as 4 passcr of. counterfeit money in
ls61 do uqpdo Bis apptarat'ea pne da5 a. tne
,.t,road station as Worcester dunctton, md prn-
..st.d x2o countorfeit bill for Ticket. Tic
,s.n,. who was special policemen, attempted
N Arrest him. but he drew pistol, and, leaplhG
r,.n N The rear end ot departing trim, kept the
rent at bay and made bis esenpe. be-
tam the Junction nnh :, NcH, Worcester,
dlssance OF over u -tnie. fragments oil
ftuuterieIt money which DrockwaY had torn up
xcre found scattered a1ooR the Track Brick
NV la!t lie train before It reached = telegraph
,tsiion, but was afterwards asrcstcd and
hto,xht 10 this city. He was lockea uo in tho
did atation-housc Under the caty-llal'; but, ow-
Inc 10 h,s earnest ensreaty, wai placed In the
botoi,al.roon Instead Of: In a CELL. He had
nenty Of money -and, at his request
hs Tas SLOWED to purchase dinner which
~ served in his room. a common
e,.e.tp,fe camo With the casabfca, ald, break
to1 OH tito blade. ho made screw arlgor
Al Il end succeeled In removing tho lock on Its
opor. dc then came out into tho lodRcss' room,
.t,ted hit OF ono OF tho occupants, broke
S!odov leading to tho stscct, and burnt out
unon the sidewalk. There lie saw farmer
missing In team. he iumped into tho waRnn,
threatened tho farmer With death, seized tho
retn,, anl drove away Oh keen run. liz drove
Tho team to Oxford. twelve mt1cs distart, where
te let tho frightened farmer gu, after robblnE
ht,u ot hls frocis. IN the Disguise thus
sbtttped ho worked Ills wuy to New York
Ctr. Marshal,Pratt, who Ia now Mayor Of the
ctr, vas naturally very much chngrtncd at The
escaue, anu followed Him to Ncw York, where,
a'ter several days. search, he got truck Of HIN
I. notorious crib on Houston street. lilo had
great difficulty tn getting him out Of the city,
uwlg to the legal obstacles thrown 10 1lfs way,
but lpully succeeded In bringing him to Wos-
tes,c1 hanilcuIcd to Aasstant- Marstlal Dana,
xho ta now Clerk :,of }. the COURTS. &. The
hau1culfs and nnklots used on this oc-
c.siou nre still retained auloue theS- tro-
phtes at the polico.stat!on.. Upon Ills
arrival here he was placed IN Jail, and we5
visited almost daily by Ills paramour. Bclo
Brandon, remarkably handsome and intelligent
young woman; from New Hampshire. Ho was
Tried. convicted, and sentenced 10 t'o vcara'
imprisonment III the jail at Fitchburg. Before
tIs departure ho presented to Mayor Pratt I
lrrc gold pen, which, ho remarked, llad sfGntd
over 500, COO of counterfeit mouey, The Mayor
still las the pen in his possession. After be
bia been at Ettchblifk rSn5e jmqqpltppyg, lne
inttiEatcd a plot among the prisoners to
murder the Jnllcr and break Jail, and then
"peaehea" On bis fea!ow-cousptratoss. Dy this
means be got Into the good gracca OF llis Keep
en-, mud, at their Recommendation, he received q
PARDON from the Governor. lie then went to
New York, aud WAs mado detective. but con-
sipued bis counterfeitEng, and was finally con-
r!c.cd aud seut TO Tho State Prison at Clinton.
suee that ttme his Worcester acquaiptancea
bare lost track OF hiHl. .MaYor Pratt was III
chicago only few weeks ago, where he waa
The recipient Of many otllcial courtesies. Among
otter places be visited 4'the Board Of TEads
rooms. but did not happen I'd coMg ID contact
With Hrockway. Tho Mayor snys ho .shoult
tecognzo him ut sight. .s&
The expert forcer, Charles Broclsway, ALA!
Seymour, was taken Into the ArnorY Court fo
1sal yesterday. Mr.. Trude appeared for tn,
defense, aud AIR. Emery a. stosrs conducted ah'
Prosecution on the part Of the First Natlona
Bank. A1tcs q short patley, IN which TIL
turner attorney tntimate1 lint there really Na
no evidence Agaiuss bis cltcnt,. aud that tn
police boil themselves "plnntedh - tho tools Rtlt
d|ea IN biz room, contfnuaucu waa taken unit!
ID o'clock next Saturday. In The. meantime TIL
prisoner to held In default Of $4,000 bonds,