, 1880-11-30
TIE COUNTERFEITE1s.

4 Col.l-1IoonED TALK ABOUT THE con-
pAILNT1VE NEEDS or JUSTICE AND UuS1-
NESS.
Special Dt,pateA to Tbs chteapo Tribune.
WASHINGTON, u. G., Nov. sh-Chicf
Brooks, Of the Secret Service Division,
stated Tonight that lo had no official i'll
formation TINT Brockway hui been released,
but lle said that tlloro was n very general
nisappsellension ns to tho facts TT tho case,
80 far rs l,e understood them. 1t IS not true,
he says, TINT tho Government has surren-
tered Its position and permitted tic counter
ieltess to 70 free. S.nythe, the engrayer, and
le printer, have simply been released OH
ball, as any counterfciter cnn be, us tic crlino
Is q bailnb1o otfcnse. The, newspapers say
That Drockway, too, has boen released
bn ball. and that he 1tns pleaded
guilty to two indictments, under either ono
nfwflCh pleas tho Court could sentence him
10 tho rcnltantiGry for fifteen years. That
would make
Thirty YEARS PENAL, sEHVTrUDE
Hthe Court should decide to pass tho sen-
tence, which, at DroekwaY's tino OF life tho
anow approaching CO.,, Is equal to Il lifo
Sentence. Chief Brooks, therefore, says tint,
even rs the newspapers put It, 1t Is not true
lhat tho Government Inns surrendered every
Thing. On tho contrary, Drockway has pinccd
ltin the power Of tlio Government to aen-
'tence him to tile penitentlary for life.
Chief Brooks sasd: "C0untcrfeIters arc only
released from arrest for three rcasons: First,
because tho Government llas not sufficient
evidence to convict thom; second, because
me countosfeiters obtain their release by tho
use Of money; and, third, because tho Gov
efhmcnt by releasing them secures what it
considers MI equivalent" Mr.. Brooks de-
s!laed to Say whether Drockway hnd been re-
eascd on account Of any one OF these 1ea-
IONS, but sall that tho public would
SOON KNOW ALI. ABOUT IT,
Ma lhas 1t WIS very certain that he
Soald suggest nothing by which tho inter-
SIS Of tho Government would not DO pro-
4eeted. In nil this tallS there is, OF course,
n,'fery manifest effort to make mystery Of
Mo matter, aud tho renl reason assigned Is
!aat any publicity might tlcfcat tho cn.ls Of
les!see. Those who arc familiar with tho
history OF tho case, however, say tint 1t Is
s'laent TINT Drockway would not hnye
pseaaed guilty, mnd placed himself Mt tho
h1steY Of tho Judge in sucl, manner, unless
% ''u aaa expectcd Immunity, and that imml,-
uyeoaId only be obtained by
tas PRODUCTION or THE VERY DANGER
GUS PLATES
81 no counterfeit Slo0-note and tho 81 ,0o0-
pela' There Is SO mich anxiety OIL tho part
~ ns treasury olllctnls ut tho fact that two
ss ssen aaaRer0us plates arc outstanding, that
Saete u 10 doubt that tho Government off,
s!ais II tiley could obtain possession OF these
ga4~s' would consider them cheap pur-
.aase AZ The cost OF tho re!case OF tho arrested
thba'lteficters, h for. however strongly son,eof
w., H's oniecta may Insist upon the abstract JUS
~ ,s -. VI punishment. tho business interests
H.. X uo country demand tho destruction OF
.as ssse dangerous p!ates. The Secret Service
seela ~ W. SHOWS tint conviction and punishment
MMa!ihs countcrfeiters las Often happened
th.. na.'u ue platos Wero still outstanding, and
tsss as tao collfcderntcs OF tho convicted cQuN-
II o.,E HAVE USED TlEEBE VERY PLATES
shia!' Hs'1 u 1lo counterfeit monoyby means of
,,na,a s" tl'o principals hayo ultimately c.
iipes sa from Prism. This was true suycral
tsss.n III ulo career OF tho Motel coun-
ANY, 's'eee lete Mccarthy. Drockway, how
we.i., "o'"lttstandlng Ills rcputed great
lra l", nas claimca to tho Secret Sery-
and o'e'als to 10 very poor,
ha.' Notwithstanding hts lawful vito
Ff,, y 'so"ssdetablo property, obtained
for Ill., sn yet sl4n recently roiusod to 70 baf!
ahana'' '' aoalbtless for tho renson tllat Ile Ind
yona,' y"s'ea yer nnd was living Will! another
TIN, h". ta ina 6ecret-Serylce oillclals say
In H. 'ai ~, lllc present outlook, j. u. Doyle,
per,"a au ehscago JUL, seems likely to te Tho
connaa.' MAo VIII tito most severely suffer for
esIdsroA With these countcrfelts, as tho
Uovs.so against him Is nnnssailablc, aud the
obs "sht na.a tloes not euro to have moro tt,an
esca,'. ,'l,E aulss think thut Doyle cnn scarcely
'e'ek"ay may 20 freo. "@''''As''
ANIE1tNAL REVENUE.
=. COMMISSIONER NAuu'a urno.rr.