New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-29
CONTRIBUTING RAILROAD SCRIP.

FORGERS ARRESTED IN TWO CITIES.
TRACING BOGUS WAGES CERTIFICATES IN READING
AND NEw-YoRK-FoLLowING cLEws WHICH
MET.
It became known some time ago that the
scrip used by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Company being counterfeited. This scrip 10 In the
form Of So and 80 bank checks, bearing the words
| Wages certi1cates," They were issued to the em-
ployes the road and have passed current in the Va
rous along the line Of the road and its branches
The date of the forged scrir is December
H. 1879 made payable May 12 1880. The certificates
said resemble the genuine closely that ordi
nary examination would not detect any fault About
month ago Pnkertons agents this city were informed
Of forgeries and led to suspect Ed Hall Of
completely the crime. Hall clOselywatched and was
observed to 20 frequently to Reading. He was some
times. accompanied by Mike " Walsh, Robert White
ana others Of like character.
The detectives lost sight Of the men and finally
rewarded by the discovery that the base of opera
tons was in NewYork and that portion OF the counter
felt scrip about be put into circulation at Read
Ing Hall, Walsh and White took the tram for Reading
on Wednesday When they reached the station IN that
city they met by the detectives and immediately
put under arrest. They were searched, and forged
scrip found their amounting 20 81 700
They taken before amagstrate and committed 10
jail
Tho arrest Of Hall, White and Walsh. at Reading on
Thursday night, supplemented on the same night
by the capture IN tnlS clty OF tne man VINO en-
graved and printed the counterfeit scrip. He
is William wehmeyer, German enHsver.
doing business at No. b51 Pearlst At present he is
prisoner at Police Headquarters. While Pinkerton's
men were looking for the whom they suspected In
spectOr Byrnes and his detectives quietly follow
ing q olew in this city which led them 10 be- |
lleYe that some connection existed between Hall /
and the Pearlst. engraver. Wehmeyers house |
was watched by night and by day. and at |
being unlOaded in front his door. They were not
taken into tho shop, but nstead taken to old
building In the Of his dwelling, which is next to his
shop.
When information came on Thursday night OF the
rest Of the band in Reading Inspector Byrnes himself
took the case IN hand He found the engraver |
in a shop near HIS house. and endeaVOred
by strategy at first TO get possession OF the
four boxes which he suspected contained proof OF
wehmeyers completely in the forgeries. Failing in this
be made Inquiries which resulted In the discovery that
Wehmeyer had private workshop the top floor of
the building TO which the boxes had been taken
There he always worked alone. The inspector ~ once
caused the arrest OF Wohmeyer, who became ugly and
compelled the police at last 20 open the door OF
the wOrk-rOom by force. There they found the four
boxes and in them q number of llth0grdphic stones
which, when cleaned, we're found TO be the original |
plates Of tho counterfeited FIVE and ten-dolar scrip"
OF the company. These taken to Police HeadQuar-
tere, where WehmeYer was also locked MP.
The chief OF the United States Secret Service exam
ined the plates yesterday and declared them the tnest
and best executed forReres he had Il is SUP
posed by the police that WehIneyer engraved Rl tie
plates himself and did the work alone. His capture
completes the The entire band and all the tools,
ills believed, are now in the hands Of the police.