New-York tribune., 1880-10-24
CA TCHLYG SKILFUL FORGERS.

CONTEMPLATING NOTES AND BONDS.
OVER S2O4 900 IN BOGUS GOVERNMENT BONDS -
ARREST OF PERSONS IMPLICATED IN THE CRIME
DETAILS OF THE PLOT.
An extensive cOunterfeitlng scheme mas just
been disclosed by officers OF the United states secret
Service Bureau. and members of band OF dangerous
counterfeters nave arrested Some OF them nave
confessed their completely in the crime Inc men arc
the weLknown forger ard counterfe!ier William D
Brockway, alias Edward W. spencer J. B. Doyle VINO
also has bad prominence In tnat kind OF WORK;
an expert eugraver named William II. Smythe ;
and jasper Owens, a printer or counterfeit money
Brockway and Owens lodged IN Raymond street
Jail Brooklyn while Smythe who confessed, Is held as
"a witness in $4,000 bail Their operations cover
1904 coo in per cent Govern ment bonds and probably
many Thousand dollars IN National bank notes. The AZ
rests were made on Thursday and Friday.
The history Of this transaction goes back TO lsIe
when dangerous counterfeit National of the
demon IA ion OF 800, the Revere Bank Of Boston,
were discovered in circulation. Five months later
counterfeit 500 note. evidently OF the same workman
shin appeared on The Mercnan ts' National Bank Of New
Bedford Mass and month late7 similar note on the
PIttsned National BanS, of Pittsed Mass, appeared
Similar notes followed the National Bank of Wilkes
barre Penu the Exchange Bank OF Baltimore, Nd and in
January last another the PlttsDurg National BANK
OF PtsDurE Penn. only the last issue II orousnt "a,
recty Into tuis case. AL were skully executed.
Br0ckway was spected OF the crime as tne WORK re-
service meu He was In constant communication WIN
DOYLE who came NewYOrk five or SIX years ago ana
passed under the names Foster, Barre ana baAer IA
tnIs rlty aud under MS name IN Williamsburg
where he mad a pOstofice box He also occupied
ON tne sccond hoor ot no. 10y "es lLiI5
hirst NeWYOrk aud mere, 10 - thought the pruning
OF the bonds aud notes was done owens had Key 10
the rooms, ana often entered WitnoHt rinsng ,,o,,s
BrOckway, Doyle ana owens were constah ~ togeth'r
The latter IN E.st New YORK, ana omylhe' VINO l.
an ED ry and iv,s IN Brooklyn was often III thclr
eonpany lie ad ensi4'si 4ite, lie ag ] 69nk nofes
] fi.rftu mi al
are hin ts az 100 for BtockwsT ana those ior
the counter rit per cent OOnGs alluded TO- lie cOu-
terfeIt yisnet es were 20 several wekaown Ell
.rayers, Chey sAid, when Questioned. that 7mythe
/ ana tnat kind OF work.
Brockway boarded al NJ. 1.2O7l9 Broadway, Brook
yd. T. D. He d'd not Hye "itd ns Miir lie also owns
! ,roperty at No. 264 ClellnUnCayc. BrO0Ayn.
MI vgrre se, Iber m iOfle's rooms. Brotkwny
haa lately bought nOtary'5 seal ana ylilse After
INNS, t,,t ir carrying lie yallse 30 i0ok supper
| by DrummOud cubs, quenty tuey parted ia mont OF
the Post once Doyle look ,rain for CnlcagJ, ana two
detrcfiyes loiowcd him. he ABOUT to step from
tne triln &c CHICAGO, Thursday morning, he vas ar
rested, VITA tine y1Se III his POSSESSION In IL were
touuu sol 900 ~ Government per cent coupon
bonds If rAe denomination OF $1,000 wrapped III tue
WIndow curtain taken from DOylc's rJon ...
lie mad also twenty five gcnuEe Treasury Totes of 500
each. and two other no,es Of the same denoninaton
Wi tier good or yet KNOWN. Tnc Ofice y al
no previous utiIutOu Of tHe existence Ci tne bonds
WORD was teegra phed 20 Diumm0nd, and ne arrested
BrockWaY bed ar his boarding house early 4 tlday
morning. SmyIue 'e,i IN tne afternoon at ms
home. lis address NOT given. owens was arrested
house in East New-York on his return from chi
cugO wncre Supposed he went TO dispose Oh the
c0.utrrie.,s; bdJ ne deues al knowledge OF
TN. matter and doubtful u lie can Dc hcid on
the eyIucuce obtained thus far smythe confessed 70
masn- the counterfeit PLACES IOr o0In the notes anu Tue
boug, lie says Obliged tO d. 1t hy tGC force OI
som. cIin Biockway lad upon hIn he las hitherto
T-nIfcd Tcs comm. .oner Allen held Brockway
two CHARGES For u;crng the 90 noie btil was nXcd
az 10000 anu Tor tutoring ac Uaited states boa Da,
IN pl5 900 VAS demanded owens was heu III so'oVo
bal ami lu default DO,n men are III JUL