New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-02

| DISCLOSURES BY WILLIAM BROCKWAY.
WHY NE PLEADED GUILTY AND WAS RELEASED
SURRENDER OF THE PLATES FROM WHICH CouN-
| TRRFaIr NOTES WERE PEINIED-wHgRE THEY
WERE CONCEALED.
The mystery about the release OF William Brock
way the forGer, by the United States authorities of
Brooklyn. was cleared up yesterday. Last week
Brocll%ay pleaded guilty to the charge OF forgery
b-forc Judge Benedict IN the United States Circuit
Cour and was subsequently released on his own
recoenlzaucc, although the latter fact for
unexplained reason denied by the Secret Service
officials both IN Washington and in this city. Ii
was well understood that Broclway had made some
restitution, but what it's precise nature was was
withhold untl yesterday.
K. w. Gage Chief Clerk OF the Secret Service De-
partment at Washington, made all the developments
concerning the forGeries which it is proposed to
make public at present in the United states Dis
trict Attorneys Office in Brooklyn yesterday.
Brockway has surrendered all the plates. twenty
two in number, from which the counterfeit notes
and bonds were printed. He has also given mp
S45.700 in counterfeit 500 bank notes
on vario1s banks, and 800 400 sheets of
fibre paper, and he has furnished information
which. it is believed will be of great value to the
Government 70 material surrendered was all
displayed in the District-Attorncy's Office. The
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we're Bank of Boston, the National Exchange Bank
of Baltimore the Second National Bank of Wilkes
barre, tne Merchants National Bank of
New-Bed'ord. tine National Bank of Pitts
6-ld, Mass, and the National Bank
! OF Commerce Of Pittsburp Penn. There also
! displayed 5000 ia mc0mplcted TlOO noes lhe
counterfeit plates shown were three for 500 notes.
! two OF rhem for the Pitsburg Bank and the other
! for the WIlkesbarre Bank us Then there were
four plates tor the border Of the notes each bearing
the c0at-of-arms OF n different state There was also
Il splendid plate for the back OF the notes Plates
/ for the numbers and seals of the notes COM
! pleted tie outfit for the %lUO notes.
Next the c0IntcricIt plates for the Unred states
! per cent 1881 bonds were shown and with them the
| bond seal of the Treasury Department, engraved on
copper, and the bond seal of the Loan Division III
| clectrotypc. The type with which the numbers
| were printed the bonds was also displayed.
| Plates for the back and border of the 5-20 bond
coupons also shown, but they had never been
used.
| Last THURSDAY, Brockway. accompanied by
eral United States officers went to jamaica L. l.,
| and drove 10 the woods near Richmond Hill Brock
| way conducted ih, party INTO the woods and al
! though the ground was covered with snow, soon
directed the officers where to dig for the plates The
bond aieS first dug mp. They were done NJ IN
tin fol ana were covered with aspAatuin NeAt the
| $45.700 in 800 oils was found. The package was
sealed up in glass pickle jar lhe banE-notc
plates were fonud near the same spot. They we're
protcc ed by asphalium. In another place $1,000
was found inClOSed IN piece of lead plpe. 1he
6hre l,utr was found dose MP in tin foil and sealed
uD m a lead casc. The 800 coupon placs the seals
and numbers for the notes and Other articles were
pointed out D. BlOckway concealed near the South
EN- Railroad track.
In addition to surrcndcring the plates and money.
Hrochway has maize clean breast OF his connection
with the forqcrs. lie has told where the fibre paper.
which was supposed 30 have been stolen from the
Government WAS manufactured. lie has also given
the authorities Il number of letters, among them
several from William L. Wool cx-chiet of the So
crct service Department. which are sad TO b. i'm
portanl. The forged paper was printed by Charles
II. Smith, and the elecuOtypug was done by Brock-
wav. Doyle, VINO arrested IN Chicago, disposed
of the forged paper ~ the west.