The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-03
now pending against the Treasury at WASH


ington."
When the Secret.service official, Mr.
Gage, was asked what led Brockway 10 sur.
render these plates and money and make gu
these disclosures, the reply was, "Fear o'
| the State prison, presume" Districtht'
torney Tenney said, I'VE told Dim ns
should plead guilty to two indictments ano
refrain from counterfeiliug. And we to'o
him that u be was caught ugan he wouln VI
brought up and sentenced under The lnuict'
meni.'
Assistant District Attorney Angeh re
marked that they were unable 10 corroDo
rate the statements OF SMITH, when nae
been found 10 be seriously defective III seVe'
| raj instances. at" said he, ave bad sepl
| Brockway M. all he would have 10 do wouic
be to send confederate to dig up The plates
and other material and thus food the mar
ket With counterieits."
Mr.. Tenney said that there Is Information
| OF great value in the possession OF toe GoV'
eminent. The first tender OF compromise
came from Brockway's counsel. ana an
effort was made 10 bave him go free WIN
out indictment, but this was refused.
METHODS OF OPERATION.
Mr.. Gage states that i'm 1878 fve-bun'
dred-dolar Treasury note counterielt Plate
made It's appearance, which had been en-
graved by Smytb, controlled by Brockway
| But three hundred impressions were made
| from that plate and oDly'thirty notes were
Issued. IL was broken up aud thrown by
Brockway from ferryboat into the East
river. The character OF The note was dis
covered, and these men made 1t point
never 10 put note on tDe marker
after attention had been called to II
in the papers. With reference to The
one. bundred-dollar natiOnaIbank D0les,
no bill was ever passed until after 1t had
been deposiied in some OF the national
banks. The moment new issue was reacy
word was Ielegraphed TO the agents OF the
cOuntPTfeiters in The principal cities OF the
country, and the spurious paper was dis
| trIbuted for circulation. The bonds IN
trusted TO the custody OF Doyle were all
printed at No. AZ Herkimer street, Brook
lyn-Smyth's residence. All the printing
presses and machinery are now in the pos
session of the Secret-SeTvice officers.
According 10 Brock WAYS statements there
were between S2ij.000 and $3.50 900 Cf the
Government 6 per cent. bonds printed.
Mr.. Gage said he did not think that any OF
them bad been redeemed. or the One-hun-
drPd dollar notes there are not more than
SIS 0O0-perhaps not so large an amount
af1 pdt.
BROCKWAY AND SMYTH.
Officer Drummond declared that Brock
way SAID Wood offered him $500 10 leave
the plate which he threw into The river
where he could get It, rs be could sell il for
So 600. During an interview on FridIy
last. Brockway asked Smytb why he had
not told all the story Of their Transactions,
since he had tod part. BrOckway asked il
he did not cut iii,y.cent note for Jerry "
Cowdin and make various other plaieS.
Smylh said he did not think that bad any
thing to do with this case, though he
admitted having done so. Brockway also
questioned him as 10 other plates which
he had cut. Smylh said he did not
tell these things TO the District Attorney
- because he forgot all about it," lie
said he Ibid not remember telling Brock
way thai he had been engaged in crooked
business ever since he had been eighteen
wears VI age" Br, ckway accused him OF
keeping twenty bonds out Of the package
he had printed, ana be exclaimed, "FOr
GODS sake, Bill, don't say that !" Brock
way said Smyth was TO yet one thlrd Of
what be cot out of The whole thing. To
Di>lrict-AtIorney TeUney Smyth bad pre-
yiously d MED what he is alleged 10 have
admitted 10 Brockway.
The authorities express confidence in
Brockwais intention to reform. He Is
fiji weight years II age.
BURIED ~ THE WOODS.
On the morning OF Thanksgiving-d day
Chief. Officer Drum moud, in ,mpany with
two other officers of bis department, Brock
way, and Deputy N irshlls George Blrney
and james BIggert, Of Brooklyn, drove out
to Jamaica, Long Island, to recover the
plles, dies, and counterfeit money which
Brockway had prOmi ed 10 restore to he
Government The party, which was pro-
yided with shovel and plcklXr. alightPd
at place near Richmond Hin, and walked
about mite into the woods. The snow was
on the ground and Obliteraled many OF the
surface landmarks which the cautious
cOunlerfeiter had mapped Oul for his own
guidance. The first thing sought for was
the One.tbOusand. dollar Goyernment.bOnd
plates. " hich bad been buried beside The
stump OF a chestnut tree. After the pick
and the shovel bad broken The earth at six or
eight places in vain the bond plates were
struck. They were done up carefully in a
box. covered with asphalt. Tue party then
walked about mile down the Sou Inside
railroad track aud rtcntered the woods.
Then they again dug up the earth near the
sUmp OF nee, ana were rewarded by ind
inc $40, 700 in spurious nali0na-6ank notes
done az IN small parcels aud sealed up in a
pickle-jar. TIE unfinished notes were all
done uD in tnfOil, and we've sealed IN lead
box. stuff, d down in piece of lead pipe,
u short distance from where tue pIinc'p
part Of the money was found, was $4,000 in
one hundred-dOllar hills. Ibis was recOy-
eIed. Brockway then led the officers back
to The railroad track, where be directed
them TO dig under 4 certain rock. They
did SO, and were rewarded by The recovery
of the seals and numbers used N The
execution OF the nationa.bank notes and
OF the bonds. These were done up IN tin
foil. Near sIgnpost on the line OF The
railroad WAS dug up the plate from which
the five.twenty coupons were struck. The
searchers also found the original dies. and
the counter" OF the oDe-bundred-doli'r
notes done up carefully 10 protect them
against injury from the weaiher. Half a
mile further down the road the officers
were agaiu led into the woods, and they,
with Il application OF The plckaXe, brought
TO the surface package containing the
tbrous paper and the rest OF the plates
from which the back, border, face. and tItle
were printed. The PAPER was done up in
tlnfoiI in a lead covered box, which was
carefully soldered, SO that it was impossible
for The moisture to affect il.
TIE PRISONER J. b. DOYLE.
j. b. Doy lie, who Is stout, intelligent
looking man, is about forty-seyen Years IL
age, aud resides IN the town Of Bradford,
H., where he is o>tensIbIy engaged in the
lumber business. He Is Il married man.
He spent two months In this city befOIe