Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-06-08
EAS T e r N.
...oc,.rEb PRxss DISPATCHES.
=. 49,. .ne Counterfeit Denas.

-. .,.,s ehe Counterfeit Bonds.
c.,c,oo. June GA Washington spe-
-, avs on the Goth Of this month the
-. accorded to Doyle, the counter
49,, IN Chicago, under suspension OF
'....nos, will expire. Secretary Folesr
.od.y CONSENTED to give q correspondent
~ ortl;ne of tho case as far as he un-
..,..ood it, and the result Of his per-
.ss,l s investigation as far as he has gone
,.,o The examination. Mr.. Folger says
!. M the fin. place Samuel Folksr, of Chi
.,o came TO him with what purported
.ob. A plats from which the spurious
,.ns Of bonds found on Doyle was
"-,,sd Folker submitted this plate TO
roIo.r without making any charge
,o,ius. any official connected with the
T...sury. He said TO the Secretary:
..u.r. is plate which claim is made
:, in large part from dies in possession
- tho Government. want you to ex-
.,;n. tho plate carefully, and il you
=. satisfied it is what I represent it to
:. shalI ssk for the release Of Doyle"
roloer at first thought very seriously of
,,.cinc Folker under arrest for having
y his POSSESSION so important a cOun-
..,t.;t olate. Then it occurred to him
AZ. this would destroy all probabilities
At Getting at tho men who, 80 to speak,
..od back Of that plate. So he madea a
0rooosi.ion to Folksr. The proposition
.,a not made until the Secretary had
,ul, investigated the plate submitted.
n. ssut for the best experts in New
York but their evidence has been Of an
snsatisfsctory character. Some of tho
srperts had thought the work was trans
,sr work from Government dies, while
s.hsrs have been equally positive it was
not Tho Secretary, however, was free
% nv the weight of the experts testi-
uouy vas in favor of the theory that
ths work vas taken from the genuine
ulstss. This being the case hs said to
Folksr he would set a price upon Doyle.
The proposition in brief was if Folker
would furnish evidence that would con-
ne. any ono inside Of the Bursau Of
Engraving and Printing with the coun-
,,fstsrs, and furnish evidence that
vould convict. Doyle would be allowed
togo fres. The proposition was reduced
pvriting. Ono Of Doyle's bondsmen,
IL President of a bank in Illinois,
sams on to Washington for the purpose
II having an interview with FOlger. He
showed him the agreement and gave
him to understand if Doyle or any of
N friends could produce tho testimony
indicated, that would be the end of the
sass 90 far ss q prosecution was con-
earned. This proposition was submitted
stsv days after suspension Of sentence
n Doyle's case, and up TO the present
tine Foleer says not one line Of evil
6ncs has been submitted to him Of any
lind impeachinR the good faith or hon
aty Of single employee Of the Bureau
d Engraving and Printing. Several
astsmpts, however, have been made to
produce evidence of this character. Two
vssks ago last Saturday Brockway, alias
ePnesr, was brought to him for the
yuSpose Of having an interview. Brock,
w nsde complete confession, and
gave the Secretary full and absolute in.
formation of combination in the Bu
ssau Of Engraving and Printing, ant
bow transfers from the Government
platss were made, and the names Of th'
nilty parties. Undoubtedly Brockwa.
nvs Doyls's friends to understand tina
y could furnish important testimon
- the subject, a. hs Was brought her
With that view. FolRsr says Brockwa
came into his presence Saturday aftel
tsrnoon, and tho interview took place !
his large Office on the third floor Of th
Treasury. While he volunteered no
hing. he professed willingness TO an
swer any question Of the Secretary
While Brockway answered q number o
auestions of tho Secretary, Folger say
Sxplicitly Brockway gave no svidsnc
hat threw any light upon the situation
He said In the Arst place no believes
~ work was as represented. transfer
hom genuine work. All he knew abou
~ plate was that IL was Obtained from
. certain man. Brockway was aske'
As name Of the man from whom he oh
mined the plate, and he refused to civ
4 Ths interview vas brief and Ut al
satisfactory character. because o
Decskway's refusal to answer question
\ TO the history and character Of tn
plats, and where Il was obtained
Aoving the Secretary that nothin,
suld b made by further prolonG
= tbs interview. Fclger then went I,
nang an independent investigation
h found according TO the records 90
= 70 mako up the counterfeit bond wa
axnvsd by the American Bank Not
psmpany and surrendered to the Bn
ns Of Printing and Engraving in No
smhsr, 1867. and that four months a
9ssrd these plates wore reported q
easlrcyed by q Congressional Commit
-. The report, which is signed b
asubsrs, is rather vague and unsatif
story document, from tho fact that
~ not describe fully the plates an
eades.roysd. Secretary Folger has als
asstigatsd the charge that large il
nfthess bonds wsre put on the mai
- He said in the first place it wa
panar unreasonable to believe this
esntsrfsitss would have put a lara
Aaont on the market. They wsr0 4
"a Interested a. any one in sustain
the credit Of the bonds counterfeit
@tcs, once suspicion was aroused,
soead b directed to them, and the
ead have difficulties in the way of n,
oas'n9 the spurious issue. He is IL
- TO bslisys none Of the spuriou
vas ever put into circulation, fo
reason that q careful examiuatio