New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-04
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

THE ronGER GRAY'S LATEST SCHEME.
The following advertisement was published on
last Friday: ,s,oo mn
R 'aissHi'' party N'1'''
TIE e,rcrience Of person who answered the adj
vsrtisement s developed the fact that the
advertiser was no other than W. +. Gray, the we'll
known fcrger whose uDaut horized use OF the names
OF Cornelius Vanderbilt and other pr9mlnept capr
Light Company was exposed in THE TRIBUNE last
December Mr.. Gray this time, however, appears
without the first initial of his name and with new
title TO his company, but still employing the name
Of Cornelius Vanderbilt TO further his schemes
The name of the person who answered Grays adver-
,sement is withheld. but for convenience Ce
Er. Brown. He is a lawyer in broadway
and is highly connected in social ard literary en-
cles He frequently secures investments 1or, MS
clients and having the placing OF some capl'ai III
his hands at present he replied 70 the adVeruse-
ment IL the hope Of making deSTso fyo,u FdSar
GRAY and on Monday Mr. Brown had personal
interview ~ith Gray at No. l4o bfoao"ay'
Mr.. GRAY explained that he wanted to discount
note for SIS 600 by the National Electric Light Com;
pany. secured 10y the companys stock. lie offered
The 1osition Of secretary Of the company at $4,000
n wear TO the person who would discount inc note.
The company, he said, did not need any
had already been obtained. He showed Mr.. Brown
the articles Of incorporation among the corporaoIs
being himself tGraN) Cornelius NanOerDllt
mund /. Morse Mr. Morse was said TO be the III
yentor of the mac hines used by the company ana 10
De descendant of s. f. b. Morse, the inventor OF the
Morse telegraph system. The fact IS ina, MI
Morse has no descendants. Gray SAID that MI van
derbllt was the president of the company. On
Tuesday Mr. Brown had another interview WIN
GRAY at which it was arranged that the former
should meet Mr.. Vanderbilt yesterday AT p m
"Why cannot 20 10 the Grand central Depot
this afternoon" Mr.. Brown inquired ana see MI
Vanderbilt MYSELF Z" -, am.
=" 1t is not worth your while" Gray rePIed. ne
is hard man to at his Office, and ali me Doohs
and papers relating TO the company are mere VIII
me" -
At the appointed time yesterday Mr.. Brown was
of the National COmpanys Office, and was ihIIo-
duced by GRAY 10 a mediun-sized man. wearing
yellowsh pointed beard, who, Gray sau' was
Mr. Vanderbilt On Mr.. Browns expressing sur
prise aud declaring that he had expected 10 sec le
yice-president of the New-York Central halliodd
Company. Gray feigncd astOnishment, saying
"Why, did not know that. This is COUSIN Oh
that gentleman NJ
The interview was abruptly terminated by Mt
Browns recting the conversation OF the pre-
vious day and declaring that he thought
the scheme was " a fraud and num-
bug" The post office box gwen IN Grays adver-
tlsement is the same as that formerly used by the
fraudulent United Globe Company the corpora
tors, Cornelius Vanderbilt and +. l.. Morse, were
trustees of the Globe Company, and the f. Gray OF
the National is the rs W. +. Gray OF the
exploded Globe Company. There is a genuine COM
PAW known as the National Electric Light and
Power Company.