New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-12
A REYIEW OF pROCKWAY's CAREER.

been swindled The prisoners will be arraigned at
the jefferson Market Police Court this morning,
when they will be committed.
A REVIEW OF BRoCKwAY's CAREER.
William L. Brockway, who has earned the unenvi-
bledisthcton of being of the most expert coun-
terfeiters and forgers in the world was born in Con-
necticut and is 81 years old He studied in his
youth the science of chemistry under Professor
Silliman and afterward he became printer and
electrotyper. He first became of interest to the
police in 1862, when he arrested on the charge
of having in his possession a plate of
The State Bank of Connecticut which
he made himself while printing notes for the bank
He took the impression of the original plate by run
ming it through press, forming matrix of paper
and then transferring it to lead, which he electro
typed With the false plate he printed 10000
notes of UNCONVENTIONAL value of So each, many
of which he circulated. He was sentenced for five
years in the State Prison, but after three years he
was liberated. Fifteen years aferward he was par
doned and was given the rights or citizen.
In 1865 he arrested in company with 'Hank'
Hail. Morrison, Overton, Martin and Minnie Lam
GeT neE stole he original Gyeff pae Of the 500
compound interest United States Treasury note
which the gang counterfeted at that time. Over
ton made the paper, and the remainder of the asso
ciates were concerned in various ways. A " Hamil-
ton head Treasury note for $50 was also counter
feited. For this James g. Doyle brOther-in- law OF
Lewis Foster arrested and sentenced TO the
Illinois Penitentiary for twelve years. 7-30 per
cent 81 900 Government bond was another produc-
ton of the gang, and of this counterfeit $50, 600
was sold TO Messrs Jay Cooke & Co., of this city
When the Government refused to redeem the bonds
the firm sued the Treasury and had that suit decided
against them.
the series of 1869 was circulated and G. Smith and
Thomas Ballard were sent to the Albany Penitent-
iary on sentences of thirty years each They are
sti[ there. In this counterfeit Hank" Hall and
LEV" Martin were also concerned with Brock
way.
National bank notes on three banks in Massachq-
setts, two in Pennsylvania and one in Maryland
and on October y les2 Br99ckway, y, smith ana
ing 207 $1,000 per cent coupon GOyernment
bonds, by Chief DrummOnd Doyle was tried for
the offence, and the jury after deh6eTai5ng two
| trial, and was sentenced to twelve years in
the State prison. Smith turned States evidence;
and Brockway, upon surrendering the plates ana
dies OF the counterfeit, was liberated under sus-
pended sentence. >,
Lewis Martin, alias "Inther r. Martin" alias
| Martin Luther" was indicted in 1879 by the
| United States Court in Western Pennsylyania for
conspiracy with Maxey for selling counterfeit 5000
! Treasury notes. lie was member OF the new
| York Jockey Club and the owner of several we'll
known horses. He was the pOsscssOr of the plate
from which the $500 notes Of the series Of were
| printed He worked as an engraver with " Eng
| 1ishman Moore, noted cOunterfeitcr, and was
| the engraver of the 800 compound interest Treas
| ury notes in which Hank Holmes was inter
| ested, and which succeeded in swindlng the
| credulOus out of about 100000. Martin Is lorty
Nathaniel D. Foster comes of a family of
eounterfeiters, his father and sister being IN prison
serving terms for that offence. He was
born in Bradford Ill.,, in 1S43, and was brought to
this city by BrOckway and Martin for the purpose
| of circulating the bonds in the West In 1865 he
was arrested in Springfield ILL.,, for cOunterietng,
but was never brought to trial. His associate was
| Theodore ShOtweli, alias Tom King a counter
| feter and bank burglar, who died in GreenIaha,
Col, n few weeks ago. Foster was stranger IN
| the East.