Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-06
The NOTORIOUS BROCKwAYs
Sketch Of the Exploits of the Most
Daring and Successful Counter
fsiters of the Country.
The Lady in Black.

Acttlta Vi tAt teuAAJt
The Lady In Black.
The New York World gives the
following account Of the banner ex'
PLOTS of the BEOckways, now under
Arrest for counterieiting ~
I William y. sHfOekway began life as
an apprentice 10 q fob printing once in |
New Haven thirty years ago or little
over. A gentleman of means d that
city took Ggfeat interestin the young
man, and 1t HIS own expense took him
out OF the job office aud sent him to
Yale College 70 study under Professor
Silhmall Sent lhete he had him
under Particular course Of study
chemistry and the mOldine Of metals
When be knew enonghior practical
purposes he was returned to his old
position, and then he started on his
criminal career.
AAn hh0N n Al EAAhAs
From then until now nearly all Of
the great iOrgeries have been done, as
that by the first on the New Haven
bank, by the aid Of chemistry. The
young printer was impossible. His
patron whispered in his ear bow for.
ll,he soon could he inside. They
would divide. he listened and obeyed
orders.
IL was customary in those days for
the President of the bank to bring to
the printer the plate Of the bank and
have the bills struck otf that were
needed tpr ciEenlati01, anil be stood BY
whiletht sheets were printed. When
they wen printed the plate was car
Iied biek g the bank BY the Presi
dent. cnnncTtt G.
Broeseay vAsat The press-a hand
press Eheathe plate was delivered
to him. he had in his apron pocket
An impossible plate. The boss printer
took the President to the windos to
show supposed detect ih the paper,
and while their backs we're turned the
plate 10 take the impression was put
on the plate under the press, and ia
,1iSsgd % imPr''5SsH vas taken Of the
I This was forgery made easy; the
'grayer and Tie lathe we're dispensed
E Il IA. rly M. 9RR. sr... for
geries been committed I here and at
Washington With which Broekgly
has been connected. Rnn
NNotlhl the assigned number Of
sheetswqp stricken Of, and the bank
President returned to the bank with
shgsts and plsle. But 10 strikingoff the
notes paper was bought On which the
geaulne notes we're printed, and after
BrockWay had eleetrotyped his plate
ne had a plate from which to pIiRt on
genuine paper.
I Illus. alter Little i6ucbine IN With
tie efsFer, thtybad agenuine S. note
piate. They bad also the genuine
paper 70 start %; everything was gen
uine but the signatures OF President
and cashier.
! THE eot4TERFIIF BILLS
acre struck of slowly at first and put
graanAlly into circulation. Bills were
eirculAted'Esry sdvisedly, put in the
market 10 this city,to buy up mort
cages, AID Is there was then no clear.
snee house IL was sometime before the
coantetieit AFsfe discovered D Bat
ghen thgy came tumbling back 10 the
bank the diFeetorsswefe called in "a
look a. the ives THAT we're genuine
Jet Hiystbri6asly fbfgeries. That there
was asomething Wro7g was only dis.
covered b pills gl the same number
looming back to the bank But which
| vs. counterfeit which the genuine
the bank could not determine.
! de left New Haven and came t
New York. He had married. and be
and bis wife started dsguerreotypt
establishment in the Bowery, neal
! 8 tand street, The wife was known a
Che LADY Ia Black Pf HFT ri
! After the notice had been given out
that the lives" on the New Haven
Bank Wereoi doubtful character, il
was certain that many we're issued
from this Photographic gallery. Thus
n a SlObill was given a five and tn,
change was returned in payment. The
Lady in Black could not Be reached
and the case was given here to oul
I Metals, who took it up, and Chic
Matsell gave the case TO ex Inspector
Leonard, then Captain Of the Second
precinct 10 Beekman street,
BILLY BURTON A DEFECTIVE.
Leonard and Burton, the old come
1 dian, we're scarcely ever separate. jim
Leonard would do anything 10 reason
tor Burton, and Burton would Dc any
thing 10 reason for Jim. Witt on
telling Burton what Ne wanted, he sait
one day 70 Burton: g-H- III 7 w
M. Burton. Il would like TO ge
your ghiz Of the stage"
\ What the deuce do you want viii
my ugly phizg feplnd Burton.
Mr. Burton, itElli Be a favor
I well, III oblige."
Mr burton agreed to sit for BIZ
likeness. al q -
But you must pay for it in 81
/ bill, and here il is. a
Burton objected to taking III,
money, but Captain Jim insisted Of
him fixing The money and returninI
the change.
| Burton went to Grand street an,
had his likeness taken by the Lady il
Black, and returned the change, a
agreed, to Captain Leonard. A
expected, this was counterfeit.
Burton sat for his likeness en-
br0ughtftback TO Jim. dim. Will
they were drinking together, asked /
look at the change. He found it i
the i've as be had expected
counterfeit.
/ The Lady in Black was arrested;sh
informed Captain Leonard that Sd
got the money from her husband. n
was arrested; h, pleaded guilty whe
taken back to New Haven, but Ii
man who put the job up aud steere
Bfoekway into the crime couldn't b
reached. Brockway was convicted
sentenced to the State prison for fy
Years, but alter serving three was par
doned.
Decline of Man.
Nervous Weakness. Dyspepsia, In
! patience, Sexual Debility, cured B