New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-12
BRocKw T. CAUGHT AGAIN
LARGE sEIzUl y. oF COUNTERFEIT BONDS.

William E. Brockway, the noted forger and coun-
terfeiter with two of his associates Nathaniel d.
Foster and Lewis Martin, were arrested on oatur-
day by Inspector Byrness detectives on the charge
of coanterfcitng bonds of the Morris ana Essex
Division of the Delaware and Lackawanna kalIway
COMPANY. and of the Central Pacific Railway Com
pany worth $54, 900. They were imprisoned at
Police Headquarters.
Brockway, who Is the leader OF the gang, was inc
means of bringing his associates to justice. on
October %, $780, he and wofellow-counterfeiters,
Smith and Doyle, were arrested in Brooklyn Tor
counterfciting number of $1,000 United States
6 per cent bonds. Brockway, after being accused
by his associates, pleaded guilty, and upon con-
senting to surrender the plates and the remain
der of the counterfeting tools, he was
set at liberty under a suspended sentence.
trine over two months ago Inspector Byrnes had
his attention called to some singular actions at No.
23I Lexington-ave. a boarding-house where
Brockway, Foster and Martin were living.
Detectives Sergeants, Cosgrove, Heard and
Nagnin were detailed to the case, and
they found that the men visited daily No. 2IO
West Eleventh-st, which was rented in the name
of Spencer Brockway was known there as Spencer
and the woman who occupied the house, who it has
been discovered since is Brockway's wife, assumed
the name of Gilbert. The detectives followed
Brockway in his daily trips but they found
that they in turn were followed by other
men, who upon investigation proved TO be
detectives of Chief Drummonds staff OF the
Federal Secret Service in the Post Office. Expana-
tons were made, and the latter were withdrawn.
A room was rented directly opposite the house in
Eleventh-st and detectives were stationed in II to
watch Brockway's movements. They followed him
in his visits to several printng-ofices, and they
noticed that once day, at least, he called
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q man named Martin at the st. James Hotel.
One day they saw Brockway and Martin descend
the stairway together. The latter, as he reached
the landing tore a letter in pieces, and, reaching
the street threw them away. The scraps were
gathered and carefully pasted together, aud then
it was discovered that the were acting together
as cOunterfeiters. Further watch revealed the
transmission of packages between the houses
in Eleventh-st. and Lexington ave., and the
police, believing that the counterfeits had been
perfected and that the men were about to clrcu-
late them decided that the time had come to act
1t was decided to descend upon the three places of
rendezvous at the same time. Recorder Smythe
was applied to for a search warrant, and on Satur-
day he granted it, Two of the most expert men in
his command were detailed by Chief Drummond to
assist.
HOW TIE CAPTURE WAS MADE.
Detective Sergeant Langan was alone in the room
opposite the LeXingtOn-aye. house at IL o'clock
on Saturday morning. He was joined by Detectives
Sleyin and Heard. -Four other detectives were sta
toned in the opposite the Elcvcnth-st. house.
Inspector Bynes directed Detective CosgrOve to go
to LexngtUn-ave. and to search the house there 1t
had previously been noticed that at two sharp pulls
at the bell the door would be opened. Mr.. Cos
grove directed the officers awaiting the signal not
to make any movement until fifteen minutes had
elapsed in order to enable him to give the signal in
Eleventh-st.
While the men were waiting at Eleventh-st.
Brockway was seen to open the front door and walk
toward the elevated railway. He was followed by
Detective Heard, and when at Houston st. Brock
way was told that he was prisoner. When the
time arrived for the descent, a simultaneous one
was made on the two houses ana ON the room in the
hotel.
At Lexington-ave. Foster and Martin were ar
rested, aud in the house were found dies, stamps,
type plates and batteries, used in cOunterfelting
both the bonds in question: The Endorsement of
Messrs Speyer & Brothers, of London, which was
to be printed on the Central Pacific bonds, was
already in type, and beside it was the stamp for en-
bossing the seal of the firm. On pieces of paper
were the imprint of the denomination and the scroll
work Of the bonds, and in one room were found
eighteen packages of type already set for the back
of the coupon of the Central Pacific bond. In the
Eleventh-st house die used for printing portions
of the Morris and Essex bonds was found together
with photographs of various portions of the bonds,
and a number of electric batteries for electrOtyp-
ing.
Detectives slevin and McCloskey found in room
No SO, at the st. James Hotel, which Martin had
occupied for nearly ten months, twenty-One com
pleted counterfeit bonds of the Morris and Essex
Railroad, bearing the signature of Samuel Sloan,
the president Of the Delaware and Lackawanna
Company, and that of the treasurer c. ID. Canyl.
The bonds were issued the construction of
the road each for $1,000, bearing 7 per
cent interest and due in 1901. They bore the
following numbers: 1922. 1923, 22S1 124S,
21S2, Sal, 1891, 1924, 1882, 2l2S, 2S12, 1884,
1921, S42, 1S42, Sl4, 241S, 2S41, 221S, 2lS4
and 2461. -Four dies and two eectrotypes in box,
to be used in the printing of the bonds, and guam
tity of tracing paper, which were the signatures
of Mr. Sloan and Mr.. CaTyl, were also found.
Within another package of fifteen was wrapped
bunch of quill pens which Mr.. Sloan uses in sign
ing his name. third hurdle of eighteen Central
Pacific Railway bonds was found, but they did not
bear the signatures which would make them
negotiable.
The number of bonds captured, and which needed
but little effort on the part of the forgers TO make
them complete fac-similes of the genuine security,
was ffty-four, each representing q face value of
$1,000 The captured articles were taken to Police
Headquarters where the forgerics were examined
by Chief DrummOnd and pronounced by him to be
the most perfect ever presented to him.
THE MAN WHO PAID THE ELLIS.
The police assume that BrOckway furnished
none of the money which was necessary to
provide the cOunterfeters with the valuable
tools and chemicals required to make their
work thorough. Martin is supposed to be the
poneyed man Of the gang, for Brockway has been
followed from Martins to the office of Messrs.
BaliOu g. Co., in Wall-st., where he has been seen
to sell bonds for 81 900 and SlOO under the