New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-16
MORE FORGERS ARRESTED.
HALLS CoNFEDERATEs IN JAIL.
AGENT DRUMMoND PREVENTS THE ISSUING cD
FORGED GUATEMALAN NOTES.

AGENT DRUMM0ND PREVENTS THE ISSUING cD
FORGED GUATEMALAN NOTES.
Chief Agent DrummOnd was somewhat re-
served In bis disclosures when he told Saturday even
ing Of the arrest Of Edward Hail. the forger on the
charge OF attempting to tho printing Of false SlOO
notes Of the International Bank Of Guatemala,
He was more communicative last evening, and eveo
Jovial, for hc had captured the remaiuin0
members as he believed Of gang Of forgers who ha0
made systematic preparations for great scheme Of
fraud Hall was arrested as he entering the ONCE
Of sehutze Benedum, engravers, whom he had asked
to print Impressions from plates Of Guatemalan bank
notes. The plates the prepared paper and O genuine
note and some partly.printed notes among tho
materials left by Hall with the engravers The manner
in which the plates had been prepared remained be
investigated.
man, who afterward found to be william r.
Hollywel, called at the office Of the Leslie Engraving
Company, No. % Church-st, several weeks ago, and
asked to have adrawng madeof enlarged photograph
Of Guatemalan bank note. Mr. Leslie was somewhat
suspicious and said that he could have the work
done. Hollywel then asked II workman could not be
named who would do the work out OF business hours.
Carl Hansen. one ef Mr.. Leslies workmen, agreed to
make the drawing, and he worked at 1t at
noon time and after business hours. Mr. Les.
Ito advised Hansen to make inquiries about
the work, and the workman asked Hollyweu
whether 1t all right and assured that there was
nothing irregular In the business Hansen remained at
work and received $40 from Holywel in part payment
for the work.
While the drawing was being made Mr.. Leslie was
visited, he says, by Edward Hall and man named
Gus" Lawrence, who spoke about the drawing and
who said that they proposed establishing q business
which would compete with the large banknotc engrav.
ing companies. They were to make a speciality Of
inaglo plates. They proposed that Mr.. Leslie should
sell out his business to them He aid not accept the offer
and did not have the drawing made By his company.
Il &l,a fol
enthave. and sixtyeighthst. where he received s87,
the balance OF the money due him for the work This
money he says, was handed TO him by Hall.
The Leslie Engraving Company has factory at Pros
pect and Hamilton aves, Brooklyn. One OF the work
men, who does the work Of transferring from photo
graphs to plates is Thomas AIshire He
acquainted with Hoywell, who asked
him to transfer photograph of the Guatemalan
banknote to plates which he left with Alshre The pho
tograph was not the same as that from which Harsen
made the drawing, but OF the size Of tho genuine
note. 1t was such one would naturally have been
made from Harsen's drawing. II Is necessary in the
process of duplicating the note to take enlarged pho
tograph, from which workman can make exact
drawing in certain inks photograph taken from such
drawing be washed that all OF the photograph
except that OF the ink marks Will disappear From this
photograph transfer be made to plates that each
plate be engraved with the parts that to be
printed In ink OF color The transfers made By
the work was in progress Lawrence called several times
on Alshre, examined the work and asked as to the
exact manner IN which the etrarsfer was done.
Holywell is an engraver and is employed by the
Franklin Phoo-Electrotype Company OF No. 305 Pearl
ST. He had in his possession chemicals
and other materials which his employers say
not used in the work he did for them. He
says however that the plates he received from Alshire
he gave TO Hall still unengraved When Hall took them
to Schultze Benedum they were engraved and ready
for printing. Mr. Benedum made inquiries that led 10
| the detection Of the forgery.
President G0odall OF the American Bank Note COM
pany, which printed the genuine Guatemalan notes. was
one Of the first persons to communicate the story 10
Chief Drummond and he has since taken the veest in-
terest in the case Mr. Goodall and Chief Drummond
visited Mr.. Leslie yesterday morning. He told them
the story just related about his knowledge
OF Lawrence Hall and Hollywen aud had
nearly finished when he said "By the way received
a telegram from Lawrence. asking him at tho
restaurant at Fulton and Church sts. at to-day"
1t was then just after and Mr.. Drummond said:
go right around there and meet Lawrence Ask
him whether he is connected with this business that
caused Halls arrest and get him talk about it," Mr.
Leslie went out and descended the steps to the restaur
ant which is IN the basement while Mr. Gooda and the
stairs in hurried manner. AS he told the oiicer
atierward he went mp to lawrence as soon as llo
anything TO do with the matter that caused the Of
Hall have good mind to give the whole thing away"
motion @ toward ,, the T rear pocket Of his trousers
ing for the door, and here is Mr. Drummond outside to
arrest ysu."
Mr. Leslie went across the street and was Immediately
followed by Lawrence, who crossed Churchst and went
with quick steps toward the elevated railroad station.
Mr. Drummond who was watching him. up behind
him and seized him by the IN the yicc-liko
grip for which the officer is noted. Mr. Goodal up
and said To Lawrence: "Now we have you, you yain.'
Lawrence accompanied the officer TO the Federal
Building He is short man, OF middle age with q muA-
tache aud goatee. He is apparently Hebrew. Ne
speaks Spanish as well as English He gave his address
as No. 479 Macon-st Brooklyn but the person found At
tna house said last night that he did not live there Ho
had several hundred dollars In his possession and
account book In which were entries OF money paid to
Holly" as Hollywell was called. receipt for board
signed by Mrs. Sittman." Chief Drummond to
the place OF business Of the Frankyn Photo-Eectro-
type Company, In Pcarl-st, in the afternoon and
rested Holl well. He is twenty-five years Old and 10
the nephew of Lawrence He has been married about
year aud lives at No 3l6 East Eighty ysecond-st. Hts
wife had the table set In their comfortable await.
ing her husbands RETURN wnel she informed OF his
arrest Holywelps engraving tools and chemicals were
found at the place where he worked aud taken
Mr. Drummond's Office.
Lawrence aud Hollywell taken before Commfs-
Shields and held for examination $1,000
bail each. They locked up In Ludlow street jail.
Hall had been arraigned earlier in the day and
manded TO the Jail.