Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-21
SMART FORGERs CAUGHT.
Two Rascals From Germany Arrested
on Arriving I'm New York.

From the New York Tribune Sunday.
United States Deputy Marshal Frederick
Bernhard made a clever arrest on Friday night
Of two German forgers who ran away from
Germany about four months ago, after getting
over 800, COO marks On forged bills Of lading.
The forgcrs are Simon and julius Krozanker OF
Bromoerg. and they have been getting money
IN this way in various sums since 1887 Some
time after their last forgeries we're committed
Marshal Bernhard received from Solomon Du.
long. representative Of the German govern
ment, letter giving an extremely incorrect
description of the two men and explaining in
in part the crimes of which they were guilty.
They got from the Brumberger yorschuss-
verein, sort OF trust company in Duebler,
Prussia, 10000 marks on forged bills of lading
FOR grain. OF which they said they had over
100000 marks worth. From Friedlander.
Careack Co., banking concern, they got
G3,o00 marks in the same way, and other
marks.
Marshal Bernhard has been on the watch for
these men ever since he received word that
they were expected to arrive in New York
soon. The description of the men, as given to
him, was the poorest he says, that he ever had
to work n case up on. Both of the men are
over six feet high, but the official description
OF them put their height at five feet eight
inches and five feet six inches, respectively.
When the steamship Trave arrived at her
pier on Friday the marshal was on hand and
carefully examined each passenger 10 see il
mere were any there to correspond with the
expected criminals. He found none and had
hardly gotten through with his work there
when the Augusta Victoria of the Hamburg,
American line came into port. He went over
her passenger lists to see If by any chance he
could detect the men. There was nothing
n la pG he m nOl cd
with the passengers who we're waiting to have
their baggage examined by the custom house
officials.
He watched to see if any two men seemed to
Keep together, but he saw nothing to arouse his
suspicious. While he was standing at the gang
piank scrutnlZing the passengers as they left
the steamer he accidently overheard one man
address another in n manner peculiar to Ger
mans when they speak to near relatives. He
Immediately engaged them in con versation and
saw by their accent that they must have come
from one OF the Prussan provinces.
While talking with them an their baggage
was being examined he managed to see d hand
kerchlef and pair Of stockings on which were
marked Ill red the initials -. r. The men
both SAID that the art cies had been given to them
by friends, but the marshal raised the waist
coat Of one of the men and found the tell-tale
Initials on the tab of the shirt. Both men were
then arrested, and from memoranda and books
found upon them the marshal knew that they
were the forgers whom he WAS after. They had
only 1900 marks left
Mr.. Bernhard took them before Judge LYMAN
and they were remandel until tomorrow after
noon at P. m. for It hearing. They travelled
under The assumed names of 8. and J. David
son.
Julius krozanker is forty-three years old and
his brother Simon is thirty-one. Both are hand
some men. one with black hair and mustache
and the other with blonde hair and mustachs
They were locked up in the Ludlow street jail.