New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-09
Broadway, 4th Ave., 9Th & 10th SIS.
THEY THOUGHT 1T A EUSSiA"
apNARxAB1g STORY TOLD EY SOCIALISTS
ALLEGED SYSTEM OF FORGERY

ALLEGED SYSTEM OF Fok"f-H''
Alleged Russian Nihilists, Russian iorsel, a,d
societies "politicsl pulls Russian po''0 so,sa-
tional story which came TO Light yeS,e'ua' nms.ian
the efforts OF L. Miller. proprietor Oh ts1 ~, ~a1
whilst paper. "Zuamiar; Mr.. Hnlko""z' e,
organizer OF the Russian Socialists OF "''' 49, 49,,
sercius E. shevitch. According 10 the" sun, -,
represcntng himself stamp agent caio" Va ,'...A
Miller in his Office, at NJ. 293 Maolso"-S''' 49,,
him the COPY of a ply sician's diploma grah'co DS %
Yrn,vers.- az Moscow to Abel segalowiz' anu "'
II il could be reproduced in the Office OF the @u"'''"
from, the original. Mr.. Miller ''i'
him to call again with ,c fn"'n
After the stamp agent had gone Mr. Mllier' "io' i'
the manner of the stranger, had oecoho Su7P ,,sod
him. consulted Mr.. Hillkowitz, and II was ue''u'o
a. ,nreSti,a,e this agent who wanted duplicate copies
of diplomas. ..,eo..o
when the agent returned with the original certlhoa'c
or diploma Mr.. Miller said lie couid hot uc"' W."
him. but would have to see the principal b" -"
transaction and made an appointment 10 nv 49,,
at his home No 176 rocst. the next cNei'I"-,
wben the time for the meeting came Mr. MilioI 'du
everything arranged, and while lie taiken M IN"
kowitz took notes at desk behind curtain III
doorway. -. an
The man introduced by the stamp agent al mr.
Millers house the principal IN inc ,i,
represented himself "a rabbi In inc COM
which followed Mr.. Miller learned from the ahee1u
rabbi that he member of a company u 1T -,
whose sole business it TO forge documents !"
order and bogus Louisiana Lottery tickets ana ,a'
thev made deal OF money Mr. Soi
Was also told that If he would Join the gang a''
lot socialism and Nihilism alone ana rePIo'u''
d,nloras he would soon become a rich man. !" a.
arguments of the two men TO persuade MN 10 !o'
.be pancp Mr.. Miller answered that he mus' N'"'
~ than no did about the methods ana men, III , r
secret society and insisted that they uoii nun a.,
They said that they would lntlVluVc nm 'od t,r~ci
header Of the society who formerly no'Vu 80,
in MOSCOW but had been forced to cNc , n' tccrs,
When Miller objected to joining the eanS , Sar
~ the risk of discovery, ana sara hc u I'm, ma
TO become q member. the two men lii ii and lots O
the gang had strong political pun al tHer ,o men
in6nence with high Tammany olhccrs, anu .n h.,
TONED instances where members OF uic ~ ~ teif
fecn saved from prosecution on account VI ~ ga, o,
same mill The next day the cher OF uiY nrhic
spuearcd and minutcly described the process ~ WIN
NM Nr Sheyich who had been consulted aDou Iii, f'
aNar said he thought these men were HnsS,H. onc
spies irving 70 get the editor OF tne MIN. ncr
Into trouble and TO break the bnsinc o. me- e pRer
lie All ysed the arrest Of these men, Dut ,nc NJ
being socialists refused to have anything 10 oo cn
Inc notice and so IL resolved 10 dcnonh.v 10,
Only one of the accused men could nc Io" en, h
night and he denied the story MI. Miii,i Gnrma
could hiring proofs that ii was true anu .. DO,
naper will print the pictures OF the acousco ''u'
taken from a photograph.