The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-08-07
A BAD GANG RUN DOWN
Notorious Counterfeiters in the
Clutches of Chief Hazen,
BR0OKWAY THE LEADER OF THEM.

He Is IS Years Old, and Has Criminal
Record Covering Period Of Forty Years.
The Singular Escape of the Financial
Baokor of the Gang.
JERSEY CITY, Aug Two sensations
have developed from the arrest in this city
Of the gang of counterfeiters who have
been run to ground by Chief Hazen, Of the
secret service One is the escape from the
officers of Dentist o. f. Bradford, who is
supposed to be the financial hacker of the
gang, and whose arrest cost a great deal
of trouble. DIR. Bradford was found in
his room Saturday night, but Chief Hazen
did not formally arrest him then, fearing
that his confederates might take alarm
and escape. Detectives Calligan and Burns
were on guard, one in each adjoining
room, but when the chief returned on
Sunday morning he found that the dem
tist had escaped from his room.
The fact of the escape has just been
made public, and it may cost Detectives
Calligan and Burns their places. Both
have been suspended from duty by the
treasury department, and an investiga-
tion has been ordered Bradford's escape
has some features of similarity to the
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loran, Russell and Allen, from the Lud-
low street JAIL and it may be brought be-
fore the federal grand jury. Bradford is
from Pennington, Me-, and is reputed to
be wealthy.
The leader of the gang, Brocl1way, whose
real name is Spencer, is 70 years old, but
after career of forty years of crime
scarcely looks 80. He comes from Con-
necticut, and in his youth studied chem
istry at Yale college
He began counterfeiting United States
bonds soon after the war broke out, and
was arrested, but escaped punishment
In 1880 he was sentenced for thirty years
for counterfeiting and forging govern
ment bonds, but his sentence was sus-
pended on condition of his surrendering
his plates and giving the government val
liable information.
In 1888 he was sent to Sing Sing for FIVE
years by Recorder Smythe, of New York
for forging Morris and Essex railroad
bonds, and after serving his sentence he
was discharged on Aug L. 1887. Since
then he has been free. In the event of his
conviction now the old thirty year sem
tenCe will count against him
United States Commissioner Shields, of
New York, has issued several search war
rants, presumably for houses in that city
supposed to be occupied by other mem
bers of the gang.
A local paper says; "a government Sc
| cret service detective named Carmine Gus
! Del Guerico has been missing from New
ark since Jan. l. According to memo.
randa found in his room he had located
on Jan. g. gang of counterfeters in East
! Orange or Roseville Shortly afterward
he left town to work the case up, and has
not been heard from since. This gang i,
believed TO be the same one that has Just
been corralled. Taken in connection witt
the known desperate character of severa
of the counterfeiters the question becomes
interesting, where is the dotective?'
Chief Hazen says, however, that he i,
not aware that any of his men are miss
ing.
Yesterday afternoon William Brock
way, Abiel l.. Smith, William f. Wagner
and Mrs. Libbie Smith We're arraigned be
fore United States Commissioner Romair
and held in default of SO, 900 bail each foi
examination on Aug Il. Brockway pro
tested his innocence, and claimed that the
money found in his possession il genuine
Chief Hazen did not dispute this, but
claimed that the counterfeit notes were
made from the one taken from BrOckway
The $500 plate has been spirited away, but
4 Chief Hazen is confident of recovering it