New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-10
FORGED TUO-CENT STAMPS DISCOVERED.
SEVERAL PACKAGES CAPTURED IN CHICAGO
THEY CAME FROM HAMILTON. ONTARIO.

SEVERAL PACKAGES CAPTURED IN NhiN'>"N-
THEY CAME FROM HAMILTON. ONTARIO.
Chicago. April 9.-The package Of counterfeit
stamps which was seized yesterday by Govern
ment officials was addressed to Nathan Herzog' a
cigar dealer In the rotunda Of the Chamber or
Commerce. ]: shipped by express from
Buffalo by the Canadian Novelty and Supply Com
pany. of Hamilton. Ont When messenger
brought the package, Mr.. Herzog examined H. anu
finding the stamps were counterfeit refused TO re-
ceive them He then telephoned the United states
Marshal and Postofice Inspector Stuart -FOUR
packages similar to the one Herzog refused 10 re-
ceive delivered BY the express messenger the
people to whom they were addressd paying ioi
them without raising any objections Mr. Herzos
said to-day in explaining his connection with the
scheme:
| dispose OF about SiOO worth Of stamps daily, my
customers being the tenants OF the Chan,peT ~
Commerce. ! buy the stamps from wholesdie ueai-
and hrms who do a mail business. lney gel "a d
surplus Of stamps and buy them n at bcs sa news
paper week ago last sunday. reading as lo,oms:
when we cannot use kere viii send them by .ex-
press c. Q. d., privilege OF examinations TOT flvV
Canadian Novelty and supply Company Hamilton
answered the advertisement, writing that would
take all the stamps they mad at that ngure; IN
reply received a letter saying they could not ieI
nave than $500 worth month Iney adde ;a
that they would make the first shipment FRIDAY wa
Buffalo. 10 save the expense OF sendhs .ils
b rong6 in the package yesterday On examining
the stamps | found the color light, ana suspected
I
genuine and I told the messenger OF my belief
The messenger replied that need not be afraid as
ne had delivered four similar packages within an
hour and had received pay without hesitation As
the Hamilton concern had said that only wy worm
could be supplied each month ! knew then me
stamps were counterfeit and notified the postal
officials who obtained possession Of the package.
Captain Porter of the Secret Service. Is said 10
have $3.50 of the bogus stamps in his possession
the packages secured By the other four Chicasoans
having been secured Captain Porter refuses TO
disclose the name Of the other consignees. as all
are innocent Of wrong-doing. AlthoUSh me secret
/ Service agents Buffalo and In Canana nad Deeh
Informed last night. he believed the premaure pup
lcation of the facts would result IN the escape Oh
the gang.
Hamilton ont. April 9.-The Canadian Novelty
/ Supply Company was located this evening in the
rear Of a store occupied by f. Durham. painter ana
! gazier at 40 p King Willlam-st. The place Is
/ only half a block from police headquarters out
,h. names ~ those who compose the Novelty Sup
ply Company cannot be earned to-night, me p2-
ice are working on the clew. but decline 10 furnsh
| any informl;oa
! Washington April 9-Third Assistant Postmaster
! General ker Craig. who has supervision Oh the
! postage stamps. said to-day that about month
/ ago he received from postmaster In the West
counterfeit two-ccnt stamp and upon exi.la , !,
/ with n magnifyiug glass he easily detected that !.
. vas spurious. Inspectors were set to VOTE, ous W
whether the Or discovery was the outcome .,
that investigation he would not state: Gens sri
craig said he thought the story somewhat MAG 'r
bur in any IL would not make necessary t"e =,
calling Of the ssue of t"o-cent stamps, as pos,
masters throughout the country would De wdrhe'l
Of the countcrfets ana directed to keep a close
watch on the spurious article There has been some
/ CORE spandrnce between the Cntet states ana
canadian authorities looking to COOPERATION OF
/ thu two Governments to bring the offenders 10
/ justice
/ Postmaster Dayton. when seen at his home IN
Harlem last evening. said that he had no officai
Information in regard to the forged stamps 1T Is.
Of course quite possible" said the Postmaster
that they have counterfeited postage stamps. but
| DOUBT If the Government has lost any large sum.
+ All the large postoices get their stamps straIBnt
from the Government. with the official seal an
signature upon the package. ana the snlaler ON >
Get theirs from these larger offices. ] DO not see
how the couuterfeiters could do 80 large business
IA some people think OF course they could sell A
+ great many stamps, and quite likely they nave, 10
/ private purchasers In small quantities. ana IL -
/ nosslblp they succeeded In suborning some OF the
/ lesser postoflce officials but To make much money
ont II such n thing postoice counterfeitlng would
/ r-qur, large a capital and too thorough an or
+ gan!zation for any Legitimate business. -,
I II n no. believe that any postofilce scandal VIII
como on, OF H. The officials arr too honest TOT such
u ,hlnE and the risks too great. The safe
guard 10 the postage stamp Is that II is not worth
fha risk TO counterfeit 1t. You see no one would
buy postage stamp In any quantity unless periec,iy
sure of the man h. was buying them from ahu
q then. almost everybody goes straight 70 the once
b purchase