New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-31
BRADFORD GIVES AWAY ALL
Turns STATES EVIDENCE AGAINST THE
BROCKwAY GANG.

BROCKwAY GANG.
v.,rAsIk PLATES AND NEARLY 100000 IN
spYR,ors NOTES FOUND on THE INFoRMA-
rIoN GIVEN BY THE CONVICTED MAN
HIS SENTENCE BY JUDGE BROWN.
Dr Orlando E. Bradford, the convicted coun-
.srfeiter has turned States evidence on the
prockway gang. and as a result of his admis-
.,ons Chief w. p. Hazen Of the Secret Service,
who came from Washington to hear the doctor
sentenced yesterday, is now In possession OF
r,ns mates excelIently executed, for counter
fe,ting bills and banknotes. partially finished
Mn. for 800 900 Of spurious money and valu-
able information regarding the workings OF the
notorious gang. DR.. Bradford yesterday re-
ce,ved a sentence OF six years Imprisonment In
stead of the maximum penalty of fifteen years
Cor the crime of which he was convicted last
Friday In the United States Circuit Court
since hts conviction DR.. Bradford has had
long private conveIsa ton with Judge Brown. In
which he told what he knew OF the gigantc
scheme OF the Brockway criminals
The gang consisted Of William z. Brockway,
Alias Colonel f. w. Spencer. VINO Is known as
the King of Counterfeiters' and who has
th,rtv-year sentence hanging over his head,
which was imposed upon him by Judge Bene-
dict IN BROOKLYN In 1880. when he was con-
v,cted OF having forged s2O40OO Of United States
ak per cent coupon bonds; Mrs Libby Smith.
William Z. Wagner. Adolph Smith and Sidney
Smith, the ensraver and son OF Charles Smith.
tho Notorious bond and note forger, who are
now in jail in Trenton. ~ j., awaiting trial;
James 7, Courtney. Of Brooklyn. and Carleton
Bentley OF No So East One-hundred- d-and-twenty-
Afth-st The two latter were arrested when Dr.
ured af 101 East One
hundred al nd- -hfth-st.. September last The
others were arrested by Chief Hazen at No. 242
Ann-st West Hoboken, on the night OF August g.
BRADFORD'S PLEA.
When DR.. Bradford was arraigned before Judge
Brown in the United States Circuit Court yes
terday for sentence for having In his possession
two plates for counterf sting 800 bills. he be-
gan his plea to the Court be let off with a
fine by saying:
Judge. have kept my promise. have given
the Federal officers most important information
which understand they have acted upon. and
they have already found plates told them about
Just where I told them they were buried and
would be found. They were only In my possession
temporarily and this Is the frs, time have had
anything to do in this kind of business l have
confessed everything freely. and think. Your
Honor, that justice would be meted out In my
case IL a HIle was .iHpOStU am opAS ~ PN' 49,
fine and would guarantee to do SO within five
days"
Judge Brown said he fully aware OF
the valuable services the defendant had rem
dered to the Government officials since his
conviction and he should take it into con-
sideratiCn in passing sentence. but he thought
II would be unfair to sentence more ignorant
men to Imprisonment and let him go free
Your intelligence. occupation and ability"
said Judge Brown. "all tell against you IN
your present position. and must sentence you
to six years imprisonment in the Kings Coun-
" Penitentiary."
Chief Hazen. aff :. DR.. Bradford had peen
sentenced said that Dr. Bradford had prac-
ticallv confessed to him that he had been
confederate of the arch counterfeiter Brock
way whom the chief and his assistants had
tracked for two and one-half years and for
whose capture the Federal Government had
@xpended every energy and effort that money
could control
PLATES FOUND BURIED.
Chief Hazen said he now had every member
OF the old Brockway gang under arrest. Dr.
Bradford. he said. had told him where certain
plates for counterfeiting were concealed, and
the information had proved correct. They had
found the plates buried near the headquarters
Of the gang at Schutzen Park. Union Hill. not
far from the house at No 242 Ann-st.. West
Uoboken where Brockway and his gang had
been CAPTURED.
Chief Hazen said he now had in his possession
eix plates that had been used by the gang. They
consisted OF three plates for counterfeitlng s5oC
gold certificates Of the United States. two plates
for counterfeiting 800 notes of the Bank OF Mon
freal and plate for q vgnette OF President Linz
coin to fit into the centre of the $500 plates ana
spurious bills for 81 900 OOO Bradford he said had
also told him that there three plates for 500
bills at the bottom Of the Harlem River. where
Hazen said the Federal authorities had not yet
made any effort to recover these, though they
probably would do so in order to prevent them
from falling into the hands Of other expert coun-
terfeiters.
Chief Hazen said he thought the long career
OF the Brockway gang was no% ended All the
information DR.. Bradford had impaired to him.
80 far az ne had been able to follow II up, had
proved to be correct. and he would In all proba-
bility use DR.. Bradford a witness against
Brockway and his other confederates when they
are brought 10 trial in Trenton, N. j. In De-
cember.
1t is believed by the Secret Service agents
that Dr. Bradford. WIN he escaped from his
rooms at No. 514 Third-ave. on August last
after his first arrest. went 10 West Hoboken
and buried some of the plates.
Dr. Bradford will be taken to Kings County
Penitentiarv on Saturday to begin his term
OF Imprisonment. which. with Communication for
good behavior. will not be more than four
years and eight months.