New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-18
PRINCE OF COUNTERFEITERS.
RRocKwAY WAS TRAPPED BY A MAN OF
HIS OWN KIND.

BROCKWAY WAS TRAffED ID "A N
HIS OWN KIND.
SUPPOSED TO HAVE DIED IN JAIL. HE APrEAHS
AT THE TRIAL. OF THE GANG IN TRENTON
PARDoNED ONCE FOR SORTING QUIZ
HIS OWN SPURIOUS NoTEs-HAD
FORTUNE AND TITLE
IN GERMANY.
Trenton ~ j.. Feb. II (SpeciaD.-The trial OF
the w f.. Brockway gang OF counterieiteis i"
the United States District Court here to-oay
was sensational. The three prisoners brocK"aS'
Charles Wagner and Abble L. smith, VINO "eie
captured In the Hobolen house NO. 5fZ Ahh-s',
were plainly surprised when II was oeVeiopeu
by the testimony that prince or conferences
In years gone by had been In the employ Vi 'iie
Government since his engagement by Dr. brau-
ford and Brockway to make the plates io' l"'
$500 gold certificates with which they were ~
flood the country and that he was really none
other than Charles F. Ulrich II the minor oe
PENDANTS on trial, Mrs. Smith and young "as
ner, were surprised at learning that Aooip"
Wagner" who was arrested with the gang on
August g. was Charles Ulrich, the large trenton
audience in the courtroom was much more So
for Ulrich Is an old resident OF Trenton VINO mas
long been regarded dead. Ulrich years aso
was copper etcher and expert engraver Tor one
Of the decorating departments OF dig pottery
company here He was naturally crooked HIS
friends said Several years ago he organized
what Is now the leading decorating pottery III
Trenton with prominent New-Jersey politiciah'
Later he was found by Government secret SER
vice men In a saloon uptown surrounded by couh-
outfit making
spurious currency. He had "foated" thousands
Of dollars of his counterfeits and when arresteo
the Government officials were compelled to take
him from prison here to Washington to sort out
the genuine from the counterfeit bills. In some
manner Ulrich had succeeded in acquiring pos
session Of a quantity of genuine Government
paper.
HIS CAREER ABROAD
For this service rendered the Government Ul-
rich obtained pardon and fled to England. In
,bat country he succeeded IN making big haul.
and from there he went to Germany and p"r-
chased a large estate and obtained title. IL Is
told OF him that he was admitted into GOOD
society in Germany and was regarded as i'li-
mensely wealthy But he ran short OF FUNDS IN
q ,oar or two and at once returned to his OLD
,,.or,x NJ counterfeiting He flooded Germany with
a,,,,r,,rs American banknotes and securities, was
arrested sent to prison and his property was
oornsca.ed His friends then understood that
ho disd in the German prison. 1t was shown to-
dav that the United States Secret Service officers
had en,nlovei him to assist them In running
down the Brockway gang.
,-ho commentators are charged with manufact-
urinp and having In their possession genuine
Government paper for making banknotes. ana
also with having bogus 500 and $500 plates.
counterfeiters printing press and a compete
cornterfeiters outfit. The trial was begun oy
calling Thomas Hughes. Of West Hotoken' VINO
owns the house where the gang Operated a' w.
542 Ann-st He understood Mrs smith 10 DC
known as Mrs Williams. Hughes related al III
c,dent OF a visit to the house with persons WIN
,..,,,, no WAC negotiating for It's sale. He said
vrs Williams or Mrs. Smith, permitted MIN 70
go through all except the room on 'he iei' o'
the second floor. dozen or more witnesses
identified Brockway. who was KNOWN III '"e
no,o,horbood as Colonel w. Z. Spencer. as the
roa, seen at the house with Mrs. Smith anu
Wagner.
STORY OF THE ARREST.
1,,,,,or, T Rurnes. Of the Secret Service De-
hartman, told in detail OF the arrest ana oe-
sor,hsd tho banknotes presses and plates founo
g., ,ha second-story room under the floor he also
t,ld how Ulrich became connected with the
caea and Of receiving reports from Clrich iroii'
the headquarters Of the counterteiters: p,,r,.
ON the REORGANIZATION or Detecuve t,u,
by w. A Guild. the ue'1 han been in the Secret
seven years ola, anu hau D' "
Service since 1890 ,, ,-,,oh uber vou
lived in Columbus. ONO ...ro-
"Di5 YOU know what he was there for .,oo
Yes | understood for counterfei'ins Sioo
bills" .-, ,.,,, ,s,"
81 believe he is | have known him by sight
for twenty five years 49,, co.ro.
Service" ,oo. ,,,,e,..a with
rrr'h.r ~ others on account of a lack OF appro-
prations. but was at once taken back,
when did you see Ulrich IN TINS case w.t..
Generator McManus and myself met tlrlch
on March g. 1895, In Cortlandt-st.. New YORK
and at once took him 10 the chief In the st.
James Hotel
EMPLOYED AS A DETECTIVE.
..rhe Chief there told Ulrch." the witness con-
timed that he wanted to know what he was
doing and Clrich said he was straight with
the Government now. He had come from Gin
cinnati he said and as had come on the same
train shadowing him. we knew this to be true.
He had come, he said to make some plates Tor
Courtney and Or. Bradford. Well, the Chief
employed Ulrich to assist In running down the
Brockway gang Mt 50 a day and he went Off
and purchased two steel plates. which he agreed
to engrave for Brockway. He was instructed
not to touch the plates
And without any further ceremony Uirich
was employed?'
Yes"
and what happened next?'
''J'lrich at once went to work. and he turned
I'D at the Hoboken House. He then sent me a
letter telling where the house and what
was being done there. He also Enclosed one Of
the Canadian counterfeit 500 bills. The next
letter said we had better come to the house at
once as he could not remain much longer be-
cause Brockway was insisting upon the engrav-
ing OF the plates. He had been instructed by
tho Chief not to engrave the plates, and he had
been putting the matter off on the plea that he
had TO sharpen his tools.
Rurns then told Of his visit TO the house and