New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-21
MR.. CARLISLE ON THE STAND.
HE TESTIFTEs AGAINST THE COUNTER
FEITERs AT TRENTON.
BRocKwAY's DEFENCE CIosED-IIE DENIES THAT
HE MADE SPURIOUS MoNEY-DR. BRAD
FORD HE SAYS is THE CAUSE OF
HIS BAD REPUTATION.


Trenton Feb. 20 (SpecaD.-Curiosity to witness
a Cabinet officer testifying against counterfeers
caused an increased attendance at the triai
OF the Brockway gang in the United States District
Court to-day Secretary Carlisle did not appear al
the morning session, in consequence OF Whch
good norton of the crowd remained during the re-
cess to retain their seats Brockway himself was
placed on the stand early IN the morning. thing
which went far toward satisfying the spectators.
When finally NJ. Carlisle arrived he was received
with all the ceremony due TO his position. he
shook hands with the counsel and bestowed a
curious glance upon the prisoners gazing stead'iy
for a time upon the face of the gray-haired ana
fea,,o-,ooking old man who was chief of the most
exper gang of counterfeiters captured by the Gov
errment in many years.
Mr.. Carlisle took the usual oath upon the niue
rcd Bible held forth by court attendant HIS eN-
anlnat ton was brief Only three questions wereas
him by the Governments attorneys, and counsel Tor
the prisoner gracefully declined to cross-examihe'
Mr. Carlisle declared that since occupying the ONCE
of Secretary OF the Treasury he had never au-
thorized any TO place the distinctive hpre paper
upon which the Government prints its notes vhere
il was found, in the house NO. 6E Ahh-s' West
Hoboken where Brockway. the Smith woman ana
vounr Wagner were arrested August last.
Mr. Carlisle WAS requested TO examine the bogus
pa per found In the counterfeiters OUTFIT he tulheu
the sheets over several times and SUBJECTED 'heih
20 q critical inspection. 1t was not the genuine
said,
ring briefly other sheets Of counterfeit paper he
stepped down from the witness chair
Mr. Carlisle did not leave the courtroom alter
completing his testimony. bat instead took sea,
beside the Government attorneys ana wa'cheu 'he
trial of the case. He took notes for some time.
and then made tour of the State House returning
to Washington at o'clock in the evening.
BROCKWAY AS A WITNESS.
The defence opened with Colonel w. Z. Spen-
thc Nrat
his straggling gray hair and stretched himsef as
ha .tepped 10 the witness chair His defence was
a complete denial He related the main incioeh's
in hi. life briefly His real name he declared was
Spencer The name Of Brockway was gwen mn,
by the people who adopted him in his childhood'
He was not an engraver or printer ana cou'u i'o'
do work Of that character. He told OF MS a'res' 40
1s4s for forgery upon which he pleaded guilty an"
was sentenced to five years in Sing S.ns' pal' "a
which term he served He was arrested IN 1919 o''
4 similar charge and received a Ike sentence ''o'i'
which two years were deducted for good pehaV'or'
These were the only two occasions on VIII" m'
had been arrested he declared. and 1t was "h"e
carving the latter sentence that he became ac-
ouainted with Dr. Bradford. the man upon whose
head he places the entire blame for his arrest
coming out of prison. he met DR.. Bradford. and
did odd jobs for hin at his dental estaoi'sh"en'
in Sixth-ave.. New-York. Judge Norman es'an-
usned the fact that the and engravers too's
foun, in Rroclsway's rooms in New-York were iur-
nished by DR.. Bradford to Brockway to wom uiS, S
artincial teeth and the witness declared that lhe
niece Of ocloth found in his room similar 10 mat
found in the Hoboken house had been DrouSnt 20
linn bv Dr Bradford from Hoboken wrapped about
two quarts Of artificial teeth which Biock"ay was
TO set In wax and clean ,..~
The 500 note found on Brockway's person when
arrested was from Bradford in exchange FOR ola,
-oond ring Drockwoy sometimes lenf money, han
IN mis- manner ne accounted for the 800 gold Ger,
tidcate which the Government contends was usei
10 make the counterfei,s. He said he received IL
from the sixth Avenue Bank In Exchange Tor sew
eral bills paid him by Judge Guild. who is now ms
counsel lie admitted being In the house In Ho-
boken but denied that he ever did any work there.
A SENTENCE THAT HE FORGOT.
The crossexaminatioa of Brockway by Mr. Rose
established the fact tha, Bfockway had been sen
fenced to fige years in Sing Sing in Brooklyn IN 1917
for forging a $1,000 United states coupon bond.
With the testimony of Mrs. Wooien grand
daughter of BrocKway. who corroborated the state-
ment OF her relative concerning his being AZ hcI
home on July go and OF Edward G.. Smith. Young
dental student who DR.. Bradford give BROCK.
way the 500 bill the defence on Brockways 6eha,.
rested Colonel Campbell, counsel for the smith
woman and Wagner, who are being tried with
I,rockway then opened his case. Mrs. smith TOOK
the stand and swore that DR.. Bradford was her
cousin and had rented the room for the purpose of
Conducting experiments. Clrich. she said. taught
her how 10 put the fibre thread between the layers
of the "onon" paper. The trial VIII continue To-