The evening times., 1896-12-04
BROTHERS JOINED IN CRIME
Richard and William Monks EX-
perts in Check Forging.
YOI NIGER Is ONLY SIXTEEN
Both Desperate Characters-Had
Been Accused of Numbering Their
Father, But Were Acquitted on
the Ground of Self-Defense-The
Father Tried TO Kill His Wife.

New York, Dec. 4.-Chi.f OF Police
Murphy nf Bay City, Mich. came to this
city yesterday with r"quisition for
Richard Grant Monks, alias wellington
Thornwaitc, the alleged forGer, who was
arrested by Capt. O'Brien's detectives at
the postoffice last Monday.
Cner Murphy was seen at police head
qua rtcrs This morning and he told some
interesting facts about the scheme OF
check forging, whick Monks and Il brother
of his had planned, to carry out. whereby
they expected to realize thousands OF dol
lars. The brother william {. Monk, who
is only sixteen years old, was arrested in
Chicago last saturday, and is now i'll jail at
Bay CITY.
Chier Murphy stated that hc knew the
Monks family very well. They hailed
from Lawrenccville, Pa, where the two
boys were born. They moved TO Bay
City about eight years ago. Richard
Monks, the father of the TWO boys, was
an engineer in saw mill. He was killed
last April in his own home.
ACCUSED OF PARRICIDE.
The two boys were arrested for murder
ing him, but were acquitted ON the grounds
Of self-defensc. The two boys declared
they had shot their father because he had
tried to murder their mother. a big knife
was lying on the floor, with which IT was
claimed the old man tried 10 stab his wife.
The facts OF the scheme cnncpcted by
the two brothers to make money with
forged paper did not come to the knowledge
of Chief Murphy until about three weeks
ago. He was riding ona car going through
Bay City one night, when Richard Grant
Monks jumped OH the same car. He was
greatly surprised to meet the chief, and
appeared exceedingly nervous. Chief Muir
ply asked him where he had been for some
time. He said that he had been in Chicago
surveying for the Illinois Central Railroad.
The next day the chlef learned that Monks
had skipped the town after swindling
number of people, among them being John
E. Simonson, chairman OF the board OF po-
lice of Bay City. Chief Murphy learned
that after Monks left Bay City he went to
Detroit, Buffalo and Corning, n. Y, where
he is said to have passed forged paper.
THE SCHEME WORKED WELL.
william c. Monks, the chief said, had
spent some time at Chicago, where the
two brothers intended to negotiate most
of the forged paper. 1t is known that VIII
liam swindled n number Of persons there.
When William was arrested a letter from
his brother was found lit his possession. In
it Richard wrote that their scheme was
working immense. and that he expected
to clear So, 900 in New York.
When William was arrested he also had
a big stack of blank checks in his pos
session. The chief also declared that Rich
ard was quite desperate young man, and
would not hesitate to shoot. 1t was for this
reason that he warned the New York
police tat he might use his gun.
The chief said he did not know who the
young woman was whose photograph was
found in the prisoners valise. Chief Muir
ply viii leave with Monks on the 1
O'Clock train this afternoon for Bay City.