The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-16

toward the boat house was very sunny
| went to the proprietor and said that |
had a friend who had some lung trouble
and needed to be kept in tho sunshine all
the time and wanted a room.
lie at once showed US a room on the
sunny side Of his hotel and said that he
thought my friend would enjoy looking
at the ships in the bay and offered the use
of a pair of marine grasses. So the invalid
was installed. He kept those glasses
Ievelled at Col. Spencer's boat all the time.
zone day pretty soon he came in and
told me that he had followed Col. Spencer
to l2071a Broadway, Brooklyn, where he
was living under the naine of Davidson.
I'VE kept a watch on Col. Spencer
Da vidson-B rockway for ffty-eight days.
we found that he was in the habit of
visiting Charles II. Smith Al ~ Herkimer
street, an engraver Of u~nblemished reputa-
ton, and that others of his associates were
Jasper Owens, an old-time crook, aud
Jim Brace Doyle, a man whose reputation
was none too good.
Owens gave US a lot Of unnecessary
trouble. He was selling cigars in Brook
lyn, and one day when he came down town
with a box e. cigars under his arm the
whole game was nearly given away, be-
cause we thought the cigars We're a package
Of counterfeits. He was not in tho Brock
way deal at all.
In following Doyle we found that he
had rooms in an apartment house in Thirty
INV FNl'NAf A'A Y "oe q hhA ~ nv
ing press set up. We had rooms across
tho street and watched them printing.
We couldn't tell exactly what they were
doing, because they spread muslin screens
across the indows.
AT last we found that things seemed
TO be reaching a focus. Brockway and
DOYLE went into a place uptown and bought
IA nice leather valisc. Then they came
down and engaged a berth in a sleeper for
Chicago on a train to lea We that night.
sIhAn fhnN wont IN [ NTAnL'A TaAfanTanf
downtown and sat there for an hour or
more. My men came over 10 me and told
me that they were afraid TO follow the
two any longer. They were afraid the
two suspected them.
FORGED BONDS.
so / took up the trail myself. Brock
way went first TO a Broadway clothing
store M bought an overcoat. | ran up
TO the clerk as soon as he walked out.
Did that man give you a big hill to
change when he bought that overCoat?'
| asked him.
Yes, a hundred he said, and then he
got me the bill.
1t looked like a lead open and shut
case. having in his possession and 80 on.
But the bill was genuine! ] almost tainted
with disappointment. Doyle was the only
one who started for Chicago that night.
He had the new valise with him.
1.-TWO Of my men went with him To the
train and two went on TO Chicago with
him. There he was arrested late at night.
In the valise, wrapped in the same muslin
curtains hat he lad used 10 screen the
windows OF the Thirty-third street fiat
were s2Oi 600 in one tho~usaI.d-dollar bonds
Of the issue of O per cent. bonds Of 1851.
Word Of that arrest reached me the
next morning | sent out after Brock
way and the others. There was nobody
10 send after Smith. so ! went after him
myself with two policemen lent TO me by
Capt. O'Railly.
Il found him engraving the fron,ispiece
Of a book. He was a nice old man, a model
BROOKLYN citizen. Fine white side whisk-
ers and a benevolent smile.
Il went at him hard. Got him in a room
away from his family and told him what
q fine conscientious character he was, told