The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-27
FORGER BROCKWAY IS FREE
FORMER NEW HlVENER RE-
 LEASED FROM PRISON.
Completes Ten Ysars' sentence and De- parts for Hts Daughters Home in This stste-Now Nearly Eighty Years o.d-His RemarAabis carssr-studisd Chemistry at Yale.

Trenton, Jan. 2s.-William E. Brock way, convicted forger and counterfeiter, having served out the sentence imposed on him over eight years ago. left the states prison here to-day free man. He was feared at one time by secret service men more than any other forger in the country.
 Broadway is nearly eighty-three years old now, and when the sentence he has just completed was pronounced there were many who declared that it was equivalent to a life term. Brockway's appearance to-day, as he came through the light, swinging door of the prison, showed plainly that they were wrong. His tall form was perfectly upright, and though his hair and beard are gray and his face lined, his step was springy, and he looked healthy despite the prison pallor which every convict wears as he is released.
 When the newly released prisoner was asked what he intended to do he refused to answer. and he declined to talk to- any one about himself. From another source it was learned that he contem- plates going to the home of his daugh ter, somewhere in Connecticut, It is not possible for him to lead an active life owing to his advanced age. though he has heen most useful prisoner while in confinement. Friends and fel- atives will probably care for him.
 For some weeks runor has been current here that Broadway would be re-arrested by secret service officers on his release, but within the last few days the runor has been dlscredited, it being said that the government has no more fear of the sorger. He will be followed when he leaves town, how- ever, and for months to come the off, cers will he able to lay their hands on him when they want him.
 According to the prison records, Broadway became a forger in 1850, after having completed course in chemistry at Yale. He is said to have turned his attention to engraving and electrotyp- ing, although he has always stoutly maintained that bookbinding was his trade.
 He was first arrested in Brooklyn in 1880 sor forging and uttering s204 ,000 United States per cent bonds and s100,0OO treasury note. He was sem tenced to thirty years. but pardonedS two years later. on promising, to give up all plates and other apparatus 1883, one year later, he was again arr rested in connection with the forging of a Morris and Essex railroad bond. For this he served something over three years in prison.
 Twice after this he was arrested as suspicious person, but released each time. Once the secret service men, and none but the cleverest of them ever went after Broadway, were thrown off his trail in open daylight, on the street, while shadowing him to learn his place of residence.
 It was in August, 1885, that the arrest that led to the present term of inpris- onment took place. In company with Dr. Adolph and Libbie Smith, he was taken into custody for having forged and uttered $10o and a $500 United States bill and a $1oO note on the Bank of Montreal. He was found guilty and sentenced to serve ten years and pay a $1 ,00G fine.
 On arriving at the prison here, Brock way became an ideal prisoner. He ac- quainted the warden with the fact that he was a bookbinder and himself s1g gested that he be placed in charge of the library. His wish was granted, and the warden says that the books of the prison library have never been kept in such good condition before. Every book was carefully nlended when brought in, and if Brockway found a tear of any evidence of careless handling, he could lat once name the inmate of the prison who was responsible. Hundreds of the prisoners have been openly reprimand- ed by the warden on reports made by Broadway
 A ten-year sentence usually carries with it a good conduct clause which sllorterls the term by one year. six months and twenty-six days. This would have given Broadway his free dom a month ago, but the $1, 1000 fine had Ito be worked out, requiring thirty days