Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-01-30
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Trenton a. d. Im rarn hI4
mornlu ,he safes oi Sew Icrnoy'a
stato prison opened lof tbe release ~
William b. ur1eAvay. who. boz ne
words of the United statos outhor.
iu,a, Ia ihu most uengsruuH coua-
fUrfH.r aHI I.I... aUu rt.. operated
Boa America nr1ckvay har con.
pleicd bic term oi ton years impra-
onmcnt minus tho allowance for
good behavior and plus thirty daFa
which be- waH required to serve d.
lieu of tbe $1,000 uno Imposed upon
him
irockway iG not only remark
able man. tut no mas given tne secret
service detectives % the Washington
government more sloopioaB nights
than an tho other counterfeit money
ma.ui9cturors in che country. The
secret of bis so called nuccosa has
boon bis ability 10 make genuine
bank nu,cH and bonds seem counter.
iolt when compared with hla marvel
ouu work n De- said that when United
States treasury notes and urock ways
countcrioita were handed 81 an en-
pert Tor examination be- threw out
the genuine notes az counterfeit and
pronounced Hrockway'n money gen
uino This 10 why ne man was cen
sidcrod Ho great a menace % the g.
nancos OF Che government when ar
rested and tried In court be managed
hla case with conaumuto skin. and
counsel Tor me government called 81
great luch" when hc waa convicted
az ail
nrockvay was born in Connections
In 1882 and nls nrHt work was in the
studio of Professor Morse. thCn a por.
trait painter. aud later tho siscoverer
~ tologrnphy. Here Brookway learn.
Cd something Of art Ills career aa q
forror and countorfoiter began "a
1850. q On Said $50 was arrested b.
the government In 1850 for the for
gerry OF 100000 United Etatoa per
cent $1,000 bonds For this he was
sentenced 10 thirty 5ars In prison.
but upon his Hurrtudering all his
oountorfoiting tools and giving val.
liable information cVuCornlng sim
liar awiudlos sentence was suspend
90.
Ho was arrested again In 1883 tor
forging Morris and EEnex railroad
bonds and sentenced 10 hvo years IN
state prison. Tho suspended sonteuse
was FOR some reason not enforced
against him,
nrockway lived Tor many years
under tho name Of Spencer In Brook
iyn. with n,s wife, Bon and daughter
re passed ~ a sea captain. and hla
absences from nome we're accounted
for az voyages. iho family we're az
dent church workers, and HrockWuy
himself frequently attended church
services he was supposed 10 DO an
omlnontly respectable member Of 40
cioty until ho had trouble with his
vito. Soon aftorward be- wan arrest.
90 for crossing the Wall street "dead
line. and ME real character was dla.
closed.
The details Of the arrest al Hob
ken OF BrookWay and hin alleged a..
completes have been widely publish.
% The detectives found 800 600
In Canadian notes, with only tho no.
verse side printed 100000 IN United
States gold certificates. nearly nnish.
3D. and fore prepared Tor printing
100000 moro Il 10 said that the
oountorfoiter was backed BY some OF
the wealthleat and clovorout Crmi
nails Ia the country
But The authorities DO uot appre-
bend any further trouble from the
dean OF countsffcitora He 20 now
oighty.ono years Old and leaves pris
on broken in heath and spirit u n
His intention % pass the remainder
of hls GAYS with relatives in northern
New Jersey