Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-01-03
READING, PA Dec. e5.
THE C0UN rERFEI TIERS.

THE C0UNfERFEI rERS.
Absence from home has prevented
us till now, noticing some recent occur
rences in relation to the counterfeiling
establishment which i, is supposed has
been in operation near this borough for
some years past.
About three weeks since, q man NAM
ed John Dagger, who formerly lived in
this place, but who bad fled on the first
symptom of danger, was apprehendea
at Pottsville, Schuyikill county, who,
on arriving at Philadelphia. turned
"states' evidence" and made to the
prope, officers some important, dlscio-
sures, among which was his know ledge
of the place in which sundry plates and
large amount in counterfeit bills were
concealed, IN d val'ce. on Penn's Mount,
near this borough. The Marshal, in
company with his deputy and Dagger,
started from Philadelphia, for Reading,
at 10 o'clock in the night, and forthwith
proceeded to the place pointed out by
Dagger, where the ual.cs was found but
neither bills nor money. But on Dagger
informing those in company with him,
that no person could possibly have had
any knowledge of the place in which
the plates, sc. were concealed, but a
shoe maker in Reading, named M'Clin-
tick, this man was apprehended, when
they conveyed him TO the city, where he
confessed that he knew where the plates
and bills were concealed, and offered
to conduct the Marshal to the spot. A.
gain the Marshal, deputy and M'Clintick
repaired to Mount Penn, where all were
found snugly slowed away among the
rocks The bills were principally of
S10O, on the Farmers Bank Of Read
ing, but among them were others Of
different denominations, on the United
States Bank, OF Montgomery County,
Mauch Chunk Checks. SIC Sc. to
the amount Of about 100000, and
about dozen plates on different Banks,
among which were zoos farmers Bank
of Reading-l00's United States Bank
los and SIS Back of Delaware at
Whining on- Manhattan Bank, v
York-I0's and is Mauch Chunk,
Checks, and SIS Marine Bank Of Bal
timore. These plates, together with
those taken some time since near Phila-
delphia, and the press found at Abings-
town, near this borough, leave little
doubt but that this hitherto extensive
establishment has al last been complete
ly broken up. aud the riugleaders who
participated i'll the Ubiquitous work, have.
il is presumed, been apprehended
These particulars have b cen gathered
from different individuals, since our
return, and may be incorrect in some
instances, but not in the main One
person was confined in our Jail on sus-
picion of having been concerned in the
establishment. and some of our citizens
have been missing tor some weeks past.
Ii would seem from some circumstanc es,
that the Commonwealth of ceunteffeit-
ers could not agree among themselves
at all times, in dividing the SPOIL" and
that the plates, Sc, found near hare,
had been actually stolen from the gra nd
repository at Philadelphia, OF, at all O.
vents, the old apophthegm that there's
hon or among thieves" did not exactly
hold good. We are extremely sorry that
a report has been circulated at Philadel.
phia, by some one, quite injurious to
the character Of some of our most res
pectabls citizens, that they were also
implicated by the confessions Of the vil-
lians already apprehended, who, we
have no hesitancy in prenouncing limo
cent.