Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-11-19

aat the bills were spurious and instituted measures for
their apprehension Our vgilant shers, Messrs. Par
ker and Ives, instantly in pursuit and having
their route through various windngs and snuosities a,
length overlook them at Evars tavern on the road from
Northtord to North Braniod, and committed them to
Jail Tor sale keeping the evening. Yesterday
morning they underwent examination before Mr.
Justice Bostwic&, and fully committed for trial
The names are Selah Root, man about 90 years old
aud his Elish Root about H. who says they are from
Schroon, Essex Co. n. Y. ami JaIIes Ho.d, of Eas,
Hartford who joined the at that place. Their,
was ioind in their about 10 dollars in good
money, and fourteen hundred and sixty five dollars in
counterfeit bills OF the following dei,omination-y 300
dollars in dollar bills of the Eagle Bank Boston l5O
In dollar bills of Ca;skill Bank; ~ dollars SIS Eagle
Bank, Provdcnce lO2, rs n. York State Bank ALBANY:
81, 2s Bank of Kent. r. L.; 80, I's, Cumberland Bank
do pa. 3's, Mechanics and Farmers Bank Albany:
II, rs, Boston Bank; 1885, 's, New London Bank; and
l6 dollar bill, Bank of Maryland The bills :: the
Farmers and Mechanics Bank Albany the New York
State Bank do. and the New London bills, might de
ceve ordinary persons not accustomed TO rigid scrutiny;
the reminder not well executed and the paper We
ry coarse. The old stated, in tho of this
trade, that he used the same money his route from
Canada line to this place. and no had objected TO it,
AMI there is probably considerable amount in circua
ton. Our public officers deserve great credit for their
,acry and perseverance in securing the offenders and
bringing them to justice The trial will take place at
the Supreme Court in january.
As various statements and cscriptons mostly ncor
rect have been given by the different papers in the city
OF New York, OF the late counterfeit SJs on the Fair
field County Bank we have obtained the following de-
correct, and by which the public will be enabled very
easily 10 designate the coun,ericits from the bills
The counicries arc of the determination of So letter
l. dated lst Sept 1928 payable TO g. Hawiy engraved
onvery miserable paper, in imitation of the Graphic
Company. and signed T.. Nj. Morgan, Cashier, H. Bel.
dcn President. The cngravi.g is coarsely doHe and
the impressions very faint particularly the steamboat in
visnette which is imperfect in all respects; and in
evening can hardly be recognized as steamboat. The
figure on the LEFT of the vgnec at top is larger and
on the right smaller than the notes.; the figures
on the true ones, of equal size. The signatures
and filling up badly inflated particularly the CASH
ia-s, and the whole appearance of ho bill is such to
lead any &C to Suspect its gcnunenes5 at first sight
The true bills for which the above intended an
imitation, arc engraved by the Graphic Company, on
got quality of paper, Plate letter 2, dated lst Feb
ruory, 1927, payable at the mother bank. The en-
craving and impressions good: the vignete is an
imitation OF steamboat under way and small soop
in the distance with sails set, all very promiucn. and
well executed.
The Bank ha, never issued bills of the letter Nor
from the above plate of later date than LIST Feb 1927