Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-03-21
COUNTERFElTERS ARRESTED.

A letter {, ON merchant at Canton, ILL.,
nois, 10 his friend in Louisville, dated Feb
uarv 10Th, says:
1--WE have just taken gang Of counter
{ tiers here. six in number: three Of them,
for want Of positive proof, have hecn per-
mitlcd to escape /; the other three were
Yesterday committed to The county jail 10 a
wait their trial, which takes place on the
4'h Monday in May. They had in their
possession countcrfei;s 10 The amount of a.
bout $4,000. Tens on the State Bank OF
Indiana, we'll executed vignette, steamboat.
with fisherman in the fore ground, with
their net cast ship in the front, and rear
of the boat and landscape; paper thin,
light, and shade Of the engraving light |;
payable 10 ID. Deming, Terre Hauc, dated
January 18th, 1887; letter A; no., differ
ent on oil the noes. Elves on the Ex.
change Bank of Pittsburgh papcrthc same;
engraving good signatures well executed;
payable to William B. Wallace, Pittsburgh
dated June LIST, 1886; J. Foster, cashier ;
letter A no. IT'S; vignctte, landscape,
sailor leaning against an anchor, ship III
front, baggage wagon in the rtar, Indian
and female on the left hand end of the
note.
"Also, SOS on the Merchants Bank city
of New York payable to b. Aymar OF
bearer, New York, Nov. 1st, 1887; letter
c; nos. different; vigne.ie, steamboat, sloop
in front, ship in back ground under sail
with other ships LEFT hand border in the
centre steamboat, ship along side; the en-
craving good. but ink light; signed Walter
Mead, cashier; John J. Palmer. President
will further state tia Il part oflhe vignct'
near the right hand border, is the head o
an infant in circle, over which is engraved
the city Of New York in small capitals.
"Also, los on the Fulton Bank OF New
York paper tho same; engraving beau
tiiul; border PLAN; payable to .. Mainar
or bearer, New York. Jan. 9th, 1887; w
J. Lane, cashier; John Adams, prcsden
letter A; nos. different on all the notes
vgnstts, Liberty in a sitting posture, stat
OIL her arm with cap ON it. The vignc,t
no doubt, is genuine, as it can be excelled
engraved by Draper, Tappan, Longacr
& CO., Philadelphia and New York.
"Also bills Of smaller denominations o
various Michigan banks; on Cold Waite
!, Bank, Berrien County Bank, &c.
81 forgot 10 state that there arc tens q
the Indiana Bank, made payable at Ne
Albany to NJ. G. Fitch, dated January Bis
1887; j. r. Shields, cashier: paper an
plate in every particual the same as ii
others. There is no doubt but the none
is oil from the same paper; It is entIre'
new. Part of the Indiana bills were NJ
filed out. Two ofthe mon came into on
store on the evening Of the 10th inst, II
ouired the price of some articles, bought
dollars worth and paid ten dollar Indian
bill; bought 8 SOS worth, paid FIVE Pitt
burgh bill; in doing which each showed b
r money, and il appeared TO be precisely u
, same on all tho banks, which led 10 the
: arrest. A States warrant was immod
: otcly taken out and served about nine
/. clock at night. The six suspected perso'
3 all strangers, came up in the evening al
!, did not socm to know each other. assist
J. in taking them and on bringing one dow
/. stairs, he attempted to cram roll OF bulls
y his mouth, in which he succeeded; but Z