The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-22

NEsr or CovsrERrEIrEns BaoKES uP.-During Wea
nesday city flooded with counterfeit notes Of th
denomination Of IS, purporting to be Of the Holland
County Bank OF Connecticut The police were put uPol
the sceS and about dusk officer Frame arrested the note
rious Kate Moore, alias Beamer who had attempted to
pass the of Lee Price, $50 Greenwich street
On searching her she attemptedto swallow roll Of them
which was forced from her month. This was mere re
Usher for the officers and during the night the houseo
Julia McKewan. No So Ridge street. known the hea
quarters of the Sheppard family was entered by officer
r. b. Walker, Frame. Joseph, and Sweet, who secure
Henora Shepherd whose husband is now in the State
Prison at Trenton for altering SIS sos Peter Ben
the brother 0fthe first named person and Julia McKews
tie housekeeper. The house was then searched and
every variety Of dry goods and groceries small parcels
were found on the premises which had been purchased
while changing the counterfeit already passed
Among other articles were 23e knives of all
10 combs with high backs spoos of three cord thread
with Farquason's mark upon them, sc. Persons there
fore who have been imposed upon by these knaves will
materially aid the police in procuring conviction by call
ing at the Tombs and identifying the goods sold in ex
change for the spurious notes. and also the persons who
passed them quantity of S. counterfeit notes of the
Toland County Bank S3's of the Greenwich and Sas of
the Grafton found the premises when they were
arrested. This woman, Beamer Kit Moore is the wife
of Oakley Beamer in the State Prison, and is
the expert in her business She has been
several times similar charges but always managed
that her long continued course of crime
1t is therefore, be hoped that she may receive her de-
serts when she comes up for trial.
During the time that the above named officers do
ngup their business officers Bowyer and Stevens the
latter Of whom the by should be attached to the lower
police Office by the Mayor) secured Mary Waterman, a
notorious passer obad money who had showed of the
counterfeit ves of the Toland county Bank upon John
s. Adams IS Church street. in payment for groce-
rcs and obtained the change. They then entered the
premises where she has resided in Greenwich street.
of Chambers, up stairs, and found Ben Waterman
her husband and Charles Adams both known as "always
readyn in the business The three gangs then lock.
ed up and if those who have been cheated will only
forward and identify the rogues the whole batch may
sent where they will do the State service and rid
| our city of their presence
The counterfeits the Toland county Bank of Cor
necticu all ofthe denomination of So and ell
executed as TO deceive the best judges, An have seen
are Of letter D and the only prominent distinction be.
tween them end the genuine notes is in the quality of the
paper.
A ToKrS or Es1rrsL-A large SLY er pitcher of beauti.
full fashion chase and embossed in elegant finish
presented to Edward NJ Hofmre, late superintendent
repairs under the democratic corporation Wednesda
evening by the workmen recently employed by him in the
CORPORATION yard is tribute from the hands of thos
who can appreciate the character of the gcnemany
cpient their good feelings The following is the in
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