Holly Springs gazette., 1845-09-20
s.e7PFEITlNG ESTABLISH
BROKEN UP. COUNTER
-rrrRS ARRESTED.

A as'.' rI;.-overed in cur State, within
oF:his place, which has doabt-
'".rsr been IN existence a great
4 e. .I,ine. Il is upon the farm for
/ nd and occupied by the further
-.9 mi occupants john BaRt0n--
-.-s q, vears before he left fr Texas
f.' ".I, carving on the couRteTfeitigg
Et .,bis pstlbli ishment Indeed, li we
Lsr rightly, he was once or twice
5.-..5 many years ago. upon TINS charge
-.-r very asluie man. with consider
--o2artv. he was always enabled 10
80 he punishment TO which he was
s srItd. Finally, however, be was
.. U.I 10 leave the State. and at the last
49, from him was Ia that hitherto land
c..iggss flons-Texas. His farm and
80 Ie lel in the possession of his three
IA, one of VIII m is since dead, where
~ have siace teen residing.
4 ems that some tNO months ago, G..
R,biuson, (fumiIiarly known about
s..,Ss aWass Ro5ieson,' J who was rails
y NaIisol county IN this State. and
--, aIIowed gambling az means Olive
r-,-4 va5arresied in Columbus, Georgia,
-rs.irg counterfeit money. The mon
i-,7sis.ed of notes on the Bank of
l.~vJ,f,,n ard the South IFestsrn Rail
r.-J BgfE and such was the skill It'll
-ts-b ihev we're executed, lhat he succeed
.ri, n7s-inr one huGdred and ninety dol
~ n notes 81 vafio-s denominations from
a7to 500. UPON a keen-sighted broker of
,47t MACE. receiving "a return gold at bul
b -ar cent, discount. Shortly aljer the ex-
-.'7q~s was made, Cue Of the notes was uD-
I'm srexlninas:on thought 10 &c not gCuuine,
vh.ch ted 10 a more critical examination
rfths whole Of them, when lhcy We're all
flnd 10 bs counterfeit. One half Of the
f1sinrss men OF Columbus. however, pro
rs.rd tl.at they were cenuire, until subse-
rIeut events forced upon them tie convic
tla Of their b0senCss.
Robinson was thereupon arrested. bat
Protested ychementIy his innocence, stating
tl1i lie was K-ntu Ky drover. and had
received this money for stock he had sold.
Ills room, however was searched, and in
te lining Of fellow Iodger's cloak. il was
discovered that he ID concealed near a
5usald dollars Of the same money; and
r.soa bunch of skeleton sycs, which lie had
ai'h him to answer ttlin purposes wher
IizcoUu,erieit money failed him. He wa
lid before an examining court, and the cv
lerce being IS We have stated, there wa
r5 hesitation as to bis guilt. and he va
eut on for 6ual trial before the Ciimna
Cuur. Shortly after his Imprisonment b.
was taken sick, and was so i'll that the ply
siriau supposed he must die. Under thi
belief himself. he seu for several gentle
men, and made a fell conlsssjnn and detail
Cd all The circumstances about the counter
5-i, money which has been found upon him
He told iacm that he procured the none,
as "a ar'uI Cor It's disposal, from the Bun
tA's yoLn aud WI!:an) iE lincoln couG
iy,in this State, where there was ar cxten
sIvc nouufacturing Establishment, Tor note
as well rs coin ard that il was in corstau
operation. IIeaccuraiely described 10 then
every portion Of the build ng as well as tb
apparatus, and gave them the names {
many Of their agents for the disposal of th
money throughout the United States
Upon this Information being furnished
Mr. a. X. AVER, merchant of Columby
and gentleman Of the highest respecta bi
ity, started fr Kentucky. and reache
Sanforj On Friday IA t. The establish
ment Of the Bantons is about > miles tfoi
that place A varrent Cor their arrest, NJ
on ;he information Of Mr.. Aver. havin
been issued tFat gentleman with The Size
IH and a number Of Ihe citizens procecd5
% The farm Of tie Bautonys. They WEI
nctat home Wien they arrived, but b-in
10 The neighboGhood. were found and a
rested They then proceeded TO the esta
lShment Utthe BantoDs which they searcl
cd, and aud the most complete aud ex'e
sIve establishment for counterfeHing, lh
IS TO he found, perhaps, n the United Sat
presses. one of which will weigh fuI
five thousand pounds-stamps, dyes. cruc
hIes. with large quantity Of metals, and
i3ct every thing necessary for the bushes
The Bautons were taken to Stanford, trit
on Suiurnay, and sent on for further tr
the Court al he same time ordering a
Sherifl'to take into possession all of the
bOve described articles
The above facts we have |. ON Mr. Ave
himself. to whom the people OF N ntuck,
and indeed Of the whole Union, are undt
heavy obligations, for his exertions, in fe
Feilng cut and breaking up this establish
men' and in bringing the counterfeiters
the punishment they will undoubtedly T,
eeiyc at the hands Of jury.
Leriagtoa Obs.
TINS CoTToN CRoP IN GA.-The NJ;
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