Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1845-01-21
ARREST OF CoUNrERTEITERs-DIscOV

ARREST OF COUNTERFEITERs-DIscOV
ERH OF ALAR0E AMOUNT oPCOUNTERYEIT
MONEY, PLATES YOR BANK NOTEs -
PRINTING Pass, &c-lnlOTmaliOn was
received . few days since BY Justice
Taylor Of the Upper Police, that in q cer'
tain house in Prince street, near McDOu>
gal, two young men were daily in the
habit Of shutting themselves up in an up
per room, closing the shutters. sloPing
up the keyhOle, and remaining there for
several hours. A description Of the per-
sons having been obtained, Justice Taylor
was at once convinced that they were
cOunierfeiiers, aud be Immediately al.
ranged his plans for arresiing them, and
in su, manner as TO leave no loop hole
for their escape, and with the tact that he
invariably displays, he selected inlelli>
gent officers, and appTised them OF his
plans. A watch was set upon the house,
who ascertained thSt the young men
were in the habit Of going into their
room at 10 o'clock in the morning. ana
remaining till 2 O'Clock and 3 o'clock 10
the afierno0n II was also asceTlaIned
that one Of the men was married, or was
living with q young women. and Kept
servant, and that neither Of the females
we're permitted TO enter the chamber
when lbe males were at work. On We'd
nesdsy morning, about IL O'Clock, Off
GERS Bird and Sickles Of the Upper Pol
ice, entered the house cautiously and
went up 10 the door Of the chamber
before alluded to-lhey could hear no
noise, but knowing that the persons they
wanted we're there, after a moments con
sultaIien, they burst open the doOT,and dis
covered the two connterfeiters, for such
they were, in the very act Of plying their
criminal trade.
On the tsbls was sore wed very pow.
erful vice, and in its jaws were placed two
plates, one having smooth surface, and
the other being bank note plate, Of the
Northampton Bank, Massachusetts,, splen.
didly executed-in fact one Of the orig
inal plates ol that Bank. On the table
was large book, between every leaf Of
which was bank bill, Of the bank Of
Lapeer, Of The denomination Of2's, S's
and SIS, with a chemical preparation up
on them 10 take out the nome Of the
bank and place, in order TO have the
names Of other banks printed upon the
blank spacss-in oil there was abOut$074
in the book IN trunk was found 4
Dackape of about 81 1888 Of the bank Of
FairIavsn, Massachusetts, Of various dee
nominations, already signed, and tho sig.
natures Of the President and Cashier, so
splendidIy counter6sled, that il is almost
impossible to discover by comparison with
true bill, the slightest difference. A
package Of the I.apeer Bank bills of $2l5,
was also found, also $500, in bills of the
Milwsukie Bank Wisconsin. The whole
amount discovered was about 90, ,24S.
The persons who were engaged in this
affair are already we'll known 10 the pol
ice, and large portion Of their cOnnec'
| tons are now in the State prisons in va
rious parts Of the country. One Of them
is Peter Van Pelt GliGsBrOwn, brother OF
The notorious HOnOra Sheppard, now in
the State Prison at Slug Sing, for passing
counterfeit money, and Mary Stone The
lady who was acquitted a short time since
by . sympathising Jury in the Court OF
Sessions because she bore iD her arms
borrowed bOby--ths other is Michael o.
B,ien. The former has recently come
out Of either the New Jersey OF Massa'
cbusetis State Prison. They are both
committed at the Upper Police for ex'
animation. Y. Herald.