Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-09-17
A Noted COunterfeiter.

Columbus (Oho) correspondent of the Boston
Transcript gives the following account Of the noto-
rious counterlei,er, Jim Brown, who is celebrated
IN the West as Stephen Burroughs was ninety years
ago in the North, and who has lately been con-
victed and sentenced 10 the Penitcntiary for ten
years for his msdeeds
Brown has been engaged in counierleitng for
nearly forty years and although he has never been
known to flee from a criminal prosecution, he new
er before was by cloyen down, and be undoubt-
eddy felt he was invincible. 1t is generally UNDER
stood that he never, at any period Of his life, pass
ed any OF his counterfeit for genuine money but
was manufacturer and wholesale dealer in the
article. He was at one period, though not mil
iondire-quite wealthy but he has so often been
compelled to contend with the State and the Unit
ed States, (mostly however. with the former, for
his Transactions were, until recently mainly con-
fined TO the paper currency that he has become
reduced in his circumstances. His farm situated
nine ten miles from Akron, consists Of about 300
acres Of the most fertile bottom land on the Cuya.
hoga river and his mansion is said 10 be one of the
mfs splendid in that part of the State being SUI
perbly furnished with costly sdeboards, sofas,
couches, dlvans. ottomans, mirrors and other orna-
mental articles Of the same description. The farm
and mansion nomnally belong to his son Dan, who
is now fugitive from justice being suspected Of
having been connected with a bogus machine
or something Of that kind, in Michigan. His son
James, who, it is stated is an honest young man.
and has followed in the footsteps Of his father
nov carries on the farm. His only daughter
young lady Of nineteen or twenty is, / am told a
highly accomplished and beautiful girl and is fam
ed. all the country round about, for her remarkable
chirographica attaiEments, being able to initiate
any persons signature so closely that the copy will
look more like the original than the original looks
like ITSELF The christian Of this lovely crea-
ture is that in which Petrarchs adored, reioced
Laura browns good old wife, who feels keenly
the fate Of her husband, also resides on the farm
but woman.like, she would rejoice, could she be
allowed 10 share his just but laborious captivity.
Jim Brown is physically, as noble specimen of
humanity as ever gazed upon, being over six feet
high, with broad shoulders ample chest, small waist
and elegant limbs. His head, now whitened with
the SHOWS of nearly sixty winters, is as perfect as
was ever modelled by SCULPTOR and his face, (rather
Grecian) Us expressive by painter trans
ierred to canvass. His dark, eagle eye, in his
sierner moments, appears to threaten and command
but when in mirthful mood, las | noticed him
several times during his trial. that same eye which,
but moment before, seemed to look into, rather
than at, person radiant and as full OF sun.
shine as that Of gleesome young girl. He is, in
deed in outward port and bearing one of Natures
noblemen Pity it is, that man for whom nature
has done so much, should by shameless perver-
sion OF his talents have transformed himself into
"moral pesilence" He is now encased in that
zebra costume, (he conyicts of Ohio wear circu-
lar striped garb that gives them zebra-like ap-
pearance) which he has caused to be worn by hum
dreds OF smaller rogues than himself.