The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-04-29
Arrest OF Commentators.

Arrest OF Commentators
An arrest Of persons supposed TO he en-
pared in the manufacture and vending of
spurious money, took place in Barnston on
the 18th inst. a search instituted for coun-
7rrielt money and the various implements
used by the 'lraternity," was successfully
continued through the week by the various
officers employed. Eight persons were ar
rested aud secured, viz. Samuel Davis and
lis son, and young mnn named Hunks, III
his employ: Elijah Hanson, Harry HOLSTER,
swo men 10y the name ofDurkee, and anoth-
or whose name we have not learned. Two
others were opprehemded but made their es-
cape. Spurious notes on various banks in
tie United States, 10 the amount ofSl5, 900 to
$4,000, were found, principally upon the
premises of Davis and Hollister. a consid-
srrable Amount ofbase coin-gold and silver
wvas also discovered, consisting ofqunrter Gu
'a,lcs, Mexican dollars and American half dol
hrs, together with the implements used in
ocoilliRg. among which were several dies, and
~ uiacline for Stamping coin called the "big
bogus" Also press for printing copper
plates, with mixing materials, paper, &C., and
several plates, two Of which lad never been
used
The parties arrested lave been carried 10
Eherbra0kc, where Il preliminary cXanlina-
AlON taxes pace lS-tldy l IeSUdy,)
We understand that this "haul" has lcen
q,lade through the vigiiant exertions ofState's
Attorney pRENTIss. of Derby Line, with the
assistance Of the effective force Ofollicers en-
ahs side Of As deg.
From the amount of "snags7 found, and
the discovery Of so many implements used
in the manufactures, it would seem that
considerable amount of business las been
transacted nj the "BdrnSton BanE" during the
i,a OnfI lANs -ptN ~ II
citizens ofBarnston (and there aremauy sueh]
viii Feiaice III the breaking up of the haants
Of the desperate and lawiess men who have
long made that Township reproncf.-Sian-
stead Journal.
In addition TO the above we find the fol-
lowing in the Slerhrooke Gazette ofthe goth
inst. After securing the persons taken in the
frs. onset upon the gang n second and sue
rcssfu1 trial was n,ade Oh the Thursday fol-
lowing.
On Thursday the party proceeded to Lu-
t,ius ChupnIans, where they iound set of
dies for making Mexican dollars, printing
.4,rcsS, about 100 counterfeit half eagles, and
n quantity of bills. Chapman had fed.
At Issachar and Corbn Noron's were
found Il screw mac ine for stamping small
coin, crucibles, counterfeit bills and coin,and
materials for making hard money. The
Nortons had also fled.
Next they proceeded to John LovelPs,
where they found Bogus, or drop press, for
s1a,ap;ug hard money. 3he place where
This instrument had been used in the woods
was first discovered, and following the ira
res of its removal. were led to large ash
lhenp in the open field, under which they
found a part of the machine, and other por-
lions of it in the bed Of brook near by. This
Bogus, with all its appendages, weighs about
@halfa ton.
ON Sunday morning the party went to
Samuel Davis and secured three engraved
plates for bank bills, about $4,000 in coun-
derfeit bills IL portable bellows, and sundry
-n,,er articles in the counterfeiling business.
Near Barnston Corner, in field, were found
.,y the High Constable, two sets of dies for
niaking Spanish milled dollars, and half dol
Oars.
On the first visit we understand that S.
Davis, ir. and J. Johnson, were arrested, but
made their escape. There is pretty good
evidence that during the interval between
slle two visits, about half bushel of counter
felt bills, were burnt ut S. Davis.
About $4,000 in counterfeit bills, 100
Mexican dollars, 100 half dollars, and 160 A
american quarter eagles, with a lot of half ca
gles made of copper for guivanizing, were
secured. The bills are OH the following
banks rs, 2's, and 3's on the Marblehead
10uK, MASS: 5 dilN fAtdS DdHh DoStoujS
Hartford Bank. CT; los Indiana Bank, (well
executed, said to be from the original plate;)
rs Eastern Bank. Bangor; rs Atlantic Bank,
Boston; los Suffolk Bank, Boston;2 Us Leba-
won Bank, N. ii. 2's Worcester Bank, Mass;
IS Lansingburgh Bank; SIS Danbury Bank.
2's Derry Bank, ". H.; l's New England
Bank, Boston; rs Burlington Bank, VT; SIS
Mechanics Bank, Newburyport; SIS and rs
Chilico;he Bank, Ohio; 1's Vergennes Bank
W.; rs Washington Bank, Boston; SIS Nash
ua Bank, N. II. g.
The plates secured are n 20 Hungerford
Bank, Adams Mass; SO Bank of Chenan-
go, N. Y; a 50 Gloucester Bank, Mass, and
on the opposite side of the saipe plate $5
Suffolk Bank, Boston. There was also Sc
cured about two reams bill paper, 10 or IL
pounds of printing ink. quantity of arsenic,
ihree printing presses, &c, sufficient to show
that the business has been carried on upon a
very extensive scale.
II is understood that the authorities in the
u. States, and several ofthe Banks have CO.
operated in tue detection and arrest Of the Of