Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-05-24
Counterfciters broken up.

An extensive counterfeiting concern has recently
been discovered in New Jerseyand broken up
The New York Courier has the following partic-
ulars:
On the 2lst of April Mr.. Malsell, the chief of
police, received information that led him to be-
lieve that felonious operations had been carried
on in the State of New Jersey, and he forthwith
dispatched officers Leonard and Brown to ferret
out the matter. The officers proceeded at once
to the Blazing Star landing, on the Raritan river,
and after proceeding about one mile they came 10
the suspected place, and on making an inyest-
CATION they ascertalned that the place had been
used as one of the most extensive establishments
for manufacturing spurious coin that has ever been
discovered in this country. The place oc-
cupied formerly by man named Sweet, who was
long suspected by the police, but for several
months past they lost all track of him, and it ap
pears that he has been living in that secluded place
during this time, carrying on his nefarious busi-
ness. Some months since he sent off number
of kegs and boxes to California. and on the I'd of
April he started in person for that place. and there
can be but little doubt that before information can
flooded with base coin. The officers found at the
establishment he had vacated in New Jersey a
large quantity Of unfinished coins, some of which
had been plated with silver and were mlled and
ready for receiving the stamp from the dies, and
they are so well executed that they will stand the
best chemical tests. They also found number
of large and small boxes filled with rare and vau-
,blo
The coins seem to have gone through three sew
eral processes previous to being milled. In the
first place they were cut out of solid compositions
then they went through another operation which
gave them the appearance of German silver, after
which they were plated with silver, and they are
we'll executed that they cannot be detected by
the sound. Some com had been buried in the
ground in keg. The house in which they ca
ried on their operations was built by Sweet, and
was constructed that, while they had an abund-
ance of light, they could not be seen or heard
outside of the building. Sweet soon after he
moved into the house, was Joined by others, who
aided hlm in his operations.
The officers Immediately secured the implements
and then returned to the city and the chief of po
lice made the whole affair known to the Hon
THoaAs EWING, Secretary Of the Interior, who
directed the Marshal in this city, and the Marsha;
Of New Jersey, to deputise officers Leonard and
Brown 10 seize the coin and implements. They
accordingly proceeded to the spot again and re
sumed their search, and succeeded IN finding sew
eral bags of spurious coins, some of which were
finished and ready for circulation. They also
found several crucibles some of which contained
silver, and It was evident that the counerfeiters
became alarmed and fled in haste The officers
Immediately seized all the coin and manufacturing
apparatus, and had them conveyed to this city,
where they were deposited in the United States
Marshals office. The officers have been at work
in lerreting out This matter day and nigh. since i,
was fret given them In charge, and they are &C.