The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-03-16
G.ra yCLAgHUAEs
SATURDAY., MARCH 10, 1850.
Arrest Of a Gang of COunlcrieitcrs

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For the facts mentioned IN The following ue
count Of tho arrest ola gang Of counterfeit.
srs at Grolnn, last week, We are indebted 10
n friend who ls familiar with Ill the ercum.
stances, and Who has done good service in
fcteting our the roguea,
About year since a large quantity Of Drs
fof engraving bills wcfo suirn fron 'hr office
Of Mr W w. Wilson, an engrpycr and print
tTtH ii1Etou, md wrrr Suppressed b. hasa been
taken by Meadows, very skllful cngmyrT,
who was nitetwnpds ,wsiicated in tho Duy
affair ON Long Island 10, fall, and Who has
been missing ever since Mr Wilson has
been engaged ever since the loss Of bis drs, in
rcaroh,ng for lhon, aud until recently obtain.
ed NO clue TO them, but within shoH timo,
IAecd Mcadows TO Wells River Ga satur.
day evening, nsTch -1- ~ " --------
River, with lcltera from the Now England
Counterfeit Association, 10 the Bank officers
aud communicated with Nr Hale. who, AfteT
some study, and recalling every suPioioua CIR.
eumslsncc which had tTausplrcd under his ob.
sGrvation fof many weeks pnst, settled his
suspicious upon person Who had been at
Wells River at intervals during four months
past, and who registered he name "w. H.
Warbu,ton, Gfoton," lie Immediately com.
muniealcd his suspicious TO NJ Wilson and
his friend, giving them a description Of the
personal appearance Of Wafbur,on, upon which
h6 as pronounced to bc-"Btidol Bill" alias
Wan. Darlington, a notorious aud expert bur.
glar aud Bank robbcr, who wap said To have
boon concerned IN the robbery or Cufricr and
Pratts jcwrlry store N boston a few years
ago, aud other similar nnafs, MondaY and
/ Tuesday were spent in pursuing their invest.
/ CATIONS which resulted in dem onstrating con.
elusiyrly that an extensive gasg Of counter.
/ fctofs, &c were established at Groton On
Tuesday evening, calling in The assistance ~
ES. Marshal Kent, posse was organized,
consisting Of the parties named and hblfa dor
en- others, citizens Of Wells River, aud pro-
ecodcd quietly to Groton and about 10 f. NJ
arrested Meadows at his house near GfoIon
Village, where he was living with his wife
and child ~ midnight, four miles west Of
Groton Village, "Bristol 81" was also arrest.
ed with Margaret O-C0GuUtii wun7r COW
yiotcd ofeountefieitnE in Boston last 1um.
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in the manure from his horse stable, com.
! peie set Of burglars apparatus including n
machine for cutting through Iron Doors hole
I inches across, in a short time. Returning 90
Gtotnn Village, a"transicr press" weighing
! iths ola ton, cooper plate printing press"
aud solnc blank copper plates were discovered
The situation IN which these implements were
found, togeAer with other cireumstapccs
brought 10 light, led 10 the arrest OF four or
/ five -thr rvsidettt- Erataa- Village,
whose namTs We T0TbC5F u me- Iridrr. s-rrti IN
ter, three boxes were found under the Rec
house of one Of the parties arrested, and d..
Tected TO another of the parties and marked
"AKes," containing l3J Dies for Nignetts,
names OF Banks, Denominations, and pieces,
Borders, &c, Se,--being most of tho lot los,
by MIR Wilson, also az the house of Meadows,
(who passed under the fictitious name OF Wit
I'asas4- a-Anl of engraYer's tools. Many other
facts were eictrd sufficient to show a most
formidable combination Of rasoalS, aud there
IL no doubt from the circumstances that plates
for CONTRIBUTING were under way and ~ a
good state offorwardness. Other circumstan.
ccs are constantly coming to light explaining
and corrobortting the foregoing, aud conclu,
sively connecting and incuipating the persons
arrested and leading TO strong suspicious in
lther quarters The whole affair OF arres,ing
the gang IA IT. inception and execution has
been managed with great sagaeity and
prudence and has been emnenny sueoeHsfat
in it's result. The citizens of Wells River and
the good people Of Gro,on (and there are ma.
ny such .berel engaged in it, ncglectiug their
businrss for the PurpoHr, urr entitled &c much
credit,
Several Of the persons ARE sted nov in
Jail, at Danville, who, with others, are TO un-
derga n further examination at Danvillc, on
Tuesday the 10Th inst,
NJ "Brstol Bill and Meadows, arrested
rs countrrfrifprE nj Grafton Waited our a. M, ,c