New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-09
I. s. COmmi,siOner's ONCE. SATURDAY. June 7.


ChGrgc Of C0uHterfeItsnE.- john FreS
and Frederick Frank we're examined on \ charge Of
passing counterfeit American COIN On the stand az
The side Of the Commissioner were quite NUMBER ol
steel dies for American quarter dollars, dimes ani
half-cimes, punches and implements for Stamping
also sheet metal from the sides Of which circular
pieces for coin, previous 30 stamping had been cut
or punched Out-5lsO cruclDles, &c. In addition 10
these the officers had found at the house OF Freis,
IN the lower room Of q house IN the rear OF Column
blast. heavy hammers and other implements, for
stamping and punching. large number OF pieces
of counterfeit com were on the table. The parties
are Germans, Frank having a wife and residing in
Mangin-st-and FreiS female hOuSekeeper, but not
married Both women were present.
Officer J0ha HARRISON OF the oh Ward police. tcS-
tilted to seeing about o'clock on Wednesday eve
ming, The two men going from store 10 stOre-lrst
consulting, and Frank each case gong IN AMI alter
ward Joining FrelS His suspicious were excited. and
after inGurng at one or two Of the stores they had
Visteid he determined 10 arrest them. and with the
AID Of Mr. Robinson, residing IN the ncighO)rhOOd.
did So The object was 20 seize them suddenly and
prevent them throwing away any counterfeit money
they might have Mr. K. seized FreiS who resisted.
and Mr. II. sand the first thing ne saw was both OF
them beng down on tho sidewalk together. lie was
secured, and several counterfeit pieces found, ana
others picked up a1erWard on the spot where the
struggle had been. The two men were taken to the
.,atoH-house, and afterwaTd transferred 10 TINS
Court.
Oticer Walsh testified to going to the house OF
Frank. IN Mangin-st IN company with officer RaIele
WITT The latter spoke 10 her IN German. and she
them 10 me mouse OF fDcS. III OulnDlA>I.-
on the way taking from basket she carried two or
three dies. 1T the house of Fries they discovered
the articles here shown. They were in a back room,
laying about, and no attempt al cOncealment more
than an ordinary workshop. There were 50 many
things connected with the cOuntcrfeltng It was ne
ccSsary to get cart 90 convey them o the Nar-haS
Office Al Franks there was some good money
found, and ~ Frcls considerable good money, as
also quantity Of bad.
Officer Radeieoitz testified 10 the men being brought
10 the Office on Thursday morning commenced 10
operate upon them, Fres told me at first he lived N
Forty-SccOnd-St and told different stories. SO that
knew he was talking false took notice Of hl> fin
gers that they burnt and quicksilver under the
nails, and told HIN | knew be was. the one who
made the com, but he denied 1t Frank at once
owned UP and dld not deny where ne lived went mp
with officer Walsh 10 Franks house TO see If we
could DO anything. IN the way OF finding out. with
The women rs wife came IA with basket she
seemed much excited told her her husband and the
other man had been arrested and advised her 10 go
with US TO the other mans house, wherever II was.
to let his folks know that he had been arrested on
thctWay 10 the other house ! asked her where the
implements for counterfeting were and she gave US
some dies out OF her basket She carried Us to FreSS
house. and there We found the other things.
Two three persons 10 whom prisoners had
passed or attempted TO pass ten-cent pieces that
evening, IN some OF which they had been successful
and others not, also gave testimony. The com APP
peared to be poorly executed and of a dark color,
and easily detected