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Discovery and Arrest Of a Gang OF Counter

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Discovery and Arrest Of a Gang OF Counter
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Corespoudence Of The Tribune
BINGHAMroS, May 5. 1851.
News has Just arrived here of descent upon
the premises of a gang Of notorious counterielte"
in the village of Lsnesboro, in Susquehannah
county, Pa; and the arrest of four or five scoun'
dres, together with the discovery Of the plates
presses, &c, of these worthless, used in making
and altering bank bills. 1t seems that Jacob
Morris, ESQ District Attorney of Broome coun'
~. and Col John II. Dmock, District Attorney Of
susquehsnnah county Pa, have been acting in
concert for the purpose of bringing TO justice the
numerous individuals who have been for a long
time engaged in making altering, and circulating
counterfeit money. For three or four years past
a nest of these scamps have carried on their oper
atoms in Lanesboro' and the border counties OF
New.York and Pennsy vanis. The country has
been flooded with counterfeit bills, and bills oil
good banks altered from ones to lives, tens, &c -
For four or FIVE months past Dimock and Morris,
the District Attornies Aforesaid, have been ire
ouenty visiting LanesbOro, Great Bend, Blng'
hAmton, &c laying plans and devisng means Tor
tie detect and conviction OF the whole anS -
gentleman and his wife, by the name OF Cooley,
Who resided in Lanesboro', acquaintances OF Col.
Dinock were made conhdents, | am informed,
and sgreed to keep strict look out, and give any
inform alton they might be able TO obtain. Mean
while, t~U Of the gang named Nathan Taylor and
Doctor Luce, passed some altered ten dollar
notes on persons living in Broome county, which
fact coming to the knowledge OF District Attorney
Morris he procured the evidence and had them
indicted by the Grand Jury which was in session
during the past week in this place. Luckily for
the cause OF justice, Taylor came down to Bing
hamton the day after the Indictments were pro-
cured and MIR Morris caused him 10 be arrested
and locked up in our county prison. He next be-
thought himself how he could get Luce into his
grasp, ard hit upon the plan OF sending him
message as coming from his accompllce, Taylor,
tat be lraylor Wal in prison, and requesting
him TO come down Immediately from Lanesboro,
and aid him TO obtain bail. The next train OF
cars brought the worthy DR.. Luce TO Binghamton,
aud Morris and the Sheriff, who were waiting for
him at the Depot, walked him off to prison, where
he is now confined with his worthy friend Taylor.
News Of the arrest OF these important members
Of the gang, caused great hutteripg and trepids.
ton at Lanesboro Narrowly, and with lynx.eyed
keenness, watched Mr. Cooley and his wife, as
have learned. They soon heard of quarrel
which had occurred between Mr. Ben amin Ayls-
worth, a Hotel keeper in L anesboro who had long
been suspected and believed 20 be at the head Of
the gang and a hired girl in bis house during
which examinations and re-crminatons were
made the girl charging Aylsworth with having
the whole apparatus for making counterfeit money
in his house and declaring she had seen it ALL
Mrs. Cody, who, am informed, is a lady OF de-
termined character, and masculine mind, obtained
the WhOle OF the facts from female friend, who
had been made a contidant by the girl. Mr.. Cody
Immediately dispatched Mr. Henry Day to Bling
hamton TO communicate the fact 10 SIR. Morris and
through him, to Col Dmock, by Telegraph TO
MontrOse. This Morris did at once, requesting
Col. d. 10 bring lawyer Richards and Sheriff Gore
with him, and 20 on TO Lanesboro The dispatches
were received at Montrose at o clock on Satur-
day evening, and Dimock, Richards and the Sheriff
arrived at Great Bend at ! o'clock same night,
and took the cars for Lanesboro', Morris was also
on board the sametime. A little after midnight,
all things being prepared, the house of Aylsworth
was entirely surrounded by the Sheriff posse,
who had been rallied from the village OF SGsque.
hanna Some six or eight entered the house and
immed iatey commenced q search OF the whole
premises, warrants having been issued for that
purpose. The Sheriff, Attorney Richards, and
others examined the bedroom OF Aylsworth,
while District Attorney Dimock, accompanied by
Nessrs. Henry Day, Robert B. Cody, and others,
examined the garrett, where lights were usually
burning. Here they found Was of chemicals, &c"
and under the bed was foundalsrge bench, which
was recognized by all as the very thing construct
ed for the use Of the press, &c. Then followed a
thorough search Of the whole upper loft, and ia
the middle of a straw bed Mr.. Cody discovered
heavy package carefully folded IN a ne wspaper
This on examination proved to be the identical
plates eight in number, used for the altering end
making bank bills. The room of Y a. Brown,
was then examined, but no counterfeit money
found. but be was seen to throw a roll OF some.
thing into the stove | understand that the Sheriff
says he recognized the smell Of burning papers
the moment be opened the bedroom door OF Ayls.
worth. The premises Of James Mcdaniel, Sen.
were Bexs examined and q complete press, ink,
and fixtures for making and altering bank bills
were found in box in the loft OF his dwelling
also ten dolarcounterfeit bill on the Commercial
Bank At w hitehal il the same box. The premises
of James Mcdaniel, Jr. another Of the gang, were
alio examined, but | have not heard YET what, if
any thing, was discovered Aysworth, Brown,
both the AcDaniels, and another named Silas
Winters, are under arrest and learn are 10 have
q hearing TO day.
Undoubtedly this 10 branchof the Michigan
gang OF Counterfeits. They are known to have
coniederates in New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, and other States.
The people here manifest great satisfaction at
the succesfal management for entrapping and ar.
resting the offenders and much praise has been
bestowed on the gentlemen who have been In.
strumental in breaking ap and bringingto justice
this gang Of notorious scoundrels. A number Of
others supposed to be implicated, bat il 10 be-
lieved the nest il broken up. Yours, -.
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