The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-18

ARREST OF A GANG OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTER
yNT1RS.
the ps - Of the Third ward sueessdsd In capturing,
IN 1h' fsdsy night, gang II Phiadslphia counter
s'e fs consisting Of six women and two men, who, II
E" ems, arrived in this city on that day having in
their possession . large quantity Of counterfeit ten
dollar bills, purporting to be genuine, the Miners
Bank Of Pottsvis, In the county Of schuylkni Penn
sylvsnia. There bills remarkably well executed
and calculated to deceive almost any storeksepsr
On the night In question, 1t Sarah Wood Of
the prisoners entered the store No. 81 Catharns street.
and made pn.ehs;. and In payment gsvs one Of the
rather guilty. and he psotsd the Bill was bad but
However he did not feel satisfied, and followed out
after and in the street he her meet four other
= Ss ons IL
still anxious to ascertain tho truth Of his
Accordingly he after and watched them from
into Grand street Here they took stage for down
town, and Mr. Journey got into the Same conveyance
and all got out, ana they were going down tho
street, Mr.. Journey called the aid Of the Third ward
veyed the to the police statiob house the charge
pssferrsd against them by Mr.. Journey, Of passing
sen they p 'As'r
Sarah Wood alias Green, on her person Ssa, good
money.
Jane Wilson, on her person, S02.
HAVANA Mowers, on her person, $I4.
Mary MoCready.
Emiline Wiener
Charles Wilmer, on bis person, $191.
Mansfield Wood, on his person, $3S.
All the above money found on the persons Of the
prisoners good, evidently taken in exchange for
not bad
q. 'f II. tim tim. q arrest. 1 tn. fe."ins nss
rious money NO. 81 Csthsrine street; 50 Divi-
sion street. O. IL Hunter Co., 6sa Grand street. drug
Broadway drug store 90 Market street dry goods
| bl6 Grand street, and No 100 Chatham street. In
$40 bill the parties have also dsntined them Is the
guilty persopr. Each OF the women carried carpet
satchel in which were placed the small articles pur-
chased consisting Of gloves cologne bottles ohdrens
shoes child hat India rubber shoes, together with
other rifng articles purchased for the express pur
pose OF obtaining the change Of $40 counterfeit bill
The moneys on their persons found in their
pockets rolled up in separate packages just IS 1t was
received from the store keepers in change Very
$500 in good money taken from the prisoners and
only fifteen Of the $40 bills have yes besn
to the station house It is presumed that many more
have yet to be brought against them and now that
the publication takes place all those who have been
imposed upon by this gang Of rsgues will be able to
the station house No SO Barclay steet and thus pro
the ends Of public Justice This association of
counterfeters, beyond doubt came from Philadsl-
pha for the express purpose OF dsposng Of . large
quantity OF spurious money but In this instance 1t ap
pears they have broush, their pigs to awrons market
The women state that they have small families de-
pending upon them for support In Philadelphia On
GERS Crawford johnson, Wood and Taylor made the
rests.
Offcer Stephens arrested, the same night man
calling himself Benjamin Drake, supposed to belong to
the gang from Philadelphia On bis person we're
found counterfeit IS bills the Bank OF Middleto
Pa also Sd bills on the Mechanics and Farmers
Bank, Albany, and one SIS bill on the Lebanon Bank,
Lebanon, Pa fifty IS bills on the Albany Bank and
ninety en- the Middletown Bank. Ths accused was
conveyed before Justice Osborn, who committed him
to prison Any persons who have received bills of the
like kind and denomination will do we'll by calling
the officer at the Halls Of Justice Centre street. and
viewing the prisoner for Identification.