Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-10-07
The C0unterfeitT'S Reward.

,Fhe C0uRterfeitr'S Reward.
On Friday, Doctor Jacob H. GeItner,
Of Limestone township, Montour county,
was consigned to Cherry Hill prison,
('' the felon's doom, J where he is to re-
main until the expiration of the term for
which he has been sentenced. Doctor
Geltner had many friends, and received
an education fitting him for another and
higher sphere, one of usefulness to his
fellow men; but he chose to be a law
breaker, and now, in bitterness Of heart
and by sad experience, is realizing the
great truth, that g the way of the trans
gressor is hard" Doctor Geltner has for
years been concerned in the manufacture
of those counterfeit bank notes which
have flooded the Commonwealth to its ut
most bounds, the burden of which, in all
its ramifeations eventually rested on the
shoulders of those least able to bear it.,
viz : the poorer classes. The partners in
his iniquity were old Abe Hausc, Abe's
son, Lewis Hause, his son-in-law, -
-, and brother-in-law, -
Abe and his son kept the limestone Tav-
ern in Limestone township. Brass kept
the Eagle Tavern in Muncy. Mangos
kept store on the West Branch Canal,
about mile and a half below Muncy
dam. The engraver was James Allen,
called the Judge also. Abe Hause and
his son Lewis are now in prison at Dan
vile. Brass is held in $4,000 to appear in
Sunhury, Northumberland county, to an
swer, and Mango has kept himself secre-
ted and is at large.
As the tact exhibited in the manage
ment of the preliminaries, and the capture
of this gang, so far is said to have been
unequalledin inpolice annals for many years
past, and in its results has weeded" the
! otherwise moral community of a nOxious
and pestiferous gang of counterfeiters,
horse thieves and barn burners, some of
the points in the history thereof, may not
be uninteresting to our readers.
/ Mayor Gilpin, with his Lieutenant of
/ Police, Mr.. Bulkley, have for some time
past been engaged in the collection and
arrangement of afidavits against, and all
the minute particulars of information in
relation to the operation of this gang of
counterfeiters.
! Early in August last, officer Hague, of
Pittsburg, arrived here with credentials,
and with Capt Bennett, and officers Mo-
ser and Bunting, of the City Police, went
to Danvillo These officers succeeded in
capturing Dr. Geltner at Limestone at
that time, and in recovering also 50
plate, counterfeit, on one Of the Pittsburg
Banks. and another counterfeit plate for
50. DIR. Geltner was taken to DanvlIle,
and committed to prison to await his tri-
al at the September Sessions. In conse-
quence ofthe party who went to Limestone
having become unayoidably separated, no
further arrests were made at that time.
The particulars of the affair have already
been given to the public
The location Of this gang was we'll cho-
sen, at a point of Limestone township,
Montour county, contiguous to and within
few hundred yards of both Northumber-
land and Lycoming counties, leaving ac-
cess to either county to. be readily accom-
plished in case of surprise. They had
also their mountain and swamp fortresSes,
and spies on every road for miles around.
It was not an easy every day thing for
officers from the city to go into strange
county, amongst strangers, not knowing
but that the simplest query might excite
suspicion, and undo all, and meet with
such successful results; results alike cred
liable to those arranging the plans of op-
Grafton, and to the officers who resolute-
ly, boldly, and unfinchingly went to their
work.
There were ample and numerous affda-
Wits prepared, duplicating all the parties
named. A regular incognito' survey
Of the whole ground had been made, and