New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-14
Boston Caunterieitius.

10 the Eohfor ef TIsN Et6pnr
SIR: The papers announce that w W. VII
SON bank note engraver OF Boston, has been arrested
in that city charge OF manufacturing counterfeit
money" &c.
Wilson 1, NOT an epgraver lie has no further knowl
edge of the business than that obtained at his ade oil
coDperpl,te printing lie has, however, conducted
the business by using benk note engrayngs, dice, &c
Some ten years since Wilson employed two or three
state prisoners at Charlestown, Mass, to engrsvc
benk.no,e dies &c, for HIM and they, after having
been some years In practice. became quite proficient
OF the number thus employed Meadows, alias
Fields After he had served out his tno In prison,
Meadows with Bristol Biz Margaret OConor, One eyed
Thompson and others engaged In the counterieting
business quite extensively They provided Themselves
with transfer press and commenced operations In the
northern part OF Vermont About this tiue, Wilson's
establshncnt was robbed OF dies. plates, Sc, aud
through his energetic 10 recover his properly
Meadows and Bristol Bill arrested aud subse'
queny tIed and convicted They are now in prison One
eyed Thompson and one other OF The party committed
suicide Wson's exploit In causing the arrest Of Mead
ows and Bristol Bill attracted the attention Of the As
.ociaton of Boston Banks for suPpresssng count ret
ing and they appointed him their agent.
The Legislature Of Massachusetts appropriated S@ao
ovenr for ye years which Ia placed AZ the dsp0
cal Of the association How wisely the money mas been
spent subject Of curious inquiry ba,sachusets has
been flooded more copiousy, perhaps than any other
state with spurious money. This arises mainly uom
the niudicous plan of having the issues OF many banks
printed from the Plates e name oil the institution
being inserted into the plate and chsnged AZ pleassre
IL IL OF course great temptation 10 the counterencr
20 cause OF these general plates 10 be wei engraved
Tor IL serves TO effect cOunteftes on many DsnK az
once Several OF these plates have been so wen imlat
ed that the Suffolk Bank, In one day, received, >DVD OF
cointerfeit I'VE and in smother day 5000 OF cOun
terfeit three Wson appears 10 know where OIL these
plates come from His business as an agent leads nun ~
ernpoy spes stool pigeons &c; hence his Information
The .agaclous Boston Banks It sppears, were induced
10 purchase the plate Of the counterfeit Three sooVe
mentioned OF the counterfeitets Tor which was PAD SIX
hundred dollars OF the money appropriated by the state
Wilson negotiated between ths Banks and the counter
letters Now, II this "a no, compromising . t1Ohy u
comes il as IL Il possible to do and be sac Al
any rate tue counteretsTs mort pr0DaDy TOOK eieeuo
" ne copies Of the plate AMI can AFFORD 70 i sHy
nnber OF perfect fac ses the l0e price Of pee doIrs
each Verify this il legsstngto suppress COMMENCING
with superior wisdom -,
An aIpHcstion was once made 70 for steel plate
Of four notes for the Farmers BsIA 81 D eson; ana
thougb the gentleman offered pay three hundred dol
lars In advance refused the order be- aise ne cona
NOT give references, He procured the pato however,
and VA ubsequeLtly arrested in Cincinnati ONO, ana
roved 70 Be counteTeiter well known In thst section
of country On bis examination II was ehctsd uat Nc
obtained bis plste OF by the name OF WLson OuI
he,her or not he the agent OF inc boston bA "
desr, runtereters does not sppesr sny fnrther ths
The c- ,hs the dee used the plate OF the Formers
! PsnE Of oregon are owned by the agent aforesaid
Wilsou may be a. lnnOcent ~ other oanA-note en-.
svers Who carry on bufiness IN this pstch work ana
/ die system II TO find engravers own work on
note subjects HIM suspicion and arrest tnen
perhaps there IL not rst class eDgraYe! w me "bos
| country who can escape e,. -,... t.,.r,
recovered in Philadelphia the gsest msorfy Of Ileu
J " be he genuine work Of our srzest bank noye
engraving establishments The Country y n e 80 80
dIss plaes and materials Tor countefieh Ssusf 'a
/ there u no remedy bur an en2re sOsi'n"D'''"' ~
system Of patchwork now II vogue -. o,o-...s m
C,rr General BANKING lsws thus faT hAFs ~ 49,
cause ruonopoMes Of bank note engfssliZ @u 49,
"a. care TAKEN 20 render ne "oEA secure szhS'
Tsnds. o~, ,,oy, Ten doller notes
O-s L'y "a 49, without 90 ectou- mus nluflla'ed
- Re nieces thus procured ear. oe hs'fp'" ~ vSe
5Iir nafes which viii pass reaai-y As sns slDhe ~
49, s.s~rs ,rydesmeH. Il these tnings are siO.el 70
continue there VII oe asnset = o. s n,
Is- saI.b1esk against banking instit41ons s1hefsiy
P0f - NV 70 PRryEyr corSTElYYrTIsG.
~. s.s,iaI REQUISITES IN Bank note are First maj
- i,,,i,uron .hal be good second, mat TIE note
80, mall 5e genuine, these TWO gELtes oeg SAYS
I go, v-il insure confidence. Our general BANKING
law. should define no les psrepAry me J9r-.dtg@ o
,bs note han the 0Ts0Rtsci0R OF Bank "A legal en-
secure the people against ossss oy Bank tet
-. so should legal enactreIIs secure tEem agsns
Z frsuds BY Bank coVEtcrfctts.
The Geaeral Banking Law Of the state OF View Io1'
,.horizes TIE Superintendent Of the Bank Departlien
10 aprocure al Plates engraved in the best manner q
pre-ent eountereiting h0uf iaitnotiHg Vdf me bes
.,sc4 wey BE- The same law slso requires hal 20 70
tain possession Of all plates, dies and materials In
has rever BEEN and never be complied with unde
the present system Of d!eysork, which IA 'tse sy
tenn Of eoun,erfesng ~ parent IL the great similarity
Rsnk issues.
Ths, the law hsz not been complied with svidel
In The thousands " circulating notes which arc Ises
in Washington, T. c. or IN other states, tne ensrs'n
Of which Executed By the same eies sns' "a
ployed in ey craving the bi Of thi' S.e.e. So Az
indeed b,.s been tic iaa4ssgtnissss sts " sSsss S