Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-12-08
For the Eastern Times,
Important Arrests.


An article in the Boston Journal of the 9Th,
relative 10 The arrest and detention Of number
of circulators of counterfeit money, giving the
credit thereof TO Slas Walker, Of Buston, is
very incorrect, and does great injustice TO
Marshal Walker, of this city, TO whose indie
fatigable industry and perseverance should be
credited the arrest and conviction of the fol-
lowing persons.
Marshal Walker, with deputy marshal
Wilson, and officer Anderson, arrested one
Angus Mckenzie and Lorenzo Howe, an ac-
complete, aud on searching the person of Nc
Kenzie the following counterfeit bills were
found, viz :-$ 28 on the Union Bank, Bruins
wick $50 on The Fall River Bank, Mass: ;
500 on the Southbridge Bank, Mass; $45
on the Houstonic Bank, Mass. ; $l4 on IN
ion Bank, Boston SO on the Medomak Bank :
So on Wiscasset Bank so on New York
Bank, and 81 on Orange County Bank, N.
Y. On the person Of Howe, no counterfeit
money was found. On the 18th uIt., McKen-
zie was brought before Judge Smith, of The
Municipal Court, and examined for having and
passing bills on The Union Bank, of Bruins
wick, and bound over in the sum of $1,000
Mckenzie and Howe were then examined for
having in their possession and passing bills on
the Fall River Bank, Mass. and Mckenzie
was bonnd over in the sum of $500, aud for
want of bail was committed TO Jail. On the
10Th, Marshal Walker receiving information
from Mckenzie, the criminal, proceeded to
Belfast, and procured warrant for one Jacob
Upham and others, and placed said warrant in
the hands Of sheriff Rust, of Waldo CO., who,
accompanied with Walker, proceeded to Lib
erty and arrested Upham, and brought him be-
fore Judge Williamson, who ordered him TO
recognize in The sum Of $500 for his appear
ance on the Goth. On farther information, said
Walker procured warrant against Howe,
who was at liberty on bail, for uttering and
passing counterfeit Ones on the Union Bank,
Boston, and put said warrant into the hands of
deputy sheriff Cunningham, of Edgecomb,
who forthwith arrested Howe in Damariscot-
ia, and brought him before Justice Page, Of
Wiscasset, who committed him for trial in de-
fault Of bail in $1,000. On the 29ih, Nc
Kenzie was taken from Wiscasset Jail, on
writ Of Habeas Corpus, to Belfast, by officer
Weber, of Wiscasset, in company with Mar
shall Walker, and on the Goth he was examined
as witness in behalf of the State against Up
ham, who was bound over in the sum Of $4,000,
and he gave bail for his appearance at Court
All of the above arrests were made through
information by persons in this city and vicinity
to Marshal Walker.
After the arrest of Mckenzie and Howe,
Mr.. Walker wrote 10 the Secretary Of the As
ISOLATION of Banks for the detection Of counter
feiters and at the same time was proceeding
in the arrest of said Upham, and after the ar
Test, he received from j. NJ Gordon, Secretary
Of said Association, reply TO his letter, saying
they would send their agent TO Bath. On the
23d, Mr. Warren came to Bath as agent for
the above named Association, and previously,
Marshal Walker had planned the second ar
rest Of said Howe, as mentioned, and Mr.
Warren fully concnrred in the same.
JUsTIcE.