The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-03
Police Intelligence.

ARREST OF A COUNTEkFEITER. AND RECOVERY OF
$4,000 IN COUNTERPART BANK BILLS, AND 81 900
IN SPURIOUS GOLD COIN
Officer Burley, Of the lower police, Sunday last
rested q man calling himself Joseph q. Johnson on a
charge Of manufacturing and having in his possession
large amount OF spurious money On the prisoners per-
the officer found So coo in So bills, purporting be
genuine money the ssFallkn Bank, Poughkeepsie y
The bills fac sime~ of the original plate, transfer
of of the original bills having been made either on
J. Nichols the Register has been printed the bill
in very fine dots and then with pan and inA
The following is q copy Of the bill
4 Q 9 G 6 9 > Q > +
o Head of Washington BEAD of o
Q Counter NICHOLS Regr. B. No aoe7, .
and Regis. THE FALLKILL BANK o
o ,e'edin VIM pay FIVE dollars on demand, to Q
Q Depart. PoueuKFuPsr June 20 1852: Q
men'' 9. ankiISe, frest. .
Rawdon Wright. Hatch Edison, New York.
. FIVE. sEcuRED BY PLFpes Of PUBLIC STOCKS FIVE.
to . Q c +
The police officer receiving information that the above
described money abont be put into circulation and
suspicion directing his attention towards Johnson
watch kept OF his movements, and Sunday last
the officer proceeded to the lodgings of the accused sit
uated No 1852 Fulton street ard there took him into
custody with the above named counterfeit money ami
in addition TO the counterfeit bills, found IN his
possession thousand dollars worth Of spurious coin
purportipg to be genuine five dollar and two desr and
hs geld pieces OF United States coin; also number Of
bills on various broken banks Several letters
found bis person exhibiting spondepcs with an
accomplish, rertctim copy Of which we give below
NEW Yonu, July 49,
have left Pbiaae pbia IN xpected thinking that
nigh and ,oDe O. ysn IN Nav York but did not saceead
given any fore dewing shure and
rs oSa s ssn % wSs. s place sG
and shall come town 9TH th m more better the
mint and he did not you John mind yOu' trends that
JH. JOHNSON
No 252 Fulton IT.
ANSWER TO THE ABOVE
PHILADELPHIA July 9th 1853
received yours it wass LEFT by ann vou.r man whilst
wont % cum to y SeV York assnt
to be a. t ty ferry without fe good thing
The foTegFg letters are apparently msde to allnde t.
,ne pssu Of the spvrious money 10 addition 70 thea
letter. the following copy another which purpos
70 :. the sister Of Tie accused Who It seems, must b
serving out term o. sen snce In q prison.
LETTER 20 3.
MISS r,ryg MONTGOMERY.
life and health IL , 20 We Each again
as post sT dear n'ss sa you'd you %fG i've al gail
your Welfare but it is out Of my pc yer $50 hna 70 YOU
keeprs obey them and you may gain by IL ~ -
shall he on 70 Ptila in few weeks and will 70 se
you not will meat you the 5th Of November A'
then may we see Zach other again in hapsriif
The bottom portion Of ths letter had bean torn off but
az the handwriting was the same 1t is presumed to have
been written by John on.
Ihe ACCUSED is man Of rather geutee appearance FIVE
iet eight inches IN Insight, about forty years o. age
with DARK nsr and black whskers at the lodging house
ne passed b the meme Of John Johnson IL Is said IL
IRON Phllsdelphia The prisoner was conveyed before
Justice Bogar', who committed him prison for fur
Their examination.
The above account o. tho affair as near as could be
ascerained up 70 the present time There still remains
however some cprous facts Jet TO be explained which
involves the whole matter somewhat stool pigeon
operation. We shall see hsv the fact turn out