The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-13
5 Alreat Of Counter feiters in Cleveland.
A NEST OF FIFTEEN BROKAN yP-AN OLD PARDONEI
CONTEMPORARIES AMONG THE

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From the Cleveland Plaindealer, Feb. IL
The officers Of the law have had recently plenty Of
developed a little more ra.caiity than asuA, or perhaps
the officers are growing core vigilant. We noticed yes
terdsy that Mr.. James Brown, OF Yellow Creek, and two
young men BY the name OF Belden, had been arrested and
brought to this city by the United states Marshal for
dealing in bogus coin. We have now 10 add that tbs ar
rests numbered in all fifteen persons, seven Of whom are
confined in jail here and eight In Columbus, the latter
having been arrested by United States Distri 1T Attorney
Norton, in Richland and Knox counties, On Saturday
Tuesday morning, 1T Yellow Creek. Two more are un-
~doubtedly in limbo, and by this time probably jagged.
This 10 no doubt only a portion OF an extensive gang who
coin: ana IL is hoped the officers have received such de.
tailed information as viii lead them to be the means Of
breaking up one of the most extensive companies Of the
kind ever yet form d in this country. The culprits are
high and low, rich and poor, and when the whole extensive
organization is made public, a sensation will be created
When II is known that a single piece OF information laid
the foundation Of 80 many arrests Of persons 20 wide
apart, it win give an idea OF the extensive combustion.
Brown and the two Beldens were arrested at Yellow Creek,
by Marshal Fitch and officer Lawrence-two Fullers and
two others were arrested by officers White and Taggart
Of this city and shupe Of Mansfield, in Granger, Medina
county, and United States District Attorney Morton man.
aged the arrest Of the eight persons mentioned in Rich
land and Knox counties.
The f,t information obtained by the Marshal was
nearly three weeks ago, since which time he and his as.
sistsnts have been busy in bringing the thing to a
focus, and that they have succeeded brilliantly no one
The prisoners in Columbus will have their examination
Tomorrow, and those here will probably be brought up
some day next week.
The elder Belden has been under arrest before, and We
believe once brohe jail in Columbus. 4
The name Of James Brown Ia well known over pretty
much the whole country. He has the reputation of be-
ing q liberal and hind hearted man, but Is believed to be
the king OF currency thinkers. His sge must now be over
sixty years.
The Cleveland Herald gives the following history of
Il was supposed that "Jim Brown" had at least one
foot In the grave, for In the year 1899 he was pardoned
by the President on account of his (Brown's) extreme
i'll health and the ravsges Of the cholera In the peniten-
tiary, where he was confined for counterfeitiug the coin
Of the United States. Since then, Brown has now and
s Slo1.a m down Z IN .p pRPs: and health. Il 0s and 'i It Mss b sy,ssn Thy
last end Of his life would make some atonement for a
career in crime which has been unparalleled in the an.
The history OF " Jim Brown would add a pure gem
OF criminal history to the & yellow covered literature,
of the cay, for he has been one Of the upper ten"
scoundres OF the age. AT one time the pattern Of .
good citizen in his town and its most popular Justice Of
the Peace, and at the same moment a ~pertueri IN a famous
scheme BY which a ship was fitted out from New
counterfeit. bills upon the United States Bank. He
scorned, himself, to pass a bogus dollar, but
he furnished such currency by the thousand
to petty knaves. He would give TO q poor widow
his last good shilling. When he vowed a friendship he
performed it " to the last article, = and a few years since,
asa very successful counterfeit on a Rochester bank.
was issued simultaneously over the country, :. jim :"
stepped into one of our banks, which had done him .
business favor, and cautioned the cashier against that
money. d.
But q Jim y Is broken. He says he il 81 too old to 70
TO the Pepitentary,' and looking with a Spartan eye
upon crime, ~considers detection as the only shameful
feature about il, sne lamen,s the use OF LIQUOR a. being
the cause finally OF that detection. :
"Jim,' y since his imprisonment, has been a teacher in
the school Of counterfeiters. Always surrounded by the
young In crime, he has given them the benefit OF HIS
experience, and his gray hairs have been looked IN 10 a.
covering a head crowned with criminal wisdom.
That eagle eye Of " Jim Brown Ia, made witnesses
quail and juryme tremble, hut "Jim . is again in the
clutches Of the law, aud IL 10 probable his white hair.
will 60 down to q convicts grave.