The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1856-05-27
IMPORTANT ARREST or A Gang, or
COUNTEkFEITERs.
LARGE HAUL OF MONEY.

lars that 1t is proper 10 publish at present is
as follows: On the llth Of February last ].
p. Whiting, the ejailor, ascertained the where
abouts of an extensive manufactory of coun-
terfeit money, and further, that they were
about to issue certain countcifeits of divers
banks and that large quantity Of this money
would be sent to this city and distributed
through trusty agents all over this State
He Immediately set to work to find out who
the agents were, and to lay plans whereby
they could be bro't to justice, and from that
time to this, in connection with Police Justice
Bagg, he has been at work indefatigably.
But short time since an exceedingly well
fatosse" ssiandMa 81 bill-was issued ~ bn"ni
gang and circulated all over ih1 .anrt,y ''It T,
was rapidly taken and is no doubt in 'w,as ~
circulation now. The head quarters of the
gang is about thirty miles from the city Of
Montreal. He shorty. after learned that there
would soon be issued counterfeit $40 on The
city bank Of Montreal, very fairly executed,
and, from the fact that counterfeits on Canada
Banks are very rare occurrence, well calculated
to deceive and be widely circulated.
Last Saturday night he received informa-
ton that $4,000 Of this money had arrived
in town and was shortly distributed. Meas
ures were Immediately taken to nip tic chemc
in the bud. Plans having been matured, and
officers designated to make arrests in different
localities, about half past yesterday after
noon, most of the arrests were made. Jaior
Whiting and officer AbIah Joy, of the D. &
NJ. Railway, and Special Constable, f. x.
Cicotte proceede to an office kept by John
Ste,0art on Atwatcr ST., opposite Barclays
foundry. This was ostcnsibly lumber and
general business office. Here they found, as
they expected to do, Stewart in the very act
of distributing these counterfeit bills TO Augus-
tus Sesser, Nelson Smith, Nathan Ward,
and .Steoes Burnham. They were all taken
into custody at once. On ,Stegart was found
$3.50 of this money, which was socurcd.-
He has kept saloon on the corner of Jefer
son ave. and First ST., and has been engaged
in this agency for some time past. Jalor
Whiting then come down to Bakers tavern,
on the corner of Bates and Atwater sts., went
into the bar-room and told Mr.. B. that he de-
sired to search his house by authority Of
warrant which he had, and while talking with
him Nathaniel Hall came in and inquired for
Gas. .Sesser. Mr.. Whiting told him he was
on his way to Jail where he ought to be also,
and immediately invited him to step into an
other room where he searched him. A SIS
bill, counterfeit, on the Boston Bank and
heavy slung shot were found upon him. lie
went TO Jail. The tavern was searched but
nothing was found.
Mr. Whiting and officers Love, Ray and F.
G. Chambers, a special, then proceeded TO
the house of VIM. Cunning formerly a clerk
at B. p. Woodruff's Hardware STOREY on La
brosse street, between Sixth and Seventh
streets, and arrested him. A search of the
premises revealed nothing but this morning
there was found, secretcd in a wood pile, in
the rear of the house, between $500 aud 800
in bogus two and half dollar gold pieces,
Of which spurious coin considerable has been
circulated.
In the evening, officers J. Stadley. Miner
Eglington and Sparkling proceeded to the
house of j. Parrish in Hamtramck, which
they searched but without finding anything.
He was taken to Jail and searched. On him
was only found, however, some bogus silver
and gold coin.
A pedlar of cutlery and various notions who
kept wagon on the dock near Chas. Savan-
ack's eating house. and opposite the Central
Depot, named Wm Hail. was also arrested
by officers Miner and Dings.
Between 10 and 1 o'clock, three officers
proceeded to the house of Joshua Armstrong
on Lacrosse street, between Fourth and Fifth,
to arrest him. Officer Dings went up into
the second story, and told him his errand and
taking him by the arm led him down stairs.
As he reached the other officers were waiting
he freed himself from the grasp of the fficer
and run like deer down the street and into
the orchard on the Woodbridge farm, pursued.
by all the officers.
He refusing to stop when ordered to do SO,
and making the best kind of time, in fact
rather better than the officers, they fired at
him and at the third shot he halted and sur
rendered at Notwithstanding WAS found on
his person or in his house. During tho day
however he had been seen at Stewards office,
at Bakers tavern and in other localities,
which excited suspicious, and led the officers
to believe that possible some of the money
might be in his possession.
These are all the arrests made. Iu the
early part Of the day considerable money WIS
paid out by Stewart, tosubagents, who came
and went singly or in couples. Two came and
received share, who reside in Indiana and
who left the city Immediately for that State.
The money came earlier than was was expec-
ted, or thero would have been a larger num-
Der Of arrests made. As it is pretty fair haul
has been made and of the leaders of the gang
these arc all the facts, that at present can be
given to the public. The matter has been
shrewdly and successfully managed, and the
entire community bavc reason TO be thankful
for their escape from serious loss in taking
these dangero counterfets. The following
is general description: They are on the
"City Bank OF Montreal" and purport to be
paid at it's branches at Toronto, Three Rivers
and Quebec. The vienettce at the top and
middle Of the bill is the Royal Arms of Eng
land, directly under this at the bottom Of the
bill and between and little below the sig
natures is steamboat. On tho right is the
bust Of woman, on the left that Of woman
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