American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-08-21
CouNTERFEITER ARRESTED.


in the Fifth Ward. and PIN, chased goods
to the amount OF So IS. He gave in
payment twenty dollar motto on the
Farmers and Drover' Bank Of Wsynes.
burg, which Segal accepted. and re.
turned the change. Segsl subsequent.
y showed the note to Mr.. Bdllenburg,
inquired fit was good, and was assar.
cd that it was. In meantime, howev-
er, officer Hallowell returned from his
Cameron expedili on. in which he sue.
ceeded in arresting Joe Miller,on whose
person he found large amount OF cohn-
terfoit notes of the same denomination
and on the same bank. One of these
he brought to the city, and amung 9th.
ors who examined it was Mr.. Ballen.
burg, who. discovered that it was pie.
cise1y the same character as that pass
ed TN Segal, and which he had pronoun-
ced good, he ofcourse lost no time in
communicating his mistake. Both Sc
gal aud Balleuburg then Stated tut 10
hunt up the man Who passed. the note,
aud finally came across MIN at Blacks
tavern on Main street. The accused
admitted to having passed the coun-
terteit money. bn, offered to give good
note in place oft. This Messrs. So.
gal aud BafIefburg refused, but insist
ed on his going with them to Alderman
Bulty's Office. where he was subse-
quently searched. aud sirtecn hundred
and twents doliars q counterfeit money
.cGs fdaad ON ms person, besides brass
knuckler. He. also had on, his person
serenity tsoo ddllars aud .Gj1y cents in
good money. twenty dollars of which
he afterwards gave to Mr.. Segal. in
place ofthe bogus note passed on him.
Tho counterfeit notes we're as fuIlows:
Fortytfce dollars in SIS on the Chip.
oaway Bank" in Wisconsin, ninety dol
lars in los on the Northwestern Bank
In Wheeling .5ourtee,, Kindred and eiyii.
! ty dollars on the Farmers and Dro.
vers' Bank at Waynesburg, and flee
dollars on the Bank Of Commercial :"
The accused is from Ohio, and gave
his name as George Johpston through
his real name is supposed to be Mid
| dleton. 1t is said he is an old wagon
driver. While at the Aljerman's Office
Johnston cautioned the officers against
letting tho persons there present have
any:of tho counterfeit notes. as he fear.
ed they would go off aud pass them on
some one! 1t subsequently appeared,
however, that he was not so very par
ticulsr about the money getting into
circulation, after all, as he dropped one
hundred and ninety dollars of the DO.
gus notes in bis possession. rhs ough the
legs of his breaches. while j"urneying
to the Jail, where Alderman Duty had
him confined until the next regular term
of the County Couit.
After Johnston Had beeu confined in
Jail. we understand that conductor G al
Their paid him visit aud identified
him as the persoii who passed a coun-
terfeit tVenty dollar note on him on the
Baltimore road last Monday night
We should feel quite cofiIfortable If VIC
were as certain Of getting the money
due us from Subscription as Johnston is,
from present indications of getting COM
Portable accommodations. at tho State
College, Richmond WI. Times.
More ojthe Counterfciters-We gave
in yesterdays Times, the particulars of
the arrest Of two counterfeiters al Cam
eron on Wednesday, End Of their con
hnenient in Jail at MoundsviIe. Their
names are Miller and Jones, and there
seems 10 be not a little excitement in
Mound svlle on the subject. II appears
that Miller had passed no counterfeit
money in that place, having been con-
tented to make that his head quarters,
and hence, confined his operations TO
tout side" places. He has been lurking
about that vicinity, at short intervals,
for the last three months, and it is said
has been known To register different
name from Miller in that town. Every
ono believes him guilty, but it was fear.
ed there was not sufficient proof to hold
him. and intelligence was received here
yesterday, that unless some one could
identify him as one ofthe guilty parties,
he would probably got of to-day on
hebess corpus. We learn that officer
HalIowell, accompanied by some Of
our citizens on whom Miller had pas
sed spurious money, will go TO Mounds,
on the first train this morning, in or
der 10 identify Miller aud bring him
| here for t,ial
The case of Jones, who was arrested
with Miller, is entirely different. He
Dough, handkerchief from Mr.. sharon
for rs cents, and passed on him coun-
'erfeit ten dollar note on the Northwest.
ern Bank, received nine dollars and
twenty-five cents 10 change. Ho also
attempted To pass five dollar bill on
| Mr.. Gsllaher. Jones ia said to he a
timer by trade, and has bought qnanti-
ties Of articles relating to that business
from our citizens, from which circum.
stances il is inferred he is also engaged
in coun,erfeiting Uncle Sans coin.
The examination of Miller and Jones
comes of in Moundsville this morning
at 9 o'clock.--D
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