The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-08-05

C0anterSeitess.
The State Sentinel gives the following
account Of the counteIfeiters, arrested in
the central counties in this State last
week.
Enough information has been dcve,oped 70 |
make it certain that there 10 an extensive and |
we'll organized association throughout this |
State, Ohio and Kentucky, composed of men |
who stand fair, who are engaged in the sell |
ing and passing Of counterfeit and bogus
currency. When it was known that the ar
rests were made, several citizens Of Rush and
Henry counties suddenly found business in
Morgan county and left, and one physician
informed his wife that he was compelled to
70 to mill" but has not been heard from
since his departure. The oficers are con-
tinuing their search for guilty parties, with
fair prospects Of making other arrests. One
individual left his luggage at the Calf House,
in this city, to be called for, but has not yet
thought 1t best to return for il.
The frat individual arrested was DR.. Pat
terson, Of Carthage, Rush county, who has
had an extensive practice in that section Of
the country. He Il represented - man Of
about forty eight years Of age, malicious and
Il
| Tying revolvers and bowie-knives for the
| purpose Of intimidation. He admitted after
his arrest, that he had been engaged in the
business for two years, but it is supposed that
it has extended back Ave or ak. He engaged
| in the business first, be says, for the purpose
! of detecting some men whom he supposed
were engaged in it, but finding it profitable
he continued it. He was decoyed to cell some
counterfeit $40 bills on the North Western
Bank Of Virginia, . dangerous counterfeit,
and after the sale Of $50 to two men was ar
ironed. A lot of spurious bills was found in
his Office. amounting to $3.50. A trap door
into an attic story was opened, the officer
reached up, found three bottles marked qui-
nine, in which were found rolls of counterfeit
bank bills. Rolls Of old newspapers were
also found there containing 100 bogus halt
dollars. A cellar was discovers under his
bed room, the only access to which was 9
small trap door in .ne floor, at the side Of the
bed, covered by . carpet. 1t was complete
dungeon, without light, but fitted up with
table, chairs, &c., in good order for business
The officers found secreted in various parts
of his Office packages of counterfeit bills and
bogus coin. Letters were found in his pos
session from different members Of the gang
containing information, in which the rea
|, meaning was concealed in slang phrases wei
known to the profession.
:. DR.. Patterson il represented to be man o.
the worst habits. He has wife and child
but did not associate with them. He ate ane
; slept in his office whore he was visited BY
abandoned females. More than hundrsc
indecent daguerrotypes Of himself and hi
female friends were found in his office.
The Doctor was examined before Justics
of the Peace in Nashville, recognized in hi
sum of $4,000, aud committed in default o
bail.
The next person arrested was Doctor Rog-
ers, Of Knightstown, . man with larg
{ family and respectfully conGected. He ha
no business, but represents himself % sport
officers.
The next one arrested was Perry Bennett
of st. Omar, who has been q terror Of tn
/ country. He had knocked down o sherii
when about 81 arrest hin !, and was undo
indictment for assault and battery with in
, tent to kill the sheriff of the county, ant
county officers were afraid TO arrest him
He il also . fugitive from justice from Iii
A nois. He was arrested, and $40 in new coun
terisit bills on the Reading Bank, Penn, wa
found upon him. He was taken to Rush
;. vile, and committed for having counterfei
/, money in his possession aud on the indict
ment pending against him.
gl Doctor Lewis FfaZec was arrested In Jones
:. Vile, Bartholomew county. When the doc
= tor was arrested, he attempted to conceal
quantity Of bogus half dollars behind y log
He acknowledged his connection with th
q, gang, but said that he had been drawn int
q Il BY Patterson. He was committed in de
q fault Of 81 900 bail. Doctor Frazee has un
doubleday been seduoed into these operation
r dealings with the gang was found upon hin
L
= Muncie. own, . man near sixty years Of agt
e He has before been arrested for dealing
counterfeit bank notes, but, turning State
evidence, was discharged. On his Perso
|. and in . bureau drawer in his house va
:, found counterfeit coin and bank-notes frOI
ten cents up to $50. Counterfeit dimes anc
Il also, spurious gold dollars were found abor
his premises. The whole amount found WI
y $743.70. This man was taken before tn
y United States Commissioner at Rushvill'
= and committed in default Of $4,000 bail.
Crucibles for melting were found at d
n Robinson's, but no dies. A lot of new cen
;. of the late issue were found in his possessio
which were undoubtedly intended to be use
J. for making the composition for counterfe
n coin. New counterfeit bills were put in Gil
. culation the same day in Rush, Henry, Decs
81 tur and Bartholomew counties, that the
Is were in Kentucky and Indiana. thus provin
the extent Of the organization and the pei
N feet understanding the members of the gan
of had with each other.
These developments in crime, in conne'
ton with others through various PORTIONS
the country. are astounding. The reckless
ness with which it is committed is not le
a. astounding than its iniquity. 1t is surprii
!. ing that men of good standing. employed
70 honorable and remunerative professions an
"a occupations, can be engaged in crimin
. transactions, the discovery Of which, soon
IN or later, is inevitable, destroying not onl
,e their own reputation, but that of their fam
lies, with knowledge that q degrading pull
ishmept must eusue.
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