New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-20
"AFLooD or coUNTsRREfT MONEY.
FIFTEEN PERSONS UNDER ARREST.

we're ucu-i ous.y engaged "A Circulating spurious -
hills pu,po,..ug to be genuine s5-es OF tie Lee Bank
Of Massachusetts,.
The first arrest Of persons cba7sci with being EN-.
p, ed in the refsIious busiress was made by nspec
tor Turnbul, OF the Eighteenth Precinct aided By
Officer j. J. Mount. These officers arrested at the
store Of Mr.. Cock IN Caral s,-ee vouan Who gave
Ter name o. Rachel Syie alias Miller. and in addition
TO the bill which che attempted pass she had sew.
e,a other bills sbou. her person, which during the
search she was compelled to Undergo, she endesyored
IN get rid Of. The woman taken to the StstioI.
House and locked VI fCr tie night but she protested
extreme innocence and denied knowing that the money
wa bad.
simultaneously with this arrest, another was made
IN town. two women being taken into custody at a
store on the Third avenue on Suspicion of being en-
oage6 in the netar;ous busiress. Justice Fanireau.
IF the Second District Police Court was passing the
corner Of Third and Th.Ity.thri street. when
the clerk Of grocery store in tie neighborhood ap-
nroscbed snd tod the Justice that there was woman
IN his store whohs attempted to pass some counterfeit
mopey upon him The magistrate told the clerk to
return TO the store, marx the bill so that he would
know il again. rd then ten the woman that he could
~, pet !. changed. The clerk did as told, and the
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me. another female with whom she entered into con-
,e1sation The two then entered another grocery
store corner Of Twenyninth street and Third avenue.
In ,h;s store they made small purchase, and ten
dered the same bill that they had offered but short
time previous in payment. In the mean time al officer
having been procured by Justice Fiandreau, the two
women we're arested and conveyed to the Twenty
frt Ward Staten House, where they were locked up
for examination From information subsequently re-
cciyod ii was escsraiDed that the money obtained
from Nr. Oak,Gk Bremen, residing at Greenpoint.
About the sane time several arrests were made in
ether pats az the city and the prisoners all women,
proy ied with quarters IN the Station Houses for the
nigh Inspector rumbun, after the arrest of Sivie,
Immediately sent notices Of the fact to the various
daily newspapers and called upon per;cns having re-
ceyed such money to cal at the several Police Courts
and Identify those who had been apprehended. The
result of these notices that the Police Courts yes
to-day morning were throrged with shop'keepers,
each having one Of the IS counterfeit bills.
The principal portion Of the money having been
passed in the upper par ftbe city there was general
rush TO the J, ferson Market Police Court where
the following prisoners: Henry Lovejoy David Jones,
o1as HILL Rachel Sllyie, alioS Miller, Honora killen,
Agnes Moore and James Thomas. All Of th7e were
identified and complaints made against them The
following is the principal portion of the evidence taken
Yesterday afternoon at the Jefferson Market Police
Court before Justice Flaed,eau:
Jouy SuypgcnD. clerk in the div goods store of
VIM Erazc No 1854 Broadway testified that about ocloct
David Hill came aC the store AID puTeha.'d eoioed .A
GO nte1e bis the Lee Bank ard received ~ 50 in good
Henry o. Staokay, keeping grocery and liquor
p-cad nj
about % O'Clock in the evening Hill to his store aad
cocdI drink ter9einG ia payment heo one .. n'
H. unt stcy and found Officer Doan and ~ they
came il hill ran The officer .tarted in pursuit OF Hin aud
sr1ted LIN il TLyrst street between Seventh aud Eighth
Tie accused. on hi way 70 me Station-ho"'e
Richard Qridcr OF ;te Twentyirst Ward Police,
18Th Of August 85 he information that there
sevrra parties through Different sections of the city, passing
counter;, - bills the Lee Bouk at Lee, hs and amon
S % he% and .a tlci in the grocery store
the e to-. ,'5sst end Thia s'e1 ec Finch
the Twcuty Precinct entered the store Of John H. Alters
lies and fourd Honoa Ki,on ard Agnes Moore he two
now ie:nt IL Sc Ssq.iod, Of oisSr Inch c
Mooir opd assisted Finch conducting them % the
.sid Agnes pat band into basket she carried her
ann deponcnt two OF thu rs counterfeit bank notes
on the Lee Bst she ad deponent, Keep SIT. or words
10 that eject depot therefore chsrscs ,ad Agnes Moore
with having the sid ts.sc forged and counterfeit pomssorI
notes with the wis ed AID feonious iuent
20 utter publish the from tao fact OF her having
been erected in company with honoa hn, who attempted
10 "a. bill Of similar description set oitn N ,
sIts1ed af3sy Of Ludwig Ess' Defendant further d'
that when be arrived Il The Station House De searched tue
basket b. lore mentioned and found Of the bulls Of
.ni cIpion which bill j. also counterfeit Deponent also
found IN ~ said Hes separate packages OF good
Inoley the containing &C. aud the other = d. a'' two
pair, 81 new Stockings.
Hsy any % & ~ . 81 TO n
tnCe az from the fact o. having found cu
Do YOU cfyor own knowledge know of sny fac. cis
cus,arce tending TO impcate Honor hen except the st
sfs-l IN O. I'LL "A.
90 net. "
LuGwig Eggers, ctik 10 the grocery store of John
H. Alters coaer Of Twenty n.t. street aud Third avenue,
testified that about clock the evening it, question: Hono
Kn Agnes Moore into the store together am pur
Honor1 Offering IN payment
therefore IS counterfeit bill the Lee Bank Deponcnt
tuned the pill The woman sne at the same time tue Officers
in aud arrested both al toe women
CHRISTOPHER Fcacn, clerk in the grocery store OF
Bcttoms Third avenue -tied that on the night IN qne'
eIfet BIZ ca Ike Lee Bank 3cpollt Layas ben pre-;
Bank in circulation and no. feeling cohdent in n' own
judgment. went OF. - nave the saI on CANNED ana
the Of Cooper Brother coTrer OF Thutythird s;t
nd Third and there the said ei was
go back 10 the and marx the BILL aud tel the sad oa
Ls tePae bad no ehsnse which agponeI, d anu aa n
nized IS the which he Sas informed was subsequently
s;ttmp,ea to be passed on LSdwis AsFsI, ,ro ,s.
fed that about T. O'Clock the morning oil the I9.h 9st ia
Thoma, cane to his 9fe snd piehs,ea one par o &
bills question: be Immediately discovered hat the 'did note
counterfeit and had Thomas arrested go
Fernando Bonmau, clerk IN the store OF III. j.
Heneshe Eighth testified that about O'CLOCK on
The morning OF the 18TH inst John Thomas IN company wtI
smother person whose unknown came To- the teTe aa
pucbs ed pair OF amounting 20 = Inoua' ohefeu
therefor SIS counterfeit bill on the Lee Bank ana IT,
ceil q : y C. in good money $3.50,
Charles s. Tunbuil Inspector OF the Eighth Pre-
cine Police being sworn d. poses srd On tne io,
inst he ,ted kachse alias Miller N the store kept
b. John CcoAe No 525 Canal street snd e sea cs hef
gI in the pckt up from the hoor tour conn
eIlet pC.Gssorv purpOTns 10 b. oil aud issued Dy W
Lee Bank at Lee Mas for the payment "a he sum Si -
each which She informed Geponent the said Sl,e
alias Miller from bosom and throw the foor tne
OF the ieBsh By deponnt DCponent further addi 'n-
her arrest admitted the sloe aid notes III her
possess . "a throw them on the ioor. 80 q, D.,
DCponct further that BE- has docbt .hd' Tue sau gu