The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-01
Police Intelligence.


ARREST OF AN ALLEGED GANG OF COUNTERrElTERS
AND SEIZURE OF BOGUS MONEY.
On Wednesday night information was received at the
Deputy superintendent office that extensive gang Of
counterfeters at work circulating spurious Gives"
the Onondaga Bank of Syracuse Arrangements were
diatey made break up the gang and stop the Cir
culaton of the bogus bills The matter placed in the
hands of detectives Widely, Pool Robb and Baldwin, and
immediate steps taken to the guilty parties.
The policemen proceeded to the house of a named
Joseph Lne residing at the corner of Flushing
and Oxford street. Fast Brooklyn where they made four
arrests end seized upon lot of counterfeit bills on the
bank in question lane his wife, Honora Oakley Bcemer,
Isaac H. Cook and Thomas Bowers found the pre-
misses and were made prisoners. On their way to New
York, lane managed in some unaccountabe manner
10 make his escape from Messrs Baldwin and
Robb, and up TO the present time he has succeeded
in eluding the police The others were brought before
Justice Welsh at the Lower Police Court yesterday where
the following interesting affidavit made against the
prisoners by detective Widely
Elisha II. wdey, of the detectives of the Office Of
the Deputy Superintendent Of the Metropolitan Police be-
ing duly sworn deposes and saysOn Wednesday Dec 30,
1867, and officers Pool, Robb and Baldwin received in
formation that counterfeit bills be sold
by Joseph Lane, who lives at the Of Flushing
and Oxford street, Brooklyn; that deponent and
the said officers went 10 the residence of said Lane and
after watching two hours they man enter and come
out again that dcponent and the other officers arrested
the man, who proved to be Oakley Beemcr; that they
searched him. and upoa his person found about $22 in
bank notes. gold and silver COIN all good money that they
detained said Beemer and took him back to Lanes house,
and his wife. Honora that said Honora on
being arrested was noticed by deponent to
which deponent picked up, and which proved be pack
of counterfeit bank notes of the ODondaga Bank OF
tss % Scas New of
all deponent further that he then told Honora Lane
and her husband that they had better produce the rest OF
the money that they were determined 70 search the
house, and there any of the money they would
be sure 10 lind IT. deponcn told lane that there was only
sl25 there and that he was well convinced that he ne
had OF it, lane said, eyes there has been $3.50 left
here and said the balance had been thrown OF the
window dcponen. took Lane the street, and imme Hate
y under the window upon the steps leading u the cellar
found package Of five Of the counterfeit bills OF the
said Onondaga Bank, Of the denomination of 50 each;
acponent further that he then returned with lane
to his rooms which arc in the upper part OF the building
and while conversng WITH Lane and his wife, Thomas
arrested and searched, but no counterfeit money
found upon his person Bowers detained officer Pool
charge Of officers Robb Baldwin that deponent and
officer Pool proceeded 10 house IN Gold street, Brooklyn,
Tor the purpose of aresing Charles Clark and his bro
Their who they had been informed connected with
Of the parties arrested in the traffic Of counterfeit
money; that they were unsuccessful and returned To
lanes house. shortly after which lsaac entered, aud
arrested, and on his person was found ono Of the
counterfeit I've dollar bills; Cooke refused TO
state where he 70, the bill deponent further says
thai he and the officers aforesaid then searched
lanes house, and found bundle Of letters
and papers, an imitation bank note Of Raharion Bank
breastpin finger ring and a shawl pm but nothing
contained in said papers relating TO couuterietng that
deponont and ,heocers then baough all the prisoners
Cent iEpe over 10 lepu! cnlCe III
New York where they kept all night and this after
were brought to the First District Police Court he
ponont further says tina, lane managed to oude the vigil
lance OF officers Robb and Baldwin, who were left in
Of the house while dcponcnt and officer Pool were
at the house Of Clark, in Gold street, AMI said Lane
escaped that before leaving lanes house, and after
Cook wife had called TO him (Cook), the latter did
state 70 the officers where he had procured the i've dollar
counterfeit bank BILL and said II paid TO him for board
by Charles Clark Mrs Cook also made the remark
Ia his having the bill.
At the conclusion the examination Justice Welsh dc
cded 10 discharge all the prisoners except Honora Lane
for want of sufficient evidence. Honora old hand at
the business and IL well known 20 the police Previous 10
her marriage with lane sho known Honora Shop
pard under which cognorncn she twice tried for
iDg bogus bills.
fivc persons, named John King, Jackson Jordon Tho
Taylor, John nophan and Emma Hill, were brought
before Justice Dawson, at the Jefferson Market Police
Court charged with having had counterfeit bills on the
Onondass Rank in their possession The male prisoners
all committed for examination, while Fnma was
locked up foe trial on three separate comp' ats