The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-08
Extraordinary counterfeiting on the
Turkish Bank.


sevesti, the Distnfbutress OF the bills,
at SYRIA, TurEey-Her Detection by the DE-
rector or the Custom House, AbtluIIal TKinet
hey, &c., &c.
One Of the most extensive counterfeng operations that
ever known came 10 light yesterday, nearly half
million Of the spurious money being recovered by the
lice, together with the dies, plates &c., used sor manafc
turing the bogus stuff The money is oil Turkish bills,
and large amount Of has been successfully passed
in Constantnoplc by woman, who from all tho particu
lars that we have been enabled TO learn, was the
prime in the operation, and the principal chief
Of gang who aided her in its circulation.
II appears that the woman, whose s Mrs Sevesti,
Modavian came to this country about year ago. and
put up the st. Nicholas Hotel under the assumed name
of Madam Gardner. It is not known il she
panied here by any person, but after short stay the
above hotel she changed her quarters private board
ing house in the upper part of the city Early last spring
she called upon Mr. VIM. L. s. Harrison, printer doing
business No 81 Duane street. desired what
be would print certain amount of labels for and obtain
the plates &c, necessary for the printing Mr. Harrison
informed her Of his price, when she left; but in few
days after she again called and ordered four dozen
Of eiectrotype plates to be made, representing a
very curious looking label, which appears have
copy OF Turkish BILL with various Arabic letters in the
centre and around the edges Mr.. Harrison thought
them 10 DC iabei Tor some tnInese invention, and did
not for moment hesitate accept the job tic
dingy agreed 10 have the plates manufactured at the
earliest moment. An arrangement then made that
Mr. Harrison should print 600 600 copies dollar
thousand aud that they should be done wilhna certain
given time. The work was accordingly finished all
delivered, with Tie exception of about one
quarter Of the bills, which, together with the
plates, left il Mr.. Harrisons caro-, until
they should be called for by Mrs. Scvcsti.
Nothing further was heard of ths by Mr.. Har-
rison until yesterday when about two O'Clock the after
noon he surprised by the OF body Of men
who were less than Sergeant Berncy Acting Sergeant
Thomas Sampson and officers Busteed, Blackwell Hi
lard, Horrigan, Neais, Fowler Armstrong and Freeman
Of the Mayors squad, with TO seize all found
the place.
Madame Scvcsti, appears, she procured tho
bills, had three large trunks manufactured with false
bottoms, and in short time sailed in a steamer for
Europe. There she procured passage in the steamer
Agia Sofia, which between Liverpool and CONSTANT
noplc and landed at Syra. On leaving the steamer
she appeared very anxious about her luggage, and
ques,ed an Engs.uan, who was attached 70 the Steam
Companys Office 70 accompany her to the Custom House,
hoping that by hs assistance she might have the exam
nation got through more readily and with less rigor. She
also expressed anxiety lest her dresses and other articles
OF toilet should be rumped The director OF the Custom
House. Abdalah Ht Bcy assured her. with the greatest
courtesy that nothing should he injured that her
trunks must BE- opened. This DOME and the very
first looked at found 70 have false bottom On this
the director had a the rest c the baggage removed into
room, and requested the lady 10 follow him
there. further search then male and two other
trunks found to he made in the mancr, and
TO have carefully packed IN them iofg fged Of twenty
piasres 10 the total amount of 80 900 pstres made
up in packets of 900 each. The hidy herself after
wards searched, and there found, carefully seweI
IN her under garments, 10000 fastees more OF
the same notes. Tue llly and her baggage were
Immediately sent of 10 the Ministry or poce, and
on her way thiher she betrayed the utmost alarm
and agitation TN beng insrrogatsi hy the Minister she
snve her name as So c., that OF uni e thc hrst
lsmes In the East. ia. stated thai she native
nodavia, and q married woman. she gas alter
ward removed 10 tho prison for women aud sarefu,'y
watched and tle following day ,>rn Ia the Porto
and exam ned by the Grand yzer huseli. II s believed
that she only the agent of band OF orgerE who have
made syria thor headquarters
THO fact 0i her arrest caused great sensation for a
time Ia Syra, end s,eIs we're immediately tsen 10y The
Minister OF Police ami The ottoman government ~ icrr
il possible, where the bills oblanel an1 int
ed The Ottoman government aeeorilhsy wrote 70 tle
nfiish Minister at inncsD, stating tie arr - o rs.
rorcy and that ale had, during Judicial pro
caediug male before the Amstr nf fohec,
ftatci that shc had causcd Ito csilfs ta be printed
BY TIE above named prtncr IN iae city Tho Ttrksh
Minister al ionfun. accordingly wrote 10 tla Consul or
the ottoman rore IA this CITY, , borsford smnar tsl,
which letter arrived WEDNESDAY, by the hrags giving
ls suspicion that there yet arTs quantity q. the
counterfeit money to he fpuuc IIafcsos pfenis.s
Mr. smith prccccced At oHce befor tho Mayor, whore
he made thc following ..filavis, upoa whta warrant
was issrcd and placed IN the ABOVE oitccT hands.
AFFIDAVIT or NR. SMITH.
rior sfori Smith Con.ni fsr porte ~ ofy
,.sut.d hs hs hid rece - despatch fran ". ottoman
government through 'le Turkish Glner at sion ting
ttnt srs Sos ss Maayan mad arrived st tonsiuuarls
kug and, With carss sale a.a1ify uf caip.s oc
paper money ront.ing a. x auuircf thousand fccs Of
scvcsfi has during ua lei proceeding INTERROGATION made
before he Minister a.. Police rcsrrtft ss uaier &
Madame tPtGn.r. lad caus thr si tinc
psyer uouy sc priein fs city q. New York b. acersn
Fariscn hoyk printer. al Nc 81 puan. street Ia s.t city
that aAe had away four plates m ofr " print the
hnpei al "ugia Agnaur. q th. Sultsn and seal Tor
the Of the cs,.sr aud that there remains sls
xe-u pieces VI each "a he-r plates n ue uegtxne of
tie stcv. nsraei grn,sr and In lis sshn W."
ca hc torn and drs carnes among uG-. whch - b.
b. raae hr farhrr sAA be hat tult rr1ns
auhofty ~ the information us y rad BE- is
Lsvss hat tls "..ncs ptss piina ih'l
hereof ,Unrts.a on IN rrcas's 90 n po
- siou a The sad - Hafrsor ~ No - Husie ~" ia tf
ctx ~ New York; anil tnsnt fae1nr sys tlht ~ sal
"caca' paper suei rs rn1 unacr tn eaar0r 81
III 1urkth cuyrrnrirni aad tirt they crcf~i m1rey
tac and ha The ssd Harrison is's prn-l ne -.frA with
n ricut c dec ris and ieana. ana i thc tt1ul -
altered eud disposed u frsulu~n deasn. Drltnt
rtsss tt the Sad Hareon - srrssitt aai taat
secgh '. i.~nei " s.ite t,e A p ni toin-
'vrfrn 'cauios" whca has rr-sn beie ard lprs =
is,e rr.ffser ~ esW fsfirr. - No ~ pnt1s
street. ) WOrtsuEu SNltr, utioi ran r1nsfl
sworu before this stb asy u uobc less DAsitL h.
TInsTx Mayor.
The on ers, or searching Esrrlson's p'sre rscysrei
about s.co.ooo n the counter cit money, WHICH they
found vlpn ihe shelves ia the oin s tnc ps'cs we're
rcccvcred ard, together with the tsurcts, conveyed be-
fore tho Mayor. III. following cqy 0l che stamp On
the reycrsc SIDE oi the bills