New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-19

ENIENsUT SrrlrRr OF Boots Con- AND Corx.
TERrFITING APrARNTrS.-l yesterday morning Fred.
erik FrodnaCh keeper Of the porter.ho,se corner Of
West and Harrison streets, and John Hazard, bar
tender in the same establishment were arrested by
three officers Of the Detective Police force charged
with manufacturing and passing bogus United States
coin. The circumstances attending the discovery Of
the conterfeng apparatus and the arrest of two Of
the parties engaged therein are ms follows In Octo-
Der last Samuel Gooderson tin-roofer was engaged bv
Fednach to repair the roof of his house corner of West
and Harrison street.. The work was done and a bill
therefor, amounting to siJ, rendered Mr. Gooderson
called time after time TO get his money but was each
time put off with excuse. In this manner, he
was delayed until about fortnight ago, when Fred
mach paid him 81 on account. Among the money
was queer" :? bill, which Gooderson re
turned to Frednach, remarkug that il was
bad. Frednach apologized and saying he had
10 idea that the bill was a counterfeit took
it back, but did not at the time replace it with good
bill. Frednach so polite about the matter, that
GoOdersOn thought nothing more concerning it until
Saturday last when, upon calling on his debtor with
view of raising little money, Frednach paid him
so BILL which proved to be counterfeit. Gooderson
hastily returned with the bill, when Frednach mani
tested ignorance relative TO its character and said he
would recfy il forthwith. He then counted out 8 in
bills and the balance in specie remarkDg he placed
the specie in Goodcrson's hand, :" suppose you have
10 objection to specie, it is the best and surest
money to get rid Of The specie consisted of nineteen
25c. pieces, two Zoe. pieces, and DC. piece On
his way home, Mr.. Gooderson paid out six of the
25c pieces and in the evening gave portion of the
balance to servant girl to purchase marketing. In
short time thereafter the girl returned and told Mr.. c.
r Al. 1nl ,.nlt
the people in market. Mr.. G. now closely examined
and tested the coin he had remaining aud found that
seven Of the thirteen DC pieces bogus. Two Of
the bills out Of the five were also bad
Mr.. GCoderson now came TO the conclusion that
Frednach had purposely paid him, each time, bad
money and that he made his business and determined
to investigate the matter. Confding in friend who
lived in the same house. he gave him s. bill and d.
reced him to call at Frednachs place and purchase a
bundle Of cigars. The friend did as requested, and
ceiyed among his change six bogus quarters and a
bogus ten-cen piece. Being now fully convinced of
the nefarous business carried on by Frednach, Mr.. g.
communicated the facts to Officer Roberts of the
Eighth Precinct. The officer gave information OF the
matter Deputy Superintendent Carpenter, who de-
tailed Officers Widely, Devoe and McCord OF the de-
tectve police TO investigate the case.
arranged their plans called at Frednachs place and
called for drinks, rendering in payment therefor bill
Receiving among their change bogus quarter, they
forthwith apprehended Frednsch and Hazard his
barkeeper The officers then searched the house, and
in room over the bar-room found about so in
bogus SOC. pieces, 25c. pieces and 1Oc pieces pol
ished and ready for circulation. quantity of coins
awaiting milling and some apparently fresh from the
mods were also found in the apartment. The place
was well fitted up for the business and quite secluded
In the center of the was found full Get impe
ments for manufacturing the CON- apparently prepared
for immediate use, together with dies files, milling
machines metal tests, scales &c. gavanic battery
ready set was also found, and some ten or twenty
pounds of the composition from which the bogus money
was made. AL was complete-machinery, apparatus,
dies, milling-machines chemicals, files rollers, &c.
Everything apperainng to the business found in the
shop was seized and caed to the Police Headquarters,
where the accused were locked up until today, when
they will be taken before the United States Marshal
for examination.
Within short time past considerable quantity OF
bogus money has been in circulation about the city,
but so cautious were the manufacturers in issuing it
that their whereabouts could not be ascertained.
NoroRIoUs HOTEL THIEF NABBED.-A noto-
,ous and most impudent hotel thief named George
Marvin, alias Daniel Hepburn, alias Yankee Dan was
apprehended few days ago. charged with stealing the
property of guests and boarders at the Gramercy
Palk''House, and committed to the Jefferson Market
Prison for examination tappears that on the 10Th of
December ut. Marvin went to the house in question
ard applied for a room with which he was accommo-
dated by Mr.. Peavy one of the clerks in the estab
shment. Marvin remained two days and then went
away returning again on the 81 of January. Mr..
Peayy this time assigned him room, No. 2OS, in the
front part of the attic. The accused said he would
prefer a room lower down. The first time he was at
the house he had room over the dining saloon which
rooms were isolated from the body of the house, and
parties having them had to pass the office. He finally
concluded to put up with room No 2OS, AMI said he
would send his baggage around. He said his folks
would be absent in the country two or three weeks.
The accused then entered his name upon the books
as &C. II. Mervn.' On the merning OF the Sth inst
about 5 o'clock Marvin came down stairs in company
with another man whom he had smuggled into the
house and asked Neil Ntzhugh, the porter, to let him
and his friend out-that they were in hurry to get
the 6ocock train to Albany. In consequence of prop
erty having been missed about that time from the
rooms of several Of the boarders and guests, Mr.
Henry S. Croker, The proprietor Of the hotel had
given orders to the porter to let no one out OF the
house without his knowledge. McIIugd told the men
that he would not LET them out and sent word by the
Waterman to Mr.. Croker, bidding him come imme
diaely to the office. Upon seeing this move, Marvin
and his friend became very uneasy and endeavored to
force the porter to open the door, Noticing one of the
lower windows open, Marvin and his companion
Jumped out the former landing in deep area, and the
latter upon the sidewalk. McTIugh ran as quick as
possible TO the door, but, when he got outside, the
fellows were nowhere to be seen. On Saturday after
noon last NJ Peayv. being in an auction store on