New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-03

A CorsrrRrrrrER CAUGHr AT WORH ASD AR.
RrsTTD Yesterday afternoon two Of the employees OF
tie Harlem Railroad Company went TO Sergeant Relsy
Of the Twenty first Police Precinct, anA informed him
that there was in the neighborhood Of the Depot
whom they believed was engaged in making counter
fe, money. The sergeant returned with the men to
the depot, and ascended to the Cupola, fIom which
they could zee in the third story Of the building
No. n East Thirty second street, busly @; work.
powerful opera-gass brought in requis;tlon, when
the sergeant plainly ciscerned bank-bl upon
the table and the man at work thereon with
quill pen. Every Low and then, the MAJ would turn
the bill! slowly around Il he was carefully wdtiog
name. The table placed in front of the VlncoS;
the man was sitting with his face toward tie street
The officer also saw number Of other bills y bS
about the table. After wetching for some time, ard
being satisfied that the man was engaged IN making
counterfeit money the sergeant determined at once to
make descent upon the place, and accordingly leay-
ing his retreat crossed over. and ascending to the
third floor, tried the fontrOOm door, but found it
locked. lie then knocked at the back-rOom door,
which was opened by middle-aged woman. The
officer asked If her husband was in, when che
replied in tie negative. Just that moment
the man opened the door leading from tie
back to the 'front.' and poked his head IN for the
purpose of seeing what vas going on, VIXEN Sergeant
Relay stepped forward and arrested him. Upon search
ag the y ace there were found upon the table above
mentioned quantity of type, printing ink, form for
type bottle Of sizing pens writing uk, together with
$50 in Is IS end 5s. cOse examination OF the bills
showed that they wete Of the Farmers Bank Of Wick.
ford, Rhode IslaLd an exploded concern. The bills
were in process Of alteration as TO appear Of tho
i.sve Of the Farmtrs Bank OF bridgeport Corn. In
all Of the bills found upon the table the words Rhode
LELAND" ond "Wickford." and the names Cf tie ate
President and Cashier erased thereom by acids
otherwise and in tho greater part of them the word
bridgeport" lad been printed aud thc names OF the
Cashier ani President of the Famers Bank Of Bridge
pot forged thereon. the man gsve his name as w a.
Uouphey lie was taken TO the on-House and
thence TO the Jefferson Market Police Court, and AZ
raiened before Justice Kelly. The ofcor made an az
dayt setting forth the facts i'll the case and the ac-
cused was held in the sum OF $4,000 to answer the
charge. Tie accused was, no doubt, at the time the
officer first saw him, engaged in printing tue word
Bridgeport and forging the names OF the President and
CASHIER as when surprised at his work aud the bills
recovered the ink used iD printing the word Bridgeport
Was not diy. Uoughey Is men about A. years ct
age though he apre.is much older. He took the
matter very cooy ard requested the magistrate 10 let
him 90 GA his psroie ald get bail. He said that he
ow ed several houses ard lots uptowr and was worth
over $4,000 IIoughey' g wife subsequently Informed
Sergeant Relay that she had no idea OF knowledge Ci
via. her Lusbari did in the front Ioom as he always
lockcd the doors when 10 went to wors, AID would nI
let her or the children in.