Litchfield enquirer., 1858-04-08
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General News,

A COUNTERFEIT CAUGHT AT WORK AND ARREsTEp- Last week two of the employees of the Harlem Rail- road Company went to Sergeant Relsv of the Twen- ty-trst Pulice Precinct. and informed him that there Was man ill the neighborhood of the Depot whom they believed was engaged in making collrl- terfeit money. The sergeant returned with the men to the depot, and ;scended to the cHpola from which they could see man in the third story Of the building No. Al Elst Thirty street, busily at work. powerful opera s lass Was brought in re- quisition, when the sergeant plainly discerned bankbill upon the table, and the at work there OH with d quill pen. Every now and then, the man would turn the bill slowly around if he was care fully writing a name. The table was I;.ced in front of the window, the man Was sitting with Iii, face towards the street. The officer also wv a num- Der of other bills lying about the table. After watching for sometime, and being satisfied that the man was engaged in making counterfeit money. the sergeant determined at once to make descent ul)- on the place. and accordingly leaving his retreat. crossed over, ascending to the third hoor tried the front-room door, but found it locked. He then knocked at the back-room door. which was opened by mddle-a5ed woman The officer asked if her husband in, when sh; replied in the negatiye,- Just at that moment the opeLed the door lead ing from the back room to the iront and poked his head in for the purpose of seeing what was going on
 when Sergeant Relay stepped forward and arrested him. Upon searching the place there were found on the table above mentioned quantity of type
 printing ink, form for type, bottle of sizing pens
 writing ink, together with $50 in Is, :s and 5s.- A close examination of the bills showed that they were of the Farmers Bank of Wicksord, Rhode Is- and Jan exploded concern.) The bills were in pro- of alteration as to appear of the issue of the Farmers Bunk of Bridgeport, Conn. In all of the
 ills 10 nd upon the tab. the words Rhode Is d' and :. Wicktord' ' and the nam.s of the late fresi- dent and Cashier were e.asel tierrtrom by acids or otherwise and in the greater part of them the word
 Bridgeport had be II printed and the names of the Cashier and President of the Farmers Bunk of Bridgeport forged thereon. The man gave his name as Wm. Houghey. He was taken to the Station House and thence to the Jefferson Market Police Court, and arraigned before Justice Kelly The of iicer made affidavit setting forth the facts ii, the case, and the accused was held in the sum of s2,00O to answer the charge. The accused was, no doubt at the time the officer first saw him, engay- ed in printing the word Bridgeport and forging the names of the President and Cashier as when sur. priscd at his work and the bills recovered the ink used in printing the word Bridgeport was not dry.- Houghry is a man about forty five years of arc
 though he appears much older. He took the mat
 ter very coolly and requested the magistrate to let him go his parole and get bail. He said that he owned several houses and lots up town and was worth over Sl2,0O0 Houghey's wife subsequently, informed Sergeant Relay that she had no idea or knowledge of what her husband did in the front room as he always locked the doors when he welrt to work, and would not let her or the chidr.n in