The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-12

LAR6E HAUL or COUNTERPART MONEY, ToGEfhth
WITH PRESSES, DIES ETC., ETC., USED FoR MANU-
FACTURING SPURIOUS CoiN-ovER $4,000 WORTH
OF THE BOGUS MONEY RECOVERED, TOGETHER
WITH 81 900 IN COUNTERFEIT BILLS ON VARIOUS
BANKs-rHE uEApQu ARrERs or THE GANG IN
BRoOKLYN ETC.
One Of the important arrests that has ever been
made by the police OF this city, and which involved
large amount of spurious coin, accomplished by four
Of New York officers yesterday, 10 whom is due
great deal OF praise tor the which they have
for over three months, worked the counerfers
and secure the materials with which they carried
their unlawful trade. The implements, consisting
dies, plates, presses, &c the most extensive ant
expensive that have been recovered The successful
breaking up Of the establishment is Of importance
the public and will, doubt be the of saving
hundreds from being swndled by having spurious
passed upon them.
The concern in itself was perfect mint and has been
the headquarters of the like for long time thou
sands of dollars having been put circulation; and IL
would have without doubt, been carried unmoiosed
had not the officers, who faithfully followed up
cecded through their strenuous efforts in tracing the
ringleadcrs to their headquarters.
II appears that about three months ago Capt George
W. Walng, OF the detective force, learned that there
large Of counterfeit gold and silver coin,
as well counterfeit bills, manufactured somewhere in
tho city Of New York neighborhood sold
ingly decided to his utmost endcayors, If possible,
to ind out who thepersons were.
Complaint after complaint was daily and nightly pour
ing in at his Office by persons, mostly retail store
Keepers, complaining that they had had bad money
FROM The % nanereas % Complaints, Captain waing became
satisfied that there some sort OF headquarters
for this business not far Of lie accordingly detailed three
Of his valuable mcn-etectve officers Geo Elder,
Sampson and MrCora-to assist him in his en-
deavors They being old and expert officers, Captain
Wang satisfied that IL the parties engaged in tho
os time be secured.
For the past three months the above officers, with
Captain Walng, have been the watch night
and day. "pipng' various parties known tol them
az being formerly engaged in the like business; but
they with These efforts 70 get Clue to
the parties seemed for long time, Notwithstanding they
worked night and day, TO be OF avail About three
weeks ago, however, when they had almost given up all
hopes OF capturing the rogues they succeeded in coming
a who led them TO keep close watch his
movements believing him to be one of the individuals
that they had SO long wanted They soon had the salts
faction u knowing that the party engaged in circu
latng counterfeit money; Dut the Whereabouts ol
his quarters was Tor time rather dllicut
matter for them to solve. After some tmc
accomplish turned up, and his steps traced to
very neat little cottage on Myrtle avenue, near DIVISION
avenue, Brooklyn. 4 close watch here kept, and
from careful observation the officers became satisfied
that sort Of business carried within, and
felt that their long looked tor prize about TO b.
secured. Keeping a constant lookout the movements
Of the inmates they finally decided make descent
/ the little cottage Thursday morning Accordingly,
about eleven O'Clock yesterday they all four start.
| cd over to the above place. Captain Waiiins and
officer Elder, their arrival, placed themselves at the
Of the house. AMI officers Sampson and McCori at the
front part At time when they thought the inmates
not expecting vsiters they entered by the back ant
front door much to The surprise oI those within, who
comprised three AMI woman, all apparently Just
having lett sort OF work. TIA all arrested
ana placed in one under the charge Of of the
officers while the remainder searched the house They
| were not long in finding what they had so long de
| sired. In found several valuable
| presses ffty sN dies for casting gold dollars,
two and half pieces three dollars lvcs tens and TWEEN
ties also coin Of denominations There
also found large quantity ot valuable gold bronze,
ton &c, which in ali not less than 81 600 There
also discovered about s3oooo worth of the spurious
CON- all ready for nse together with ~ 36a In
teroit bills on the following banks,rwo one dollar coun
tefcis the Cayuga Lake nank, ". Y huntred anl
l ten dollars la counterfeit tens the Hart
| ford Bank, OF Hartford, Conn; eighty dol
lars the Mechanics Bank, Hartford Conn.
two hund ed and seventy dollars tens the Charlotte
Bank, south Carolina; five hundred dollars In hves
the delaware County Rank, iehi, Delaware county, n
" and four hundred dollars in wentes the New Eng
Land Bank OF Boston There also recovered 81 900 IN
| good money. The parties were all conveyed to
Broomc and Elm streets whore they gave their names
| as Edward Edwards, Mrs. Edwards, his wife, Samuel
James and Chas Cook. They all locked ~ 10 wait
the action Of the United States District Attorney and Mar
shal byndcrs. All the implements dies &C. together
with the money conveyed 10 the police headquarters
This will be the means OF stopping any further circulation
0f the Ike coin for time. The public will doubt
be thankful for the fortunate discovery and the of
the PARTIES. Persons having had bal coin passed upon
them would do well to call ut the police headquarters and
take look at the prisoners.