New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-08
FORGERY or TURKISH GOTERNNENT
NOTES.
TWELVE MILLIONS COrNTERFETrED.

The following affidavit was made yesterday before
the Mayor, by j. o-ford Smith, esq, Turkish Consul
al tbs port
CRY ard Copnrye Of Ner. York Ho-ford Smith, Con
W. - @ "a bst \. b,s receiv.d ri.ns,rb ron,
Tie Ottoman Government the Turkish Minister Ion
stantiuope from England with considerable quantity Of
'caims papsr money consisting of 5000 pieces OF paper
money Of =. ast,r, and that said M Scys'ti has
arlnk p 1ip s.s tbs. he rnfer ,be assumed name %
Madame Zsimen caused the said canes money
to be printed IN The city ef Ne";foIs' bS certain
No % Tha he had taken away plates print
the imperial Toughrs" Of the Sultan and seal for
tbe reverse Of the CamesH ,ha there remains beside
sixteen ueces plates in Magazine of the
above printer and N bis possession g. well as the torn
and din, Gaines among which she he, caused to be
made And dponen, further says, tha, he has f reliance in
sutheut y OF tie information tnus conveyed aad he be-
eves that sand canrs, and the plates for printing theu
u Fa thereof are no" concealed on the premise or IN
street il the Ward Of the city Newiork and depouent fur
th.r that the ad tane paper money su-d BY and
under the the Turs.h aud that they
circulate money therein aud he believes thst th 'a'd
Haui,on has printed the with the intent 20 deceive and
dsfraud and ,hs, the should be altered and disposed o
with fraudulent design D-ooueut prays that the aid
Harrison inay arrested and thst search be Issued
hs. to b-eye sud believe, tine PREMISE Of
the said - Harrison 2, 80 q DSns s r ,Fee, ,o,, cou
'"''A DASlEL ,. TlEMANN, Mayor
Mr.. Smith stated that this woman had circulated
about Cc0 worth of this money in Constantinope,
wtbout exciting suspicion. She was abont to leave
for another part Of the country 10 renew her opera
ton. when the size OF her travelling trunks excited the
curiosity of the police, who imptrtvely insisted upon
looking at the mammoth hoops" They found in
them large quantity OF the spurious money, and sus-
pectirg her extensive dress, they pushed their
r,-esrches in that direction and found another pile
-ewed UP in her skirts and in the folds Of her onter gar
meui She was Of course closely questioned, and con-
iessed the whole affair. Tie Turkish Government
thereupon lodged information against Mr.. Harrison
as the printer.
The Mayor issuei warrant for Mr.. Harrison arrest,
which was served by Sergeant BerDey yesterday
afternoon. When notified that he was charged with
forgery the printer confounded he protested that
he had Dot the remotest suspicion that The labels
which he printed were money, and he at once yelun-
tarly gave the officer tue stereoiypeplates aud tue
caUceled sheets left from the job. Mr. iarrisor,
with lis men and boys, were then taken before the
Mayor TO answer the charge He stated to his Honor
THAI on The st OF July last lady, who gave Esr name
~ Mime. Zaifmep, called a, his Office 10 get job
printed She eyi. emily foreigner, speaking the
English language very irnperfecty. Producing what
appeared 10 b. tinted label in Arabic character, she
asked him bis price for 100000 copies. He named the
amount, snd, il berg satisfactory the contract wa
concluded, and she made the deposit usually required
OF strarg GERS The lady very particular about tne
paper which the label printed-so II uch 80
that MT. Harrison wss obliged 10 have pnc manu-
acured to suit her The job was completed, paid Tor
and sent home the a3i og July. Mrs. Zaifnen haa
the sheet. packed in trunks and carried to the Astor
House giving her note for balance Of 500 due on
the amount Of her bill. Harrison heard hothlne
further from her until arrested yesterday on charSe
OF forging Turkish money. The Mayor held MN io'
examination in 1900 bonds and liberated the printers
and devils Internationally.
Tie forged notes resemble fire crackers, NJ PASTE %
tobacco labels, anything in fact, but twenty pla'''
notes.
To TIE PUBLIC.
The undersigned desires To state in reference 20 ~.
charge made by the Turkish Consul. ot prinluS
Gaines" or paper money, such a. u is'oei ~ tIe
Turkish Government that be is entirely and sDso
Innocent of any criminal knowledge or intent III .p
whole matter not having enteTt aimed the re'h"I-. T
pcion a. the time the job was done, or since Iha l
printing which he executed could b. put 70 any esai
use. The job came 10 bis office apparently ID .l-e
uar course If business; the woman, being 'u uansei
10 him. was told the rule Of the othce, requiring "yI
strangers a ref. renee or An advance paym'nti sle
chos. the latter alternative and the job was put 10
hand and executed as soon II could COW ehirnuy ve
done The Labels a. she called tneni shd WHICH
be supposed were 20 be used on some hosuu VI a1'
FL. of commerce of Eastern origin, IRON 1ngie oeus
Chinese characters upon them, we're Cd lo tg
ordinary stereotype and eeetrotype plates used D. al
Job Printers in their hasiress. Toe wood engraving
was made by Mr. j. w. Orr, VINO doc az .he 7up,
scriber's engrayinr-the plates were eiec'r typed
whar,. he hn, all tha; kind Vt HoIk done-the paper