Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-21

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arrest on Tuesday last Of John p Stone, the pin
cipsl agent q the manufactures Of the villsiaoas
coin, the ofhcers Obtained from him sufAcient In
formatfon In relatton 70 his own connection win
the confederation 10 fully implcate him, and also.
elected enough 10 fmplicate ,. b. Wafdef. who
resides In the same neighborhood with Stone.
Ms,,u wsrs % taken IN rsiIs 10 s. @ wssds
wa secretly witnessed by e ofncer, and during
which the latter handed wardss package Of the
base coin which be sccepted- well knowing what
with the evidences Of his completely upon his
person-s Money Of the same character was also
fraesd b John Shaw. who was subsequently
exceltent oPportunity Of utsering fhfs wofthles
trash % bis customers In s.nalT Quantities a q
time, from his butter stand Ia the Centre MARKET
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Upwards Of one thousand dollars were passed to
Wfder and shaw by stone, acting as the agent
Of the msnufacturen, who reside in Philadelphia.
gold dollar and halves (which was mentioned In
our yesterdays issue ~ being expected through
the Adams Express Company came to hand, duly
and was instantly taken In charge BY the police.
Yesterday aftefnoon, Independent Policemen
Allen, Wise and Kimball let for Philadelphia,
with full authority from the Interior Department
here to arrest the manufactures In that CITY Whose
place Of business they had previously learned.
Probaniy rom stone lIt may be proper TO state
here that we omitted 70 mention Yesterday the
completely OF Stone, at the request Of those en-
gagged in the Investigation, until they had
chance . carry out certain Investigations, In
gard 70 which II was deemed desirable thai secfe-
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fence, was formerly a druggist I'm the northern
The esicers tsok stone (who has "blownp upon
IL was arranged by the Officers with Stone that the
latter should write to the manufactures, who re-
sides In Camden, 90 meet him af the Baltimore
there Last night, with the sum Of 81 900 Of bogus
coin. which he 70 deliver to Stone and receive
pay Zoe. and the officers were then to step up and
70 the deceive DoIiee q i one ~
whom not long since saw him In that city and
tzlked with him. Stone informed this policeman
that he had reformed, and was keeping a drug
store in this city. The officer, who had once
caused him 20 be convicted and sentenced for i've
years for uttering counterfeit CON- pfofessed 10 be
very glad 70 hear Of his reformation and thought,
night, at an unreasonable hour, he saw Stone I'm
Suspicious neighborhood, In company and close
conference with man who had lately been In the
hands q the Phil.dslPhis police on suspieioa
led the detecve to form other opinions Of his cus-
TONER, and he communicated his suspicious to the
authorities here, since which strict watch has
been kept upon the ex-druggist. He might at that
time have been arrested, on his return 70 WISH
ington with the counterfeit coin In his possession,
which he doubtless was then in Phfladelphia to
receive, but a. such an arrest could Only have
frustrated the plans Of the police, he was not
troubled - The package Of bogus coin which
came through yesterday from Philadelphfs. by
Kind that has ever ben thus fUrWarde one though
the agents Of that company here have been under
directions for the last SIX weeks TO be on the look
ont for any such package, and In case Of receiving
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AT The time Of the arrest Of warder, and while
he was In the custody Of the Officers I'm his own
den, who keePsa coal and wood yard at the corner
Of X and Eighth streets, and who has been In the
habit Of furnishing Warder with coal. IL seems
that Mr.. w. paid Moulden number Of half dol
lars for coal purchased Of him, which the latter
soon after paid over 70 Mr. Frazier, who, In hand
ling them to pay out. detected four counterfeit
ones, and sent them back to Moulden, inquring Of
whom he had obtained them, and advising him to
return them TO whoever be bad got them from,
without delay. Mouiden Immediately thought In
his own mind that he must have received them
from w.rdsr. a part q The money paid % Pa
and be Immediately called on Warder At his who'd
once, and observing the presence Of the onicevs
inquired what was the matter. The onxcer in
formed him Of Warder's arrest and the charge
against him. Mouiden, coupling this fact with
the object Of bis own visit, then Instantly deter
mined 10 szy nothing about IT, feeling confident In
man; but The latter saved him fron ayinQ ssy-
thing by asking, stJohn, did paw Won any Of thss
moneyc' To which Moulden replied @yes, that's
what e am, me = call % {ou.s and he rad sup
BY some one In the same manner by taking the
bogus money unwittingly. Wssder again ssked,
"John are You perfectly sure seat you that mon
t6.t Wa bis imprssion, or Re would not have
called for an explanation, but that be could not
make positive oath OH. Tie officer then informed
Siderable snosat q sse sogss coin FROM Stone eo
and Informed him that his presence would be re-
CURED at the pagistrate's ONCE ~ witness Not
being sammoned regularly, Moulden did not at
10 the above statement could have been Of no use
there, by re1son of not being able to testify posi-
lively % the above stated imPressions -
AxAvxxrx RArLRoAD--we have received the
following cireuisr, which speaks Cor itself The
circular, we learn, has been sent TO some ff6 Of
the most prominent citizens in all parts az the city
to the end that the right sort Of men may be en-
listed In the entsrpsise IL 10 proposed to organize
sad move fos charter ut once ~
WAsHrxsrox CIrr, Oct. a. 1859.
srn: A number Of citizens, with visw 70 the
Construction Of drsf-class avenue railroad from
6eorgetown 10 the Navy ard, for the Convenience
and sdyantage Of the two eities, having met To-
gether, have requested me 10 address you this cir
culzr. 80 : ~ fes
The wants q our Community demand such a
work, and the time has now arrived for IL con-
struction- The necessity for immediate action bv
our citizens will be manifest when Il IL Known
thzf othes, non-rssidents, are moving in as nat
t=r Tor purposs Of speculation. $50 !
IL 10 proposed 70 form company compoeed Of
the citizens Of w eshington and Geofgefown, with
q nPls CO pital- 70 do The OK In nam worthy
" the metropolis, ynd 70 ash Tie coming coagress
fs chatter, - that the work may be eommenced
immediafeiy and this great convenience BE- AZ
forded 10 our people. - -. j 2. y &.
This circular has been addressed to one hundred
etizens residing In different past az this city and
Georgetown, who are ssppssed 70 he fsyosable {,
You are hsseby respectfally invited 70 -opersts
v3eh us In this movement. and b signify voor
velLingsers - 70 do BY signing this cifcasx. "a
refnsnfng me name By mail, a your esrIiest con-
venienee, % yours &C., VIZ q. WxRb.