Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-06-02

resolved upon paying his respects to
him IN person.
Accordingly, yesterday morning,
officers jenkins and Taggart drove up
to the residence of Taylor. They were
met at the door by Taylor's wife, who,
ignorant of their errand, proceeded to
call Taylor, who was in the back room
up stairs. Taylor appeared in his
stocking feet. lie had manifestly just
left his work. He recognized the Of
ficers at once, and pretending serious
indisposition, regretted that he should
still be an object of suspicion. TIE Of
ficers, however, insisted upon an ex-
animation OF the premises, and he was
finally induced to lead the way up
stairs. They soon came to the door of
room securely locked. The old man
denied having the key, but seeing that
the door would else be forced, he took
the key from his pocket and unlocked
it. The officers entered and found all
their suspicious confirmed. The room
was unrlvalled in completeness as a
mandatory of counterfeit notes.
THERE was an elegant and superior cop.
ying press, very large amount of
note paper, inks, acids. engravers' tools
and large number Of plates, both for
printing countcrfeits and for altering
notes, all of which the officers seized.
Taylor had been interrupted by their
arrival while printing an admirable
counterfeit s. note on the Estate
Bank of Camden" and they found in
the room, and Just from the press, notes
of this description to the amount OF
1900, none of which had vet been
signed. The plate was upon the press,
and the original note, from which the
counterfeit had been traced and en-
graved, was carefully slowed away in
drawer. They obtained also $4,000
in IS on the Farmers and Mechanic
Bank Of Camden, and about $4,000 in
IS on the Easton Bank, at Easton, Pa,
together with the plates, which are
engraved with rare skill. None of
these notes bad been signed. They
obtained some twelve or fifteen differ
ent plates, and the tracings for two or
three new plates. One OF these was a
counterfeit on the Corn Exchange
Bank, of Philadelphia, and another the
Bank of the Northern Liberties, the
latter being well advanced.
The officers returned to Camden
during the AFTERNOON, with their pris-
oner and booty; and on being taken
before James NJ. Cassidy, Esq, OF
Camden, Taylor was committed with
out bail tor further hearing, on Tues
day next, at 10 o'clock. The officers
were delighted with the order and per-
lection which rcigned in Taylor's es-
Enlistment. Everything was in its
place, and all his work denoted skill.
His tools and all his materials were of
the finest description. He had taken
great pride in fitting up the place, and
manifested sincere regret ip leaving it
10 his old age.
Taylor, Wash. Taylor" as he is
called-is a man Of great repute in the
counterfeitiDg fraternity. They know
his work by his skill. He does every
thing himself, engraving, printing. and
even signing. He has been in the bust
ness some forty years, but be never
passes note of his own manufacture.
He sells his manufactures to the fra
ternity in quantities Of $4,000 and
$4,000. In his time he has been in
half the jails Of the country, and has
been several times convicted. He has
no equal In point of skill In all the de
partments Of counterfeiting.
The arrest reflects great credit upon
officers jenkins and Taggart, and it
was just in time to prevent a large
amount of these notes finding their
way into the hands of Taylor's confed-
crates. The old man is an adept at
his trade, but he has probably exc
cuted his last job. His punishment
has been long-a-coming, but his term
at Trenton will now also be long,
Pennsylvania.