Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-03-09
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One day last week, q man presented
himself e. the Office in, St. Louis Of tbs
Terre Haute, Alton s St. Louis Railroad,
representing that he had quantity ct In
diana money which he wished 10 exchange
for other funds on payment OF moderate
! discount. The agent having some 81 800
to remit to the Belefontains Line Office at
/ Indianapolis, thought it would be a good
| opportunity 10 pay the amount, give his
| Indianapolis friends a pleasant surprise,
! and pocket the premium himself. Accord
| fogiy the bargain was made and the seller
| Of he indiana money disappeared. Next
| dav the 81 800 package was duly foFFar-
| ded TO Indianapolis, express charges paid,
| whsra the money vas found to b not worth
the express charges. The bills were ex.
eelleasly done, and purPorted to be issued
BY the smanufacturer's Bank OF Hart
ford, ;; the word "LRdiana" being printed
In another part OF the bill, In exceedingly
fine type.
There is no snrh bank in Indiana. Fur
Their Investigations were made, aad the
/ bills. number of which had made Il Ell
| appearance In different parts Of Indiana aad
tie adjoining States, were 4aally traced to
a village PANIED Hartford, In Jay 60 Gnty
on the eastern border OF Indiana. Tbs
heaAqwavsers Of the formidable gang 81
ctsgErseyFuiksra. hoFs~ khLaksy assA ndrall
generally. by whom this spurious monsI
was manufactured and put Into eireuIataoI
y IL in q small groeeyy near the village, anG
here Ii Is supposed that 90 immense amoan
Of this money has been made.
The next stage in the history OF this gi
gaukle swindIs took place hers yesterday
Igaductor MorBe, On the Cleveland and
Erie Train coming West, took SO bill o
tlis bank from txgo styliahiy dressed yoan
u1sn. surprising 1t to be Connecticut bill
: Oa hearing his mistake, he returned an
4 | got a five dollar gold piece in payment G
-. their fare. A conversation sprang up, /
i which Of course they stated that the bill
j. were Of a new Indiana bank, that they Ia
|. quantity Of the samg kind to cireulatt
ia constellation Of thsiF aIlqwlRg biz
= the discount Oh Indiana money. Gsttln
IA iakilag Of thslf haslBsss1 the coadaets
was careful not to excite their susptetoni
but at the next atakion he telsgraphed TO d
i. not osiieer CLARK Warrea, who was at one
. On the alart for ths capture Of the msa.
. formation waa given 10 Mr.. sseahsas, {
! I me AA&4EG&a gasiAAt9 As@SAsEE W4g " && q
u onssted to take whatever money they oEfei
ca Tor their dinner.
\ Oh tiss arrival Of the ears they pass,
q into the dinsng Fosfna, saok dinner, and {
leaving, ssndsred 3 one dollar bill On 4
SPURIOUS bank, which was taken. T'1s Rli
AL were immediately arrested, and in the
I j carues bag were found number cs the So
III riosss biila, ard about $500 tn gold. n
operators carried bAak note reporter vi
Il them which quotes me halls ~ geedg u
Ilhey purchased the bits in New IoF
know there ~ 40 such haaks but claim
perfect right To circulate she bills.
y The anessak 81 bills found npoa she
r pmrtiss waa haszseen nix and seven Eh0aaal
y dollars. The m0Eaing papers had get
~ too large. Tbs defendants have beaa COZ
10 mitfea to jail il Aafaals d a.a00 bail
Of TnsY did bot give their real naznss, bat "a
D. JoAa Doe and Richard R0e E'sess. HsYal