The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-11

AAE1thLlJ, II
I :. y. s,s M noc OF Counterfeit Money.
SxIzpAu VI Sio,OO0 in BOGUS BILLS, THIkTY BANK
NOTE PLATEs, PRESSES DIES krc
0re Of the cst exenve seizures Of counterfeit and
bogus bark notes ev~ known in the annals or the Police
Department was effected BY the detectives on Tuesday
night Sergeant Dickson and officers Farley and Eustace
were detailed to up case some two weeks ago.
and night before last they accomplished the task to
their entire satisfaction. On Sunday they arrested
men named Thos Potter and Daniel Clark suspicion OF
being engaged in the manufacture Of counterfeit tens"
on The Oneida County Bank. number Of the spurious
bills were found in the possession of the prisoners also
the plate and press used In the manufacture Of the bills
No other counterfeit bills those on the Oneida
County Bank were discovered; but the officers felt
confident that further search Of the premises and the
surrounding neghborhood woult lead 10 interesting
and important Developments. Superintendent Psbury
appeared has received letters from the country the
effect that the business Of counterfeiting going
grand scale In this city, and the detectives, who
made aware OF the fact 10 the conclusion that
they had hit upon the very who n the botomo
all the mischief They rot much mistaken in their
conjecture the sequel will show On Tuesday night the
police paid second visit to the premises lately
pied by the prisoners in Fortyhth street, but moth
ing discovered. In . short while erwsrds,
however, one Of tho officers stumbled upon carpet
beg which WAS concealed In the rocks about two hun
dred feet from tho house, which amply rewarded them
for all their trouble. Upon opening tho bag was found
70 bo stuffed 70 it, utmost capacity with counterfeit money,
besides bank note plates and large batch Of letters
The carpet bag was brought down TO the office Of the De-
putty Superintendent yesterday morning. and it, contents
placed upon table and carefully inspected when 1t
found 10 contain no less amount than SIS 900 In worth
less bills besides thirty six plates variety OF banks
n np
business which numbered over four hundred letters.
The officers proceeded to sort the bills when they found
that there were eleven different banks represented and
fifteen distinct counterfeits al follows
"Ones" and "twos on the Quebec Bank Of Lower Cana
"a, well done.
"Onee" 'stwos" and ethreesn on the Bank Of Lo wer
Canada.
"reps' on the New England Bank Of Paramount, Me-
"rwenties' ON the New England Bank Of Boston, Mass.
exceedingly we'll done.
"FiveA' the Government Stock Bank OF Aun
Arbor, Miihigan splenddly executed.
"Fves' on the waubeek Bank OF De Soto, Nebraska
Territory.
"Ones" on the Thames Bank, Of Laurel, Indiana.
"ones" on the Thames Bank, Of Norwich, Conn.
cones" and "hves' on the Farmers and Droyers'
Bank, Of waynesburg, Penn.
"Tens" the Farmers and Drovers Bank Of Peters.
burg, Indiana.
"Fiyes' on the Arlington Bank, of Washington, D. g
lie bills were done up in packages Of $50 and $loo
Zach, neatly labelled as fresh from the hands Of Wall
.treet broker. Many packages were in an unfinished
ate requiring the signatures Of the President Cashier
&C. while those on the Thames Bank quite damp.
and had evidently been recently worked of. On the
Shoe the bills were exceedingly well engraved, and in
sone instances the most experienced judges would
themselves puzzled 10 tell the counerfe from genuine
rne names OF some Of most respectable engravers
we're found on the bills and in genuine plates
kan the Farmers and Dr0vers Bank Of ANA and the
fhsmes Bank bills, were beautifully executed indeed
The pls'es, many Of which genuine, formed the
Interesting and important part Of the SEIZURE We
yin describe them separately in numerical Order io
no. 1, ~as plate for manufacturing Gives" on the
No z for .aves" on the North American Bank Of Pho
No 8, for "oues on Inc aesec Bank of Lower Canada
No. 4, for zones" on the Thames Bank, Of Norwich,
Conn.
No.a, for printing the words "B,.ton Massachusetts,
No 3 PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island
No. 7s"Ph!adeiphia. Perm"
No s, sM,dGle.own, Conn y
No. o, words "Teu boi;ayf"
Nos 10, II, l2,ls, Il, Gsdre "io' and letter tx"
No. TO, head Of Washington.
No, y, vigustte, leapcr and stack Of wheat.
No. ls, vignette, female In q sitting posture.
No. 10, the words "Waynesburg, Penn"
No 90, plate Toe twenty dollar bills; vignette,
on horseoa asoing wild cattle, and an Indian with his
bow and arrows.
No q, Plate for afties'' the Rockland County
Bsnk, New York.
No g. for "twentes," the Boston Bank Of Boston,
Mass
No. %, for "Hfties," on the Bank Of wer Canada.
No "a to 49, small plates Tor altering bills 10 any de-
nomination or bank
No. So, large engraving for printing the figure and
word twenty in various styles.
No. SO, small plate ON which were engraved the sgra
lures OF a. Lynn and W. N. Flint.
In addition TO the bs plates and letters referred to
above the officers also mad exhibition two beautiful
presses, several tottles Of ink and acids, and al,
tic parslhenaa for carry ing the business Of counter
letting the moet extensive and complete SCALE The
sight interesting one, and it would pc well for
bAnktF epgfavers and all others interested in paper
morey 10 call aud examine the same 1t is by tar the
moet collection Of counterfeit Jney
exhibition, and ia we'll worth seeing.
Potter who supposed to be the leading spirit in the
busness taken to Cooperstoxn, Osego county yes
trday afugGe from justice He haa been convicted
Of counteietrg in Cooperstown and Gent to prison he
did not lcng in confinement however; for watch
ing his opportunity lie made good his escape from the
Jail and fed to this city Here he entered into partner
ship with lis accomplish Clark, and the pair were just
prepared to food the entire country with bogus money
when The detectives pounced upon them and npped their
operations 10 the bud.
Police Intelligence.