Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-03-05


together with LisI of Dealers, aud Re-
eeipts for Manufacturing Bogus Coin!
On Monday afternoon and evening. our town
was thrown into an unusual state of excite
ment, oecasioned by the arrest of two strangers,
charged with being dealers in counterfeit bills
and bogus coin, and the finding of over Sc, 900
in counterfeit bills and spurious coin in the coal
celIer of the Mansion House. -
1t appears that one of the men, with dark
hair, and whiskers inclining to gray, who gave
his name as John Wallace, had been back and
forth here during the past two weeks, making
his he'd quarters, when IN town, at the Mansion
House. The other, younger man, with auburn
hair and sandy whiskers, answering to the name
of Jacob Miller, arrived in the noon train on
Monday, and also stopped at the Mansion House.
After dinner, the two were seen to retire to the
stable together. From information received by
Mayor Carol concerning the movements of the
former, he issued, on Monday afternoon, a war;
rant for his arrest on charge Of dealing in
counterfeit money. The two getting wind of
the fact, took the tow path in the direction of
Lowell, before Officer McFadden had time to
make the arrest. Learning the direction they
had TAKEN that officer, accompanied by an assis-
tant, procured a buggy, and started down the
river road to intercept them They overhauled
Wallace couple of miles below town, got him
into the buggy, and after an unsuccessful at
tempt made by him to escape by leaping from
the vehicle, brought him back TO town, where
he was searched, and between fifty and sixty
dollars in good money found on his person, but
no couaterfeits. Whereupon the Mayor dis
charged him. and he went back to tie Mansion
House. Miller was not seen by the officers
when they arrested Wallace, but about dark he
again made his appearance in town, and addition.
nal evidence having been obtained, the two
were arrested and placed in charge ofthe officers
over night. fr ..a -ea
Alter dark, search was made in the coal
cellar Of the Mansion House, from which Miller
had been seen to make his exit shortly before,
which resulted in the finding, hid under board,
of $4,000 in counterfeit ters on the Forest City
Bank, Cleveland; $1,000 in tens on the Bank Of
Commerce, Cleveland; SIS in twos on the Ag-
ricultural Bank of Pittsfeld, Mass; $500 in bo
gus gold coin, principally of the denomination
of one dollar, and 2,75 in quarters and halves
The money was taken In charge by Prosecuting
Attorney, R. ]. Powers, for safe keeping, and q
hearing of the case before the Mayor set for 9
o'clock Tuesday morning
WEen the hour arrived, large crowd had as
sembled at the Town Hall, to hear the examina
ton. I. W. SandersOn, on behalf Of the pris-
oners, asked that the examination be postponed
until O'Clock, In order to secure the attendance
of witnesses not then in town, which request
was granted, and the Court stood adjourned un-
til that hour. 20. .-rr
At 8 o'clock the Town Hall was throneed
with anxious spectators. The indictment was
read, and the examination proceeded. 1t was in
evidence that the prisoners had each made ten
der of bogus money to Mr., Squire, landlord of
the Mansion House, and had offered to sell him
quantity of the same for ten cents on the dol
lar. Wallace had been seen, on several occasions
by witnesses, with package resembling the bun
die Of bills shown in Court; had been seen to
drop bill in the stable of the Mansion House,
which was picked up and found to be counter
felt $40 on the Bank of Commerce, Cleveland.
Other testimony of a conclusive character a.
gainst the prisoners was elected The case
was then submitted without argument by coun-
sci, when the Mayor required the prisoners to
give bail in the sum OF $4,000 each for their ap-
pearance at the next Common Pleas Court, in
default of which they were sent over to Can
field on Wednesday morning, for commitment
to jail. -.r-.. = -.-.-.1I h /.
With the bogus money found in the cellar,
was list ofnames of agents and dealers in this
and adjoining counties, which is now in the
PS'9NSSASA4 " LAC 4 AOsSCutiiB AbsOIucJ1
ture reference. Also recipe for makiDg base
coin, and receipted bill for S44s from Peter
A. Frasse, Watch and Tool maker, n Y. City,
for some article, erased aud iIlegible, presumed
to be an ingredient in the manufacture of bogus
coin. The name of the party purchasing is
also obliterated from the bill q L--
There is no doHbt that certain clue has been
obtained TO an extensive combination of coun-
terfeters and dealers in this section, that will
lead to breaking up of the gang We can hear
already OF considerable squirting in certain
quarters, in view of an expose of names and 10
cahties - Yo4ngstossn Register, ----.- r
Wallace, known as DR.. Wallace, is resident
of East Cleveland, and has been suspected Of
being engaged in the counterfeiting business,
both paper and coin, for some time past. We
learn by the Democrat that o. s. Marshal John.
son had warrants for Johnson and Miller, but
after visit to youngstown and consultation
with Prosecuting Attorney Powers, he conclu
ded to let them remain for the present in the
hands of the State authorities. The Democrat
also understands from Marshal johnson that by
the arrests made this week about $4,000 Of
counterfeit money has been secured.
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