Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-06

Discovery Of ColnteJeiting Lmplemeats-One Hundred
Thousand Dollars in Counterfeit Hagien Scrip Re
cOUered.
From the New York Times, Sept. %.
In July last, Detectives Raynor end Van Wagner,
of the Deputy Inspectors Office, Brooklyn received
information that large amount of counterfeit
Haytien scrip had been put in circulation and it was
believed that it manufactured in the United
States. The officers named commenced TO work
the case up" and on the 2lst of July arrested Bel
gian named Adrian Harcq in the act of selling Sl5
900 worth of the scrip for $780, to the mate of the
brig Baltimore, then lying near Catharine-slip. and
about to sail for POrtau-Prince. Harcq was locked
up but for several days he refused to dvuge where
he obtained the money, but the officers finally ascer-
tanned that he occupied a small house in the out
skirts of Williamsburg. On proceeding thither they
discovered the plates dies and other materials with
which the counterfeit money manufactured
100000 Of the money. in packages of 500 each,
and a large quantity Of prepared paper ready for
the press These articles were all taken possession
of. When the accused learned what the officers had
fOuId he became much alarmed and finally consent
ed to give an order for the plates with which the
water-lnes are made in the paper when manufac-
tured. The order was sent to place in Belgium
and in obedience thereto last evening the Detectives
had the satisfaction of receiving the articles called
for in the order.
The counterfeit bills all of the denomination
of 81. The paper is light straw color, five inches
wide by q long, BY holding these bills between
paper. in large letters, Empire d'Hayti,' with
crown in the centre, and ornamental border sur
rounding the whole, in water lines. The plates with
which these water-lines are made are what was re-
ceived last evening from Belgium, where the paper
was made. The water-line plates are two in num-
Der, spread in mahogany frames each about IS by
II inches. The groundwork is fine copper wire
made like hair sieve and the letters are interwO-
ven by fine silver wire. There are four plates in
each frame. and the owner says that he paid $500
for them. On the body of the bill over the centre
is printed the Haytien coat of arms, with the word
"Liberte' on the left and Independence on the
right. Immediately below the coat of arms is the
number of the bill, written with PEN and on eth
er side is liberty cap pole, with 200" enclosed
in square. Under this is printed sic present Billet
enclfer a dams I EmplTe pour Ia UdLeOr de Deuc
GOUrdez, UeTtu de Ii Loi du l6 AUrH 1851. ct Ie
TesOr public gordntH Ia UdletT de cete sOname dl por
telT du present. Signed by "Le chef de bureau Ire
SOreric GJ1lerde' At the left end, within a border
also is printed Nous les ConSeilers de la COoT deS
Complies, and attested by "A. SgtrOnte" in writing
At either end is printed, in large letters, Deur
gouries AN immense quantity of this forged paper
was passed off in Hayt before its true character
was discovered but through the vigilance of Detec
tive Raynor and Van Wagner, the whole arrange
ments of the counterfeiters have been broken up
and every article used in the manufacture Of the
bills recovered, together with a large quantity of
the bills ready to be issued as above stated The
accused is about 80 years of age, and Belgian by
birth. He is at present in Kings county jail awaiting
further orders.