The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-12
Another Gang OF Connterfeiters Broken
Up I'm Michigan.
ARREST OF NINE BOGUS COIN MAKERS AND DEALERS
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THE MorLDs, SPELTER, CHEMICALS AND COIN Sc
CURED, ETC.
From the Detroit Free Press, Jan. lol
mere seems 70 De 20 end TO the that exist
in the various parts Of this state for the manufacture of
bogus coin. Within few months the gangs Lexineton,
Kalamazoo and Niles have been broken up, the chief
participants in the Ubiquitous business brought TO Justice,
neced with secured with the evidences Of their guilt
On Saturday last Deputy Marshal Moore arrested
coin and on sunday ninth connectaS Nth the Cana
gang, was captured at Ann Arbor.
The large amount Of bogus coin in circulation through
out jackson county attracted the attention of the United
States officers some time since, and at once
taken to detect the from which it emanaied.
close watch was kept upon suspected parties and their
ments noted, which revealed the mint
and in process Of time, brought to light the operators
Tse embrace of various positions in life and OF va
rous degrees Of respectaby 1t was ascertained who
manufactured and who passed Off the No movements
made interrupt the operations until all the part
dences Of crimualty well secured TO be readily OBJ
tanned at moments notice. Officer Moore. with the
sNtance OF Sheriff Smaley and his deputies of Jackson
county, then made the descent, capturing the following
persons on Saturday last:-Samuel Graham, Harrison
Collar, John Crchett, Miss Rogers, Josias C. Purdy
George Show, s. Ketchun, Ebenezer Farnham and John
Gibney. The first seven We're taken at Jackson and
Ia that vicinity aud placed in the jackson county jail aud
the las. named at Ann Arbor Sunday aud placed in
the Washtenaw county Jail.
Samuel Graham is a middle aged man. who had hereto
fore maintained considerable show Of respectabiy He
was formerly Mormon preacher, associated with the
great Mormon leader, Srang at Beaver Island. At the
the Detroit and jackson Coal Mining Company He was
captured at Parma small village SIX miles west of jack
son. he is implicated as OF the persons engaged In
passing the bogus stuff
Harrison Collar is young man, whose anecedens are
not very well known He also engaged in passing
the base coin. He was caught at Parma
Ebenezer Farrham will be remembered MS one OF the
parties connected with the celebrated conspiracy against
he Michigan Central Railroad years ago for which
offence he has since served out sentence of wears in
he State prison. He Is charged with completely in the
manufacture o. the coin as well as passing it.
Crcbett an old State prison bird. He lives at jack
son, though engaged in particular business Upon his
premises were found quantity Of moulds speter dimes
quarters, chemicals aud similar evidences Of mauuac
ture.
The woman, who gave her name as Rogers lived with
Critchet enjoying all the relations OF wife without the
binding Obligation OF matrimony. She was taken as an
accompiice with Critchett in the manufacture.
Josias C. Purdy is person about thirty five years of
age who has always heretofore sustained excellent re-
putaton, and has made for himself many warm friends
He has kept saloon eating house for some time at
Jackson and was quite popular with the reqneners Of
such places he was arrested Of the passers of the
coin.
George Snow is young OF whom but little ia
known He has the reputation Of being worthless cha
racter and hard case.
ketchum is butcher by trade heretofore a very re.
srecabe man. and possessed Of some property He has
been detected in passing the counterfeit coin His resi-
derce is Jackson.
John Gibney who arrested at Ann Arbor formerly
yed at Jackson Since his removal to Arbor he has
been engaged in the grocery business Bogus coin was
found his possession as also letters from the parties at
Jackson, which, aside from other evidences fully mpl
Gated him as one OF their agents for circulating their pro-
auctions He was arrested while In attendance upon
divine service at o church in Ann Arbor