The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-08-01

upon much higher officials, he was ac-
Kquitted. AT the rendition of the YER
diet, he walked out of the court house
Nth R proud air of satisfaction, saying
boldly to the police and crowd collected d
nIndependence Square, 81 am king of
The .Koniackers' (counterfeiters) once
Ennore-I will HE away to my native
heath
He returned to his homo in Mont
0nery, and subsequently stated that
liberty cost him over three thousand
3lars. Since then he has been as
bBld ssas lion, spending most of his
ine in Philadelphia, frequently visiting g
aae police office while his pockets were
lled with counterfeit money. Having
|hce been colonel in the old militia
yf Montgomery county, he sported that
title, and was in the habit of giving
annual harvest homes to the military
associations of this and other cities, at
his home in Montgomery. On these
occasions the most profuse hospitality
prevailed, and the companies assembled
enjoyed themselves hugely. He was
generally addressed by the title of Col.
William Cregar, and on the occasion of
public demonstrations made his appear
ance in full uniform.
When the military of this city parti-
cipated in the late reception of the
japanese Embassy, Cregar had tho
etfrontery to desire position in the
line, but one of the officers, Colonel
Charles Thomspon Jones, of the Rox-
borough Dragons, quickly frustrated
his design. Colonel Cregar, not to be
outdone by this treatment particularly
as he was dressed in his best regimentals,
and mounted upon a spirited and beau
tiful horse, took up an isolated position,
in advance of the procession, and com
manded universal attention by his fine
bearing and elegant equipments, many
supposing him to be a distinguished
officer from distance, who had been
invited to take part in the festivities.
Heretofore he had no scruples about
carrying counterfeit money on his per-
son, as that was not considered an
indictable otfense. Since the revision
Of the penal code, however, thanks to
the efficient State officers who effected
that change, when fraudulent issues.
are found in large quantities. on any
person, and it is presumed they intend
to pass them, such parties are liable to
be arraigned for trial.
The immediate cause of his late ar
rest and conviction has already been,
laid before our readers. On last Satur-
day, while Joseph Wood, Esq, chief of
our detective police force, was walking
through the northern portion part of the
city, he saw Cregar, in company with
an old counterfeiter named Bob Cooper.
Cooper is seventy years Of age, aud has
served out several terms of imprison-
ment in the Eastern Penitentiary. Mr.
Wood follow0d them info a small
saloon, where he saw Cooper
hand the landlord a counterfeit note in
payment for their drinks. Wood, who
was not recognized iy Cregar and his
companion, arrested them with the
assistance Of officer Mcguire, and found
over $3.50 in the possession of each of
them, on the Bank Of Commerce, Penn
Township, Clinton and other banks.
They were committed to answer, and
on Wednesday last were brought before
the Court of Quarter Sessions. The
result of their trial is Welt known to
our readers. Owing t" the firmness
and determination of District Attorney
Mann, and the notorious history of
Cregar and his comrade, thS5dry rem
dered verdict Of guilty, and Justice
Allison's decision in sentencing the
former to five years solitary confine-
ment in the Eastern Penitentiary, and
the payment of fine Of five hundred
dollars, while the latter received the
same length Of time. with the payment
of a fine of fifty dollars, cannot fail
to meet the appreciation Of every good