New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-24
IMPORTANT ARREST OF COUNTER
PETERS,.
From The Cincinnati Commercial. Jpiy 81.

EToA The Cincinnati Commercial, Juit III.
We have to-day to announce the most important ar
res of counterfeiters that has been made for many
years. and the recovery Of very large quantity Of
tools and implements for the manufacture Of spurious
notes.
About the 18th of May, certain movements among
the "big coney merchants" induced Detective Reany
10 set bic aid de camp, David Bard, to watch their
movements. He began by cultivating the aequaint-
assumed name Of David Boice he left the city in
pany with johnson. One week afterward he wro.e
TO Reany (who assumed the name of VIM. 7. Watsonl
that he was engaged at ParkeIsburg, Va In rhe man
uace Of counterfeit bils that they printed At
the house of Adam Valentine, who lived In secluded
spot Oh the Little Hooking River, twelve miles from
PaIkersbuIg in Athens County, and that they were
signed at the Farmers and Droyers Hotel in Parke-
burg of which Hiram Sutton the landlord On
the 20th of June Valentine set up the press in the
house, and struck off s. 600, mostly in Bank of Ken
lucky tens, the balance being in ones Of the Winston
Bank of Connecticut. One Of the gang took 900 Of
il 10 Pittsburgh TO se TO the dealers of that city.
ThereupCn Boice stole tire remaining 1900, 10 pre-
vent lis circulation, and sent it to Roany..
Boice came to Cincinnati, ana was followed by one
of the party who suspected him Of the theft but sup
posed that he selling it. Here such measures were
adopted as would confirm his suspicious. Having en-
poy ed young man named Moses to assist Ia mo
watch he Moses was sent to Parkersburg, and took
board Suttons Hotel. His reports being favorable,
on Wednesday last Reany started for PaIkersburg,
and upon his arrival took lodgings at the Swan House.
Here consultation was held and the young msr was
directed 10 pay MS Oil 10 outtoni ne dd co. ana 70
ceived in change Of the countertits Ira Johnston
was observed in the street passing the bills under the
assumed name OF VIM. White. He was arrested, while
The rest of them proceeded to the Farmers and
Droyers Home, arrested Sutton, and found many i'm
Elements necessary in the manufacture Of the bills In
the cellar they found the plates for State Bank OF Ohio
twenties, Bank of Kentucky tens-a new 81 plate on
the Southern Bank of Kentucky which had never been
used This plate is thought to be Of the best ever
made Reany, with two Others drove 70 the house Of
Valentine, who s.outly denied all knowledge OF coun-
terfeing, and when he found the officers bent upon
his he resisted TO the utmost; his wife, coming 10
the rescue presented a revolver and threatened to
blow ont the brains Of Reany When resistance could
longer be made the scamp proposed TO turn traitor,
and be evidence for the State, which offer was Po
| litely declined.
! He was conveyed TO Coalvills, and committed In
default of 81, 500 bail In the mean time, Sattons
examination had been in progress AZ Parkersburg. IL
lasted FIVE days. and eventnasd in his commitment, IN
default Of $500 bail. Here attempt made TO-
mob Reany and his party, the charge of nigger-
| stealing"
Johnston requested TO he conveyed to Ohio withoIt
| the formality OF requiston, which was done, wien
| he waived an examination and was committed. Al
the Athens County Bank the pres set aud ssms
bills struck OF, thing being in drsSrsts
| yot king order