New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-13
A PATENT-GUN AND PAPER-MONEY SPECU
LATION.

Our readers have already been advised of the arrest
Of John X. MiIIner of Virginia who was arranging in
this city to purchase rifle machinery for the rebels and
send mechanics TO Richmond to manufacture the arms
We are pleased to saw now that all of his accompces
have been fcrTeed out by the United States Marshai
and his detectives and under arrest The cese has
been managed with such cousummae address aud
the results are so satisfactory that cite the details
to show the public what energy and fidelity arc mani
tested by at least some of the Federal officers of this
district. Tie Marshal had alrc ady been advised that
Milluer was about purchasing patent breech-oadinS
rife and intended sending mechanics to the South to
manufacture them and his detectives were upon his
track collecting evidence of his guilt; bat n'orma-
ton 90 aimed through Detective Tiemsn led him to
suspect that the worthy Virginian was also having
manufactured quantity Of shinPaster bans-notcs 10
pu, into circulation in his native state Witn the
slight clue thus afforded, the case was placed
in the hands of Sergeant Young, ana ODlceIS
Sampson Devoe, and Smith of the Detective Iofee'
who divided up the labor and get to work at once. Ii
was found By the officer who followed Mher on Mon
day that he had $4,000 on deposit in Wal-S'reet
bank, and that the pltentee Of the beech-ioadilg te
and another person parties with him In the gun
speculation. Afier all necessary evidence had been ac
street when on his way to pay the inventor tue sum
agreed upon between them. On his examination the
prisoner positively denied the truth OF all the charges
against him. and proving contumacous was by order OF
the FEDERAL authorities, sent to Fort Lafayette. by
dilgen search the name and whereabouts Of the pa
ees wtrediscoHrcd and yesterday morning Messrs.
DeyOe and Sampson went out 10 Flatbush, where he
resided and arrested him his house. His name
1 : IL. &c ltfptcf
and inventor. His rife s said to be an ingenious
and effective weapon, and he rebel leaders were 20
satisfied OF its value when submitted TO their inspec
ton by Burton and Millner during recent visit
to Richmond, that the latter agreed 10 pay Burton
So 0O0 for one-half Of the patent, aud royalty on
such rifles as might be manufactured. On being
arrested Burton showed little discomposuIe ard made
no resistance TO the officers but accompanied them tn
the L. T. Marshals Office, with the apparent aiacnty
Of one against whom no damning proof could have
been found. OF course he, like hlilner, denied lis
guilt but his protsstations avaed him 30 little that
he was shipped off to Lafayette, to make one OF the
company there assembled Meanwhile, Sergeant
Young was locking after one Robert Walker com
mission merchant whose office IL at the corner Of Old
slip and Water street, who, il was discovered, had
been the negotator been Mllner and Burton, and wss
10 have handsome fe the successful transaction Of
the business He, too was found, examined, aud sent
70 the font Thus, the three parties to the brcech'
loa1ing rife speculatoH-the capitalist, necoatcr,
and inventorwcre in turn hunted down and captured.
Ii now remained to nd those who had contracted TO
make the paper money for Milluer.
In the course of their investigation the officers found
that b. f. Corlies & Macy, sstioncrs, of No 30 Mas
eau ,tree had contracted 20 furnish the banknoes and
to have them finished on Monday last. Officers Samp-
son and Devoe accordingly went to their store and
questioned C,res and biz partner on the subject but
were met with fiat denial of all knowledge of the
matter That night however, Marshal Murray and
detective Smith went to e private house in Second
avenue and seized the wbooi-sue of nOtee representing
a value of something over $4,000, printed from t9o-
graphic stone Oh sheets of 81 10 each. The guilty sta
TONERS were not molested until the notes had been
traced directly TO them and the Of the printer
certaned Yesterday, the chain of evidence being
completed, Officers Deyoe, Smith, and Sampson went
stO the store of Corlies andarested him. andthence to
No PIC William street. where they arrested the litho
grapher, German, Conrad Fatzer, by name, who
at first declared himself as innocent rs the Others bat
being cross-eNamned by Sergeant Young at head-quar
had been taken to place lower down William street
where The face was ground Cf. The notes were de-
livcrcd 10 Corlcs and Macy. and taken thence by "a
Of Mlnors to the house in Second avenue
where they were seized by Mr. Murray. Here ended
the bank-note speculation. Too much prafe cauno be
awarded 10 The officers for The srewdness and diligence
which they exhibited in sitting this obscure case ar
resting the culpr,s aud finding the money in so short
time.
As an illustration OF the soundness of tho Southern
paper currency system nothing could be more curious
than this ease OF Millners. He is young man, only
Is years Of age but sharp and cunning rs thorough
bred WethCrsGed Yankee. Before the Fort Sumter
affair, seeing how things were likely TO end at the
South, he borrowed Of his aunt $50 900 worth Of Nr-
pnia and other bonds which be Immediately brought
on to New-York aud sold at 50 per cent. The money
he invested IN various safe operations as he expresses
H. and about three weeks ago, az his aunt had become
uneasy about her money, he came into our market
again and repurhased these selfsame bonds at 10 per
cent thus clearing neat little fortune by the venture.
TIE universal issue Of sbinpa.ter By all corporations
companies, and storekeefers, iuspiled HIM with
the brilliant idea OF establishing a bank, and,
ia conrer with some other persons, he made
the necessary arrangement and came here 90 get
tue noos printed. The result is told ina our sketch
above. o. being questioned by Sir. Murray as 10
how be proposed TO pat such yaucIcss stuff in rrcula
ton IN Viz MA he SAID with sudden tliT oI bis ha,
and snap sh.f fnsers, " Oh, thunder yeou don't
an9W nobs Why any hind Of paper bin, with pie
iers ON emf gocs down thar :" " Well but raid The
Mesh'i &shat would you DO when the South is
whipped b., - She certainly will be o. " Why,
LC4i J! Vie With look Of amazing sbrewlnes.,
i,sen we Ehaye a sincT;l BAN rupt Law don't you
fe, 20 tEh il positive faet that tbssharp Yankee