Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-23

ctxAr HAUL OF CorxrERrrIYrns Fer
long time u has been very evident TO the commu-
ni'y that II there was not gang of counterfeit
efs IN our midst an army Of such was IA the
ne'ghboThood and laying seige 20 our business
avenues. There were persons. too. Who received
stolen goods and who planned the burglarles that
every nov and then cropped out Plans were
laid TO ferret out the mystery. On Monday last
We heard that these plans had worked out in the
arrest OF several parties. some OF them men Of
considerable means. but We were requested by
the police 20 cay nothing about il for prudential
reasons. and We complied with the request We
give the details now as furnished by the officers
gaged in making the arrests.
Ii was few days before Christmas the police
and detectives got on tie track OF the offenders,
or at least some Of them. The parties first de
tected were closely watched. and the detectives
worked on In making more discoveries. A
simultaneous arrest of all was resov ed on Mon
dsy lsst at 8 A. NJ.
Mr. Vanblaricum, Chief OF Police, with ole
squad went to Stringtown to the house Of Eli
and Peter Burk. who we're pretty well known to
be engaged in the manufacture Of bogus coin.
The Burks were arrested. and the prisoners
were found 50 pounds OF block tI., stolen from
the warehouse Of CoureII & knight two weeks
before-a set Of half dollar niouds and n set Of
quarter moulds and half peek Of bogus silver
coin.
Deputy Marshal Russell and his squad went to
a saloon, No. 81 South Illinois street, called the
"S,ore. kept by Lewis Giberson 4 = Poorman,
and arrested both On Giberson they found
counterfeit money. postal currency counterleit)
and small bogus coin. and on u shelf behind the
counter thew found roll Of bogus halves and
qYaKters. The same squad went to the house OF
+ Dbeth Homer. alley on the west side of
West street. south Of Washington, where Giber
son boarded. aud on searching his trunk found $50
to $40 in bogus halves and quarters.
Lieut.. Hanna and officer UmbersoI and their
party went to the house of Sol. lines. Oh Illinois
street. north of the corporation line, aud caught
"a man, who gave his name Morgan. supposed,
however. to be an alias. and fellow named
Richardson. On Morgan they found two lunches
of skeleton keys and a lot of counterfeit money
In the house nothing was found but on digging
about tao feet down in the smoke house tin
box. wrapped up in piece of old carpet,
eIhumed, which was found To contain bogus gold
and silver coin and $500 in broken bank bills In
stable found the half of mold for making
hail dollars. Two of the party, while the others
were dig ging. went To the house Of George John
son AMI arrested him. but notorious scamp. who
was there to purchase bogus coin, made his e.
cape Found nothing Johnson but gold
piece corresponding to those found in the tin box,
but 81 600 OF broken bank bills we're found in
the house.
Officer Hodges arrested Lewis Reeves ON sus-
picion Of communicating the de-ig to arrest 10
some OF the guilty parties He was arrested NJ
one of the houses before lIe had time tn accom-
plisiI his purpose. ii such Was his design.
Officers Zoos and Oyler arrested Amos and c.
ii. Lintner. Amos Lintner had been previously
arrested tor concealiug stolen goods, and. We be
lieye, was out on bail Counterfeit money WAS
found on him At the house OF the Lintners
| counterfeit money was found and a machine for
photographng bank notes; also. two silver pitch
stolen from The Exchange
The Grand Jury of the Unitei States Court
beng in session. the parties were all indicted. and
will be put through the fast line. Ciiberson
was tried Yesterday and found guilty. There are
doubtless Others who are engaged as accomplces,
and trust that the work of hunting them out
will not cease