New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-11
GRAND mAVL OF COUNTERFEIT
EMS.
Ulsveu Presses Embellishments Amount
Of Csunterfeis Money Fo"nd-Ah the
Plates Captured - The Whsie Gang
s.r, In Iran. to Warrington.
From Tie Mlssolri R'pp6Iican' On

y,o,, Tn, Ms,ouri REPUBLICAN, 9th.
The Democrat, when lSsucu paper yes'e'
A., has the following. 81 which We avail ourselves: ,
H. citizens doing business in the large ois Oh the
rS -, ties have bong been embarrassed hy the eneu
issisr of immense Quantities OF cOuhterlrt n"te Oh
several OF tho most important banks OF me eou',;
90 the United States Treasury. prineipaif OF Tue
snty dollar Issues and of the ftycent post currency
ssys,s Al attempts have been heretofore made 20 gel
scssession OF the plates and arrest the
9ut without success. Large sums OF Inc c"ubte.isi
tventies could be traced 10 the different a
.Aepartments many OF them so wen e1routou ,"a =,
wa Impossible 10 distingaish them rom Wy M
bills; stiil no clue coa.G DC oOlaneu ~ =" '
The imwepse quantity Of the bogns currency which
Soo1ed tho couty length drew the attention OF the
sn,sn,s,;.. At Wilmington and Col. l. G. Baker. 80
Side,v known as o Ikilfl de.ectVe, ava VINO II now
Chef Of sbe National petec'i'e rHnce was 's
With full power ~ examine the matter, arrest commit
ar make such disposal OF prisoners as IN his Judgment
should seoE best, and xsp - call TO his sio III SuGton
10 his force. such rssi,ance us might ne hecess
A apy department 10 which the interest OF the service
Min this authority frcm headquarters. Col Baker,
yhe has been in the Government service over tlrec
yssrs summoned his etcien, force. and Immediately
Bet about ferreiiug out the couneItcitcrs Believing
bon the vast amount VI spurious money III crcuia,V
An the West that the manufactures were located III
houe of the principal cities Of tns depal rei ne eI'
Washington accompanied BY bis well tird men 70 com
nence operations here Ar,ms N tS eiy O ,d =,
LAT he was not long IN obtaining suoA iiOTn toh le
enabled him to make succcssul enort ny "ca " ~
cured a yelety Of plates IN Tie eti.r OF ~, Lo>, t ,
ansDols and NauvOOs 81 vi VI WIlCh i"N'S t"N ~
ses wss found 10 have beeu extensively enired on he
Isrrer share of il beng done Ia this city where the
principal manufactory and machinery were oea'eo
DECkIP11oS oP The !IATts' ,
The first pate shown Us US five dollar plato on the
Ekste Bank Of Iowa -, c.. IT.,
The second three dollar plate on the City ireas,
ury Warrant OF ST. Louis which was wei executed ahd
Sroduoed work. which in many instances goo ladRes
az eur city currency were unable TO detect For us
slate large reward had been onered But no cue coud
BE obtained as to who was the y assessor 81 H.. -, ,
The third seized two dollar Plate or TIE Iahh VI
Rutland w. which also well executed Dnt Gu not
6ear the mark Of ne fire VOL krlanshp as tue Citi
Treasnry plate Of St Louis yet was sufficient. well
executed to deceive even those VINO professor 70 oc
IT, s,tb And most important Of all the plates cap
&ared was The United States t"eaty-dol'ar ereenoSek
serios which has perhaps produced nearly ns many o
a. be ne pntcs The process ~ worklng ths Bote
as what different nom tho others ~ to complete
ere bill requires four different plates the nst OK Whcl
works the whole face OF the nele exccptse ied si Su
Spres two an cypher the confer Oi the Dd but
vLch arc soue hat sepa atcd IRON each other Inc
arst OF these plates is remaTkUty wei engra'eu anu
With proper paper and iGk. would produce even I'i
s,nsarsnee on the face Of she than the genuine plate
Tie second plate the face II tho bi contains incu
ss work ard IS designed 10 an ~ "a the ' 81 TWO nu
synher near tie center VI the bill and ESQ some oiher
esraler work Tire lust plate necessary to tbc
aoe OF the note the red star 0oo ;he rg OF Tue OIL
which is also well executed, and - WORKED hsi, WIZ
red ink The face of The bin having been completed,
urth plate used to hniSh the WORK on he DICK o lc
bsl; sfer WHOA there no defect ~ The piesS WORK
ar what is usually termed working On thc Dli IS p,
tArouch anotl process called the sweating process
to modify the color OF the nS. soften the paper and
otherwise prepare the bl for market. -,
Al the time tue plates Of tho tweny were captured
The force were busy engaged III printing anu uHoiIu
nstely. one Of tie gang lad 10 be shot before com
plete arrest could be made Ihey were al t''s liac
working on the press at lEGiaaaPoils. A., .
The ith of the regular series 81 pacs was one on tne
Iitsfeid Bank State Of New Hampshire, 0. Tue uenon
fustion Of two dOsrs, ana "Iieh Wa Wei eNcc"'ea
and had All extensive SUCCESS. ..,. .
The sixth and most important plate OF the io except
the twenty and hiiy doir Plates was thI Q. tne NV,
it.h luz
much annoy ance In this series OILY Two petes we're
used one TO wok the face Of tie elccS a"d ue othe
she back Both plates bear maISs OF LAVE neer
and solid work Literally worn uoEi h"'irr W. ~
been admitted by OF the prisoncre Deea IN use Guy
whole tcu-chest Of TIE flty cent postal currency
amounting to probably Mt! or s'1iV thousand doiars
SnowlcJcer thai he NOT unusually came into tie els Of
Saturday morning With two or tHfte lAOusau co.aIs
verth OF postal currency. aad always got ro o II oc
Seyepsh plato. This comparatively q new one
and was sllendidly executed and Is, PERHAPS one OF
the most beautiful counterfeit plates that has ever been
sIecu,ed in America. il is q ten-dolar, issue,
Tressury plate. had oniy been used 10 PRINT aoou'
$4,000 worth. and at the time II was discoy eed was
vaxed over and burcd-as Was sniiOsed-lh secure
elsce For printing Tie back Of tue ten. different
plate vas used. but one which was equally "sA exc
suted. $500.
xoar. on The Citizens Blak OF Louisiana, also toler'
ably well executed Plaie No. ten was o. Tie dohoin'
tpation Of twenty dollars On me BaDS OF Ne~ofean',
Plate No twelve was tsenty doNar bill ON TIE o1ate
BarG Of Tennessee Plate NO. thirteen was o. lne de'
nomination of dollars on the Bank OF lonisvihe.
The fourteenth and last Plate discovered aAd sn WaS
aspepdily executed piue for printing the new Issue
Of ftydolsr Treasury NOES, AID WHOM bad e''den'y
not yet been used Muct.
CAPTURE OF DIES.
In addition TO the wholesale capture Of plates on the
fiferent banks above doec IOed several important oes
rexe also tQke possession a. tie tint OF winch Wss
tventt five cent die handsomely executed ana wen ca
eusted deceive. A second one was dle used ioi
making five dollar gold pieces, and tho last ana mos
important the die used N M KING twenty uohli
gold pieces This had been the most oxtehsWey usea
af any Of the dies
THE PRESSES, ISg, PAPER, &C.
The number OF presses taken eleven IN al. the
largest Of which weighed thirty.ti1 hundred pounds,
ana was used for working OF the tweDtes, ond was
taken at the mandatory some seven piles from me
city. Another wEs small dle press, which Doie Hnh
Of having been considered! Used - =,
Among the fGest OF tie presses was autographs
press very beautifully f4shed and Used for prrt,ng
fhe counterfeit postal currency. The eecord Emo
graphic press much heavier evidently intended or
printing and twenties In additon 10 these, "as
IN OldashOned press 'olpy used before tie business
Lad attained its present BouiishiAg CONDITION. Ihc
rest OF the presses were ell well finished and prfrcty
.edalted TO tho work for which they were Intended.
bot only were there plenty OF presses Of the very oes'
quality but there tOuId some - or 80 cans
Of ink OF tho different co!Oss used IN printing bans
nils and Of good qualify. 1t was evident from the
Ave large boxes full OF material consisting 81 psIer
TAX paet-stones, mullers engrlvers tools and oil the
various implements used b. Ir'iessioIal printers IN
ouch work. that there nothing wanting to buccess
fully carry on their business.
Several large rolls Of bank-noe paper OF very good
quality also fouEd Ola The pIeuises bat good care
.fas taken TO have Eide either Of material imple
ehts exposed to yIeg as they usually te?t tier p!aet
and other material buried but even this did not long
deter Col. Baker aud his frce FROM brEgin, them Il
hight and on Wednesday last several large boxes
fally secured cfi st. Louis fr Washington cry where
The men who had formerly used them Lad pecn sent II