New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-04
T. r. GRAYSON,
tor Register.


| An intercepted letter sent to the War Depart
ment. showing that Winthrop Z. Hilton had madss
regular conti act Wits MI MemmAeer the CONFIDENT,
Secretary OF tie Treasury, to supply printing appAt
;us and materials for printing Confederate Notes. Il
aso stated that he had been hbeily paid in advance
10Y lis outlay and for his labor and could BE- relied upoa
with the utmost confidence. On the receipt u the
letter the authorities at Washington telcgrapaed To
Marshal Murray to arrest the parties cngaeed d
taialling the contract With The Rebel Secretary.
AT once all the persons employed in Hil,ons
establishment. No. ii Spruce street, were pat
under arrest End q detective was placed
there WHO obtained for the Marshal description
every person in the building. This descriNna
was given to the Marshal vino with hs assistaDta
followed tie suspected parties day ana night
and finally saw Hilton dad Il NAH of the lame q
Williams 20 into a room over lager beer saloon %
the corner Of Ann and Gold streets. Ibis w@
on Thursday last and they were arrested ~ soon
they appeared in the street The Marshal thea organ
led his .orces into two sections and sent one 10 TIE
corner Of Ann G Gold streets, and the other 70 no.
sprue. street At tie former place lie discoy sreds
n.ubcr of photographic stones .or printing sicB so
end - Confederate notes, VITA a 10" impressions ~
rod, rlads 1T NJ. IL Spruce pet The dctecsiya
a,, made a thorough search and got upon the Il aeA
the Rebel contractors although Hilton had exestA
himself to hide tie evidence OF lis guilt, by piens ~
form. and coaceang dies Plates ana other evidences
4 his treason in various paris Of TIE city Sergeant
John Young .. the Me;op.ssa Detective fcrce accom-
o. MED the Marshal AID his " roo,, No. 81 Pax
row. whore they forced entrance hto al apartment
hired By Hilton for the purpose Of storing goods Ia
tuat room they discovered geOmerioal lathe. aud
ease containing between i've end six 1Giios OF dol
las Confederate bonds. and III pigeon hoio
IN ire gpartrent they found about $loooo0o
Colfsdereic notes. The proprietor Of TIC Place vas
taken p soner but when the authorities were satsaa
VI Ms .nIocease. be- vas released. Tie deiectiyS
then mace effort to find the mar wLo nsde tie lathe
lie As found within six miles oi newark Sex-Jersey.
He IL rachinis,, who las contracts for the U. s
Government. Hlllon indsSed Aila 20 30 Ih3 work By
fse representations lie SID ne wanted the lathe os
new bank note company Il the style O. thc Connen.
tai &c The lathe finished AID sent 70 l.oa about
ten DAYS ngo Most Of the articles designed by Hilton
for iAe Rebels have been found aud tie Marshal
is in pgrs..t Of those that aie undiscovered. lie
viii loit every responsible who has snch articles ia
his sson niess he Che possessor) aid tho stLor
lies IN at once revealing their Whereabouts hi!'oa
and Williams Las partner, and Anthony taeg foreman
have been sent 10 Fort Lafayette The Intercepted et
Tor states that tho work is ssperbly executed. The
conetrca lathe If plates and dies ihs printed notes
and ,ho otter articles were ready ior shipment Tae!
were 70 have been sent to Hs!ilx thence to Nassll
.uo thence to the Confederate Soeretar! Of the rasy