, 1864-08-08

OF twenty doI.nts. On .thc Citizcns' Bank Of
Louisiana, also to1erab1Y well executed.
Plato No. 10 Was of the denomination Of
twenty dollars, on the Bank Of New Orleans.
the State Bank OF Tennessee. Plate No. thir-
teen was Of the denomination Of ten dollars,
On the bank OF LoueviI1e. The fourteenth
aud LAST plate discovered and seized was a
epler didly executed plate for printing the
new issue Of fifty dollar Treasury notes, and
which had evidently not yet been used much.
CAPTURE OF DIES
In adliticn to the wholesale capture OF
plates Oh the different banks above describ
ed, several Important dies were also taken
possession OF, the first Of which WAS TWEEN.
II five cent die, handsomely executed and
well calculated to deceive.
THE MEN ENGAGED II TIE BUSINESS.
Probably one OF the most important Of the
gang Is Louis Sleight, residento Of St Louis,
who spends nearly all his time at Nau7oo,
who Is not a "shovcr" Of this money, nor
and agent. In appearance be IA Intelligent.
eentlemanly, prepossestins and Of superior
ability. A second member of the gang Is
JHue6 FtZay, living come seven miles from
St. Louis, beyond the corral and race track.
4 thu d member IL John Frisby,- who. resides
4 fourth and one Of the most adrolt, is the
notorious Fred. R1ebush, already convicted
in this State for counterfeiting. and who was
pnrdGned out Of the Missouri State prison BY
the President On the very day after Bic
busch was pardoned he sent out and made An
arrangement With the eogIavcr, who got him
up this ten dollar United States plate, new
issue, which we have already described. A
fifth member Of the concern is William Ho-
mer, who resides at No. 443 Broadway, st.
Louis.
CORRESPONDENCE, PURCHASE oF LUaDER,
ETC.
Ar agent not far up the country writes for
some n'o1c of the nouey, and says:
Why Friend HOVER: Our crops arc looking
and e 6 10 g. II L
q lev daye. and want to huy i've, thousand feet
Of .hat t.essty foot lumber. What will ,ou sell it
Another one from the country writes to
him and says:
limbs whch purchased from you the last sfmc
saw you IN st. Louis. Theg sel well here. but the
stock a Il becoming gpn pre!ntT IT, ws Cannot
Another one in Ohio writes that he is
keeping grocery, aud says: I mada well
on the lust trade which I made with You,
but must have 1t in smaller voluues''-
meaning that be wants some Of the fifty
issue
a sixth member is from Nauyoo-John
and taken to the old Capitol prison and after
some time released, bat has since been re-
arrested. Brown was one Of the ,'sshoeers,"
and had followed it for years.
4 seventh member, now in the old Capitol
prison, is Charles Hathn Woy, and II ssh9ve.'''
AID manufacturer: He figured principally
as horse and mule buyer for the Govern
mint. He and sleight would not unfre-
quently buy twenty tuousand dollars worth
in single week In Missouri, and puss them
over to the Government, Of course paying
for them in their Own money and receiving
In return Tor them money from the Govern
Uent.
THE JOHNSTON FAMILY.
In addition to the seven members aud
to the detectives as the Johnston family were
| also engaged In this business. The family
live in Indianapolis. Tic father of the fam
| lily has served two terms In the PenitentiarY
for counterfeitirg, md has been the most ex-
pert eugraver in the West At the present
time he has only been ont of the Psnitentiary
engaged as one Of the a.3eers Of the money.
Elijah Johnston is probably about eighteen
years Of age, is very 6hre I'd AID sharp, and
| Is aleo sto,sr. Thomas Johnston Is also m
epyrayer, and, to do blm justice, a very good
| one. Bob Johnston is one Of the business
agents. These parties, engaged with those
before mentioned, formed the gang, with the
exception of Dr.. McCarty, alias Woods,
dentiet Of Indianapolis, who acted as useful
man among them, furnishing money aud as-
sistiDg IN printing and showing, and also as
an agent, letter-writer and dealer in t.asuty.
foot lumber.
Washington In double irons, where they will
undergo an investis cation, and be sentenced
to fuch punishment as the authorities may
see fit to inflfct upon them.