The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-12
Police Intelligence.


ARREST or AN ALLEGED OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
sALH SEIZURE OF BOGUS BILLS, PRESSES, DIES,
ETC.--AN INTERFERING CASE.
very interesting OF countorfsitlng came up
before Justice Dodge yesterday Afternoon, AT the Jesr
son Market Police Court It appears that for some time
past John Camp, otherwise known as John A. Camper
Frenohman, has resided Fifty fourth street. Ninth
Camp although man Of extraordinary talent,
nuently speaking nearly dozen different languages has
long been known to the police counterfcitcr II ap
pears thai nearly two weeks since man known A.
Nathie wolfert introduced Camp Mr.. Jefferson Stout
living at No 40 West Twelfth street. when Stout pre-
tended to be suter In the army and Camp expressed
o desire 70 supply him with such articles as he might
need He said he was manufacturing some very
nns postal currency, which 20 could soil al
twenty dollars per hundred also that no had just finished
some beautiful plates on the Mechanics Bank Of New
Haven also another plate for manufacturing Ave dollar
bills on the Bank OF NorthHeld ut NorhHed Vermont
During the conversation Camp told Mr.. Stout that he
could soil the five dollar bills for three dollars but said
II he would take five thousand dollars Of the lives he
would sell them for twelve dollars per hundred stout
lad Sc era interviews with Camp, and eventually they
agreed meet Friday evening, with the understand
ing that would then buy hundred dollars OF tho
ty cent postal currency, i've thousand dollars Of the
Ave dollar bills the Mortified Bank and thousand
dollars la tens on tho Mechanics Bank Of New Haven
Camp and Stout TO meet in porter house near the
corner OF Fifty first street and Eighth avenue, where
Stout 10 receive the counterfeit money and pay
oyer what he bad agreed 10 In exchange Before
the business was completed, however, Stout In
formed United states detective Grvan of the cir
cams'ancs, wherclpon they resolved 70 60 together
in the background Till he received signal to advance
and arrest the rcpued countcrciter Al the time ap
his counterfeit bills ia, lO0 when Girvan Receiving
the signal agreed upon, advanced and arr sted Camp,
In whose possession he found oil tho spurious money
which he honestly supposed Stout was % buy Of him.
The prisoner then taken the Twentieth precinct
station house, locked up after which officer Ryder
Stout 10 Camps house. On searching the premises
the officers found presses for printing counereit money
o plates ~ Sa y ink %e . With S sSoS:
named all signed and ready for circulation The bills
beautifully engraved but tho paper miserable Among
S sus Oh % P Sy c. ana i pss s Nns
rsncy, The money plates, pressss, &c, a.
also Se mere Sv ~ S,Ors Justice Dodge
and the Witnesses Stout and wcfer commissed 70 the
House OF Detention. while the prisoner was In court
twenty years in State prisons for forgery The
two banks which the bills forged have already
csived notice Of the existence Of the counere nosee
yEEALEs CHARGED WITH PASSING coUxrERyErT
MONEY.
Two females giving their names ~ Ann Ray and Jane
Graham arrested charged with rendering worth.
less I've dollar bin the Bank Of Clifton, Canada a
tho saloon Of william Koener 1877 Bowery in payment
fDr refreshments On searching Ann another Of the
spurious Clifton notes likewise and three dollar bills
on the Bullion Bank OF Washington were found in her
possession Justice Shandey detained the accused par.
ties for further investigation
RoBBRRY IN A sALo0N--rHR MONEY RECOVERED.
Thomas Henher Presiding at IS Chrysts street, entered
liquor saloon IN the basement Of The same premises
and while there some picked his pocket Of wallet
containing ave hundred and twenty seven dollars He
called ocer Place. Of The Tenth precinct 70 search os
the missing treasure and several Of the men abe place
nj the limo quietly submitted 70 examination Before
the search was over, German, giving his name -
Charles Straub produced tho wallet and money belong
ing TO Mr.. HcfneT and said he found H. stfnnb was
Mr. He1ner Lives In Minncsota, but Is ON his way 70
Mexico
HOUSE ROBBERY.
A young man giving his name AZ Edward Norris was
arrested BY officer King Of the Tenth precinct charged
with being the individual who the ID ut entered the
apartments Of Hannah Newman, "a Eldrdee street.
during her absence and stole S100 IN money, Jew
clry and other valuabes, amounting In all e2S1 The
sister Of Mira Newman the accused leave the
with the property and run out The accused takon
before Justice STANDBY and detained 10 await an exami
nation None Of The stolen property has been recovered
ALLn0RD ROBBERY OF A SOLDIER.
Emory r. Pinckard asoldlcr attached 10 the Seventh
United States Infantry stationed Port Schuyler, ap-
psared before Justice rhandey and entered complaint
against Matilda Hadden charging that she induced him
- enter the houss Ia chryse street. and vhc there
robbed him Of $3.50 In legal tender notes. silver watch
breastpn and $3.50 IN Southern money Tho magistrate
committed Matilda for hearing She stoiiuv denies