The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-30
ARREST OF ALLEGED couMTERFElrERs.


william Ovsrton and william Ovsrton,
Jr., Father and SON. both English EN-
gravers, Arrcstcd-The Young Man
Caught 1T HIS Work-A Son Betrays
His Father, 60, 60.
Washington papers Of few weeks since quoted the
by r. LOWELL Of this city, connected with the
Treasury Department, Of man by the name Of Eckar
who found In possession Of $500 In dollar
forfeit Treasury notes AthoughpEckart himself made
his escape Saturday last through the careesaness Of
the United States Deputy Marshal John 7. Space in
whose he had been placed the information obtained
through him and from other induced the detec
ves OF the Treasury Department suspect that there
other parties in the city who had certain plates In
charge they had not originally manufactured and used
them in producing fractional currency, other counerfet
money and Treasury The sequel shows that they
correc. in their suspicious
After considerable shadowing and piping II was Al
length discovered that there mysterious connection
Of kind between old man by the Of William
Overflow Of Williamsburg sngraver by profession, and
certain young known 10 be occupying upper apart
ments No ss5 Third avenue, in this city What the
connection meant detectives Lowell and Otto not
long in finding out. There game in Third avenue
worth the hunting The detectives named went upon
hunting expedition Monday last the 35h inst
panied by another detective who placed outside TO
keep the game nom escaping while they. at eleven
The TO young Overton's found to be
fastened They did not knock wait for 70 be opened
but at once smashed the ra door and entered apart
ment Overton there seated at his bench busily
employed tracing upon plate Of the Bank Of Pawling
Of the denomination Of ten dollars, which he had appa
having TO offer, and seeing that he
powered, and that resistance useless, he
hs 10 the as Ra not
sightest warning Before he had time TO rise from
his seat and cast aside his graver the detectives came
laundering through his door plate Of ten dollars on
the Farmers Bank Of Washington county Fort Edward,
Of which proofs have been taken for curositys sake
smile Of the original onv the eneravins nf the ySnete
is little better work than the original boast Had
the counterfeer been allowed but few hours he
would have flooded the country with one of the best
spurious issues of the Farmers Bank of Washington
county executed in this country As II is his dies
athes TOOLS unfinished plates paper and other material
are in the hands Of the Treasury officers.
FRACTIONAL CURRENCY PLATES
Of the denomination Of twenty-five cents, were also
found In young Overtons ROOM the work on which was
finely DONE but not entirely finished when his operations
brought TO a sudden Close An original ten dollar
note the Bank Of Pawng, and the twenty five cent
in the possession Of the authorities They were found
cunningy concealed over and within the door OF cup
board portion Of the furniture Of the apartment
soon as Overon had been secured he was taken before
United States Commiss Jones' OF Brooklyn, who
committed him for examination, which will take place al
nine O'Clock this morning
THE SON BETRAYs THE FATHER.
When young Overton found that escape hopeless
and that fate sure he confessed everything thu
detectives himself and information that led Il
the discovery Of the Williamsburg branch the
and the subsequent capture Of his father, William Over
ton, ST. The house in which he found Is located
at No IS Grand street. There the detectives posted
on the 9th inst, and captured the old man
who had not heard Of the arrest Of his son, also
surrounded with the paraphernaa of his Illicit trade
Overton, ST. lived alone and hermit-like in the build
ing, being widower and other persons at thai
time arrested. He had the premises blank stee
plates ready prepared for the graver and other mate
rial to be used In counterfeng In his possession con
cealed beneath sheet Of paper, aaO discovered
rough proof Of counterfeit the bank Of Watertown
Y but the plate from which II had been taken coult
b. found Il Is probably concealed other poin
this city, where IL will be traced hereafter The ole
man taken before Commissioner Jones, who com
mitted him to custody His examination IL set down fol
Tuesday next nine O'Clock in the forenoon at which
time II Is supposed, the full particulars Of this in
teresting case will be brought to light.
TIM PRISONERS.
The Overtons, u In said, among the most skiffu
and accomplished Of currency countereiters, havin
made many Of the perfect limitations OF the Unitc
States Treasury set aoat well the bes
OF the fractional currency. They Englshmen b.
BIRTH and 10 this country about nine years age
since which time they have been continually and
cessfully employed in their criminal proceedings ate
brought to end Their first pecuniary success is re
vealed by bank book found In the Williamsburg house
which shows that they deposited in city bank the
Of four thousand dollars early in 1884, and they had
tinued to succeed up the date OF their arrest.