The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-20
COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY.
IMPORTANT ARREST.
Seizure Of Eighty Thousand Dollars Of Un-
finished Fifty Cent Currency.
THE COUNTERFEITER IN PRISON.
&c. DC. &c.


On Tuesday evening last detectives r. r. Lowell and
A. J. Otto, of the Treasury Department succeeded IN
arrestins Charles j. Roberts, Englshman and OF
the most expert counterfeit engravers In the country
The detection Of this has cost the detectives an
immense amount Of labor For the past twelve months
Mr.. Lowell has kept steadily his track and has at
last been rewarded with the he deserves His
detection and capture have cost the Treasury Depart
ment an immense amount of money
HIS CAPTURE.
The detectives, tired OF watching his movements de-
termined TO play q upon him. which happily sue
ceeded admirably. young expert bank note printer
was employed to see him tRoberts) and make arrange
mcnts for the printing of tho counterfeits in his
tRobcrts) factory. meeting arranged to take
place in dark corner of Myrtle avenue Brooklyn, when
matters respecting the printing of the notes to be
arranged Accordingly Tuesday evening, accompa-
MED by detectives Lowell and Otto, he went to the
place of destination about nine o'clock, and while en-
gagged in conversation was after a desperate contest
finally subdued, handcuGed, and carried to Raymond
street Jail, whore he now lies awaiting his trial
After capturing Roberts the detectives, having their
suspicious directed to another house in Brooklyn deter
mined TO mako descent, but we're prevented from
doing by the inmates receiving tho following letter from
Roberts, which will explain ITSELF How its delivery
effected has not transpircd:-
THE IIITgL
Mary please 60 at once when you receive this, and
tell Louisa to come and at once tell her clean
things away ! am RAYMOND street prison. Please so
some round about way and take care nobody follows you
Tel LOUISA TO Keep cool am all right DO this right
CHARLES j. ROBERTS
1t directed Mrs Lloyd, corner of NORTH First
and Third streets, Brooklyn L. d.
From further information in possession OF the dcec
lives they proceeded house in the outs rts of Phia
dnl,N
ccaied there a trunk and two boxes containing ink,
tools, paper, beautiful press and all the machinery
necessary for carrying extensive counterfeiting
factory. In OF the boxes were found about
eighty thousand dollars worth Of unfinished fifty cent
fractional currency, engraved only the face, and
large quantity Of gold leaf II ascertaned that
about twenty thousand dollars worth OF the counterets
had been finished and sold, and now probably in cir
culaton Two beautifully engraved plates belonging to
the above were found in the possession OF lady who
is employed in millinery establishment in Philadelphia
and who always considered respectable She denies
any completely knowledge of the counterciters, say
ing the plates given her merely to preserve for
u short time
Since his Roberts has said that had he not been
detected he would have been worth in very short time
hundred thousand dollars IL appears that for the
last four years he has been continually engaged in
ury Department, but before arrested He was
known TO few except counterfeters who wished TO get
their work done.
THE COUNTERPART NOTES
by competent judges Of money TO be so
nearly equal in TO the genuine note that experts
would scarcely tell the difference The chief difference
between these and good notes IL In the length which
will enable the public to detect thom at once The
genuine note will be found to be engraved from plate
about one-eghth Of inch longer than the spurious
one which will render It's detection comparatively easy
The engraving excellent throughout the scroll work
however is hardly distinctly marked in the gcnu
inc. Another discrepancy is In the signature of s.
Spinner, the lower right hand Of the notes
the genuine the tail OF the letter sr' Is made
terminate the edge OF the plate, and is about
tenth Of inch distant from the bottom OF the engraved
part In the spurious the tail Of the letter r IL
made to come directly down to the lower right hand
corner and the engraved tail extends beyond the plate
genuine article.
The secret division OF the Treasury Department ap-
pears be transacting its scientifically tina,
every cngraver and manufacturer OF counterfeit money
in the country will be eventually arrested Tho great
obstruction heretofore existing the capture OF
fciters is removed.
We requested add that detective Lowell will pay
reasonable reward for any information given him that
may lead the detection Of any person
selling counterfeit money. He to be found every
morning al nine clock the National HOTEL Corand
street New York.
Several have yet 10 be made in relation to this
matter
CoMMITrAL OF ANOTHER COUNTERFEITER.
William Overon, Jr., tue countcrfciter who II will
he remembered was arrested some four weeks ago. on
Fourth avenue, New York. yesterday pleaded guilty Ia
the United States District Court Sentence deferred.