The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-16
Counterfeit Postal Currency.
THE ARREST or JERRY COwsDEN.

From the Newark, IN. J) Advertiser, July lAl
Ins G:s eounereer Jerry CoTsaen, VINO was arrested
New York detective cnlcer ": G. Elder and United
States detective; and preliminary rxamsnstson wAs
held before United States John Whitehead
in the Office OF A. O. Keasbcy, ESQ. Unt,d statcs Dis
the government Eder scstined fully a. 10 the circum
stances of the arrest Cowsden found ai n0nt half
past twelve O'Clock In the daytime In an upper story ohe
honse actually engaged the work surrounded with all
the apparatus pertaining his nefarous profession The
stock on hand was brought TO Newark. II consisted Of
$500 of counterfeit y cent notes and 81 600 or
more In different stages Of preparation The plates were
also shown 70 the Commissioner, we'll cngrnvers'
Tools &c The countereits the best with which the
Treasury Department are acquainted. They may how
ever be detected by slight rrcgalartv in the words
Engraved and Printed at the Treasury Department
the foot Of the note There 10 also apprcciabs differ
sncs In Of washingtons eyebrows, when compared
With the picture the genuine. As In the case
Of all countones, the straight line engraving is
perfect and IL would indeed require an sxpc-
renceA eye 70 discover sgne Of spurousness In ths
admirabls deception. Il Is sad that four i've
thousand dollars in this money have been printed
when caught Cowsden acknowledged that his gamc
up, and said that that unucky day for him he
has seen the inside Of prison bars before this
Of similar offences. He committed for examination
before the Commissioner Saturday Of next week.
NEW scHRnE.
tFrom the Boston Traveller, July 1l1
The Boston Post Oce for the past few days has been
flooded with large number OF letters from Canada East
addressed 70 dsren. persons in the city, the postage
Post TO the parties to whom they addressed
stating that letter lying in the Post once for them
which would be delivered upon the payment Of the
posage-ten cents.
This morning several gentlemen called and rcceved
the letters and upon opening the envelopes found the
following circular printed a sheet OF note paper -
CoSFiDgNrtL CIRCULAR yRcn J. NJ. AND 90.
DrAR srR-Enclosed you will please nnd sample OF
s.ok In trade, OF which have large amount In
all denominations, from Ave TO nfty constantly on hand
and can give you the chance OF making sixty cents
the dollar. You can work at H. and shall all all
for less sums than twenty dollars fifty on
the dollar all orders twenty dollars at forty ON
the dollar You can try this sample aud provo n II can
be told from genuine. Send good money and vour
orders will be nlled by return Of mail. Yours, truly,
JOHN N. WILSON q CO,
Stanstead Pialn Canada East
Address all communications 10 John N Wilson Ca
stanstead Plains, Canada East box Is
Inside circular that shown 70 M vas pieoe
Of postal currency the denomination Of ten cents new
which from appearance had never been put into orcus
ton.
The probability is thss "wilson O. - erpecssd u
npd fats ignorant enough 70 forward them money
for the counterfeit currency but II II more than likely
after the company" bad received the money no cur.
rency would have been returned Il Is not known that
any one has answered the letters
Several persons called At the once Of the Chief Of
Police to-day with letters containing circulars similar 70
the above.