, 1865-11-23
EXTENSIVE COUNTERFEITlNH.
Seizure o. e50, 900 In spurious Postal
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An Important Ar1oss .wss eHected n Brook
lyn last Tueeday, the particulars OF "hich
hare been suppressed up to the present time
The Treasury Department at Washington
have luug been aware that the business OF
countenelting gEeenbacks and postal cnrren.
cy has been carried on to Au alarming extent
at different points throughout the country.
hut their cndcayors to arrest the guilty par
ties haye, with few exceptions, been intend
cd with taflura OF only partial SUCCESS. One
exceedingly skilful enEraycr OF postal ctr-
rency has been especially marked rs the most
dangerous operator, masmuch as his ezecn-
eTen the Government officials; and the bold
ness Of the countcsfeiter was almost as great
IS his skill. THE man in question Is an Eng
Iisl enGsarer By the name Of Charles j. Rob-
eEts. The best Government detectives haTc
been on his truck for six months, Without sue
cecding In finding him, until Inst Tuesday,
when Ills arrest was effected IN Brooklyn BY
Ntessrs. 4. R, Lowell and A. J. Otto, detec-
tives In the service Of the Treasury Depart.
u,eut, With the assistance Of Mr. McNaters Of
the Twcnty-sixth Metropolitan Precinct.
The operations Of Roberts haye been mainly
confined 10 Philadelphia, IN the suburbs Of
which city hts money mill :" was situated.
and which, In IN Indirect manner, led to his
arrest, werc copies Of the latest Issue Of f1fty
cent postal currency They are of steel, and
The Impression from them Is so beautiful md
perfect, as 10 be entirely nndistinguishable
hom that Of The genuine plates. Upon: this
counterfeit, the criminal artist had. cxesteL
his skill with the most elaborate paticuce and
precision, intending to make 1t ID every sense
q perfect resemblance, which would even es-
cape the suspicion Of the Government letec-
tives. ::
Eut, though an cngrarer, Roberts was not
printer. His plate wis perfection, but unaidcd,
or assisted only by mediocre printers, he
conld not produce au impression equally per-
feet. He, therefore, Left Philadelphia short
time ago 10 seek the services of q Brooklyn
printer, whom he understood to hare been In
the countcrfetting business, and who Was well
skill. Unluckl}y for the English operator,
this printer wns in the sesylcc, Of the Govern
ment detectives, who were, therefore, prompt
ly informed Of the whereabouts Of the game
for which they had go long been in pursuit.
Messrs. Lowell and Otto; with Other dctec-
lives; according surprised Roberts In bis
Brooklyn residence on Tuesday morning lust
resistance, swearing fhat he would die sooner
than be taken bat the detectives were too I
many for him. He was knocked down, dis
armed, and speedily lodged In the Raymond.
street tan.
The arrest was kept a profound secret to
Of the plates. tools, md counterfeit money,
already manufactured al Philadelphia, which
they were uuuble to do prior to the a1rest.
TheE also knew uf so, GO IN the fraudulent
currency, which Tho manufacturer had brought
with him to Brooklyn, and which they hoped
confinement, they Immediately set out for
Philadelphia, found tho mlll, and seized thu
contents, comprising the Plates, tools, presses,
$50, Geo worth Of the fraudulent currency, all
10 50 cent postage stamps. Some OF tt WIS In
an unfinished atatc, but the detectives declare
them instantly, that thcy would neTcr hase
doubted their gcnuiucness. But they were
ontHittcd by the prisoner, 50 far as the coun-
tcEfeits In Brooklyn were concerned. During
the absence of bis captora, Roberts managed
to have the following letter conveyed to his
mistress md confederate. 49,.
y4HT: P|essc 90 ut onex uhou you Eeceire this,
Atr 70 feda taia0s 1aaay lam at The Raymond jai
eoy IaW. aS Louis. & ae KEEP
~ Hight. 10 ibis light away: please io;aight md
09ass Mss. oyd corner North FIJI 4, bsooE,n,
This note was conveyed to the above ad-
dress by the brother OF the Sheriff who bad
the ,prisoner In charge, whence 1t Reached
!" Louisa," who, Of course, g cleanea things
away much TO- the disappointment OF the
detectives, when they chilled for the purpose
Of making the seizure The. guilty, brother
Of the Sheriff has fed, md has thus far effect
ed his escape.
The detectives are now, II pursuit Of q con-
fcttratc Of Roberts. md they are quite conf
dent Of soon capturing him. Since bis incar-
ceration, Roberts has confessed everything.
He kays that the plate which has been seized
Vas intended for his final and greatest eBort.
II the detectives had only held Oft for another
week, he would hare made s100, 600, and been
in Europe, enjoying 1t. We understand that
Nolserts' new counierleits, to to the extent OF
100000, are already af'oat.
OYerton, the countersciter Of Is cent stamps,
who wns arrested some time nge. 1eaGed
guilty on Friday last. Roberts will -. prob
ably be speedily convicted, mud US b.: ii net
50 fortunate % to hare "a wife and nino chill
lren," there Is no likelihood of his receiving
the hasty pnrdon which was recently granted
10 Antonio Rosa, a'efnfiar criminal.