New-York daily tribune., 1866-01-01
IMPORTANT ARREST or t"th
TERFEiIERs.
eixurr of S2s.Oo0 in Bogus None! -S"i''
Gus ssrnteCy of 3c,eeIiyes.
From The Pittsburgh Chronicle, Doc. -


One Of the most important arrests OF ev-l'
tcrfeite.s which he's been made in ihis Sn;e bss ~
fecteG in Eric o. Monday through the efforts ol W
tcctVes Cooley and whitney Of Erie. 1ae are, ,l
braces five ~ The gang, Who Weie loc"tcd n -
York and the seizure Uf -, 90 in colnt 5rleE ms
ury Hotes For some months past tals gang - D =
doing thriving business, ard through tier ,l". D..
entire OIL regions have been literally Hooded Vi,l COZ
ter.eit money Detectives Cooley and whine cei-i
mined 70 discover The Whereabouts o. The batr ,-l
po,. ibe break II up 10y capturing the pafies S'' LI
stock oi money. Aitcr considerable troupe te o'y'
ascerained that the gang had tier he1dquaileio Hea
Buffalo, and ar once placed themselves 10 eonutey
with H. in police prarce. One OF tie ohttN ~
dre sed a note by mail TO the chief" proposing E"
purchase considerable quantity OF the trasl ioi W
purpose of showing II Ia the Oh Regions. A4I
some negotiations tho terms Of sale were seitoA t,
the "ohief agreed TO deliver the money by express
Erie. Either from frlr Of detection of he faltN
the promised remttances foy the "stutf tho "cae.
whose name is j. ". SoWl's, concluded 10 sclt ~
money By Thomas Hale, one of the gang.
In dee TINE. Hale reached Erie, and immed.a,ej q
his aIriy1! lie was taken an custody by tle Gciec
and lodged in a before he had time 10 destroy aly
tie evidences ot his guilt or 10 communicate win ls
friends. Tho detectives then aturesscd leiff
Scwles purportng 20 be written y late, inforuil lh
that he (laD had been taken suddenly Ill., and had es
unable TO deliver the money. Tho etier also TcfeTr
10 the impOssibIlity OF SeCrctng tho money, ana lf
upon SOWles the necessity o. m9 immediate prc'enc.b
Erie 20 make fhc delivery OF the money N person. ~
letter had the desired eoct Sowics started cl IN
the first train after IFS receipt. lie tram on E.A
the cher lad taken passage met with an nCcCei.
and a number ot pc. were injured. lie hO9tT3
escaped unhurt aud ariyed IN Erie after seyeTa l0i
detention. Oh course he vas Immediately arrested 81
conveyed 10 Jail to keep Hale company.
The letter rusr having proved successful " d
tcctiyCs determined 10 resort 20 Ii agaiu They
cordingy took advantage OF the acedcn; to the fri
above referred 20, and proceeded at once 90 Bgfsa
On their erTlyal there they addressed @ letter 70
three remaining members OF The gang purpor,lne
have been written by Sowles. IN which they were
formed that the "oAlcf' had hal his leg broken by
acoiden 10 The train, and that he was lying m b.
unable 10 De moved In edition TO this info!matf
the letter demanded the immediate presence Of N
three, their prompt reply 10 the Summons beir. re-
SIry 10 proyent exposure. The following dly the
ieCiyts had the satisfaction o. meeting their reu
the hotel named. aat In a short time of.eI rlHf
COunterieiteIs were safely lodged in the iai! Al
1he skin aud energy displayed By Nessrs Coz
and Whitney in tlelr operations, rehecl The iel
credit upon tfem. Tho result Of their operaticrsWE
the arrest Of Sowles and Hale aud three othef. VIZ
names We dld not ascertain. and the seizure 23aS
in counterfeit money Messrs. Cooley ana Whs
arrived IN this city from Erie last evening with Sos
and Hale IL charge. TAesc prisoners were comuin
10 the county jill, ard i'll be .rled at the rex. srE
the United states Court IN this city. The otltr ms
DeIs OF the gang viii he tried at Buffalo New York