New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-09
TFrom Tie Chicago Times. j

a case of passing counterfeit notes, principally
OF small denomlnati tions, such as 81 bills fifty
eent6pleces and tT enty-hve cent pieces has lately
been brought to light, which, considering the
character and position af the parties, has some
thing peculiar and rather singular about it. So
lar as can be discovered at present. only two per
sons were connected with the circulation Of this
counterteit currency, which involved over $1,000
worth of 81 bills, fifty cent and twenty-five cent
pieces OF fractional currency. These two persons
are named Rosanno Limo and Montgomery Shaw.
The former is an Italian, as his name would ind-
Gates ana, like many of his nation, keeps fruit
and confectionery store on State street. and
makes more 5or less money BY the sale Of candies
and fruits, but does not seem to have made
enough thereby TO satisfy his ambition or his
wants. The business 81, the iatter-named infli
yidual Is not known. His residence for some time
past has been at Lexington, in this State, where
probably be followed q yagabondiziag kind of
life, doing little for livelihood.
Some time $50 the latter was detected in the
act Of passing counterfeit currency of the denom-s
lnati0n Of fifty and twenty-five CENTS He was
watched and found to be in the daily habit of
passing these convenient articles Of change, Tt
soon, in fact, became evident that he passed
them with purpose; and tiat they left his hands.
8orthe fFst time in their existence, as objects of
Valaes and 9hat he did not pass them simply be-
cause he had received them, in the same manner as
many persons do, who, negligent in receiving
counterfeit currency, consider that they have the
right to pass il on again, and look upon them as
worthless bits OF only coRveniences
IN making changer But it was also discovered
that his man, Mont Shaw, passed counter
felt one dollar bills. His arrest was the result
of the discovery. Having no hope that he could
pTove his innocence Of the crime with which he |
was charged, he Immediately turned evidence for
thespeoples aud having done so, was employed as /
detective by the United States authorities and I
intrusted with the task Of gathering evidence
against him Of whom he had purchased these
counterfeit notes, for ii does not appear that lie
had anything to do with their manufacture
he claimed to have bought them from his Italian
companion Rosanno Limo, paying therefor at the
ralen 81 for SA of the counterfeit notes. 1t was
not difficult for this counterfeit note passer to de-
4eet another Of te same stripe, and obtain enough
evidence against him to secure his conviction, and
on last Wednesday, night Rosanno Limo was ar
rested, and, yesterday afternoon, taken before |
United States Commissioner Hoyne for examine |
ton. til tic examination, the above facts were
ELECTED, and It was also even proven that Shaw |
had bOught from Lfno, at vafions times, $1,000 I
worth Of 25-eent notes, $1,000 of $40 bills, $500 /
worth Of 81 bills, 500 worth Of 50.cenf pieces, /
and al another time, si00 Of 81 bills and the same
aInount of 50-cent pieces. All nf these conter- I
feits were very good ones, exceliently executed,
and very difficult to discover, except by those
much accustomed To handling money
The result Of the examination was the commit l
ttl 10 prison Of tile culprt ia default Of $4,000
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