The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-18
EXTENSIVE HAvL Of counrERfElrERs.

c.u,-ro or /. Press, several Steel Plates,
sixty Thousand Dollars i'm fractional
p-~r.uHv~seven Of tho Parties Conn
mfttcd 20 Jail.
One of the most extensive raids made by the gov
in this district upon the countofeitcrs OF the na
tonal securities brought to successful conclusion
yesterday resulting in arrest OF OF the most
noted manufacturers Of counterfeit United States notes
fractional currency In the country In addition 70
this large amount Of bogus money about sixty thou
sand doars) captured together with plates presses
dies &c.
HOW THE JOB WORKED UP
For some weeks past Mr. W. p Wood Chief OF the Sc
cret Service Division OF the Treasury Department. Wash
ington has been operating in this CITY, in connection
with United States Marshal Murray, with view to sup
pressing the frauds pracced by the counterete Of the
government moneys and which had increased recently
to alarming extent Tho object was 70
reach the manufacturers; who had grown rich In
crime, and for whose misdeeds many an innocent man
is doing Of service for the State at Sing Sing
Parties suspected OF being thus concerned were shad
finally extensive factory for turning out the spurious
currency was discovered ct R0ssvilIe Staten Island
The cards had been played % we'll y the sovsrp~:ss
located and Hr Wood. socompsnisd Oy Deputy H.,sha
Poore and Of his own agents burst into the piaos
arrested the parties and seissd the spola
rHa oAprcHs
consisted Of one press With piaten and rollers eo%plss
Snlsisss I ,xssu.ion. Tor printing % twelve psesa
sioss currency; s~e plates sos printing four Plies:
each, bAck and front Of the short TWENTY-FIVE
cant currsocy quantity q ass roller s sSss =
q sasrs,srs tools md sSoss sr thousand dollars !.
hundred dsiisS. s eel ii ready for delivery. =
$1,000 Az y, Wo -. 100, noS. - ;, -, 49,.
prtntsm and contained also . bed recently tunnbls1.
which showed that the occupants bad aborcd night saA
labor s@. ss'1 so"ss -
ans arranged With lastce work shelves. rudey ooa
UPON one ssdS with the back Of The twenty-five esus
%;ssns ;s S'i rsd xo on he face 4 tho notes wee
lying loosely shout the door, end large quantity g
The notes al oas and rs:ay 2 g gssn:a up up sSd -
abandoned In hurried manner
nm rRoFxrr
was taken In charge By Mr. Wood and United 6tais0
Marshal Monay and brought 70 this city with the psis.
onsn hearing will Be- had In the cass on Friday,
where tho evidences: Of guns arc 90 sisrins . : M
case.
Yesterday morning warrants bassd upon the aadsyits
made By Mr.. Wood and bis mon wers Issued y ne
United States Attorney Mr. Courtney, ssainst hsay
Quincy, Thomas williams Thomas HALE Richard Wicke
and Henry Gennard all OF whom were taken into cos,
tody and committed to the county jail Hearings tn ~
by the ocen making the arrests 70 be at the hsad 81
the counteetIng business 10 this city Many Of the
fore have usually managed BY adroit expedent o.
legal techn icsty TO get on whether they VIII be able
To do viii DO determined Friday. The ensso
job has been worked up 10 manner highly crsditable -
tho ooors Of the Secret Service Division and the nas
shafts once being most fortunate occurrence thoe
they should have reached the place In time 70 have Pre-
vented the issue Of the sixty thousand dollars which
was just ready 70 be let loose on tho country.