The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-24
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Great COunteFfeitSng Oase-HOw the
ROgues Procured their Dies TestI-
mOny of Ell LaDgtOn and MLnnie Lang.
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UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS OFFloE--Berore
Commissioner Osborn The UnI.ed States VS. henry
Holmes, Alias Hall. This was yesterday re-
snmed, though but few new Developments were
The prisoner is indicted, IL will be remembered,
for beng one Ofa gang of gTeenback countereItors,
w Ose nest was lew days since discovered and
The Uniteo States lIeasary Department, aided by
Detective Poore, at ROssville Staten Island. Five
Others were arrested at the same time, who await
In limbo their examination and trial. A large
amount of currency, rollers, plates, press, etc.,
came up on Frida,, wnen IL adjourned to yesterday
lbe fret witness on the staud was Eli LangtOn,
who testlted on the direct examination that he had
ton OF Hall he had taken lead impressions, IN the
Treasury department at WASHINGTON, OF engrav,nVs
for gTeenbacks Ot various denOmin natOns, and
brought them to New York, and gave them to the
prIsontr.
reside at present in Hartford; in 1868 worked
with the NanonaI Bank Note Company; some.
times worked on bills and sometimes on fractional
currency 40 not remember what time 1 lett there;
it Was IN the spring of 1868 when returned TO my
or ten years OF age; L afterwards went TO Wash.
Ington to work, because l had no oher work ON
carry IN the spring OF 1864; went to work three or
iour days atteI my arrival there, as soon as L was
furnished paper; had TO dampen At, lee 1t he
whi Q, and then ovei naul and put fit preparation
upon It Ior engravingj the p,ates were IN rae
each man using had it brought to MN and
any body could 90 to the rack; there were
about SIXTY presses that room; l worked
lime my press was in that room; there were
only two hand-press rooms that knew; there were
hy orauhc pI esses PRINT the fractional currency;
change was mace when was home, sick; after being
al sent for seven weeks returned, when took the
$50 D ate; commenced on the pack of the Old 500
issue this the plate of he new ISSUE and durns
my absence there was change; there was q room
Tor the purpose and man stationed there to give out
the ates; II they not broupht back prom pity,
they were looked after; they were taSen in the
morning and returned at night; 1 was never IN the
room-they we're handed out Though an opening;
1 was accustomed to go there, and my appearance
excited no suspicion; when l first went to the
Treasury Department. 1t never entered into my miRd
TO engage IN counterfeilng; l boarded on Crosby
street; had seen ''Ch ck" there with my son Edwin;
attor was SICK he Ed VIM came 10 Washington
some two or three weeks after first went; he got
WORK there, and then returned to tine Note Com
pany; during tie two montn9 worked for the Bank
Note company boarded at Crosby street WITH my
500; / saw "Cnlck" aOd my son in sa DON on
Greenwich street; had some conversation with
"CUlck;" :" then went TO q house at which mad
bearded, and stopped till the middle OF the alter
noon, when he came there; he assisted me to q my
truck to the Jerry he the bar room; it
a German hote my trunk was in a back hal [ went
TO the jersey City Ferry, thlnx II was the COrt-
andt street Ferry wneie met hanH X had never seen
Hank said to me that there was a chance to make
money; SAID he, There ls good cnanca IN Wash
ipgtoD )" he says, You help me and will make
you well off," he sa,d. we could leave the
try, and considerable moe; l remarked 1t was
rather tickish piece of business; my son was uot
present; chick gave me plece of lead 1T
the same condition that 1t IS now in do not reco-
4
stopped while IN Washington at Mr.. Bryaut4, on
the 10 hand ni Pennsylvania avenue gong towards
the Capitol do not r, member what street; kept
The lea theI two day then carried up TO lake
| a copy; l considered that was DONG wrong, but
| didnot oeem 1t forgery Oh my part; supposed it
| was the purpose OF the copy to make counterfeit
notes; put the plate III one OF the pigeon noles of
| the rack, which were accessible to any one who
| might have looked
| o, now long after you took that impression was
| il tnat you saw Hank III New York? 1t was u
| day TWO before tue election, about the lSt OF
| November Washington 1 IL,
| Oh NY ar ival ent over 10 CmcA's nouse wnic l
| mace my stOpplny.p ace; stayed here hour
| two h. urs: got thorc IN the morning, and took
| DrCskI there; the next place remember oI beng
the TomDs cal ed the odd House at dome;" L
| stayed perhaps half an hour; beneVe 1 LOOK
| mething 10 drink; might also ave taken so ne
! at Chicks in the morning; went on to Hart
| iorO saturday night; j was promised in WashlngCOu
ha shoUlo be protected II testified in ths Gaze;
| j went 10 Washington three weeks ago Saturday
| morning; man cslIng hlnSeI Graves made the
| promise 10 me; have talked with III a little about
| this matter slnce coming here; l gave statemen;
| to Graves, whose name 1 nave SINCE learned Wal
Lowell, IN regard to the matter before any promise
| OF protection was made me, or any expectation of
pay; l VAS under arrest at the lime; went wioh
MIR. Lowell to Mr.. Wood ana there made the
RedIect-My son is dead; he died the 18th De-
| cen ber, 1864
teenth street; have known Hall, the prisoner, about
| a wear ana a hall met hm first at Essex Street
Police Court; l mad some conversation with
! HIM; LanglOn was there, under arrest; saw nun
Afterwards at NO 10 Houston street In TINS cIty,
at a, drinking pace; no one was with him
that l saw; l saw him once IN Walker street
| at the corner OF Broadway; Edward LangtOn
| and Chick Treat; Treat came from Jersey city and
Lan stOn also think; Langton had plates i'll his
possession (Witness Is shown plates, aud ldenuies
tDree the plates first law tuose pla es III Jersey
CITY; Edwad Langton brought hem there, aad
earned thum away; he bIoEohJ them to this side of
the rIveI and gave them to CHICK; did them and
saw him give them TO Chck chick got them at taa
corner OF Walker street and Broadway; they
hall there; Langton gave them to Hal, VINO
took them OFT; it was about two months or six weeks
before this tnat 1 saw Hal at the Essex Market
/ Ohce ourt Hall SAID that he was there for the
purpose OF getting LangtOn out 1t poss BILE; know
Mr. q urney have known HIM over year; first
HIM at Houston st eet.
q. Do you know anything about Hal and GurneY
beng connected in passing counterfeit money.
(Objt eted to; objection sustained
| The DstTlctAttorney sald he proposed to show
that GurneY stated to wiIness that Hal furnished
him with C, unterfeIt money TO dispose o. uJon a
Quincy did take from these plates aud did so
dispose OF rthem. THIS offer rejected. On
cros'-examnatIon the counsel asked several
| questions in REGARD to witness diff.
ierenr PLACES OF residence, and as to her
relations towal d. the party known as "CmcK,'' The
latter of wh ch the witness declined 10 answer.
saw LaURlon at IrosbY street but nave had no mt
mate RcquaInIace with him; do not know whether
these plates copies OF original ones, Ileri was
100 on one these plates. (Winess Is aesIed to
Ook at the plates and IL the one she elerled to
was amOng them rhete is one here market l0J--I
do not know whether is leads 1t Is the same that
saws don't think tnere was so much work ON II
when first saw it 1t must have been cut some
smce; did not read from the y ates; Chick brought
them from Il boat on his arm, mp piece
o. PIP r; Chick and went up town on business; l
dOnt know @here the lest vents was ASKED 10
con Q here by Mr. Wood; was called here oe, De-
my Ouse to see Chick, Chcx has not said that II
Ha was convicted he could get clear
X direct ttmk u was aer lhe elecuoh Oh year d