The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-13
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.
COunterfeitipG.
efcrc Comm issioner Osborn.

a nN4r BEFORE commissioner Osborn.
John Disbrow and Joseph Bradley were charged with
dealing In counterfeit money ExJudge Stuart appeared
for Disbrow; Mr. Waite for Bradley, and Mr. Joseph
Bell for the government s r@
Edwin 8 Bruce examined II am IN the secrst Service
Department; know the prisoner; first them on
tho LIST Of June last went 70 their place Of business In
East Houston street. the morning OF the eth Of June
went again about eleven o'clock; len note stating
that would b there again about I've r. went there
u that hour and Dsbrow had conversation with
him; Bradley was IN tho room, but don't think no
could hear; gave Disbrow q letter Of introduce
tion, be took and read u, and said
could bssssr recommended he then asks ID me
what wanted told him o. and slo national currency
;. :.d hs bad 20: say Of 'n;s ~ Mind on hand
currency: be said be hsd nothing Of that sn hnsd; 4
asked him whst be had he sad nothing bat Dext 70 the
nos ssspns rsahsr dry shsssy; he ,ad they hsd juss
sent on two that day-one South and the other 10
TftusviIle Pennsylvania he said be had given them
% 900 piece, eonssqseotly he had so,hins mose on
hand; he sAid that could wat three days No wocid
let me have much Of the last issus Of tho fractional
currency n desired told him could not stay, and
ne said he would let mo have shcm--ths last
issue bat Of the fractional currency; then asked
In on De asslify ana the amouns 70 b saEes then
psopossd 70 him 70 take $40 worth: hs raid he mover
y" sss,,v = much - csssd for Of tbss Kind, ana aid
not want g.ess be asS :. lad ,; !. would e. me have
any cent fractional currency for SIS; told him ]
would take II; he told me couldn't have II TN next
day a. he never carried any counterfeit money with
naeiursd and BE- never ven. there 10 tho Daytime ns
told mo 70 meet him there a. eleven ociock- and
] should have the stun: he then pointed
anything should happen that he could not 10 there him
self with 10 cali on Bradley for ~ he said any time
send mo The value Of 10 good goods there N
the market then left vent IN again a. eleven O'Clock
nsst day Bred ey .na pserow ~cs BON 70 = the time
yes. he ssked 20 take seat that he had 70 down
street and would send Bradley back With u In fifteen
minutes Disbrow went OFT; Bradley went out while
vaa talking " Disbrov: half hour after
Dsbrow yAut out Bradley came In, and handed
me small package; ssked him what u was; he sAid
was psckage OF money thai Dlsbrow sent
me; asked him how much there sas 10 VI he said be
did know. that there was ~ worth he said could
aep into the other and oounth " chose. did 60
and found sixty three pieces asked who Was psy
him or Dshwow be said u made no dnessnce Whistler
me could send 70 him FOR money be ~oaid send u
n me by mail express paid him $50 vent oat
toward Brosdwsy ana mo, p'.sr.wi o. nsea me J! J
package rece we'd marked nineteen pieces The rect
arc like the nineteen pieccN
cross-cxamlncd b. Mr. wate-I marked the monsy
three or for days after got u. canGo, tell whether
had any other counieren money not, Done 10 Tits
packase; have boen the employ o. the secret ser.
wee Terartnent sinos the sth u February assist
ant sheriff in Ahesany county for ninc years;
samnei Cotton S- snsfn p.sD'oN hvs'
Dsbrow have any counterfeit money "a bic posses
non; be ws no. present when any one che delivered
me counterfeit money don't .kno~ where he
when Bradley delivered he money 70 me-.
Ichafod Z vettieship testlnsf-f am operator ~
the sccrs Service Department. Know b.e's- have
tons wltb man named Bruce Ia the month ~ yope ~
Newark D.s0row tod me Inst man named Bruce had
hesp 10 him 10 got counterfeit money he sad he
wanted soch a small amogn, that be d,d ncs sno~ what
70 tLins about IL, ts sad be did not let him have ~
though he wa " anxious 70 re liule that he hrsd
"a hat
Bruce pas going write H. him for sons ~ ana tlo,
told him would report No matter 20 washington and
I would ace xhat Ansvcr 20, ~ u who Bruce va
reported the matter ~ washnpton hsd converss-
ton with him sftsr us,, The chef W Wood, tod ne
20 get Bruce 4 eoNdi plstfor san De would f1fpy
him IL could
Jadvs stuart, 90 ne part q Dsbrow, moved 70 dis
MAS The CON plant THIS charge ~ felony aud
no svidrnos kavlpK ben offered 10 snow ,hs, nstro~
wss pre~sri rhen sH committed, The d"enaAh'
Tbs Comniss.ursf sTefruti the - ~ And eoflHilsd
both defendant Dor trial
The Latter, system.
ne Uuss<d SbsGs ~ w,Isam Cysff.- me defssdani
vas charged wiihrcrs bas ress - iousy ana policy
agent this ely ~aoai Jsylng The seesl ai fsqs1sd
BY Law.
Mr. Adams appeared 20 eoot.sl ~ ,ho defsrdan, Ne
admitted the nev, tui coHtenced hss ths lsv vas IN.
ecsstlsroaAi " urss q sseeses reseersd ~ isass
Ts~Id M New yersy oqry q vhich M Adams LAnesd
70 osnrrsslonsy oisrn ~ be eonsd~rsson cornssI
aso sa6 uss ras les uncosmasssoDsl ~ siues y
ss ss.s. ~ S 49,. =, ' n.s es.sss Ts ss
he tcosnsalt hsd M wh m, bN be had rrluss V
The clark IN iLe Eorterf district fersscpy - a and
poen n ne reosved h. vovia rfs~srt ~ % The Con-
missiopef, whom he sEsd y eons.asf Ne matter Afd
dlss hssg~ he sefessHt
cofnr.ls~ousr Osbea sAa BE- vculs ave ID. eass his
tsst attention
T'F Bssors cor rSlsssonev Bst,s
Lorenzo llAu va chafssd 9Th telling ffy cent
ooarssrfeit stamps II wo - ksve rreeA To- cass
worked or by dss<csirss a me ssevs seryss istsr-
msnt ard ne ConnsaotsF having Lssfd Tie svitshee
con tted TIE dsfsLisni fcf uiAl Bs .~ rs@s<> 60
tsAi 10 5000
Hef,fs CsmnWtnsr Fti~sl
Gnss1t Tsrnst. "a starssa ~th e<ziug ~ eo<nssr-
fsal dollar nis and ify sssi sAng. fhs wYss<ssss
ssalnst tho grsonsr -<fs W. " Ned sts ~ ths
ts rst serves Dspsrnsnf Mr. ns~sotss Esd NJ uASr
ss<k us s>as.k&ssa ~sss>ss*i@ssA