The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-07
INTERNAL REVENUE FRAUDS.

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Extensive Frs uds ON tho Internal Reve-
nue. rspsont-Counterfett Cigar
Box Ste mps--Arrcst OF the Parties
Charged with the Forgery-rhs Franc
Supposed 10 Amount TO 9lOO, 1000, &c.
fraud Of an extensive and novel character has just
been discovered and brought TO light by tho authorities
in this city, Considerable has been derived BY
the government from the stamps cigar boxes and il
is against this of public income that the efforts Of
countereters have been recently directed There have
been many and dextrous attempts TO dsfraud the
government in various departments, and the details Of
the latest plans OF orge to cvade the duty which is i'm
posed connection with the internal Of the
country will be read with ordinary share Of attention
For time past suspicion has been excited in the
minds Of the city officials that all not right regarding
many Of the cigar box stamps in USE and accordingly
they set TO work with view II possible to bring to jus
tce any person who might be found voatingor attempt
ing to violate the law. Some months ago was stated
positively in publication which upholds the interests
Of the tobacco trade, that frauds Of the description
have mentioned had been perpetrated in this city, and
the authorities were called upon detect the perpetra
of those frauds only the ground Of public
Justice also protect the honest trader in the pur
suit of his business. At length something has been
DONE and fraud of no ordinary magnitude has been
discovered.
ARREST OF JACOB FUcH--HE GIVES THE NAME OF
THE PRINTER FROM WHOM HE BOUGHT THE
STAMPS. '
From the information which reporter has been en-
abled to gain il appears that man named Jacob Fuch
was arrested on I'd Of this month by Captain Sters
Sergeant wbtamore and detective Mcleod OF the Thr
teenth precinct and brought before Commissioner o.
born. Fuch was charged with countereiiing United
internal cigar stamps The prisoner on
being arrested said he had nothing to do with the man
ufacuruu those that he had purchased them
from other parties and that he would give th names OF
the persons from whom he had so bought them He
gave detective Mcleod and officer OF the secret
service department the of Charles MtzcheilDg,
printer doing business in establishment in City Hall
place.
MITzcnEILING TAKEN INTO CUsToDy-HIs DIS
CLOSURES
warrant was issued for the arrest of Nitzcheiling,
and he taken into custody by order Of Marshal Mnr
officers made known him the nature OF the chare Pre-
ferred against him. He stated he had not printed the
stamps but would tell the Of those who
did and informed the officers that he would go and point
out to them the Individuals. He then. In company of
the officers, proceeded to No. 1865 William street, the
printing establishment Of Randel Blonekc
BLOMEKE APPREHENDED-HE ADMITS THAT HE HAS
PRINTED THE FORGED STAMPS.
The officers to the upper part Of the building and
there Mzcheng pointed out Blomeke as the printer Of
the forged papers Bomeke apparently SO much
alarmed that he could not speak for few minutes but
when he conld speak he said he would tell ALL he
stated he had printed only five hundred impressions from
the plate, which capable of printing five copies at
each impression about thousand five hundred stamps
ALL He further added that he had destroyed the plate
by melting about ten days previously in the fire under
the engine boiler and poinrd ont the press on which
he had he said done the work at night and after the
regular hours Of business He mentioned that his part
ner Mr.. Rande entirely innocent Of any partici-
patton in the AFFAIR Detective Mcleod and the secret
service officer arrested Bomcke and brought him before
Commissioner Osborn, who committed him with
Mtzcheing to the County prison on Thursday
last The story Of Blomeke as to his destruction
Of the plate has turned out 10 be untrue, as the
plate has been found and the party who en-.
graved II taken into custody. Fuch has been placed
under 900 ball. Mr.. Frederick Stern Of No. ~ ave-
nue. B, becoming his security This, we believe, is one
Of tho first forgeres that has been detected In this city
with respect 10 Internal revenue stamps Mr. Isaac Har
vey Revenue Inspector SO Cednr street, Is entitled 10
great credit, the fraud has been exposed through
his instrumentality with the aid Of Captain Young Of
tho detective force, and detectives Sowey and Wilson.
THE COUNTERFEIT STAMP
Is about eighth Of inch wider than the genuine
one and the paper which In printed Is half on nrh
longer 1t is wonder that the forgery has not been
long since detected, the engraving Of The genuine
stamp In Of inferior character Strange TO say one or
counterfes forwarded to Washington for exami
nation by the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue, and
was returned with q declaration that IL genuine II
Ia believed that the fraud will be found TO amount to
$40 500 00O and that there had been manufac-
ured less han twenty OF the plates from which mil
lions Of the stamps are supposed to have been printed