Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-16
0bio Statesman,
THE 7-so COUNTERFEITs.
Furthcr Fa cts and Speculattons.
Washington (Oct 1ol Dispatch to the New Yor
tribune,


Fureocr Fa CTS ana SPeculattons.
W ashington tOct. 1ol Dispatch to the New York
tribune.
During the past two or three daysan eX-
ciIemenI mas preyaile0 among various OH
eiais OF the treasury department, aitnougn
quite none the less intense, on account OF
Inc uiscoVeryoI Cne greatest anu mosI SUI
cessIul counterieiI thaG mas YET oeeh gotCen
out and circulated In this country. ls was
a matter In which each and every man and
woman in the Treasury Department was
directly interested, from the fact that some
one or other was supposed to be commit
ting great frauds upon the Government,
and that some one was supposed to be an
employe. either high or low, of the depart
ment. The suspicion was that $l:O0O f-3Os
OF the June series OF 1860 were being stolen
from the department, or that duplicate
notes were made there and carried OH, and
hnding their way back IN regular business
course TO the Treasury Department. rms
state OF affairs has given the officials much
and Solicitor Jordan was called
upon to place the matter In the hands OF the
detective corps IN Mr.Jordans bureau. In
Ghe meantime the treasury department was
daily receiving $l,OO0 I-3O Donds from va
rious sub treasures and banking houses,
either LOT redemption or conversion, ana,
strange to say, these bonds were continual
~ duplicated, tnat is, there would pc Two
bonds, say of class b, No. 16, 600, or class A,
NO. 2AO00, or other duplicated numbers;
These duplicated bonds were examined and
scrutinized most thoroughly, and yet they
were continually passed over, and even :.
M. Clark, chief of the printing bureau, felt
very confident that the bonds came from
his department by some means or other.
Yesterday the matter eliminated. The
detectives were supplied with list OF the
various New York bankers and brokers
who had passed these bonds through the
New York sub-treasury, said bonds having
been duly received at the department here
and Cancelled In the loan branch: The de-
tective soon discovered that the date of the
first duplicate bond received by any banker
was on the 2lst day of September. He also
discovered that all of these bonds were
class A or class B. and that there were none
of class G or D. This shrewd chief of de-
tectives then reported to Solicitor Jordan
that the suspicious against any employe
OF that department. were unfounded, and,
in his opinion, the bonds were counter
feits. Mr.. Clark was notified of this opin-
lou, and this. together with report from
Messrs. Melroy and Andrews of the loan
branch that they were also of the opinion
that the bonds were cOunterfeitS, from the
defects discovered by them, led to another
thorough and searching investigation. In
the consultation of the officials, the detect
i've insisted that, as there was no class G or
d bonds, the plates did not cone from the
printing bureau, nor did the bonds them
selves. He also showed defects in the
bonds sufficient in his opinion to declare
them counterfeit. Messrs. Andrews and
Melroy discovered the difference in the
seal, and also defects in the general appear
ance. Mr.. Clark then again called into
requisition the services OF the chief en-
graver of the printing bureau, the acknowl-
edged king OF experts In the discovery OF
counterfeits. The combined opinions OF
the gentlemen named Determined the mat
ter, and the bonds were declared counter
felt. The detailed description of the de-
fects and points to be noticed between the
counterfeit and genuine bonds may be OF
great advantage TO the bankers ana pro-
kers, but to the inexperienced eye no dlf-
ference whatever could be MADE OUT the
counterfeiG is SO similar TO the genuine.
Inc many deIects ennmerated oy tne eX.
perts sound large Dut look small lndeed. It
is pronounced by the officials the best coun-
terfeit ever gotten up, and the proof OF this
assertion is that since the 2lst OF last month
the bankers, brokers, suD-treasurles ana
the treasury nave received tnem as genu-
ed coming in was the matter hrou0ht tn
i;aht Tho ha9. h. 20 ~a ana1o~n, o,,n,;o
cannterfeit To the s5oo greenbacIs that
were engraved hv GIhlricl the mates of
which are NOW in the detective depa artment
nf'tIa treasnrv wbiIe TTbIr;o is II nr;Son
There has been over SEQ OOO of these bonds
sent IN the treasury department for re-.
demption. bv such BANKING houses in New
Vort as Messrs law Cooke &, Co Ver.
n;Ina G. ~ E;sL e Hatch ond otbors
Wny;i,,o &c 80 - .hn Lna,,;ns. Ioao,.e 80
S - - "ie Al InJ 49, hnrS ioseae o 81
sard sar as pa tha hntrS sen5;noe tha, &c
na.t srod;ted to- , With .hern co that tha Gov
Ola G hrntors r will Snfier If thav nannnt ss1o
haok,, ON tbe nar rt;es from Dh0m thew mn.
chsSad the copnterfeit bonds This mprn-
irg tho Hon r r. simmer. treasurer, made
a thoron1h insnection of the bonds. and
nronounced them counterfeit. The letter
] Il Of Cen Summers sionatnre is very i'm
nerfect. and was soon detected by him in
b;s ;nSnect;on of the honds Henry n
Cooke Esn the resident mariner in this
c;tv Of the irm of Law Cooke a. Co. an
nnynoad tbot tho pbiiodeInhia and Wash
;notn, ho,,sos Of tha;r 4; m, have NOT 70
! a;vod anv of tha bonds while tboso -.
ce;ved hv t,e;r New YORK honse ar. IN,
resnons;b,s ma rites and that their io. will
h., Observation-Disclosures small
4
Washington October l% Dispatch to the New Yorl
/ ..,ss,,5s :. he,a'd.
NotwlGhstanding the posltlVe sGatemen'
OF the treasury department. that the oht
thousand dollar bonds are iorgeries, some
1 suspicion Is expressed tnaC they are really
! duplicates stolen from the department.
The counterfeiting. II they are counterfeifs
is SO perfect, That 1t IS pronounced almos
Impossible TO be detected. One reason fo
supposing them to De counterfelfs is said tt
tbe that they are all OF Grass OF b. ana nom
OF class or u. Inc theory OF TINS Is TIM
that as four ponds are printed on one plat
and classified as A, b, = and u, II they hat
been stolen Dy whole sheets the four bond
would be all issued by the thieves and mo-
two only. AT the same tlme DINERS arSu
that no counterfelter would nave gone T.
| thQ trOhIt thG risk OF MAKING tWl